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This is going to be another very interesting build to follow along Keith, just looking at all the parts in the engine room , also hope you have a quick recovery on your eye surgery 👍 Regards Richard

Been working on the Victory and kept looking over at the Bluenose and felt it was well due for an update, 1y 2m since last one 🤔 So thought I would start with getting the name and scroll work on a black board, used Clover House dry transfers, Railroad Roman Condensed Bold - yellow which I think was the closest to the drawing. Scroll work I hand painted, do think I should have left a bit more space between letters or letters could have been smaller. Now the stern name plate was white, did try dry transfers but failed miserably, so started to make a decal, used word to make this but had quite a few rejects. Tried Inkjet printing first, printing was fine used Experts Choice white decal film for inkjet, then followed the instructions to cover the decal with Microscale Liquid Decal film then let it dry for a couple of days. Then went to put decal on the model once I left in water for 45 seconds the ink just peel off the decal leaving more of a white space, so kept trying and could not get it to work (this was the first time making decals) so went on you-tube and one guy was saying you should use a Laser printer, so went and bought a laser printer then had to get white decal film for laser printer. So for me this worked yeah The three white rings to be done later. To be continued. Regards Richard

Hi Wefalck, No did not file each link just removed about .007" each side by holding chain in a jig, it did make a difference. Regarding straps for deadeyes, these were made one by one first drill the holes using a jig I made, then I marked the shape with a pencil then used my Turbo Carver with a diamond bit I removed by eye free hand to my pencil mark, did not remove a small bit so that I could finish off final shape with file, again free hand. Best regards Richard

Thanks Mark

Hi Wefaick Not sure how to link my build but if you go to page 10 and look down 3 or 4 wip you will find mine, do have to do an update. Regards Richard

Hi Keith now have painted the chain but before I did I filed the chain down a bit and now it looks a lot better. Best regards Richard

Hi Jan, do have this picture and got the chain to look a little like it now. Regards Richard

Thanks Dave

Thanks a lot Bob and Nils I will update my blog once I paint it. Regards Richard

Thanks Keith will paint the chain and give some weathering and will see if will appear smaller. Regards Richard

Looking to see if anyone has a drawing, pictures, or better still drawing with dimensions of a Link Belt, which went between sprocket on Boom Crutch to counter shaft stand sprocket on Bluenose 1920 On my WIP here on MSW, back in May 2020 I machined the sprockets and then in post 205 I said I made sprockets to fit a 1/12 scale motor bike chain, well have mounted it now and I think it looks to big, so thinking do I build the Link Belt 🤔 Regards Richard

One heck of a model Robert, brilliantly done 👍 Regards Richard

Good job Tim 👍 Regards Richard

Hi Craig now we have trucks with eight bolt holes 🤔 Regards Richard

Good drawing Gary thanks for sharing, but look where the guns are, not in the middle of gun port? Regards Richard

Hi Allan, From the A.R. Bugler book, the trucks 18" dia and 16" dia were made from two pieces of 3" thk cross-grained curly English Elm, turned on a lathe then bolted together with six iron clench bolts so that the grain ran right angle to the other. Regards Richard

Very nice model Richard, that last picture is brilliant. Regards Richard

Coming along brilliantly Tom, looks like it was easier to do the rigging of the yards before installing masts 👍 Regards Richard

Hi Dave sorry for my late reply to your questions, The drawings are not supplied by Caldercraft, Bugler drawings and his book I won on ebay back in 2004 and John McKay drawings I bought from John this February. Here is the side view looking head on to give you this perspective. Regards Richard

Hi Dave, regarding your question "Are the Gun barrels to sit centrally within the gun ports when models are presented" I think you might have to find cross section drawing of your ship you are building, because I am building the HMS Victory by Caldercraft and in the instructions it says to put gun barrels in the center of gun port, but looking at cross section drawings of the Victory, by Bugler and John Mckay you will see they are not in the middle. This is how my model will be shown I am not an expert on this subject so I could be wrong. Regards Richard

This will be a joy to follow Gary. Regards Richard

Beautiful, brilliant, fantastic Keith, I could go on and on, a big thanks for showing how you made all your parts they are just outstanding. Will look forward to your next endeavor. Regards Richard

Sign of old age 😆 should have said copper thanks Wefalck. Regards Richard

Forgot I have .010" brass as well, at 1/64 it would be just over 5/8 dia, if I needed anything smaller I would just use some brass wire from a very small electrical cable. Regards Richard

Hi Harshil, catching up with your brilliant build, great to see you are doing a bit of scratch work, I find the small details always brings out the model 👍 Regards Richard