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leginseel got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in HMS Bounty by leginseel - Constructo - Scale 1:50 - First wooden kit build
Hi Guys, thank you so much for all your kind remarks. My wife is getting along nicely thank you. She has had M.S. for the past 35 years and she is undergoing some new treatment which will not cure it but we are hoping that it will stop it from getting much worse. As a consequence I'm not taking on any new big projects for the time being. I had planned to do a Victory but that is very much on the back burner now. Consequently I'm trying my hand at some Dioramas, which keep me occupied and don't take up too much time. One or two of you have been asking for photos with apologies to the administrators but these will be the last posts by me on here, so here goes. The last ones are still work in progress but the others are complete. Thank you guys for all your support.
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leginseel got a reaction from mtbediz in HMS Bounty by leginseel - Constructo - Scale 1:50 - First wooden kit build
Hi Guys, thank you so much for all your kind remarks. My wife is getting along nicely thank you. She has had M.S. for the past 35 years and she is undergoing some new treatment which will not cure it but we are hoping that it will stop it from getting much worse. As a consequence I'm not taking on any new big projects for the time being. I had planned to do a Victory but that is very much on the back burner now. Consequently I'm trying my hand at some Dioramas, which keep me occupied and don't take up too much time. One or two of you have been asking for photos with apologies to the administrators but these will be the last posts by me on here, so here goes. The last ones are still work in progress but the others are complete. Thank you guys for all your support.
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leginseel reacted to mtbediz in HMS Bounty by leginseel - Constructo - Scale 1:50 - First wooden kit build
Sorry to hear about your wife Nigel. I hope she is fine now. And your Bounty is awesome good job my friend. What is your next project?
Regards.
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leginseel reacted to Fernando E in HMS Bounty by leginseel - Constructo - Scale 1:50 - First wooden kit build
Hi Nigel
Looks incredible and well done on the build. Many thanks also for sharing your work with us.
If you get a chance at some future date please post a photo of her on the base and in the case.
In the meantime hope all goes well with you and your wife.
Cheers........Fernando
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leginseel reacted to Sea Hoss in HMS Bounty by leginseel - Constructo - Scale 1:50 - First wooden kit build
Looks great Nigel...hope all goes well for you.
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leginseel reacted to vmwilson1 in HMS Bounty by leginseel - Constructo - Scale 1:50 - First wooden kit build
Your Bounty looks Great! Wonderful job and looking forward to your next build. Sorry to hear about your wife. I hope all is ok...
Vic
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leginseel got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in HMS Bounty by leginseel - Constructo - Scale 1:50 - First wooden kit build
Hi guys I had a bit of a nightmare as I've had to spend so much time looking after my wife and travelling back and forward to various hospitals so I haven't been posting in my log as I should but I have finally completed my Bounty. Here are my final photos
Please forgive the lack of detailed progress pictures. All I have to do now is make a base and a glass or perspex cover. Thank you all for following my build, i've thoroughly enjoyed doing it over the past two and half years. I have to say that the encouragement and advice gained from this site has been invaluable, thank you.
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leginseel got a reaction from mtbediz in HMS Bounty by leginseel - Constructo - Scale 1:50 - First wooden kit build
Hi Guys, that was a long break and I've returned refreshed. I've managed to complete all the ratlines and most of the standing rigging but I've been sidetracked by building WW2 dioramas which I'm greatly enjoying. So I have two benches working at the same time . One with the Bounty and the other dioramas. Anyway here is where I'm at at the moment. I'm clearly out of practice at inserting photos and they are in the wrong order, but I'm sure that you get the picture.
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leginseel got a reaction from mtbediz in HMS Bounty by leginseel - Constructo - Scale 1:50 - First wooden kit build
OMG you were right OrLiN !! The top shrouds presented me with the biggest headache but I've got round it I think with a little bit of cheating (apologies to the purists). I decided to pin the shrouds in the holes with brass pins, wrap them with CA underneath and the cut them off. Seems to have worked thus far, here are the photos -
I'll blacken off the pin tops when they are all done.
I've progressed with the main mast shrouds and deadeyes and the air around here has been decidedly 'blue' I can tell you. However, I've learnt such a lot and as they say next time I hope they will look better -
I took this photo as it looked the best then realised the third one from the left was wrongly tied up - Doh!! It's now been corrected.
When I look at these close-ups I just want to tear it down and start again, but I'm taking the pragmatic view that I can only get better and hopefully I'll look on this with a smile in a few years time.
Thank you for all the likes and comments
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leginseel got a reaction from mtbediz in HMS Bounty by leginseel - Constructo - Scale 1:50 - First wooden kit build
Thank you for your kind comment. The yards took a bit of time but I cut all the pieces and did each step as a production line. I'm lucky to have a small lathe which meant that the tapering of the yards from the provided dowels was relatively easy. The actual rigging and knot tying when you've big sausage fingers like mine is pretty tricky but rewarding.
