cobra1951
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Thanks Nils Finding rats was a hard job until you found me some, thanks again for that They were the hardest part of the build so far. I mean you try getting them to stay still until the glue sets -
Hi Nirvana thanks The rats are based on my big belly and the ones here in Liverpool lol
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While sorting out some more cargo for the forward hold i placed a few of the rats i bought around the holds and chewed up one of the metal sacks like it had been chewed by a rat. I will add more once i have finished with the cargo and also place some around the middle deck
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Cheers Lawrence The barrels are available here http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/caldercraft_barrels.html As barrels come in a wide range of sizes in real life, scale is not critical so i just got ones that fitted in with the surroundings i was using them in
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Thank you Robert
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I have now made a start on the forward hold cargo
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Hi Robert Glad you got it sorted in time Very neat work on the filler blocks
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Hi Boyd Are you still after some netting ? if you are there is a load of 1/35 camouflage netting on the US ebay site with free international postage
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Wow, some work went into that trap My way is easier just feed them to the crew, after all i am Captain Bligh haha
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Me too Nils Already have a plan to modify the metal sacks to display the rats better
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Yes i just ordered the last set in stock. 19 euros postage for a 7.95 euro item But hey you can't put i price on realism Once again I thank you for your help Nils
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Thank you Nils These are great i will order some today, a little bit bigger but as i have loads of sacks on board i will say they are well fed rats Thanks again
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Hi Nils Thanks for taking the time to help me with my rats I had seen these and i am thinking about getting them. As you say they are cheap so no risk. The only downside is they are 1/72 scale and will probably look like mice not rats on a 1/48 kit. If i get them i will claim they are dwarf rats lol
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Hi Nils, thank you I have searched the net for rats in the correct scale but up to now i have had no luck finding any. I might have go at making some myself though
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Assembled a ladder and then dry fitted half the middle deck and the ladder to see how much room available around it, then placed some of the potato sacks in the free spaces
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Ohhh yes lots of dust to come lol. Having stuff glued to the decks also makes it slow going when it comes to the hull planking as you have to be so careful I've also ordered some tables and benches to make a galley in the bow section of the middle deck rather than just have the stove there on it's own I will post a photo once i get them
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Cheers Boyd All the cargo is already glued in place, i had to do it before the middle deck is put in place as i needed to have access from above to drill the holes and fit the eye bolts. It should all stay in place as i used Araldite to glue everything except the sails. The netting is for 1/16th scale tanks but if you stretch it a bit it works well on this kit. It was obtained from eBay.co.uk from a seller named great-sales247 but they have withdrawn the listing probably because it's out of stock. They have a page on the US eBay site but it's only listing the chains and rope as well. It might be worth contacting the seller to see if he's getting more http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-16-Scale-CHAINS-ROPE-for-Rc-Heng-Long-Tamiya-Tanks-Vehicles-Diorama-/181976659687?var=&hash=item2a5ea776e7:m:m3ZAsGanxwwqtEurUzG-lbw
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Almost finished filling the Aft hold Crates, Spare Sails, Barrels, fitted and lashed to the deck Once the barrels were lashed down then a cargo net was fitted over them Once the ladder has been built and then dry fitted i will add some sacks in the remaining spare spaces
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Hi Robert Great job you are doing so far. Just like to give you a heads up if i may. where you have fitted parts 40 in front of bulkhead 1 in post #8 check that the dowel for your Bowsprit fits through the hole that is there, because myself and at least one other builder had to open that hole out quite a bit for the bowsprit dowel to pass through. If you leave it until the instructions say to fit the bowsprit it will be impossible to get at it as shown in the following photo
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Thank you for the information and also for your prompt reply :)
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Hi This is a great idea but could you please tell me if the netting is glued to the acetate and if so what with Thank you
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Got my wooden barrels today, first thing to do was get all the kit supplied barrels and throw them in the trash as they don't look like any period barrels i have ever seen Next was to paint up all the new barrels Got some more buckets in 2 sizes, so they will be painted next. The smaller ones don't look to good but they may be able to be rescued. Soon be able to start filling the holds then fit the middle deck
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Still waiting on some wooden barrels, so i painted up the sacks for something to do Unpainted flour sacks Painted and weathered Unpainted potato sacks Small selection of the painted and weathered potato sacks
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Hi I think you are doing yourself an injustice that rigging and those knots look perfectly fine to me
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