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on my armour and railway kits i never use black - i use black primer and then use thinned coats of humbrol matt 67 tank grey and lighter shades of grey if more aging wanted- your wheel house (oops pilothouse across the pond) roof looks the part. Keith -
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Thanks Keith and Jon - regard the photos i take them from a distance with my smartphone so they are in focus then crop the image on the detail i want to show. The white backdrop is piece of foamboard. Keith
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Thanks for looking in- safe to say we have definitely left the occre instructions far far behind! Have done more work on the Massey Pumps - will add handles later as opposed to bending them from the same piece of brass as the cam shaft (shows handles arranged like that on the admiralty plans), also using more thin black card and blackened brass eyes from the occre fittings to make the spider band on the mizzen mast, and added the warping drums to the fore and main jeer winches. take care all and thanks for the likes and comments- always appreciated Keith
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i still think you are insane, but another outstanding build Greg- very very well done Keith
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If using chain drive on a steam anchor windlass you have two pistons either side of the chain gypsies with a large geared wheel as part of the manual back up - substitute the geared wheel with a drive sprocket and ignore the chain gypsy and warping drums et voila Keith
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Looking good so far- i have this one in my ever growing stash and will be doing a kitbash on it like my Pccre Terror, Erebus and Endurance. I agree about the occre 2nd planking material and i use 3-4mm x 1mm walnut strip. One thing though - i am not sold on the carronade mounted in the bows and might leave it off? and will extend the deck right up to the bows under the anchor deck. Keith
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Thanks Keith, the chainplate joy continues with them sprayed black and got them mounted - used old brass pins recovered after pulling them from the first hull planking (never throw anything away)! Also the battens at the mastheads have been added. take care all Keith
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oh the mental anguish we do like to create for ourselves😉- i would go for a chain drive system as some industrial steam locomotives used them and it can take a bit more abuse and is more adjustable than machined gears. Keith
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Thanks for looking in and the likes - finished the Philips capstan and added the fife rails around the foremast and added the ships bell and pawls to the windlass - the bell is not the kit supplied one but was ordered from Cornwall Model Boats along with chainplates- on my Terror i scratchbuilt the strops around the dead eyes but chickened out this time and used Amati turnbuckle chainplates along with some 0.5mm diameter soft brass wire omega loops made using a pair of round nosed pliers. The chainplates are shown pinned to some card awaiting spray painting black. also the kit supplied 5mm deadeyes were replaced with more accurate to scale 4mm ones- not much different but makes a world of difference to the spacing along the hull. Take care all Keith
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Thanks for the likes and comments- always appreciated, have now moved on to the philip's capstan - used the original base of the occre capstan but cut the head off and added one made from scratch, also added 6 instead of 8 timbers around the barrell as suggested by occre (still more work to do). Work also on the main mast bitts and fife rail - the fife rail looks like it should be made of wrought iron on the 1836 admiralty plan but stuck with timber. The mizzen topmast is also progressing with the hounds and 'pole' carved and filed to shape at the masthead. Take care everyone. Keith
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Turn your back for a second and away he goes again- going to have to rename you" the stern wheeler kid " Keith😁. Here is a pic of the coal fired dredger Clearway which worked Whitehaven harbour from 1928 till 1991 - the original steam crane was replaced with a diesel one in the late 60s and the pic shows the inflatable life boat which replaced the original wooden ones in the early 80s and yes she kept her coal fired steam plant right til the end which when she was scrapped was converted to oil firing and ended up in a scandinavian steamer that was being restored. keep up the good work Keith
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Thanks Keith- in two minds about that one- if i do use the Occre sails will add more seams and reef points on the topsails, or even try model aircraft tissue. Keith
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Thanks for the likes and comments everyone- Have added the iron hoops holding the cheeks in place - on My Terror i added mastbands as well but have since thought would they have used a "made" mast of them diameters and i don't think so so haven't added them- also no indication of them on the plans from the Admiralty. Also added more details to the top. Lees masting and rigging states that smaller vessels would have had 5 to 6 hoops for the cheeks which Occre got right but the diagrams in Lees shows them evenly spaced not in groups of two like occre have them. Take care all Keith
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Thanks for the likes everyone and thanks Guy- no theeyebolts are not part of the kit- i made mine from annealed iron craft wire and the rings are the same wire wound around a suitable diameter rod and snipped off. Keith
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