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Impressive stuff Peter, those last two shots of the fore course are brilliant B.E.- 431 replies
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Love the activity of those deck shots Nils, they give a real impression of how crowded life must have been on one of those incredibly small vessels. Don't think there is anything inconsistent about the Upper capstan and the ladderway. When used they would simply have covered the ladderway with a grating and the crew would have simply stepped over those impediments when working the capstan. The iron stanchions around the hatch were removeable for this purpose. Cheers, B.E.
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Hi Mike, alerted to your Endeavour build by your question on hearts, don't know how I've missed this wonderful build, but glad I've found it now. Love the look of her, excellent scratched fittings and your work on the stern decoration is impressive. Great build. B.E.
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Sorry you have trouble with your keel Jason it's always disappointing to find a defective part in a kit, particularly one that's so important. Jotika have a good customer support system and it may be useful to send them an e-mail direct and explain the situation, if they live up to their reputation they should send a replacement directly. Cheers, B.E.
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Just come across your log Mike, a fine build beautifully finished, well done. B.E.
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A very nice fit of the rudder Bob. I quite like the contrast between the copper plates and the rudder straps, it was an effect I deliberately went for on my build. These items were made from a cuprous alloy and would have appeared slightly more bronze in appearance I think. Wonderful clean work on those Quarter Galleries, an excellent result. B.E.
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Welcome Alge to the wonderful world of Heller bashing, have fun with your conversion Cheers, B.E.
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Wonderful artistry in your build Matti, always welcome update photos, she looks magnificent. B.E.
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Bull-at-a-gate style Chris - I can't believe that of you. It's horses for courses I think, I tend to work with smaller stuff for which scalpels are fine. Can't imagine what would happen if I took my stanley knife to this, matchwood I suspect. B.E.
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I do find my Amati keel clamp very useful, excellent for smaller kits, but my current model of Pegasus is about the largest size model it will safely take. Now I know why I'm not a master builder like Chris, I have never used a Stanley knife in model building. I do however get thro' copious amounts of No 11 scalpel blades.
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Thanks Nigel, Popeye, and Brian, the kit produces a nice looking model, but being only single planked there is only one chance to get it right(ish), not for the faint hearted. This is the original catalogue I had. I remember thinking what a superb model and I wanted to be that guy, This was the hook that got me into wooden ship modelling. A lot of the fittings were plastic and some of the brass ones looked slightly out of period to my eye even back then. One thing I do like is the stern and Quarter galleries, which despite having plastic decorations etc; does have an authentic and nice period look. Don't know about the bow Nigel, it never struck me as being insufficiently bluff, but back in the day such considerations were way beyond my awareness level. My main, and virtually only reference work was Lees Masting and rigging and I sort of followed the style of the 60 gun contemporary model (photo63) shown in the Representative Models Section. That didn't seem to have a particularly bluff bow. I look forward to seeing you work your magic. Regards, B.E.
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Hi Nigel, here's a few pics of my old Norske Love, she's been uncased for many years, and has to have a periodic dusting, but I'm still very fond of the old girl as she marks my first foray into wooden kit building Hope you find them of use B.E.
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I will be interested to see what you make of Norske Love Nigel. I built this model back in the early 1980's and it still resides in my office. It needs some serious modification to the head works, and replacement of many of the fittings, something I have no doubt you are well up to. One thing that really puzzled me about the kit was that for a ship of around 1760 it was supplied with round tops more appropriate to a vessel of the 17th century. I made many mods to my version although I would hope today that I could improve on my 1980's effort. I have some pics of the model including details, I'll post them up later. Cheers, B.E.
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Blimey Ian what a labour of love to produce that chain. I'd have lost the will to live after about 20 links Looks excellent on the stern with the spectacle plate, well done B.E.
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Stern looks beautiful Bob, well done. B.E.
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Happy Birthday Mark, if it's a modelling day may you achieve a warm feeling of satisfaction from your efforts B.E.
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Welcome to the 'Swan' club Mike, looking forward to seeing her develop. B.E.
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Hello Louis if I may offer a comment, you seem to be moving very quickly on your build, and you may find it beneficial to step back and familiarise yourself with the basics of hull planking. It is better to treat the first planking as a dress rehearsal for the second layer and time spent getting it right pays dividends in terms of much greater satisfaction. I don't know if you've seen it but here's a link to the main MSW site and pdf downloads including simple hull planking. http://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-model-framing-and-planking-articles.php I know I found it of great benefit when I returned to wooden kits after many years away from the hobby. Regards, B.E.
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You mean this sort of thing Nils http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/flexible-snake-scope-camera-n41gw B.E.
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A very unique build Nils, love the fascinating insights to life between decks, great imagination and ingenuity. B.E.
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A fine bit of Parquetry work there Augie, very nicely done, and a good 'how to' as well. B.E.
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Blue Ensign replied to michaelpsutton2's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Me neither, I find it so much more difficult to maintain a clean line with a spiral. Probably to do with my low skill level, but I manage ok with the standard blades. B.E. -
Alerted to your build by your visit to my log Rich, you are making a fine job of your Connie, nice work on those gunports, and the natural finish hull looks great. You have a fine display model in the making. B.E.
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