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  1. AJohnson
    Hi Craig, I shall dig out the Eduard sets and let you know the serials.
  2. AJohnson
    Glad to have you along Rob! I really admire your builds and so any hints & tips you can provide along the way, will be greatly received. Especially the great way you pre-paint and weather - when I get to that stage. I am hoping to do it as R7752 - "PR-G" but perhaps earlier in her career than she is normally modelled. Certainly not the all shiny-new scheme applied for the ubiquitous "photo-op" pictures of Beaumont and freshly painted Train "kill" markings/yellow cannons and leading edges. I have got some marking paint masks; mostly as large decals don't seem to look right at 1/24 scale. We shall see, we have time before I need to decide exactly what era I will portray R7752. My Brassin cannons are all there thankfully.
  3. AJohnson
    MSW is like an addiction, this kit has been sat in the stash getting on for a couple of years now and I was thinking I would be strong and finish up a few projects before diving in. But no. @realworkingsailor has done a wonderful build log of a "Tiffy" and @Egilman @Javlin @CDW @Landlubber Mike and other guilty parties (you know who you are!) have being chipping in with loads of useful insights and info and now I have worm in my head saying "do it!" 🤪 Thanks guys!!! 😆 I have built the "bubble top" version before, so know what to expect with this kit, but this time I have bought a few "extras" to pimp it up a bit. This will be a slow burner as I have got plenty still to do after the leak in the house and the place is a bit of a mess, but at least we have ceilings again as of this week. 😁 Just putting down a place marker to say, yeah I can't resist.... (now where is that straight jacket...)
  4. AJohnson
    Yes there are a few projects on the go, hopefully one or two might make it back into the skies one day. I support the group trying to get RB396 back into the air. Got the hoodie to prove it! 😁
  5. AJohnson
    I think the three blocks should be at the back of the mast and the rope passing through the "lubbers hole" in the platform. However the over-scale kit blocks and lashing to the mast push them too far out and so snag the platform. Your "cheat" to hold the gaff rigging in tension you could simply change to an "Ensign Halyard" and attach a flag to it! 😉 Though that usually was belayed further aft nearer the taffrail. Looking good! 👍
  6. AJohnson
    That looks very nice, congratulations!
  7. AJohnson
    Hi Kev, I’ve only just been catching up with your log and been enjoying your work. I hope you can find some time to do something on your model, even an hour or so concentrating on some little detail works wonders to leave your cares behind for a bit. Andrew
  8. AJohnson
    Small update showing the bridge deck and supports added. The supports again were constructed using styrene square section; thinned for the cross bracing, I used the paper parts as templates for these. I've made a start on the benches and these are laminated and drying now.
  9. AJohnson
    Welcome to MSW from North Yorkshire.
  10. AJohnson
    Hi Alan, I hope you are okay and not being worked into the dust! Hope you have time to get back to your Castle one day!
  11. AJohnson
    Thank you all for your kind comments on the work so far, I've had a little break for a short family holiday and I am now back working on the Earnslaw. I've read through the next few steps and have decide to deviate a little as the next step was to construct and glue on the funnel on, but knowing what I'm like I think that the slender and delicate funnel would not survive long. So I am doing the steps that consist of the more robust assemblies and the lower lying parts, working from the centre-line outwards, to save on the number of knocked-off / broken / lost bits! 😆 So to that end I have added the main hatch, lower wheel house, skylight and companionways. Think the many top-side passenger benches need starting next. Thanks for looking in 😁
  12. AJohnson
    Another stunning build Greg!
  13. AJohnson
    That is a very nice looking model, well done!
  14. AJohnson
    Enjoy your boating!
  15. AJohnson
    Absolutely, I hang the outsized stuff I build, in the workshop/garage. We all want to see you do a “twin” one day Chris! 😁
  16. AJohnson
    That’s a huge improvement Craig, I’d say well worth it compared to the moulded spokes 👏
  17. AJohnson
    Looking good Brian. I do glue deadeyes and chains in place. Mainly to stop the deadeyes rotating when rigging, I just use dilute pva to keep everything still and in place, the rigging will fix all in place in the end.
  18. AJohnson
    With the other Vanguard models you’ve done I’m sure you will be fine! 😁
  19. AJohnson
    If you have a smart phone with a camera, there are many apps like Google translate that will convert short passages of text into English.
  20. AJohnson
    Deck support pillars, many support pillars! Well 84# I decided pretty quickly I was not going to be cutting them out of card and so cheated and used styrene instead. I was dreading this part, but actually once I got into a "flow" they went on alright and actually most lined up and touched the under side of the promenade deck; those that didn't quite were hidden a bit by the mercifully still attached antenna/deck edges! On a short break now, but when i'm back it is onto the more "visible" stuff... 😲
  21. AJohnson
    Much more progress to report! First set of photos show the hull sides going on, firstly gluing on the stern formers I had skipped earlier and glad to report that went okay! What was fiddly was cutting out the side and not snapping off the top deck trimming/edges that flapped about like two antennae... the number of time I nearly trapped them between the hull and sides. - but got there in the end. Next post the numerous deck support pillars.
  22. AJohnson
    I like the extra anchor detailing you have done very much.
  23. AJohnson
    Looking good Dave, you are making really good progress! 👍
  24. AJohnson
    Dan, wow, first out of the traps again! - Whoosh! 😁
  25. AJohnson
    Nice one Greg, this should be an interesting little build!

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