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Welcome to MSW from North Yorkshire.
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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! -
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 😁
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Another stunning build Greg!
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That is a very nice looking model, well done!
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Enjoy your boating!
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Absolutely, I hang the outsized stuff I build, in the workshop/garage. We all want to see you do a “twin” one day Chris! 😁
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Vincent Black Shadow by CDW - Revell - 1:12 Scale
AJohnson replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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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.
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With the other Vanguard models you’ve done I’m sure you will be fine! 😁
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Anyone out there working on a card model?
AJohnson replied to gagliano1770's topic in Card and Paper Models
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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... 😲
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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.
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HMS Snake by drtrap - Caldercraft
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Looking good Dave, you are making really good progress! 👍
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Dan, wow, first out of the traps again! - Whoosh! 😁
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Nice one Greg, this should be an interesting little build!
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Vincent Black Shadow by CDW - Revell - 1:12 Scale
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Your making great progress Lyle, do you think you will have finished in time for your vacation? 😲
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It's been a busy old week, so not much progress to report on in that time, but I have finished all the details on the main deck so I can now add the top deck and hull sides. These details included the steering gear grating, a couple of sets of bollards and benches around the main hatch. I also had a go at some smaller details and replaced the printed staircase handrails with cut-out versions, they don't look to hot up close, but this is about the limit of my card skills so far. Thanks for following along and the likes! 😁
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And you have done a great job building it Mike!
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Hello all, I've made some progress on the main deck, firstly scoring and cutting out all the slots that will eventually provide supports to the hull side and upper deck support columns. I glued this onto the hull spine and formers and left to dry. I have decided to leave the stern lower formers until I temporarily separate the model from the building base later on, I didn't like the look of how they were glued on the other build log, they look very fragile and I'm not sure how I would glue them with enough strength. I am planning to add them once I'm at the stage of forming the stern, add the formers to the underside of the main deck, making sure they align and let them dry before forming the stern around them. Time will tell whether this is a "Cunning/Baldrick" plan... In the meantime the main deck needs a few details adding. So I have formed and glued on the cargo hatch, latrines, Engine room entrance. I cut out and pre-painted the cut edges of the optional doors before adding to these parts. Next up, working aft, will be the addition of the Engine room, Saloon & stairs to complete this section of the instructions. Thanks for the like and dropping by.
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Agree with the comments above, really nice to see these additional details take shape and a detailed explanation of your process, trials and tribulations, as Alistair says, inspiring stuff!
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