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  1. AJohnson
    Thank you for the ensign tutorial, it looks very good with those natural curves in it. Quick question, did to airbrush both sides? If so could you see through sufficiently to line up the red and blue okay, just curious for when I try it! 👍
  2. AJohnson
    Hi Dan, that looks like a great first layer of planking to me.
  3. AJohnson
    Looking very atmospheric Alan especially the b&w version of the picture, can’t wait to see these finished.
  4. AJohnson
    Really impressed with how neat your work is. This log is a great reference for cutter builders - I know I am often consulting it for my Trial build. 👍
  5. AJohnson
    Nice to see you back on your Diana Dave. Looking very smart.
  6. AJohnson
    Welcome to MSW Stuka. If the Sherborne interests you as a subject then I agreed that would be my choice also. Start a build log for advice, it also helps the kit designer and owner of Vanguard models in on MSW! 👍
  7. AJohnson
    Looks great Alan.
  8. AJohnson
    Wonderful work Andy, also great news also about the Heritage grant to continue the restoration. 😃
  9. AJohnson
    As yours has to be advertising “Eye Candy” and “Pop” on the Box cover and instructions, then a strong contrast between Red and the neat black edges you mentioned would get my vote. 👍
  10. AJohnson
    Thanks for the book recommendation Chris. I think the Red bulwarks and varnished sides will show off Harpy to her best. The changing of inboard bulwark colours is something I have been reading up on in Mariner’s Mirror papers recently. Pre 1795 Red bulwarks, 1795-1805 the transition to Yellow, although this seems to have been occurring even earlier. The “firm” date for Yellow bulwarks appears to be 1807 by which time Red paint had been removed from the approved list of RN paint supplies. But Harpy served long enough possibly to even had Green inner bulwarks and White outer at the tail end of her career. Plenty of scope for builders to research and choose from! 🙂 As for the Kent History forum questions, I’m sure a random selection from “White cliffs of Dover”, “Garden of England” or “Flat beer” would get you in! 😆
  11. AJohnson
    Looking very good as expected Jim and Chris! There is a good reference for Harpy on the Kent History forum, with a contemporary painting of her and Fairy engaging Pallas in 1800. Depending on how much accuracy you can attach to this painting, Fairy and Harpy look quite dark, perhaps unpainted except the standard black wale and below, compared to Pallas. Given Harpy had such a long career, she no doubt sported many colour schemes during her time. https://kenthistoryforum.com/index.php?topic=120.0 The same site has good background information on most of the Acute class gun brigs (Adder) if interested. Looking forward to the next instalment! 😁
  12. AJohnson
    Very smart build, making me look forward to starting mine! Those 24 pounders do dwarf Sherbourne’s guns!
  13. AJohnson
    Thanks, I have no idea what make it is, I suspect some generic Chinese knock-off, I picked it up cheap at an auto jumble! 🤣. It is okay, but only any use for small jobs.
  14. AJohnson
    Great step by step log Glenn, thank you for taking the time to spell it all out for us that are following. She is looking really good!
  15. AJohnson
    Updates for this weekend, before I torture myself watching England play football later! ⚽ 🤦‍♂️ Have made a start on the masts and yards. Largely as the instructions, I did however add mast hoops (purchased from @chris watton) , as I am adding sails and also some minor details added to the stool for the main boom, as David @dunnock did on his Trial build, shameless copying... 😁 For the main boom I have also decided to thicken the main boom jaws and add card bands and wire to simulate iron reinforcement bars. Started adding blocks using the thread I got from Ropes of Scale @BenD gone with brown standing rigging instead of black, very impressed with this thread. 👍 Adding a few extras; for the top rope as an example, I'm referring to the Cutter chapter in Lennarth Petersson's Rigging Period Fore & Aft Craft, quite how far I go I'm not sure yet. Think this get me as far as completing Plan sheet 6. Thanks for looking in. 👋
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    Great news Ben, I’ve only just started using your ropes on my Trial build and I am very impressed with it. Good luck to you for the future. I will definitely be ordering more for my next projects.
  17. AJohnson
    Just found this log and will follow along, did you start the planking since your last log. Great start so far!
  18. AJohnson
    Congratulations, a great looking model, very envious of your display gallery!
  19. AJohnson
    Hi Glenn, I will be following along, I will be interested to see how you build this one as I have Adder to do next once I have finished Trial.
  20. AJohnson
    Agreed, very tidy.
  21. AJohnson
    Brilliant work Glenn, a very impressive looking model.
  22. AJohnson
    That looks a wonderful place to spend some time, while the Admiral does “shopping”. Hope you are having a great time.
  23. AJohnson
    Hi all, finished off some of the items on the hull over the last few days. This included a re-make of the stern knees, as these did not survive the replacement of the belay pins. The addition of the Roman numeral waterline markers - these were an absolute torment to space correctly for some reason and the carpet monster eat two of them, so I ended up making those out of card strip, from the usual viewing distance you can't tell, so ended okay. Bulwark ladders added; one in place and one stored near the stern, as I'm sure these would be stowed in action, as they get in the way of the Carronades, added hand-ropes for the sides by repurposing the spare companionway stanchions. Added shot garlands and pyramids of shot for each gun and added the deadeye straps; loose fit for now until the shrouds can be setup and final fixing of the strap positions can be gauged. Finally I assembled the display stand, this I think gets me to pages 48/49 of the instructions, so on to masts and yards next, with the odd detour for anchors when I need a change. Thanks for the likes and comments. 😁
  24. AJohnson
    This looks just great Jim , like Glenn I'm sorely tempted after I finish Trial and Adder(Sparkler)... now strategies required to convince the Admiral! 😆
  25. AJohnson
    That hull looks very smart!

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