dragzz
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dragzz got a reaction from popeye the sailor in RMS Titanic by popeye the sailor - Academy - PLASTIC - 1/400 scale
well popeye looks like u are off to a good start iam going to pull up a chair as well lol
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dragzz reacted to popeye the sailor in Andrea Gail by popeye the Sailor - FINISHED - 1:20 scale
just a bit too futuristic for me....if it was a plastic kit, that would be one thing. I did 'Keaton's' batmobile........pretty bland being a black car with fins
how about depth charges Bob..........would that be worth it
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dragzz reacted to gjdale in HMS Victory by Harvey - Corel - scale 1:98
Nice to see the hammocks finished Harvey - they look great. Re the ship's boats - you could always scratch build them as I did........
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dragzz reacted to Harvey in HMS Victory by Harvey - Corel - scale 1:98
Hi
Finally the hammocks are done.About time only taken a week
Trying to decide what to do next I should start looking at the ships boats,been looking at the set of 6 wooden boats from cornwall model boats but can't find much info on them and at £68.00 don't want to take a chance.
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dragzz reacted to popeye the sailor in Andrea Gail by popeye the Sailor - FINISHED - 1:20 scale
I'll see what can be done I need wood
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dragzz reacted to popeye the sailor in Andrea Gail by popeye the Sailor - FINISHED - 1:20 scale
I know what your saying Greg........I'm finding it odd not to think of the next thing to do to her. it's funny like that........you build a kit...and yea, you have fun doing it. you plan.......and think.......and think some more.......soon to be done.....it's a nice looking build. I can't describe how fluid this build was....the only thing I really really had to worry about, was staying in scale. I hope I did that well........I think I did I do have a few other builds in mind.......there's the S.S. Olive Oyl, the Orca {from Jaws}, and the Bat Boat. {I added it Patrick, it's official } you just never know what will land on my table
thank you Sjors.........your enthusiasm knocked me clean out of my chair! glad you liked the end result
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dragzz reacted to Sjors in Andrea Gail by popeye the Sailor - FINISHED - 1:20 scale
Late for the party but you did a hell of a job Popeye !
Something to be proud off !!!!!!!
I enjoy every post of your build just as the other 100 builds before .......
Sjors
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dragzz reacted to popeye the sailor in Andrea Gail by popeye the Sailor - FINISHED - 1:20 scale
thanks Dragzz appreciate the good word!
thanks Greg.......kinda reminds me of the old 'outer limits' TV show intro. depending on the subject, one can go stark raving mad with adding detail and stuff. I know I could have gone further with this subject, but this is a good place to end off. she's not too plain Jane, and not over laiden with detail.....she's just right.......balanced. it's the same way I feel as I look at her.......and still amazed with how she came out.
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dragzz reacted to Harvey in HMS Victory by Harvey - Corel - scale 1:98
Nobody mention hammocks!!!!
Seems to be taking a long time.
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dragzz reacted to Harvey in HMS Victory by Harvey - Corel - scale 1:98
Hi
On a roll this weekend finishing jobs I have been putting off.
I have finally finished the flag lockers, Thank again to captain steve for the advice he gave me back in october about tissue paper.
It looks batter on the ship than in the picture.
I think there is enough flags what do you think?
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dragzz reacted to Harvey in HMS Victory by Harvey - Corel - scale 1:98
Hi
Thank you for all of your very nice comments and likes a bit of encouragement goes a long way thank you again.
The deck fittings and bowsprit had to wait because I forgot about the netting, after cutting up one of my daughter’s dresses for the net I started.
First I used some clear glue to fix the netting in place then fine cotton to tie the netting then I coiled rope around the top of the netting to make it more secure.
Still 50/50 about whether it looks right also I was torn between black and white netting
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dragzz reacted to Harvey in HMS Victory by dragzz - Corel - scale 1/98
Hi Dragzz
Just been looking at your build so far, doing a great job keep up the good work.
There is one thing that I feel I should ask about and that is the sweep of the deck at the forecastle in the pictures it looks like it has too much making the deck to high.
Not sure if the part numbers are the same as I have much older plans but does the part number 66 pressed wood fit at the breakhead bulkhead.
Sorry if I am wrong.