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leginseel got a reaction from mtbediz in HMS Bounty by leginseel - Constructo - Scale 1:50 - First wooden kit build
Hi Guys I've just re read my post above and realize that I've mentioned the shroud loops over the Mizzen Mast and didn't post a photo, so here goes
You see what I mean, the loop is awful and those blocks are equally embarrassing so I changed both
You'll see here the difference. I left the final seizing until it's placed in position.
These blocks are much neater. I then re looked at the deadeye rigging, see the photos in the previous post. I wasn't happy with them so I re did them and after three attempts got the following result
I know that the eyes aren't in alignment and the final tying off leaves much to be improved upon, but I'm happier with the result than before and I've learnt so much in the process, which is what this is all about in my book.
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leginseel got a reaction from mtbediz in HMS Bounty by leginseel - Constructo - Scale 1:50 - First wooden kit build
First attempt at the shrouds and crowsfoot for the Mizzen Mast.
I had a bit of a nightmare with the shrouds looping over the top of the mast as there doesn't appear to be any means shown of holding them firm - just a loop. This is presenting problems with tensioning the deadeyes so until I can work out a way to hold it in place I'm leaving the deadeyes loose. Also with the shrouds there are 3 and everything I've read about them shows them in pairs. Have any of you guys got any useful tips on this? On this one I've seized the three strands together but it looks a bit clunky!
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leginseel got a reaction from mtbediz in HMS Bounty by leginseel - Constructo - Scale 1:50 - First wooden kit build
Hi Everyone, not posted for a little while as I've been busy on the masts, yards and spars. Didn't post while I was doing them as I thought it would be better to post the whole lot, so here goes
This shows all three masts with their respective yards.
Fore Mast Yards
Main Mast Yards
Mizzen Yards
Bowsprit Yard and Jib
I will now start on the standing rigging and I am still pondering whether to attach the sails or not.
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leginseel got a reaction from CDW in Santa Maria by mtbediz - FINISHED - handmade kit by a friend
Stunning work Mustafa, well done on completion. I look forward to your next project.
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leginseel got a reaction from mtbediz in HMS Bounty by leginseel - Constructo - Scale 1:50 - First wooden kit build
Hi guys I had a bit of a nightmare as I've had to spend so much time looking after my wife and travelling back and forward to various hospitals so I haven't been posting in my log as I should but I have finally completed my Bounty. Here are my final photos
Please forgive the lack of detailed progress pictures. All I have to do now is make a base and a glass or perspex cover. Thank you all for following my build, i've thoroughly enjoyed doing it over the past two and half years. I have to say that the encouragement and advice gained from this site has been invaluable, thank you.
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leginseel reacted to Warnerade in HMS Bounty by leginseel - Constructo - Scale 1:50 - First wooden kit build
This is a fantastic piece, and definitely is now on my “todo” list, sorry to hear about the wife.
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leginseel got a reaction from Sea Hoss in HMS Bounty by leginseel - Constructo - Scale 1:50 - First wooden kit build
Hi guys I had a bit of a nightmare as I've had to spend so much time looking after my wife and travelling back and forward to various hospitals so I haven't been posting in my log as I should but I have finally completed my Bounty. Here are my final photos
Please forgive the lack of detailed progress pictures. All I have to do now is make a base and a glass or perspex cover. Thank you all for following my build, i've thoroughly enjoyed doing it over the past two and half years. I have to say that the encouragement and advice gained from this site has been invaluable, thank you.
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leginseel reacted to mtbediz in Santa Maria by mtbediz - FINISHED - handmade kit by a friend
Thank you Nigel.
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leginseel got a reaction from Ian B in HMS Bounty by leginseel - Constructo - Scale 1:50 - First wooden kit build
Hi guys I had a bit of a nightmare as I've had to spend so much time looking after my wife and travelling back and forward to various hospitals so I haven't been posting in my log as I should but I have finally completed my Bounty. Here are my final photos
Please forgive the lack of detailed progress pictures. All I have to do now is make a base and a glass or perspex cover. Thank you all for following my build, i've thoroughly enjoyed doing it over the past two and half years. I have to say that the encouragement and advice gained from this site has been invaluable, thank you.
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leginseel got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Santa Maria by mtbediz - FINISHED - handmade kit by a friend
Stunning work Mustafa, well done on completion. I look forward to your next project.
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leginseel reacted to vmwilson1 in HMS Bounty by leginseel - Constructo - Scale 1:50 - First wooden kit build
It took a lot of time and effort but my first build is completed. Looking forward to your completed build. I've got the bug so now that the Bounty is completed, I need to get my hands into another build. Looks like I am going to tackle the San Ildefonso.
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leginseel reacted to mtbediz in Santa Maria by mtbediz - FINISHED - handmade kit by a friend
Santa Maria is finally complete. Thank you my followers
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leginseel reacted to mtbediz in Santa Maria by mtbediz - FINISHED - handmade kit by a friend
A few details.
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leginseel reacted to mtbediz in Santa Maria by mtbediz - FINISHED - handmade kit by a friend
She is close to be completed.
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leginseel got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Santa Maria by mtbediz - FINISHED - handmade kit by a friend
Thanks for the link for the wire. The pumps looked great before but I agree with you that these look better. Great work.
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