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king derelict
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Very nice. Beautiful subtle camouflage Alan
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I swallowed my pride and cut the forward port railing section into shorter pieces and things went rather better. I was able to sneak the railings under the boat and davits without damaging anything and with a reasonably low swear count. I completed the full run of the starboard railings and inserted a small section into the gap from a (possibly) spare piece in the fret. It is a numbered piece but it’s not referenced anywhere and I don’t see any more places to add railings. Possibly I will regret this later. To celebrate a fairly positive day I added the boat to the starboard davits and quit while I was ahead. Four sections of railings remain and I need to think about the mast and upper structure. Thanks for looking in and the likes and comments. Alan
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I’m definitely counting down the number of PE railings left😁 Alan
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Thank you Per, It’s a challenge to keep the railings looking neat and avoiding any accidental bends. They never quite straighten out properly. At least for me 😁 Alan
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I’m really enjoying this build log. The blend of the models progress and the the small boat sailing experience is terrific. It brings back happy memories of sailing around the British coast in small keel boats. Thank you very much for providing such a great flow of information. alan
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I’m moving along slowly. The forward railings are proving to be a bit of a challenge. The railing section is long and the shape is a complicated set of bends and curves. I got the shape but mounting the railings was extremely difficult and took two days ( and walking away from it a number of times). I eventually got it started this morning and worked my way along to get the rest done. two sections working towards the stern were much simpler and faster but curiously the sections seem shorter than the guide would suggest. I just have the stern section to go and we will see what happens then. And look, we now have boarding ladder for the boats on davits. I’ve realized that the railings are going run under the boat and I’m going to be interested to see if I can get them installed without damaging the boat. I haven’t added the boat on the starboard side after discovering that. The pile of foam squares is my secret weapon for installing the boat falls and ladders. It makes a great hand rest next to the model for placing small bits without any uncertainty. Ive also worked a black wash over the hull and superstructure to add some visual interest. Thanks for looking in , the likes and kind comments. alan
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Thank you very much, it’s pushing my limits on vision and steadiness of my hands. alan
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Thank you very much Jav. This is about my limit and some of the minuscule PE parts have been omitted because I can’t make them neat enough and they add very little to the finished model. alan
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Nice work on the panel lines and staining. Looks very appropriate. alan
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Thank you Phil. I’m enjoying your Oryal build, it’s very impressive. alan
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Thank you very much Mike. It was a nice break from a long project. alan
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Thank you very much Rob. Flyhawk really detail the little tanks. I’m thinking of moving onto the Tiger next to experiment with the camo scheme. alan
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Thank you very much Mark. These little Flyhawk AFVs are a lot of kit in a small space. alan
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The staining looks great, the panel lines came out really well. alan
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Well, I was right, it was a fight. I used Gators Grip PVA glues which to attach the falls to the boats and then ca glue to attach the assembly to the davits. It was still a hassle, the gold ca glue is quite slow setting so trying to hold everything in position while it cured was tricky. Of course a third hand would have allowed me to use accelerator for the glue. Anyway all but one boat is in place and (possibly) worth the effort. The last boat was a problem to place and I was getting too much glue building up so I used acetone to disassemble everything and try again. The acetone ruined the paintwork so I’m cleaning and repainting it all. Meanwhile I will be adding some ventilators and repairing some of the hoists that got damaged during the boat work. Thanks for looking in and for the likes and comments. alan
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Thank you very much OC. Starting to see the end in sight I think. alan
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Lots of small bits and fiddly PE Davies and winches added today. The sprue are starting to look a bit bare. The breakwater has been added but needs the braces turning into position. It will be interesting to see how many survive the process. Luckily there are spares. We now approach a ticklish element of the build, adding the boats to the davits. The kit davits have thick vertical sections on the davits which the boat is glued to. It looks a bit clumsy and the PE solution is to use a bar between the davits which has a number of suspension points for the boat. The tricky bit is deciding whether to add the PE to the boat first or to the davits. Ive added the PE to the boat first or. I’m thinking I may have to switch to CA glue to attach the assembly to the davits but I’m anticipating a fight. I may be digging out some more davits from the spares box but we’ll see how it goes. Thanks for looking in and for the likes and helpful comments. Alan
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Thank you very much. I think it’s very easy to over weather on 1/700 models and it’s easy to get the deck looking a little excessively scruffy. I’m moving away from the precut wood decks in favor of painting them. The painted deck looks good to me and avoids the issues of the deck lifting later or if the wood deck is not perfectly lined up it can cause problems adding the superstructure because it won’t sit down flat. All that happens at a stage when things are getting delicate and recover is difficult. I’m still learning to get the railings to as good as I would like. I use MiG Ultra or Gators Grip PVA glues which gives time to fiddle with the positioning and is easy to excessive with water. I left it sit for a few minutes before installing it. That way there is a better initial grip. For long lengths I will get one end down and then work along. Sometimes it’s easier to cut into shorter pieces if the length is unwieldy. Alan
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Congrats Rob, the bike looks terrific. The wheels are especially good. alan
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Moving forward again I’m in easier country. I’ve been painting and weathering the ships boats. I’ve lost a bit of the bottom boards wood color with the washes but there wasn’t a lot of contrast between the Tamiya light grey XF20 and the deck tan. The oil wash did improve the detail on the steam launches though. The major achievement was assembling and installing the boat deck derricks without getting the PE cables damaged. I’ve started on the deck detailing with the capstans and ventilators. I also assembled and added the two QF 3 inch guns. I didn’t plan on using the brass barrels but one of the plastic barrels was badly damaged so I had to try. Amazingly there suddenly seems to be only minor parts to be added, mostly David’s and the remaining boats. Lots of PE railings still of course. im trying to ignore the large elephant sat in the corner. There is a large multi yard mast to go on the top of the tripod and I am not looking forward to placing that. Thanks for looking in, for the likes and kind comments. alan
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Thank you very much OC, it’s great seeing the model come together but it is very challenging at times and the PE / base kit instructions take a lot of puzzling out. Getting there though. alan
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Thank you very much Per, hopefully the final weathering will bring it all together. alan
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You are right Mike, this kit would be easier if I had a better skill set but, thankfully I have found work around when I have hit trouble. alan
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