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Ty guys- yet more timber added today- must admit this was one of the areas i was dreading when i first started the kit- especially when i found billings hadn't provided any etchings for the windows. Keith
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coming along nicely- are you fitting internal lighting so you can see any of this once the decks are all in place? Keith
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Hi there- another Mary Ann builder here (there is a pic in gallery of kit built models)- nice work so far with her. Keith
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Ty Foxy- i am going for the olde black n yellow for the colour sceme- thinking about using humbrol linen (matt 74) as this is a really subtle yellow. Back to the build- not much done due to being press ganged by the mother in law to repair her fence today , but here is some more stern details added. Keith
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Ty Lawrence, i will be painting the stern galleries- as much as it pains me as i like all the wood effects! I have loads of spare veneer from other builds so used that to plank the stern and quarter galleries it just happens to be a nice colour contrast and as mentioned will be a shame. Keith
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I will probably just add a door made out of veneer onto the base plywood so you still get a slight recessed look. To be honest Botd there will be that much detail on the finished model 99% of people won't even be really aware! Keith
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Ty Geoff- just wish billings had provided better decoration detail for the stern as already mentioned earlier. Keith
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Looking really good and nice fix on the mast- love the lighting. Keith
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more rails applied to the stern- once glue has hardened will sand back to correct profile. Keith
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you found extra bits on the castings you were not sure about earlier in the log- sorry for any confusion caused. Keith
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Looking good so far- i nearly bought this kit myself, but settled for billings offering instead. Keith
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looking good there Keith
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Hmm the mystery deepens- will prolly just add a door meself.
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Lol Boyd and thats just in the summer- Roll on Autumn- sigh. Ty Foxy pull up a chair- snacks are an optional extra Keith
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We may have to use modellers liscence for the door situation methinks Boyd!
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Saves on wasting timber Boyd and in our household is in plentiful supply!- hope the weather other side of Irish Sea is better than the Cumbrian side m8
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Ty all for the comments and likes- appreciated, bit of a nightmare bending wood in two different directions. I used cardboard (cereal packet) to make templates for the pieces round the quarter gallery. Keith
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Got more timber placed around the stern and roughly sanded back- still needs smoothed off and cleaned up. Cut the pieces from a sheet of lime wood as the billing timber isn't that good. Keith
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Hello Boyd looking good- the door issue has been puzzling me too! Nice work with the ladders and decoration re-alignment too. Doing my quarter galleries from the bottom up- used strips cut from a sheet of limewood for mine- will hopefully have first lot finished ,sanded and photo's on my log soon. Keith
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clearway replied to RandyEvers's topic in Wood ship model kits
You can prime with white primer and use wood stain on metal castings as per the photos attatched.
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Ty for the link Jerry- nice cutty model and your Victory looks amazing . Keith
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Ty Geoff- still a lot of detail to go and not sure how to go about detailing the ornamentation as the billings laser-cut stuff is just plain with no detail except for the outline! Was going to invest in the caldercraft castings but at 1/72 scale they will be oversize- will have to get some dimensions off some of the caldercraft victory builders on here. Seeing your Santa Maria is making me feel guilty about ignoring my AL Pinta. Keith
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Beautiful use of different woods there looks fantastic. Keith
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I nearly bought the heller victory myself. but settled for the billings one- if i had known about dafi's etch set i would have chose the heller kit- ah well! Keith
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Lol Keith i used self adhesive copper strip cut to 15mm x 5mm tiles- worked out at around 3200. Keith
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