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  • Birthday 06/11/1964

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  1.    mtaylor reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Bellona by yvesvidal - FINISHED - CAF Model - 1:48
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  5. mrcc
    Able to get the rudder fitted out...
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  12. mrcc
    Worked on the kit supplied flag - a self adhesive fold over with an added layer of tin foil. I hope it curls into a nice shape and yes I know the Dutch flag is upside down on those last 2 pictures.
  13. mrcc
    Both sails are up... lines are all tightened and secured with white glue but the ends are not cut to length or rolled up yet.
  14. mrcc
    Wow… beautiful job!
  15. mrcc
    Working on some of the rigging details... As I mentioned, this is an out of box build, and am somewhat embarrassed to show you pictures of plastic blocks. At the moment, the rigging is loosely affixed and a tightening of all the lines will be done shortly. Also, I had to do lots of research on the rigging details as the Billing Boats plans are absolutely useless in terms of origin, belay, and termination points. Cheers
  16. mrcc
    Amazing!
  17. mrcc
    Mast is set with glue with all the rigging lines attached in advance on the mast and sails...
  18. mrcc
    Treating the sails with a stiffening agent for the "wind blown" effect... Getting close to the end.
  19. mrcc
    Started adding details to the sails prior to affixing them on the masts... Hopefully I can set the mast tonight Absolutely no rigging instructions in this kit... and a couple of lines I am not able to trace their beginning and ending points but should be easy to figure out anyways.
  20. mrcc
    Also added more details to the deck. Secured the bollards with masking tape so they stayed upright while affixing them to the deck railing with a drop of epoxy. Even though it says 5 minute epoxy, it takes an hour plus to fully cure.
  21. mrcc
    A little more work done on the sails... I secured the reef points with a spot of Tamiya lacquer and it has stained the sail where the drop dispersed... I thought I had done this once before without ill effects. I will be brushing on a layer of GAC400 to stiffen up the sails in order to simulate a wind blown effect and I hope the blemishes will disappear.
  22.    mrcc reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Victory 1805 by Robert29 - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:72
  23. mrcc
    I had someone else make my sails and trimmed a little off the bottom margins to work with my mast and its length
  24. mrcc
    Now the assembly of all this stuff...
  25. mrcc
    I am certainly not a painter! Good enough as I am tired of fiddling with my roll of 2mm Tamiya masking tape. This is the final color scheme...
  26. mrcc
    Just working on the fore and aft bulwarks now... got a little bit done on my 2 hour lunch break today. Also, did some significant plank bending with a relatively new tool and it works very well!

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