cobra1951

Hi Bryan

              Spoke to a few friends and they say they have had stuff from Guinea Hobbies too with no communication from them, but the goods arrived.

Maybe when they said anonymous they meant they did not have your email. Most problems is in the language difference i suppose. but as you registered on there i think your email would be part of the process

Also check this http://review.easycounter.com/hobbiesguinea-scam-report

Thanks to everyone for their likes, remarks and input so far, it's much appreciated

Some more input needed here, I have made these two containers, (one for each build) and i am not sure what they are meant to represent as once again no mention of the name is made in the instructions

My thoughts are they are fuse containers for the touch holes on the cannons. Also i think that what they are should determine where they are placed on the deck

What do you guys think ?

That is one neat and well made model

Nicely done on the cross, Cobr@.

Thanks Ken

That's some nice work, Cobr@.

 

If you are looking for ideas for additional equipment/props to add to your section, then check out some of the photos in Dafi's HMS Victory build.

(The above link only leads to one of his posts ... you'll need to have a look through to find other ideas.)

Thanks Steve

I'm very familiar with Daniels log i followed it on other forums before i joined MSW

I don't want to overload it with more stuff as there are still a lot of things to add, such as, cannon tools. cloth sacks, bowls. and hammocks

Where possible i always blacken everything except the ships bell, as i think it looks more natural   

Thanks Elijah   more to be added soon

Thanks Don

Think i will join in with this one

Sounds good, then you can turn it around when you want a different look

The good thing is you're working with wood and you can clean up the bulkhead risers and add more wood to them. Just go slow and it will come good

Thanks Don

Thanks EJ

That looks like a really nice kit Bryan. It will be a shame if it's a no show, good luck. Keep us posted as i might get one myself if yours turns up

Thanks Carl

Finished off the cartridge containers. Instructions say to glue the straps directly to the wood sides but i put a piece of brass wire in for the straps to fit to

Painted up and straps fitted

Randomly placed them about the deck

Hi Doug

                Andrew is pretty helpful and will do his best to get the kit for you if it's not already in stock. If you get one i would thicken the gun carriages before assembly as they are on the thin side. I did this by lining the outside of the carriage sides with 0.5 mm x 3 mm strip wood. even though it's only half a mm each side it makes them much more sturdy and also makes them look like they are made from separate blocks of wood rather then ply.

Don't forget you don't get cannon barrels with the kit, just the carriages

If the planking is of an even colour, personally i would just give it few coats of wood dye, or stain. I don't like the water based ones for this as they are more like paint and hide the grain.

But it is your choice to make at the end of the day, i'm sure whichever you choose you will make a good job of it

Nice work on the anchors, and yes you are correct it is a capstan, basically an early winch

I totally agree EJ

Thanks Don

well done !!!

Thanks Paul

                  Just finishing of the powder canisters i started the other day

Lovely build, some items to remember, better to save a link to your build! The only thing which struck me as a pity, is the manufacturer using plywood for the beams.

 

Great work

Yes ply doesn't look to good but as it's the main frame i think strength was the main thing they were thinking of. Where the ply will be exposed i plan to put a piece of 0.5mm x 6 mm line over it and stain the same as the rest of the beam

Coming along nice and neatly

Made the first of the tubs and buckets for both builds

Fitted to the deck