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  1. Steve 12345
    Looks awesome EJ very nice build
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    Was sure you where gonna answer watered down white glue EJ
  3. Steve 12345
    Hello all thanks again for the views and comments no apology needed popeye I thank you for your intervention and I am glad other billings bounty builders can see the reccomemded ten mm vrs the eight mm and decide for themselves how they would like to proceed credit to don also for suggesting eight mm my goal for this evening was to fit the mainmast upper shrouds and make a start on the mainmast ratlines I smashed that and had a really progressive evening I hope to complete all the main mast ratlines by tomo evening then its onto the mizzen oh and hi Derek good to see you back buddy hope all is going well on the bluenose
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    For the standing rigging I'm using 1 mm but for the fore stays 1.25 I try to use at least four to five different sizes amoungst the whole build to catch the eye subconsciously
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    Hello all back with another update I had to order up more thread for the ratlines and deadeyes so whilst I was waiting I set to work on rigging every block possible ,I have chosen not to use the sails ,I had given the sails to my mother to stitch up for me but after she showed me the first couple I decided it was pointless to continue as the material itself was so unrealistic looking also whist waiting on the thread I was able to continue with placing the main mast here she is mainmast forestay first shrouds backstays then forestays then after receiving more thread in the post it was time to attack those foremast ratlines ,as many of you will have predicted the sliding the original ones about was never gonna work so plan b happened then it was out with the old and in with the new im much happier with the new ratlines set at 8mm my little tourist buddy says he could climb them with his hands behind his back so that brings us up to date and all caught up again after the small redo ,tomo I plan on fitting the mainmast upper shrouds and possibly a start on the mainmast ratlines thanks for viewing
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    Hi graham I resize my photos with a program called faststone it's completely free to download no adds no third party involed I've been using it from I joined msw with no problems there is even a tutorial on utube give it a try hope this helps Steve
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    Hi Popeye yeah think I'll keep the snake it seems rather a unique feature to me now that you have showed your like for it , as for the rat lines I love tying those things for some reason it sorta gives me a free evenings work where no brain power is required now getting the shroud line deadeye all the same height I find that frastrating it's a very very fine balance trying to leave a we bit to Allow for tension but not to much that there not level or leave to much and there to low I have tried every jig in the book for deadeye and ratline but have had no success so I try to eyeball both
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    Popeye you have a very keen eye I think you are 100% right on the rat lines I knew there was something bugging me about them , I had went with billings suggested 10mm gap and the line I'm using is slightly smaller than the billings stuff I don't think that helped either ,don has suggested the 8 mm and I checked mine some even creep away to eleven mm in places so that 3mm difference could easily equate to six inches in the real world thanks for calling me out on this I played about a bit with them earlier to see if they will still move about which they actually can but if I have any trouble with that I will redo them thanks
  9. Steve 12345
    The rope coils are so easily left out at the exitment of completion I keep meaning to begin making them pre finishing stage please show your procedure for them I have seen many diff types
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    hello all lastnight I rather casualy wrote ill just need to do the ratlines tomorrow evening and that will complete the foremast ,I thought about that statement this morning and thought again but however the ratlines were not that big of a deal and are infact complete first pic shows how I waste more thread than use but I get frustrated trying to use small pieces and would rather buy more than worry about wastage little dab of watered down white glue on the outside knots only its not necessary to glue all the knots and here they are trimmed up and my little delicate knot tying fingers here is a drawing I keep near by for when I have brain freeze and forget how to tie I also added this detail to the forestay copied from my victory plan and as far as I know not used on bounty I just liked the look of it and felt it added something but on reflection may cut this back out not sure so I will sleep on it thanks again for viewing and commenting steve
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    Thanks EJ and Popeye it's always encouraging to have your support and thanks others for the likes Hi reklein thanks for checking in and the reassurance on kit choice as a first build I've found a local club that have an old abandoned army airfield and offer lessons along with checking the model over and taking her on a maiden flight . The toolboxs I built the top one a couple years ago and the bottom box just at the start of this build ,the top box I made a YouTube vid on my channel you can check that out here
  12. Steve 12345
    Hi Nigel the hole in the false plywood deck predetermined the size it is a snug fit but the mast was free to move in any direction, billings provides measurements for you to find the correct angle of the mast
