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  1.    Brett Slater reacted to a post in a topic: SS Blagoev ex-Songa 1921 by Valeriy V - scale 1:100 - Soviet Union
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  7. Brett Slater
    Your metalworking skills are quite extraordinary ! I've just made something similar but used plastic and that was hard enough, how you achieve this sort of result in brass is beyond me !
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  12.    Brett Slater reacted to a post in a topic: IJN Mikasa by Herby63 - Merit International with Pontos set - 1/200 - PLASTIC
  13.    Brett Slater reacted to a post in a topic: Cyclone-Class Destroyer 1902 by Valeriy V - scale 1:45 - Russian Imperial Navy
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  17. Brett Slater
    Lovely work, having never used fibre glass before i'll be interested to see what the process is. Presumably the mesh you've shaped over the hull is the "fibre" ?
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  19. Brett Slater
    Very interesting subject beautifully executed. Could i ask where you obtained the plans from ?
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  24. Brett Slater
    The workmanship on display here is out of this world. Just brilliant.
  25. Brett Slater
    The photos of her in later life show her with the yards removed. I'm not sure when this was done to be honest. At some point there was a refit and the upper deck was remodelled - perhaps it was then or when she did her Boer war service as troop carrier. Being my first foray into the nautical arena i decided early on that i would model her without yards but in a pre refit configuration . Maybe this is historically incorrect but the prospect of tackling the yards felt too much given my lack of experience. With hindsight this is my biggest regret, the rigging wasn't as difficult as i imagined it would be and i think i could have managed it (suspect it might have taken another few months though).
  26. Brett Slater
    I think they do work but i'm reliably informed they aren't wound up as they're too noisy !!
  27. Brett Slater
    Thanks - the clocks is my other half, she wasn't at all pleased when we found that the only place to put Servia meant that she had to move them all from the cupboard top to make space !
  28. Brett Slater
    One final photo of the ship in its case...
  29. Brett Slater
    Beautiful work i didn't realise these types of kits existed. I imagine they must take a huge amount of precision and skill to make them look this un-card like. Dread to think how tricky the curves must be.
  30. Brett Slater
    If you want to see absolute card genius have a look at the work of DORIS on this site. Here is an example
  31. Brett Slater
    I'm calling this done. Plenty of mistakes but what a learning exercise !! Hope you enjoy the pictures...
  32. Brett Slater
    This is a stunning piece of work. Your metalworking skills are incredible. As someone who is yet to venture beyond plastic and wood but is thinking of metal work can anyone recommend books or other resources that would help me get started ?
  33. Brett Slater
    Yes it is (first anything in about 35 years tbh) and believe me I've made plenty of mistakes along the way (as you'll see when i post some proper pictures of the whole thing). Most i've managed to fix but some i spotted too late and will have to live with. Have too say that i've absolutely loved working on this though.
  34. Brett Slater
    I've just finished the propeller (4th attempt) and again this is made entirely from plastic sheet. You can also see the brass lifeboat davits and the shapeways blocks that i've been using and will use when the lifeboats are fitted.
  35. Brett Slater
    Thanks, i think i read that the builders model is in Halifax as you say. I think i also read that it is in 1/48 scale so probably getting on for 4metres in length ! I wish i could have seen it before i started this project but flying to Canada would have blown my budget !

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