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Thanks again Ferit Yes it wasn't easy and it was time consuming.It is always the detail that takes time,not the big bits Kind Regards Nigel -
Lovely start on the galleries Matti There is some complicated geometry in the galleries and I think the key is getting the 'bobbin'shaped turrets right.Once these are fitted the rest should fall into place. Kind Regards Nigel
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Thanks again Matti The files come in a pack of ten,unfortunately there is no makers name on the sleeve.The burrs are the same.I have a pic showing both.I bought them from originalmarquetry.com in the uk.Sorry don't know how to post links. Kind Regards Nigel
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Thank you very much indeed for your kind words Ferit To cut the square holes out in the capping strip,after marking it out,I cut the 2.7mm square holes out using a tiny rotary burr in the dremel.They were then squared up and taken to full size using a combination of a small jewellers square file and the point of a scalpel.It probably took a couple of hours to produce that one piece.It was then slid over the verticals into position and I found a couple of the uprights were pushed out of vertical slightly,so I marked which holes wanted enlarging slightly.The strip was removed and minute adjustments made then bonded in position. Kind Regards Nigel
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Hi Brian The gratings that come with the kit are MASSIVE.I have replaced them with 1mm caldercraft ones. Kind Regards Nigel
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Sorry Anja,refering to wrong thing,I got the design out of a book by John Franklin'navy board ship models 1650-1750' Kind Regards Nigel
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Thank you very much Anja I don't like the idea of glueing the bowsprit and masts in place,instead relying on the rigging to secure them.You never know,and if one of them should get broken in the future,it will be easy to replace. Kind Regards Nigel
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Thank you very much Eddie Kind Regards Nigel
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Thank you very much Michael Yes I did.They will be painted black but I wanted a neat finish inside the hole and they also represent the thickness of the bulkhead. Kind Regards Nigel
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Hi Matti Lovely work on your bow doors,such an important area on Vasa as they are so prominent. Kind Regards Nigel
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Hi Eddie lovely job on painting the hull Kind Regards Nigel
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Thank you very much Matti Not had much spare time recently,hence my lack of updates. Kind Regards Nigel
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I thought I had better post an update before my build ends up on page 200 I decided to have a small break from carving before my eyes met in the middle.I made a start on the prow.The profile was altered and then it was clad in black boxwood sheet.I have included an extension that carries the mast stay and has a carving of cupid astride a lion on it.I then went on to sort the offset bowsprit.I cut a bowsprit out of lime dowel I had to hand(to be replaced with walnut)and designed a way the bowsprit would lock in place without glue.I then replicated a 'bowsprit lock' arrangement i have in one of my reference books. Kind Regards Nigel
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No Brian the mantua group changed the planking from lime to balsa as an 'upgrade'when they changed their kits around 2004-2008.Some of their smaller kits come with the option ,they have both balsa and lime so you can decide,I know the royal caroline is like this.I have a soliel royal from 14yrs ago and it is lime. Rgds Nigel
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Lovely underrated wood to work with.Hard,fine grain,flexible and holds an edge well.Planked under the waterline of my Sovereign of the Seas build with this. Kind Regards Nigel
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Thank you to you both.Excellent products.I am buying pear sheet for my carvings from the model-dockyard.com based in Truro .We seem to struggle a bit in the UK if we want something other than walnut or lime.There is a hardwood supplier local to me which stops pear in large pieces but that will have to wait until I have the ability to mill wood at home. Kind Regards Nigel
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Totally agree Ross.Like I said there isn't anything wrong with kits that don't represent a real ship.Some make very nice models,but manufacturers should be honest about what you are buying.I have listed the two I know about,all I can suggest is that other members do the same.Not sure how we would go about created a league table as my computer ability is limited,but it is a very good idea.You could probably have a score out of ten with comments as to what is wrong historically.From my experience most would be lucky to reach four.I am not a 'treenail counter' so not every build I do is with regard to historical accuracy,but when I do build a model with accuracy in mind,it would be nice to know what I am starting with if 'kit bashing' Kind Regards Nigel P.S.nice to see a fellow Yorkshireman on the forum
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Totally agree Demonburger San Felipe and Le Mirage are both beautiful.I have Panarts plans for San Felipe and I am going to scratchbuild her.I wont buy the kit because I refuse to spend that sort of money on a ship with balsa first planking,overscale poor quality second planking and cannons that look like airline fittings.My point was that customers should not be missled into thinking they are buying a model of a ship of historical providence. Kind Regards Nigel
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Ok I will start the ball rolling Panart san Felipe Corel le Mirage. To the best of my knowledge and the knowledge of people far more qualified than me,complete fabrication,never existed at least of the type and period depicted.With these there is a clue in the design as there is virtually no shear to the decks/gunports,unheard of for 17th century warships.Corel have been even cheekier,the clue is in the name. Why are some kits in the Mantua group still being advertised as lime first planking,when you get balsa!When were they going to tell us the castings aren't solid brass anymore,just plated.If you want these castings to actually look like something,they require hours of filing so no plating left. If someone has any historical proof on the contrary to the two models I have mentioned I am gladly prepared to eat my humble pie Kind Regards Nigel
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I think the main issue here is the fictional aspect.You will never win an argument with a kit manufacturer as regards to accuracy as alot of historical reference material is sketchy to say the least.The biggest bug bear for me is advertising kits as being a model of such and such from x date.The manufacturers know this is fabrication and to be honest to me the missreprescentation is plainly illegal.Yes some of these kits can be built into very nice and convincing models to the non historian.I think the manufacturers of said kits should be made to justify the historical information they give to these particular models.Don't get me wrong I nothing against these kits and indeed shall be using the plans of one for a scratchbuild,it is just the fact that the customer should know the truth.Some model kit manufactures have got away with so much that is in breach of consumer law. Kind Regards Nigel
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Fantastic work Jack.It is nice to see Deagostini supplying deck planking in near scale width,instead of 5mm they have done with other small scale builds. Kind Regards Nigel
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Your work on the beakhead area Michael is nothing short of stunning.Fantastic amount of detail in an area that is quite overlooked. Kind Regards Nigel
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Lovely repair Eddie.That is quite correct in that if you know something is wrong,no matter if no one else spots it,it will haunt you every time you look at the model. Kind Regards Nigel
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Fantastic John! I am glad to hear your back on the build and am looking forward to your log as I quite fancy this kit.It is quite a bit of a different vessel to the norm. Kind Regards Nigel
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