AJohnson
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I will be interested to see your work on the Hayling Hoy, I have that book and like you feel it will be the cause of much sawdust and cursing on my part! So it sits on the book shelf for now…- 122 replies
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Excellent work Jeremy and the display base and case really set it off.
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Well done Simon, Saucy Jack looks really good. 👍 That is a nice display you are building. You should have no trouble with “Nisha” another great kit from Vanguard.
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Hi Keith, good to see you back and making progress on your Erebus.
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That is really good first planking, very neat.
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A great looking model Richard, so delicate.
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Who needs an excuse to add a Hurricane to anything! 🤣 But you are right 1941 era, a tired Spit V maybe returning to any friendly airfield after meeting a new “Butcher bird” might make a more contemporary addition. Andy your models are definitely deserving of their own settings.
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The Kent history forum is a treasure trove of info for many things nautical. This link might be useful for anyone tempted by the Adder and her sisters. https://kenthistoryforum.com/index.php?topic=111.0
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Welcome to MSW!
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Yes, thanks for sharing all these great details. I will be trying to replicate them later this year hopefully on my Trial.
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Stopping by your website watching for Adder/Sherbourne updates and spotted you have a “Customers models” section, a nice touch. Are you actively wanting those sending or you approaching builders directly?
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Hi David, Glad you back safely from the ‘wilds’ of Scotland and hope not all your birds were blown to cover and you managed to spot some. Like you I have been puzzling over the rigging of the RMG model and trying to work out what to do, but fortunately I’m a bit behind you in my build, so will shamelessly copy you when the time comes! For instance the RMG model doesn’t have yard braces running to the stern, only the ones running to the bowsprit, though many other cutter models do have these both fitted, is that right, or is it a case of either/or? There are triangular fillets at the stern that in other cutter model have belays for the main sheet, yard braces and flag halliards. What do you think of those David. Very nicely done rigging, looking forward to seeing the “pointy” end done.
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A really interesting build Richard, very delicate and intricate looking.
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Well done Alan, that looks spectacular, I have really enjoyed following along on this one, what next?!
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Welcome to MSW John.
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Thanks Ron, I agree about Vanguard kits, as the basics are so well taken care of for the builder and the instructions/plans so comprehensive, it makes "assembling" the kit straight forward; I won't say "easy" as that could be misinterpreted by the newcomer. This frees up energies often absorbed with rectifying short comings of other kit manufacturers and allows the builder to go off in whatever direction they desire. The fact so many of us modify and even mildly "kit-bash" Chris's kits is a compliment I think to his designs.
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Some progress on smaller items over the weekend. Including belay pin racks, side steps, a scattering of hull eyelets, standard and cavel cleats. Additionally after looking at it a while I decided the lead roof of the cabin skylight I built in post #89 would look better if sectioned with join strips rather than as one big sheet of lead, which may have been made from smaller sheets anyway. Additionally I thought it was high time to give the crew an airing, just so they can get used to their new berth. They look a little too big on their stands at the moment, but they will all be painted and have the bases removed in due course, with the canons aboard it is going to look crowded and that is just under half the actual compliment. Thanks for looking in 👋
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1966 Buick Riviera by CDW - FINISHED - AMT - 1:25 Scale
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you are right Craig, a bit too blue, I shall sort that and make more brown/rum looking 🤣
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Evening all and thanks for the comments and the likes. This small update, now the stern trauma has been put behind me, is the completion of the small skylight above the Commander's cabin, based on drawing ZAZ6418 dimension. Scratch built as the companionway further forward, from left over 0.7mm wood from the kit, with additions of acetate windows and a lead roof. Finally a whimsical detail of a water butt and ladle was added for the exercising gun crews; when finished the model will show some of the larboard guns being "exercised" I have got a set of crew figures from Chris, including officers, Marines, seaman and a couple of gun crews, so around 20 figures, just under halt the Trial's actual compliment. Thanks for looking in and your continued interest.
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Hi Chris, if I’m reading @Maciek right he is asking about the square sail/yard. I am also interested in what the answer is, did yards run on the shrouds and is this why the front ones were served?
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I think that the darker rim is laser cutting char Alan, a manufacturing process by byproduct, not a deliberate addition of metal rims. It’s a pain to sand off and leave a round wheel, I spin trucks on a cocktail stick held in a Dremmel and spin them while lightly sanding with sanding stick.
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