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So I measured the angle on Bills drawing and as far as I can tell its the same as the RMG drawing. That's assuming LWL means the water level. Here is my stand with a 10mm spacer that brings it up to the correct angle, I think this looks too steep. Probably half that would do it, I love tinkering until it looks right, all part of the build for me. Tim
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OK. I have gone for a satin black base. I think this works, some of the contemporary models at RMG have black stands. @Thukydides Thanks for the comment, I have spaced them out further and the model is then not level, is that important? I suppose the mast needs to be vertical, but as its not yet fixed in place, difficult to tell as you say this is all down to a personal choice. Tim
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Hi Christopher, my build which was inspired by this build by Thunder and is already nearly two years in the making. I wish I could have thanked Bill in person. It's great to have a relative of his on the forum. Do you make model ships as well? Tim
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Hi @Thukydides thanks for the positive feed back, I would have to agree on the spacing. I will have to do something about the heights of the pedestals to get the model level if I move them wider. On the wood front, I did find a bit of wildly grained parana pine but it looks a bit too goofey. Might even do a painted base. Tim
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After remodeling the kitchen over winter now the garden has started up again. I did manage to get a stand made from a bit of mahogany I had, not sure if it works? It's a lot redder in real life. pleased with the brass fittings from Cornwall Model Boats, dulled down as they are bit bright otherwise. Comments please. Tim
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Hi Craig Believe it or not, there are crazy peeps who make and fly things just like this from my local airstrip ( Shobdon ) Close up they look like they are made from ali. tent poles and ripstock with a brush cutter engine bolted on. Some even have cabins and windshields. I will stick to making my models 🙂 Tim
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I don't know how I missed this build, great work, now I am here, you are inspiring me to get back to my build. Tim
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