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Part 2 

 

After weeks of prepping little things and figures and a few weeks off for Josie work, starting to fill in things. The front part of the ship, so eventually I’ll have 2 subs alongside 

I was  wondering  if your  Ok Lou.
 
OC.

Rigging done. 

Rigging the single (small) cargo booms. 

Update:
I feel that I've been a busy Possum today.... 🙂
 
Got the Portholes drilled out, something that I wasn't looking forward to particularly.
 
Anyway, the method: (Or the madness.... 🙂)
Firstly tape the ply templates that should have been part of the Hull in place. (Why didn't I use these? Personal preference. The Bow/Stern sides where these should have been, was faired in with knifing compound..)
You may ask why didn't I wait until the Hull was completely prepped/premiered. The reason is that I could reference the ply parts with the resin Bow/Stern Resin blocks and the edge of the base of the Deck.
Cut out the Paper Templates and strengthen the back of these with Blue painters masking tape. Pin the templates to the ply pieces, (Holes), two pins, Remove the Ply and reposition the templates on the Hull utilizing the same holes in both template and Hull. Drill out the holes using the paper template as a guide with 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0mm drills (94 holes X 3)  
So, it worked out o.k. The completed port holes look a little scrappy but this will change after priming. (There are also "Rivet" thingies that occupy the holes.)
I can now go over the Hull filling anything obvious, Spray with spray putty, (I love this stuff, it gives an "Eggshell" smooth finish.), and Prime.... 🙂.
 
So, onward but no more today.
I'll look at spraying the Deck pieces tomorrow with Vallejo clear.
 
Cheers....HOF.
 
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That wash worked a treat for your decks. Big improvement, Greg. 👍

Vast improvement, RGL. That yellowish tinge didn’t look ver realistic

used it on one of my destroyers, maybe it wasn't as strong when I bought my pot of stain

As long as you do not load the cargo on board your subs, when those are low on explosive cigars 😇

Vast improvement, RGL. That yellowish tinge didn’t look ver realistic

Guns and ladders added today. Next will be railings I think. 

Vast improvement, RGL. That yellowish tinge didn’t look ver realistic

Vast improvement, RGL. That yellowish tinge didn’t look ver realistic

Vast improvement, RGL. That yellowish tinge didn’t look ver realistic

used it on one of my destroyers, maybe it wasn't as strong when I bought my pot of stain

As long as you do not load the cargo on board your subs, when those are low on explosive cigars 😇

Now I’ve used a dark yellow wash to tone down the deck. Grubby but I like it better than the bright tan  

used it on one of my destroyers, maybe it wasn't as strong when I bought my pot of stain

As long as you do not load the cargo on board your subs, when those are low on explosive cigars 😇

Hmm.... all those blokes in the audience of the lecture are wearing facemasks.   I guess COVID has been around  a lot longer than we think.   LOL.

Yeah Jim I’m confused ! I’m the bloke in the back row who’s hard of hearing 

I can't cast a vote on any of the poll's questions, because I would need information on all manufacturers and their kits, which is impossible. This poll's results are in no way giving a true account of what it pretends to offer. I can hardly believe there is one person whom has bought a kit from at least 95%  of the manufacturers within a time frame that has had no major influence on the price.
It might be an idea to poll one's experience with the kit(s) build by that person.

Best wishes to you and yours too.
 
Cargo hoist workings aren't to hard, you'll figure it out in a jiffy

Best wishes to you and yours too.
 
Cargo hoist workings aren't to hard, you'll figure it out in a jiffy