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clearway
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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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Thanks for the likes and looking in everyone- Erebus has her name on the stern😁- Occre did supply a nice etched nameplate but i wanted to keep her in the same vain as my Terror. Also the taff rail has been added. Moving to the bows the end of the bowsprit has had the end squared off and an new cap scratchbuilt as the occre one has a circular hole which is way to big for the mortice and tenon joint- the cap still needs sanded to shape and the hole for the jib boom widened. Finally couldn't resist a photo of her beside my finished Terror- polar queens re-united! Take care all Keith
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What a surprise- after a few days of pleasant spring sunshine the wind and rain are back! Last couple of evenings have been spent installing the stern windows along with frames and planking- still needs a little trimming and a light sanding. Take care all, and thanks for looking in Keith
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regards gluing rigging and blocks Josh i always used watered down P.V.A. glue which doesn't crack and can be worked slightly. Keith
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Thanks for the likes and looking in- yey the days are slowly but surely getting longer where daylight is concerned😁.In between last minute gardening jobs before spring gets here managed to do some more work on Erebus, the skylight for the captain's cabin is finished and the wardroom skylight just needs some sanding done. Also made the small platform between the hatch and skylight where the capstan will fit, and glued the fashion pieces either side of the transom. Have dry fitted everything made so far regards deck fittings/ hatches etc to see how it all looks. Take care all Keith
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it is a tricky shape to plank- maybe cut out the bulwarks where they start to curve into the stern, take some material off the frames and make a new bulwark that wraps around in one piece - hope that makes sense! Keith
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in a pic in 'South With Endurance it shows the funnel guys going over the railings and down towards the capping rail- it would have been the only option after fitting the Kennels in South America. Keith
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Sure it was added when they hit the ice to help the helmsman steer towards leads in the floes so not there when steaming from London to the Southern Oceans. Keith
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Coming along nicely Tom- i have seen drawings with a cover over the steering chains with a slot for the chains to come through the sides. regards bringing the anchors in board the davit you see lying on the deck would be to raise the flukes inboard and would have rigged a block and tackle to the fore topmast head to bring the anchor in if memory serves me right. Keith
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Looking at the picture in previous post it appears there isnt one on the main but this image shows ones maybe added during re-fit? Keith
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Certainly looks the part Josh- the pinrail for the main and mizzen masts is mounted on the shrouds just above the uppermost deadeyes. Keith
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looking good Daniel- slow and steady wins the race especially when altering a kit out of all proportions to the intended build😉 Keith
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