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    Glad to see you have started another build I will follow with interest cheers steve
  14. Steve 12345
    Thanks harry ive noticed there seems to be a few ex rc guys around here that have now turned to ship building hopefully the skill sets will be similar and I wont be to lost ,as for the flying I don't anticipate that happening for at least a year and hope to have joined a club and flown some smaller models first seems crazy spending a year building something and sending it in the air but I think if I can pull it off id be real happy just to fly it a few times per year who knows we will see. Back to the Bounty after completion of all the chain links both port and starboard im onto placing the foremast using my jig shown previous to set the angle first fitted was the forestay then came the shrouds followed by the backstays and finally more forestays forgive me if im not using the correct names of lines here tomorrow evening I will complete the foremast by adding the lower rat lines then its onto the main mast using this little jig thanks again for the views and comments guys
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    Hello all having not worked on the bounty for a full week I thought I would ease myself back into things by checking some things of the snag list here is the letters added to the transom which I think turned out great had a redo on the anchors adding a small block for more detail this contraption hold the foremast at the correct angle so I can see the angle of the shrouds and add the chain plates I opted to replace the billings chainplates and went amita this required a small link to be built that's it for now guys thanks for following and the likes and comments steve
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    hi Fernando utube has videos of the chemical being used it looks very impressive however I have struggled to source a supplier as its not the type of stuff aloud to be put in the post so I just use a black primer from Vallejo airbrush paint range
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    Hello all sorry for the delay on the bounty ,the arrival of a new kit always steals your attention for a few days but I think im over that now anyone familiar with the plane kits will be aware the fuselage and wings are built on top of the plans and with plans of such large size my dining room table setup just wasent gonna surfice so I have cleared a spare room a created a new shipyard soon to be hanger as promised the bounty will be completed before starting work on the plane I think I ow that to my self after the hard work already put in,and as I showed earlier in my build log I need to stick to one build at a time or which ever im most ecited about will steal all the attention. here is a couple pics of my new work room I have put together this week and really should have done a long time ago I am delighted with the space I now have the room is 2 meters by three meters and the work surfaces aren 800mm wide ,work will now commence on the bounty tomorrow
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    never thought of that jack I would love to do that sounds like a great idea
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    Hello all some of you may be wondering why I haven't posted in a few days that's because I have been spending most of my free time researching ,sourcing and planning my next build ive been contemplating my next build for some time now and have finally pulled the trigger on it the box arrived today CUATION SOME VIEWERS MAY FIND THE NEXT IMAGE OFFENSIVE SCROLL DOWN AT OWN DISCRETION She sure is a large kit and I have zero experience in the rc or aircraft world so wish me luck I will ofcourse not be starting this until completion of the bounty its just the first step towards my next build there is much research to do and lots of other items required to build heres a vid of the same kit completed I will continue on with the bounty and try to keep further posts ship related
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    Thanks guys I really am pleased to here the log helps all the best of luck with your build Fernando
  21. Steve 12345
    Thanks Nigel yeah there plastic should be able to give you an idea of how they turn out over the course of next few days
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    Thanks Glen that is extremely helpful and I hear you on ditching the black paper I am currently in the process of ripping some timber for the job im assuming your having all the inside of the boat the same colour I would like to paint the hull white inside and stain the wood before adding it but not sure how that will turn out Thanks again a picture says more than a thousand words the instructions are a lot more clear to me now after seeing the pictures thanks keith I keep searching caldercraft bounty for the boats it never occurred to look at victory builds I will get right on it
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    Hello all arrived home from work today to a pleasant surprise my cornwall order remaining 8mm belaying pins six mm chainplate lettering for transom walnut blocks and last but not least 24' cutter/jollyboat shown next to the billings scale drawing I think the size is spot on caldercraft on left billings on right the instructions seem a bit difficult to take in on one breath and ive read them several times and still a bit lost ,I do wish I could find a log with one of the little caldercraft boats being built but im sure I will work it out and be able to post here and help others thanks for viewing and if anyone knows of a log of the little kit please direct me
  24. Steve 12345
    Hi Keith did you also get the netting for the hammock stays few painstaking evenings predicted threaded them . I choose to thread every single loop in the netting was a struggle but worth it in the end
  25. Steve 12345
    Looking great nigel

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