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mtbediz

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  1. Installation of the spar deck beams continues. These need to be placed in harmony with the gun deck details.
  2. Yes Peter, it's a great machine. I think it is a machine that every modeler should have. I do most of my work with it. Ladders, gratings, gun carriages, blocks, precision drillings and many other things.
  3. Stanchions look nice Jon. Using brackets to support the stanchions is a very clever solution.
  4. Hi Greg, I had made the ladders going down from gun deck to the berth deck in a way that did not match the real ladders at all (Take a look at my post number 26. I used an easy method). Frankly, I did not pay much attention to the angle of the ladders as they would not be so visible. Since these stairs would be completely visible I had to make them realistic. Because I don't have scale plans, I had to take the measurements from the model and for this I had to wait for the spar deck beams to be put in place. I transferred the measurements to the piece of wood in the photo, fixed the sides of the ladder onto it with double sided adhesive tape and made slots for the ladder steps with the milling machine.
  5. Thank you for stopping by and for your nice comment.
  6. I started making the ladders passing through the spar deck hatches to the gun deck.
  7. Main hatch coaming completed. As I mentioned before, only the starboard side has been covered with gratings.
  8. I only use varnish on my unpainted models and I have no problem gluing things on them but I previously had severe gluing problems on a model where I applied tung oil.
  9. Thank you Peter. Yes, I look faster than many modelers, but of course (I think) this is related to the fact that I spend more time on this job than they do and I don't have anything else better to do.
  10. Since precise work is required, I can fabricate only one grating a day, in addition, I can make and assemble a deck beam and attached knees.
  11. I started installing the grates. I will only put the grates on the starboard side of the hatch coaming so viewers can see the gun deck details.
  12. Thank you Jon. I have not fully planned everything I will do from the beginning to the end of the buid. I am deciding according to the development. I will cover only one side of the hatch coaming, just like you said. I want the gun deck to be as much visible as possible, Spar deck planking will also be very minimal.
  13. I used self adhesive copper foil tape. I remember I shared a few photos in my build log about how I implemented it. (Something like in the link below) https://tr.aliexpress.com/item/32876412753.html?src=google
  14. Thank you very much for your interest Bruce. Like everyone else on this forum, I'd be happy to help. Please don't hesitate to ask whenever you need.
  15. Infrastructure of the main hatch coaming has been completed. Nothing is glued yet.
  16. While the construction of the main hatch coaming was continuing, I also started making the gratings.
  17. It is the camera of my cell phone Peter. This camera is doing a really good job.
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