cobra1951

Hi Dfell

               The Fly upgrade kit has been available for about a year now, it is available here, if it's not in stock he can get it in 5  7 days.

http://www.euromodels.co.uk/index.php?CATEGORY=19&SUB=13&THISPAGE=1&RADIOSORT=4&PICFILE=15817&STKNR=15817&STRH=2380&ORDN=2303&RNZ=996550

Also if you want to upgrade those terrible cannon barrels i can let you have some replacements see pic below

The Smaller ones are for the swivel guns but you will have to make your own mountings for those but there is a Pegasus build on this forum which will give you an idea on how to do it

That's very kind of you, Cobr@, but I'd just bought a set of guns from the Cornwall Model Shop a couple of weeks ago, not so much for the quality of the guns themselves but because the supplied gun carriages were so fragile. This is what the replacement looks like.

Hi Herbgold

                    No problem i'm sure i'll find someone to give them too

The supplied carriages are pretty feeble but what i did was to get some 0.5mm x 3mm strips and plank the sides of the carriages. This had the effect of making them thicker but also making them look like the were made of individual planks and not a piece of ply

Good piece of advice from Spyglass above

Nice even job on the plank levels on each side

Beautiful planking

Hi when i built this kit the quality of the cannon barrels were not too good,

I have a full set of turned brass cannons if you want to replace yours.

this is a photo of the barrels the small ones are for the swivel guns but you will need to make your own fittings for those, but there is a good build on here that will give you an idea how to do it

@ Ken, EJ and Mark

Ahh yes i agree with all of you about what the containers are for. Thanks for your input guys, much appreciated

This just highlights once again the lack of information in instructions. Even if they left it in the same language as the rest of the instructions, to put the name of the parts you are actually building would cost nothing but would help immensely for anyone wanting to research the part.

Rant over on with the building

Those overhead shots really bring out the beauty of the build

Hi Paul

           I have started on the two larger ones, or in my case 4 larger ones lol

Thanks Ian. The fact that it's 1/23 scale helps

How is your Victory coming along ?, not heard anything for a while

Moved on a little bit further

Cut away the rear supports from the 3 main frames and fitted the 6 pillars that support the upper deck frames

Started to make the containers (not sure what they contain though LOL)

Cut 10mm dowel to length, rounded one end and cut a groove in so it looks like they have a lid on them

Cut and bent some brass wire to make the handles.

All i need to do now is to get the inclination to fit the handles and paint them up

Thanks for your kind remarks Don and also thanks to all for the likes and input so far

                           I know what you mean about the bare table but there a few containers and a small barrel that can be left on the table once i have made them as seen in the pic. I can't be bothered to make anything because i am itching to be starting my Occre Endeavour soon

Hi Don

           The hull looks really good now but after a bit more filler and sanding it's going to look awesome, nice job :)

I use the plastic tops off of Pringle tubes and a toothpick. They are also good for mixing small amounts of paint

That's a great joint. One of the best i have seen

Nice progress Admit it the little guy on your bench made the cradle :)

Haha the worst is when you glue yourself to the build.   do it a few times and then you can use the build as a DNA sample

Thanks EJ   The large scale makes it much easier to do which in turn makes it easier to keep it all neat and tidy. Except for my fingers they still end up covered in glue

Try an electric plank bender with damp wood. works like a soldering iron but with a better tip for bending planks

Cannons fitted in place and fully rigged

Fantastic job of planking on both the hull and decking and a great choice of wood colours

I agree with Joe, that gold really looks good and brings out the details well

Looking good

Thanks EJ.    If the cannons are completely hidden except for the barrels poking through the gun ports,as well as glueing the wheels down i drill a small hole either side of the gun carriage and use some rigging cord and eye pins to tie them down as well

Nice job EJ I like the rails with the little pillars, and also the little door looks good

Thanks Don

                          Should be achievable with smaller scales but a bit more fiddly