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chris watton

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    www.vanguardmodels.co.uk/

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    Forest of Dean, Gloucester, UK
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    Ships and cars.

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  1. You may find it easier to rescale the parts once they're in STL format, and use the slicer program to scale.
  2. I would only ever add gratings if the drawings/plans I am working from show them (Assuming your post is directed at my products) - I much prefer, from a production point of view to have no gratings, as they take much longer to produce than flat decks/floors - but if the drawings I work from show them, then they have to be included. They certainly are not added just for the hell of it.
  3. Swan class was only a foot longer along the gun deck, but Harpy was more stocky - in fact, it was this new class of more heavily armed flush decked brig-sloops that had made the likes of the Swan class obsolete.
  4. I have had a few customers ask if I was ever going to develop such a vessel, Personally, I have little love for such a thing, so when I became aware of this amazing kit, I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask if I can stock them. I can say that shipping and import taxes are pretty steep though, which have to be added onto the retail cost. I have been told my shipment wil be ready in 5 weeks.
  5. Usually, the prices shown on shop websites do not include the import duty/tax, that your government add, so you really need to take that into account.
  6. For those in the UK, I have ordered a batch of these fantastic kits (along with the John Smith Shallop), so I should have them in stock in the next few weeks.
  7. Yeah, I use the 0.25mm black thread for the vast majority of standard block tying.
  8. I seem to have missed this off my plans for Sherbourne, I shall make sure it is included for future plan sets:
  9. OK, I finally have the 33 (and a bit) foot Royal/Admirals barge/shallop in stock. This main file went through a lot of changes before I was happy with the final print, so now, compared to the first file, this should be a lot easier to add the pear parts. 64th scale – length 158.5mm 48th scale – length 211.3mm 33′ Royal/Admiral’s Barge – VANGUARD MODELS All 3-d printed boats: https://vanguardmodels.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=17419&preview=true Here are some pics of the 48th scale version that Jim (Hatch) has just completed, he has done a great job! For this one, it will be all about the painting.. The base and cradles are included with this one (2mm Pear), as I thought some may want it as a standalone model, and those that would like if for their model ship can use the cradles only if they wish.
  10. Cradles are an easy fix, just add some pear to the bottom edges of them to bring the height up. Somthing I have done many times...
  11. She does look great, Bob, and if I did such a job on her, I too would be very happy. I like nothing more than looking at the model when complete, or near completion, the lines, curves, decoration etc.
  12. A few have asked about size for Surprise. Well, below is a comparison in size with Indy at the top, then Surprise, followed by Sphinx and bottom is Grecian (all 64th, of course)
  13. That looks fantastic, I love the colours, especially the frieze background and figurehead. I cheat when it comes to shroud cleats. Instead of cleaning off the char, I paint them black... Never fail to be gobsmacked at the quality of people's work on these forums..
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