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  1.    popeye the sailor reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Vanguard by marktiedens - Model Shipways - scale 1:72
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  11. Retired guy
    Hi Wally just spent an hour catching up on your brilliant build, you are doing a fantastic job on her well done mate. Regards Richard
  12.    Retired guy reacted to a post in a topic: US Brig Syren by WalrusGuy - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64 - Second wooden ship build
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  22. Retired guy
    Thanks Dave the solder I use is this one Regards Richard
  23. Retired guy
    Very nice Dave 👍 isn't it nice to figure out how you are going to build something and then go and build it. Regards Richard
  24. Retired guy
    Thanks Gary it was a small update but time consuming but I do like how they came out just way better than my first attempt, see right of picture Yea the clamps work great for handling small stuff got many of her small tools which again use a lot Thanks Per as you see from the pic above the re-do was needed, you should try it, was a lot of fun but it was also a lot of filing Hi Keith thanks for your kind comment, I have been told this before on other sites, and I am not quite sure why! did follow the instruction
  25. Retired guy
    Hi Per you could but this .006" glass from Clover House for a lot less. Regards Richard
  26. Retired guy
    Brilliantly done mate she's close to the finish line eh 👍 Regards Richard
  27. Retired guy
    Thanks Mark, Wally, Joe and Dave for your kind remarks and all for the likes. Dave the clamp was not made by me, but by Eclipse N0 10, made in Sheffield England. got quite a few tools from my Gran who was a jeweller Also have this hand clamp as well from her use both of these a lot Regards Richard
  28. Retired guy
    Wow just brilliant Gary every piece looks so real and your weathering is something I would love to accomplish. Regards Richard
  29. Retired guy
    Hi Eric, bit late with the reply but thanks for looking in and your kind comment do apricate it. So have done a little more to her but not so much in making but redoing, it started with the lower chain plates, which I had made from the brass strips .016" thick supplied with the kit found this out once I removed them, thought I had used some .010" brass sheet. So now I remade them out of .005" solder small tube to the ends then made a jig to drill the mounting holes and now have the lower chain plates more to scale.
  30. Retired guy
    I am also catching up on your brilliant project Keith and wow what eye candy that was just love the detail you add 👍 Regards Richard
  31. Retired guy
    Just to let you know I followed the instruction manual starting on page 10 and 11 Fig 1-3 and Fig 1-4 regarding bulkhead stanchions, I beveled and cut the stanchions as it says to do and then once I had the waterways installed made up the main rail and used fig 1-14 to install fake bulwarks stanchions, these I made with inboard bevel were needed to suit the shape of hull, not sure why you would need to cut them off 🤔 These bulkheads are not plywood so they do blend in well with the fake stanchions and also they help a lot when time to s
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    Just caught up with your build Dave all looking very nice great job, you have come along way 👍 and I am glad you have taken to the machines, and each piece you make will just get better once you learn the skills, as my Dad always said to me Rome wasn't built in a day 🙂 Regards Richard
  33. Retired guy
    Just caught up with you build Joe shrouds look brilliant and well worth the doing and all look to scale. Regards Richard
  34. Retired guy
    Just looked in the book I have by Arthur Bugler O.B.E and he has the drawings of 12 pounder Short 8'-2", 12 pounder Medium 9'-2" and 12 pounder Long 9'-8" 24 pounder 10'-3 1/2" and 32 pounder 10'-3 1/2" 32 & 24 pounder gun carriage 6'-2 1/2" long, and both the same width, 12 pounder gun carriage long and medium are the same at 5'-6 1/4" and short 5'-0 1/4" all the same width 12 pounder (long) 30 in number upper deck 12 pounder (medium) 2 in number forecastle deck 12 pounder (short) 12 in number quarter deck 24 pounder 28 in number middle deck 32 pounder 30 in
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    Thanks for dropping by Keith and Robin have had a few distraction, remaking, but all is good and do hope you had a good as can be Christmas, in the next few days will catch up on all of your builds Regards Richard

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