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  1. RGL
    The metal work is amazing, Way beyond my ability.
  2. RGL
    Here in Australia we also have lawyers who specialise in "Family law", (divorce), who will clean you out and have you paying for multiple cats that you will never see until you die.
  3. RGL
    Coming together nicely, I love the colours
  4. RGL
    Haha, the only power tool I can use is my Dremel and my lawn mower!
  5. RGL
    It's gets very busy up there when the rigging begins, making up a little jig with two pins, then three layers of battens will help you get them uniform is shape and size, and helps with alignment and getting those little bends at the end. I always make an extra for the inevitable breakage or loss.
  6. RGL
    In my signature block
  7. RGL
    In an exercise of supreme pointlessness, I have completed the starboard side torpedo nets. Attaching the nets is somewhat of a nightmare, as the nets do not align to the boom, so I slung them under the booms, which is technically correct anyway. I used some helping hands to align then together and tied them up. Then the rigging, all those brails finally have some balance and use. Finally parked up for a while beside her sisters until I get a few more days off to finish the Port side. Then just add some flags and pull the plastic off the base and consign her to the digital graveyard.
  8. RGL
    Just make sure your topmasts and top gallant masts will fit into those battens now otherwise it will be a nightmare later
  9. RGL
    Now for the next nerve racking adventure, the torpedo net booms. They have 1mm hooks which need to be glued into the hull points, then rigged up. I have only done the starboard side so far and it appears to have gone to plan, but I will have to add the gangways before I can add the net itself which I am still experimenting with for colour. There are brails which also need to be run but I done think I will as they will not be that visible, or maybe I will. It will get very fragile from here on in.
  10. RGL
    The colours on the deck are amazing, that is no easy task.
  11. RGL
    Togo is about 1.5mm. I have a Scatters that will fit in a barrel but it would just look like a blob.
  12. RGL
    Thus the original photos of the ships cat! How could I not!
  13. RGL
    Next, the awning stanchions. This is pretty much the last of the onboard rigging and makes it all very busy.
  14. RGL
    The running lines for the torpedo nets are now done, I have added the rear night lifebouys.
  15. RGL
    There always needs to be a ships cat
  16. RGL
    Really nice work, lovely clean lines.
  17. RGL
    I reckon there will be a lot of other builds around. Generally where I get my inspiration from, Russia & Poland seem to have a huge community, use google translate for the words, cut and paste in a search engine and go to images. Probably telling you how to suck eggs tho!
  18. RGL
    If you are so inclined, you can use a very fine pencil (like a clutch pencil) to put treenails in. I did it on mine and it came up quite well.
  19. RGL
    I reckon if you've spent the $ on the upgrades you should. Not a biggie, and run an LED through the baseboard up through the supports (use some hollow brass rod) into the hull. There is a lot of imagination you could use there, even if you make the flight deck removable.
  20. RGL
    Go to the Northstar models website (Dr Google it), they are in the Ukraine and have some very useful stuff. Their eyelets and turnbuckles are very nice, I suggest you get 2, 1 to blacken and 1 to paint.
  21. RGL
    Well, I'm in
  22. RGL
    Ah, symmetry
  23. RGL
    Well, you made that look easy.
  24. RGL
    It's only about 1mm wide, so it does take much of a change of camera angle to miss it, so you did well to pick it anyway. Work is in the road at the moment anyway. Dayshift kills me.
  25. RGL
    It may just be the fit of the stick on deck, as it does not align perfectly at the bow and stern. The handrails have not yet been added in this photo and may conceal this? I must admit I have not noticed.

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