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clearway

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  1. the fairing on the bows looks o.k.- i soak my planks in hot water in the bath for a few hours the using thumb and fingers work the curve in (after tapering the bow and stern parts of the plank). Keith
  2. welcome to the endurance club- mine is on the backburner at the moment but will hopefully re-boot her soon. Keith
  3. Thanks for looking in everyone, been quiet in the shipyard due to entire family being down with latest strain of covid then sidetracking with 1/35 armour yet again. Luckily i was cleared in time to go to Keighley for the spring steam gala (last years cancelled due to lockdowns). Back with Terror and decided before i continue with the sails on the foremasts i best sort out the jib boom and bowsprit shrouds etc. also rigged the jib stay from the fore topmast head , passed through jib boom and the dolphin striker though only temp belay job at the moment. take care all Keith
  4. amazing shot of the stern and wowwwwwwwwwwww
  5. dremels make life sooooooooooo much easier! welcome to the Terror club😁 Keith
  6. ah the joys of billings decks!!! i normally fit the deck without any deck planking , then plank the hull after which the gaps can be filled in between the decks and the bulwarks which is o.k. so long as you are going for a painted finish. Keith
  7. No need to apologise for the long post, you are the captain of your ship so just go what you feel confident with. While i agree you can go down a rabbit hole with Terror some of the mods to the build wont cost more for example the spider band on the mizzen mast and the alterations to the fore and main fife rails as you already have the wood in the kit. My deckhouses in the stern were built from off cuts of ply from the kit and strip wood from my spares pile and for the spider band you can use the large brass eyes to hold the treenails. As regards driving the admiral mad you can talk as much as you like about Terror on here and we will fully understand😁. Keith
  8. welcome to the terror club- if modifying the diameter of the masts now is a good time to enlarge/ alter the holes in the decks if not already done> Keith
  9. Thanks for looking in , wow two named storms in a row over last 48 hours (luckily we were spared the worst of storm Eunices wrath with winds of around 60 to 70 mph this afternoon hitting West Cumbria). In the shipyard and the fore topsail is now hoisted with the topsail sheets rigged so far. take care all Keith
  10. i cut my wooden ship modelling teeth on billings kits in the days before laser cutting - i always found their instructions provided all you needed to know but you had to study the instruction booklet/ plans several times before even starting. You will find the billings kits easier to adapt/ upgrade than the occre kits. Keith
  11. Thanks for looking in/ comments and likes everyone. work slowly progressing (only thing positive about the lockdown in 2020 was the 100% shipyard time)! The fore topsail has now had the seam stitched around the edges and the yard is getting nearer to completion, also the lifts on the foreyard have been rigged but not belayed yet. Take care everyone. Keith
  12. She is looking fine - the camera can be a cruel mistress Rick (we have all been there)! Keith
  13. looking good hake, and luckily we only got icy winds for the most part, but we had a few mental snow,hail, rain showers blowing through this afternoon but easing off now........ phew! Keith
  14. Looking good and welcome to the terror club. Logs by keith s, danield and myself showsome changes that can be made to make the kit more accurate. Keith
  15. looking good.... oh crap whatever weather you guys get normally hits northern Britain a few days later.... fingers crossed. Keith
  16. looking good. regards the stanchions it is the same on most of their kits, i might use wider cap rails when doing mine. Keith
  17. nice to see her back up and rebooted- glad i am not the only one with a stop start approach to the great little ships corvette upgrade! Keith
  18. back in the shipyard and we now have the foreyard and sail in place though only held in place with the chain sling at the moment, will follow same procedure as main mast regards lifts etc. take care all and thanks for viewing. Keith
  19. Ty Brian and welcome to MSW- it is a great place to learn from and people will always try and help with any queries you might have. Keith
  20. Thanks for likes , looking in , and comments everyone. Didnt realise a couple of months has passed since last update (distracted by 1/35 armour again)! Back with Terror and hoisting the foreyard and course are getting nearer, will need to add footropes to the yard and rig the chain slings. The black thread with the loops on the yard are the truss pendants. Take care all. Keith
  21. Well done Jeff- really need to get back to my Vicky though HMS Terror to finish first along with many others! Keith
  22. Havn't looked in for a while- she is certainly coming along nicely😀. Keith
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