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dragzz reacted to Shipyard sid in HMS Diana by Shipyard sid - Caldercraft - 1/64 scale
Greeting all
Well here we go with another build. There was quite a few ships that I would love to build but frightened me off including the SOS and the San Felipe. So hopefully I can cope with the DIana which should keep me happy for a couple of years. I like others will replace the tanganijka strip with maple when I find how many strips are needed, as the supplied looks horrid. I will also need to purchase some decent dowel, as some of the supplied would come back if you threw it away. There are also a few castings that are not useable, so I shall just order them when I purchase the maple strip. One thing that did surprise me was no cannon balls are supplied, which one would have thought would be needed on the ship, after all it has cannons. I have made a start on the build as you can see, and all the bulkheads have been faired, but will obviously need some attention during the planking. You can see the planking on deck (18) which is the supplied timber, and is gladly unseen. So wish me lots of luck chaps , and off I go with my build, and please post loads of photos, I will definitely need them. Here's a few of mine. DAVID
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dragzz reacted to Shipyard sid in HMS Diana by Shipyard sid - Caldercraft - 1/64 scale
Greetings all
Thanks a lot for your replies. Well I have made no progress apart from fitting the gun deck, as I have been waiting for the delivery of my 1mm maple strip from CMB which arrived today. The quality of the wider strips ( 5.6.7mm) is pretty good. But the the narrow strips 3mm and 4mm are very poor, which I had been advised. I have added photos of various strips were you can see the poor quality of the 3mm and 4mm, especially when you compare it to the mantua 3mm white maple. Anyway that's what I have got to work with so wish me luck. DAVID
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dragzz got a reaction from Omega1234 in Andrea Gail by popeye the Sailor - FINISHED - 1:20 scale
vary well done popeye it looks great
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dragzz got a reaction from popeye the sailor in HMS Victory by dragzz - Corel - scale 1/98
hello all i will be posting pic of the victory real soon as i get more done to it . still working on the gun ports its slow going on the part
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dragzz got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Andrea Gail by popeye the Sailor - FINISHED - 1:20 scale
vary well done popeye it looks great
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dragzz got a reaction from GLakie in Andrea Gail by popeye the Sailor - FINISHED - 1:20 scale
vary well done popeye it looks great
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dragzz reacted to popeye the sailor in Andrea Gail by popeye the Sailor - FINISHED - 1:20 scale
thank you folks for the super nice comments....and as always every one who hit the like button! so many inspiring people here......it's impossible not to learn something along the way.
thanks Marty.....I starting the Titanic build......and god knows what else. I'll settle into one of my other builds
thanks Lawrence.......it was a good subject to work with.......it was fun to do.
thanks Piet......I hope you get into another project that has a lot of metal work.......I want to learn more. I have to think outside the box......they won't let me in
thanks John.....always a pleasure to have you looking in whatever happens concerning a case, I'll post it here
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dragzz reacted to mdkboggle in HMS Victory by mdkboggle - Caldercraft
Bob
Yea i am going to grout it with Blu Tack so i get no fungus problems like frank has said lol.
Ok tiles so far
This is the state of the tiling along the waterline so far.
I may or may not add a finish strip but i will wait until both sides of the ship are completely tiled before i make my mind up.
Anyway,so far i have this,,,,
Tiling the waterline with no batten to hide edges. by Tim Doman, on Flickr
Tiling the waterline with no batten to hide edges. by Tim Doman, on Flickr
DSC_0405 by Tim Doman, on Flickr
DSC_0406 by Tim Doman, on Flickr
As usual the waterline will need a tidy up but so far it looks a hell of a lot better than i thought it would for a first timer effort.
ok thanks for looking and back soon guys.
Tim
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dragzz got a reaction from Piet in Andrea Gail by popeye the Sailor - FINISHED - 1:20 scale
hello popeye u have done vary well on your build .iam so proud of u cant wait it see it all done keep up the great work.ps iam still working on my victory build
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dragzz got a reaction from Harvey in HMS Victory by dragzz - Corel - scale 1/98
here in this pic iam putting on some of the raised wales so far its gone well looking good so far there will more done tommorw and the planking is now all done what a job that part is wow here some pic
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dragzz reacted to popeye the sailor in Andrea Gail by popeye the Sailor - FINISHED - 1:20 scale
thanks Dragzz...appreciate the sentiment you should post the progress on the Vic, so we can see
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dragzz got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Andrea Gail by popeye the Sailor - FINISHED - 1:20 scale
hello popeye u have done vary well on your build .iam so proud of u cant wait it see it all done keep up the great work.ps iam still working on my victory build
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dragzz got a reaction from GLakie in Andrea Gail by popeye the Sailor - FINISHED - 1:20 scale
hello popeye u have done vary well on your build .iam so proud of u cant wait it see it all done keep up the great work.ps iam still working on my victory build
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