AJohnson
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Very neat Chris, have you stained the wales or painted them, they look good. Funnily I have just made the opposite trip to you, paused my Sparkler for a trip into Card Country. Not had time to set up a log though. -
Airfix are a world away from where they were in the 1960’s & 70’s, they now use lidar scanners of the real subjects for their templates, so combined with CAD and modern mould tech, you know it will be good. However some of the “old school” knowledge and research has lapsed with the passing of the old guard. This kit is a case in point, Airfix used a Bolly as the scan template, so among other issues the shape of the engine fairings behind the nacelles is of the Bolly; more fulller and rounded than the Blenheim, so at least for this build that is a plus! 😁 Another example is their recent 1/72 Mosquito I did a build log on here a while back. Airfix used a post war Target Tug version for their template and faithfully recreated the target towing equipment at the end of the bomb bay and most heinous of all they also scanned and included the museum stands holding up the undercarriage so the tyres didn’t deflate. That lot all needs filling and or sanding off! All nit picking, “rivet counting” comments I know, but as Andy does with his builds, a little research can still pay off in these high tech times.
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All the best to you also Rob for 2025, your Erycina is coming along nicely.
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Very nice looking model Andy!
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I will follow this one with interest, love dreadnaught and ww1 era vessels
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Thanks Alan, I have lost my mojo with it a little, not helped by another visit to hospital, but will return to it one day.
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Congratulations Mike, your Alert looks fantastic, the sails really bring it to life.
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Good to see the updates Mike and intrigued to see what you are doing about the sails.
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Good to see you back!
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That looks really good Alan, I have a couple of old White Ensign Models subjects that are mixed media and I always shut the box again when I look inside. 😆 given your fine Galatea maybe I should give them a try!
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Looking very tidy Dan.
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Congratulations Chris, another fine card build. You have inspired me,I might have to get a card model out of my stash next time I hit a hard bit on my current project.
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Santa must think you have been a good boy this year David! 🤶 Good progress on the shrouds. 👍
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Great job, interesting subject!
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Well as Sparkler is undergoing an 'ugly' phase of the build; lots and sanding, filling, primer - repeat and there is nothing much to report until that stage is done, I thought I would show the progress so far on the little 18ft. Cutter I have bought from VM to go with it. This is one of Vanguard's wood mini kits and not the latest 3D printed incarnation. I just wanted to try one, but can see myself getting the printed versions in future. There are a few logs on MSW for these mini kits, so I won't repeat what has already been said elsewhere, other than to note they are just as great quality as the main kits. The only thing I have tried to do is hone my planking skills on this smaller scale, so I did shaping and edge bending as with the main kit. I used the Super Phatic glue mentioned before and pinned the planks in place as I went. One of the hairiest parts 😬 was removing the MDF bulkheads after sanding the outer hull. - All went well in the end, but what a relief not to break anything! 😁 The last picture shows a 'dry-fit' of the P.E. deck parts. More updates in due course as I need relief from sanding & filling, thanks for looking in. 👋
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