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    A great and helpful article, thank you. I almost exclusively use the permagrit tools for the roughing down and tools 'stolen' from wife's nails beauty kit for the finer aspects. Have a set of french curves scrapers but sometimes, although can be dangerous, i piece of broken glass as a scraper. I have reground old swann mortan scalpels to make shaped scrapers but have used for making small moulding. Not sure why not occurred to me to use for the hull and decks as you describe. I will certainly be trying that. Thank you, Adrian
  5. Thunder
    Hi David, Unfortunately I didn't keep them, I had no reason to as the rigging was dubious at best so would produce my own plans if deciding to ring. To be honest i used the Anatomy of the Ship book more as the kit has the spacing of the cabin windows incorrect and i made new bulkheads. Sorry, Adrian
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  12. Thunder
    I have done sails with paper before, soaked it to make sewing the bolt rope etc in place. Soaked again whilst rigging, especially the furled sails. Then dried with an air dryer which gives a billowing effect.
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  15. Thunder
    This is my version of the Airfix kit, built many years ago. There is a similar discussion on another forum Airfix & Heller's SAINT LOUIS - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products I seem to remember having a catalogue somewhere with the Airfix and Heller kits in
  16. Thunder
    This is my version of the Airfix kit, built many years ago.
  17. Thunder
    I believe Pyro also did this subject under the title 'French man of war'. Can be seen under Lindberg as a pirate ship for Sir Henry Morgan.
  18. Thunder
    Hi Tim, Just had a catch up on your build - seriously impressed. Has put mine to shame. Adrian
  19. Thunder
    Hi Tim, Not looked in on this website for a long time. It was one of your updated that prompted me. Your Speedy is looking really great, you should be proud of what you have done. You are right to sort your own rigging, i found some errors with what Bill Shoulders did, mainly with the bowsprit. He was suggesting what would be more for a sloop which would be a shame as it is the rig of the bowsprit that stands out for a cutter. I will try to keep an eye on your work from here to completion. Adrian
  20. Thunder
    That is similar to these:
  21. Thunder
    Below is just brass coloured paper used in standard ink jet printer
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  23. Thunder
    I believe this would of been the Pyro kit originally. I had this once and actually throw it away. Box art was good for colours though so may be worth searching for images of that.
  24. Thunder
    I second these books, they are excellent. I built the Cutty Sark using one over 25 years ago. I intend to use it soon to build the Imai Cutty Sark.
  25. Thunder
    I have built, or have stored away ready, all of the Airfix kits but Endeavour. They all look great built. I was at the IPMS show in Telford UK where they exhibited the Great Western and was surprised how little care they had taken over it when compared to every other kit on show. My version is below
  26. Thunder
    I built the Airfix many years ago. Was looking to replace masts and yards, (with new Airfix replacements) as could do better but is a great kit.

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