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clearway
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the forestays lead to hearts rigged port and starboard on the bowsprit, the topmost stays lead to the bees and the topgallant jib stay leads through a block set towards the end of the jib boom and the topgallant stay leads through a groove in the end of the jib boom. Keith -
HMS Terror by Jond - OcCre - 1:75
clearway replied to Jond's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1801 - 1850
welcome to the Terror club and all the fun that comes with the Occre kit🤪😜. The north west passage cruise sounds awesome. Keith -
Thanks- i got my Terror and Erebus from always hobbies and Victory from my local model store which has now closed Keith
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maybe what makes it taste so good! a few bottles of Loweswater Gold and Ennerdale Blond would be good methinks! Pssst Keith we need our other Keith Keith
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Welcome back to the Terror Club Hake- ah the dread of having to do the ratlines😱. Keith
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Thanks for the likes and comments everyone, well yet once more wind and rain + cold temperatures = summertime!!!!! Back with Erebus and the belaying pins have been fitted- i wanted to use billings brass 11mm pins as with my Terror but they were only available in wood so had to go with those, also obtained some billing boats cleats (both from Cornwall Model Boats). You can see from this pic that none of the deck fittings are actually glued in place yet. The cleats from bow to stern are for the Jib and foremast staysails, main course fore tack, fore course sheets, main course sheets and main brace. Take care all Keith
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No problem Matt lol- also there is Daniel d's Terror log as well Keith
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Ty MBerg i always suggest build a few simpler ships first to get familiar with techniques etc- depends how far you want to adapt the occre kit really but just simple alterations and additions like the deckhouses in the stern make a massive difference (you might want to check out Keith S and my own H.M.S. Terror logs as well if not already familiar.
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Thanks Keith- likewise your Tennessee - the Tamiya tank commander and loader just a tad larger than your Laal (little) guys! Keith
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Thanks for all the likes and looking in everyone. Due to outdoor work/ maintenance and the distraction of 1/35 military models poor Erebus has been neglected! Firstly the bow plating has been finished also the bollards are fastened to the bulwarks and the pin rails have been added - unlike the instructions the rear most bollards are not in the middle of the mizzen pin rail there should be more of a gap between the pin rail and the bollard and i think this is where the extra 12mm that should have been added to the kit would make a difference). also the anchor windlass has had the warping drums stained/ varnished but still needs the metal work on the riding bitts blackened. and finally two of the 1/35 distractions! Tamiya british a34 comet and Thunder Models ford f30 cmp truck in L.R.D.G. service (still in progress) Take care all Keith
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Keith, i take pics using my mobile phone from a distance and then go to the picture on the phone, select crop from the options menu- crop the picture and name it- voila nice detailed pic without needing macro- however if enlarging too much (and dem yar fellas are tiny) the lens can be cruel! But t' laal fellas luk reet ! Keith
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welcome to the crazy world of occre upgrading Kevin 😁 Keith
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some nice detail work been going on over last few posts Daniel. Keith
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Put the 1/35 half tracks n trucks to one side and give Erebus some attention- anyone familiar with Occre kits will know the snap shut compartment trays for the fittings, well this afternoon the trays for Erebus and Endurance somehow slipped off the shelf under the worktops and split asunder on the floor in the same place !!@$$****! Back with shipyard tasks and have installed the warping drums on the windlass (still need stained/ varnished) and made a start on the bow plating- like with Terror i am using self adhesive copper tape as opposed to the aluminium sheets supplied by Occre. Take care everyone and thanks for looking in Keith
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Dang i will have to straighten out the pipe for the whistle on mine! - good fix with the funnel Tom- one pipe is the whistle, the longer pipe is the steam vent for the boiler. Keith
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thanks for looking in- have been catching up with some 1/35 armour builds as a break from shipbuilding but have made the windlass barrel and added the ratchet wheels for the warping drum pawls to the outside of the cheeks - still need to fashion the warping drums though. The metal bitts atop the cheeks are made from brass strip worked with needle nose pliers and some washers. I think they added the metal bitts when they changed from rope anchor cable to chain as when anchored the chain would be looped over the bitts to hold it in place so metal would be more durable. take care all Keith
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that's great news Keith- luckily regards cooking i come from a long line of men who seem to have a natural skill for making food and my kids always said i made the best food (didn't wind the admiral up at all😋)! Keith
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What a glorious spring say today😁 though apparently it is supposed to rain all the rest of the week😞. Back with Erebus and have made a start on the windlass- like my terror i have removed the wooden knees and added the wrought iron ones actually fitted- on Terror i used two L shaped off cuts of ply from the ply fittings- this time i have used some brass strip salvaged from my scrap pile and blackened with Birchwood Casey brass black, the fastenings are yet once more cut down Peco track pins. Also filed out the hole in the bowsprit cap for the jib boom and started on said jib boom (at least i already have all the spar dimensions from building Terror). On Friday last went down to the steam gala at Keighley can't believe its a year since last one....woooosh)! Great Western Railway Witherslack Hall Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway "ironclad" Take care all and thanks for looking in Keith
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