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Jonny 007

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  1. HMS Surprise! That’s the best thing I have read on the internet in ages. Just wondering if there are any plans to have a (reliable) distributor in the Southern Hemisphere. I’d love to start building some of your kits but the postage cost from the UK is very high (which you would expect for such heavy boxes). That’s not a criticism, just an observation. Australia is the obvious choice, but there are a few companies here in NZ that stock model boats. Mighty Ape (NZ version of Amazon) could be an option as they already stock a couple of other major brands. Thanks from little old New Zealand.
  2. Hey Sziggy8, Hows the build going? I’ve just got back into building mine after a wee break. Your second planking came out really good! I’ve just started my second planking.
  3. Hi Chris, I’m super keen on building the Nisha and would like to do it with sails. As I am on the opposite side of the planet and shipping is niggly am I better off to wait till they are in stock? Or do I just buy one on Friday and get the sails sent out at a later date? Been following all your builds with great interest and am looking forward to building one of you ships. Thanks
  4. Wonderful work so far, hard to believe this is your first attempt at planking! It certainly is a fine looking model and I have it on my “wish list”. I’ll be following along with the rest of your progress. As another newbie I probably won’t have any advice to offer but I will be enjoying watching your progress and clicking the ‘like button’. I do like the idea of painting the top black too. I also dabble in a bit of R/C sailing too. I have a pair of Kyosho Seawinds that are fantastic boats to sail.
  5. The piece numbered 77 in that picture looks as though it will go somewhere near the stern of the ship. Maybe put up a picture of the part of the plans that has #77 in it to help?
  6. Just been through and had a good read of your build thread. I had a few questions with mine but found the answers in your log. Your model looks amazing and I will be super pleased if mine turns out half as good! P.S I made the same 5 errors as you!
  7. Bit more work on this today and had to do a quick mock up of what she might look like. It's weird but my camera makes it look like the masts aren't parallel but they most surely are. But it is looking more like a boat. I have also given the hull a first rough sand to se how much filler I might need but it has actually come up quite good. Pictures of that to come...
  8. So I had a wee break from boat building because the snow here has been awesome. But with the season nearing an end I did some more boat stuff. Firstly, I made some deck fixtures which turned out well. Still need to drill the barrels of the cannonades out but meh. I have also mostly finished the first planking. It ain't pretty but it's nothing some filler and the second layer wont hide. And the area of most concern is the stern. I have bent planks to places they didn't want to go which has given me a bit of clinkering (if that is a word) so this will need some attention. So that's it for now. But an update is still an update!
  9. My little cutter arrived today to rural NZ. It’s a model boat all on its own! If you think the ship your building needs one, well the answer is yes. Yes it does! Thanks Chris. Just need to finish my current build so I can order an Alert!
  10. There is also this section of the forum. https://modelshipworld.com/forum/98-planking-downloads-and-tutorials-and-videos/
  11. I highly recommend having a wee read of this post form the Introductions section of this forum:
  12. With all the amazing crafts people on here it is easy to get a bit over critical of your own work. But it's your friends and family that will get to enjoy it in person. My first build was quite simple and average at best by MSW standards, but all the people who have seen it are impressed which is all that matters. Yes, on here we can see mistakes or things that we could have done better, but only the members here will see that. And we all have at least the next 3- 4 builds planned out so plenty of time to perfect our skills! Which reminds me, I need to go finish my first planking!
  13. Hi and Welcome from across the ditch. Great look build mate, well done. Please start a build log for your next build so we can follow the journey.
  14. A bit of Threadomancy but what a great build! Thanks for posting such in such great detail. This is my next build and your build log will be a great help. Fantastic looking model and looks good in the case.
  15. @Edwardkenway is also the name of a pirate in one of my favourite computer games. Happy coincidence or do you follow the creed?
  16. I am going to try this technique for my build! Thanks for posting such a great and detailed build log. Your work looks super neat and tidy and something to aspire to. I look forward to following along for the rest of your build. (I’ll also be checking out your Sherbourne build too)
  17. Looks like you have made a great start. I have this as my next kit to build. As another rookie I’ll be following along for the ride!
  18. I have been slowly working away on this still. I have a new found love for the pin pusher! It has also become apparent that I did not fare the bulk heads correctly as I am having some issues with bulk head two. Nothing a little filler won’t fix...
  19. https://modelshipworld.com/tags/beagle/ The TAG system makes finding build logs super easy.
  20. Hello! My wife and I spent a lot of time just up the road from you in Saint-Jean-de-Luz in France and we got engaged in Biarritz. We love the Basque Coast. So many great surfing spots! (And not to far from some great skiing too). Spent a bit of time in Sans Sabastian and Mundaka. Great food, people and history! Welcome to the forum.
  21. Hi Martin, Just found your build log and have read through from the beginning. What a beautiful boat you are building! I love that it will be radio controlled too. I’ll be following along and enjoying the progress. So glad this popped up and makes me what to learn a bit more about racing cutters. They look like beautiful ships.
  22. One word of caution that I found with my build is that the supplied sails were much bigger than those in the plans. If you plan on putting the sails on I would make the boom and gaff to suit the supplied sails and not the length in the plan. Other wise I really enjoyed making this kit and it looks pretty good once completed. EDIT: If you change your TAG in the original post and remove the HMS part it will link through to all the other Bounty Jolly Boat builds on here.
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