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  1. AntonyUK
    Hi Mij. The ship is progressing very nicely. That method of shaping and cutting the cannon carages is used a lot by the me people on this site. Worked for me as well Please keep the photos coming. This build is interesting as I like the shape of the ship and the style. Regards Antony.
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    Hello Garward. That's a very nice set of cannons you have created. And to have a gold award shows the standard of your workmanship. Congratulations on winning and thank you for sharing this with us. Regards Antony.
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    Hi mark. As Jud has said leave the glue a lot longer to dry clamped. I have lammanated all the beams on my victory cross section. Thick PVA glue works best for me. I have always left the timbers drying for 24 hours. Not had any warping like you Regards Antony.
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    Hello Doris. Your work is stunning to say the least. Many fellow modellers have said and complemented you on your creation. I cannot find words that match what I am looking at My jaw is dropped to my chest... My eyes have become dilated... Mouth stuck for words...( wife likes this bit ) Looking forward to your next post. Regards Antony.
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    Hi welcome to MSW. Time spent preparing is well spent and makes the second layer much easer and lookes better. Don't sand too much as the first layers are thin. Put filler in the shallows areas and sand excess. As far as the ships boats go... Look here http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/amati_boats_oars.html They do many others but thease look very nice and come in three sizes 70mm . 90mm and 105 mm. All the best Antony?
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    Hello Al. Read your build log through today.. In the start you were not quite sure on your capabilitys to build the AL Bounty. Since then your conference has grown like the model and she is something to be proud of Your are looking at the build as if you have been scratch building for many years. With solutions that many on this forum would not have thought of. And a big thank you for posting the log as its nice to read and watch modeller and ship grow together. Regards Antony.
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    Hi shipmates. Thanks for your words of encouragement and likes. Upper deck timbers are now cut and ready for assembly. Will take take a few photos tomorow. Thanks for looking in Regards Antony.
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    Hello Hans. The Falmouth is a nice ship and from what I read they produce good quality kits. I do have a question... Why import into Norway from the US when you can get it direct from Euromodel . Much less postage and no inport duties. I will be catching up on your build from time to time. Regards Antony.
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    Hello shipmates. Well its time for another small update. Today while working on the topdeck I made a template for the hanging knees. But to my horror I forgot to add then on the middle deck So managed to cut them out and add them to the middle deck. First time I have used super glue on a model ship. And yes I did remember them on the Orlop Deck. Also made up the racks. Hope to get in another few hours later on this week. First its the main beams and all the other timber to be cut down to size. Will post later this week Regards Antony.
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    HI Mij. Nice work on the rudder hindge and the carving are master piece. The Eagle in the photo with the dolphins looks real good.. But looking at the carving on the stern it looks like a camera flash has taken away it's curves. A thought... Try a light stain to bring out the depth of the carvings. And by the way they are by far better than my carvings.. Too embarrassed to post photos Regards Antony.
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    Hi. If you are not doing a build log ): then can you do a mini kit review.. I.E. laser cutting, wood quality, instructions, and other bits. Many thanks Antony.
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    Hi. When pins are not used for other things they are kept in the holes. Regards Antony
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    Hi Paul? Excellent videos. Love the soldering one.. I thought I could solder.. But I have learned a lot from one video on soldering. Will check the others when have more time. Regards Antony.
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    Hi Mij. Duplicate post.. Lagging . Regards Antony.
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    Hi Mij. Love the little water dragons And the ship is progressing very nicely. Regards Antony.
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    Здравствуйте. Исключительное качество и навыки, используемые на вашем, чтобы строить. Качество законченной древесины - превосходный . Looking вперед к больше с наилучшими пожеланиями Энтони Hello. Exceptional quality and skills used on your build. The quality of the finished timber is excellent . Looking forward to more Regards Antony
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    Hi Andy. POF ... Scratch build your Victory. Or even a cross section of the Victory. Consider using laser cutting or water jet cutting for the frames. There are many small company's out there in the UK that will do it for you. I use adobe Illustrater to design the parts then group then on to the area of the sheet and send the file to the cutters. Several company's on EBay UK that will do this service. Ebay listing number. 390791206653 181327979894 111290072017 121297122252 Doing it using this method means very little work with power tools and no Noise. As far as I know there are no POF kits in the UK. Regards Antony. Edited ... Added eBay numbers
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    Hello Alex. Truly outstanding work. Regards Antony.
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    Hi Joe. Yes there are a lot of CAD people on the forum.. But we all have our own builds and work to do. Well that's my excuse.... Have a go with Adobie Illustrator . I have version 10 that is ideal for cad if you have existing drawings. I import the scanned image onto another layer then trace with the pen for curves and line for the straight lines . Took me approx 1 Mounth to be able to draw most things. And the nice thing is its all vector drawings.( can be scaled to any size ) Lots of videos out there on how to do most tasks. Regards Antony.
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    Hi Mike. Another interesting build I would say NO to the Oozing glue bit . Any excess glue soaked into the wood and will affect the varnish,stain and even Dope All the best. Regards Antony.
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    Hi Andy. You have made excellent progress since I last looked in on your build. The coppering looks very nice. I will never understand the black painting of the hull exterior. Just stands out as a silhouette. Miss the photos Regards Antony.
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    Hi. Well we made a start with the Black Pearl. The Board as supplied. And the other board. Instructions page 1. And Page 2. Assembly finished for this week. Alex doing the gluing. We managed to complete this with no issues. But I would of had a couple of spacers made out of the scrap MDF to jig the frames square. It’s only a very small detail but for anyone completely new to ship building it would help the build. Regards Alex and Antony.
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    Hi Tony. Do NOT even try. It will snatch and take your head off. It can be used for putting in very fine details with a lock bar. Turn your cannons out of timber and gilding them with brass. Someone else is using this idea on the forum ... Not sure who . I will get back to you on who it is. Regards Antony Edited ... Found the idea on using gilding here. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/300-le-bonhomme-richard-by-jeronimo/page-28
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    Hello shipmates. Thanks. I will pass on the messages to him. Steve. Have you a build log ? For the Peral . Regards Antony. Edited.. Found your build log Steve.. Don't know how I missed it
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    Hi. This is a fun build to get my lad introduced into ship modeling. The model is info :- Length 80 cm , Height 69.5 cm , Width 31.5 cm. In the Model guide it states :- "This large model is easy to assemble by following the step by step instructions given with each issue, The instructions are suitable for younger model makers and they do not require any experience of model making. Simply follow the clear guide to complete this magnificent pirate ship." The parts in issue one are two sheets go fibre board (MDF) 6mm and 4mm thick.plus a flag and string. The packaging was very good. The laser cutting was also excellent and not over cooked More information can be found at www.hachettepartworks.com/blackpearl Will photograph the first parts to show the quality and ease of instructions later in the next post. My lad will be building this with a lot of help from me. Photos will show this as we progress with the build. He is very excited to build this model and we will continue the subscription as long as he has a interest in continuing the build. That's about it for now. Regards Antony.

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