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  9. Old Rentner
    You are right the case was far the most expensive item in the build but it’s nice to have something that was well made.
  10. Old Rentner
    Thank you Ian - I’m afraid that it was not much of a party though!! After the intricacies of the Mayflower rigging and the minuteness of the rails and stairs, I doubt that there will be an other build!
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  12. Old Rentner
    Thank you for your encouragement. I’m glad that it is finished, it was a bit of a struggle for me to improve it because the kit built as Airfix intended looked pretty terrible!
  13. Old Rentner
    I think that the case is the best part!
  14. Old Rentner
    Thank you - I did not find it too easy!
  15. Old Rentner
    Thank you. I did not realize that it was considered to be a poor kit but after struggling with some parts I do see why now!
  16. Old Rentner
    The ‘finished’ model now stands firmly on a wooden base with an acrylic cover! The end!
  17. Old Rentner
    Finally, I made a name plate and then decided that the SS Canberra needed a flag or two!
  18. Old Rentner
    More lines and cables added and missing stairways on bridge replaced! Hopefully I don’t find anymore to add!???
  19. Old Rentner
    I discovered some steps that did not have rails so I fixed those. I also added a couple more ‘rigging’ lines. I’m finding that the more photos that I take the more errors are exposed!
  20. Old Rentner
    Thank you too, I tried to do my best - I would have liked it to be better.
  21. Old Rentner
    Thank you!
  22. Old Rentner
    I just don’t know? I’m too old to set up a wood modeling workshop so I think that I am committed to plastic kits. If I did not have the proper and professional wood working tools I would be very frustrated so this is not an option now. I made many planes as a boy and don’t feel inclined to go in that direction, and I don’t have the artistic abilities or painting kit to weather military vehicles. I checked out the Revell old boat kits and compared to the SS Canberra or Mayflower the parts seemed rather gross and crude would you believe? Maybe I just go back to writing about thimbles: https://sites.google.com/site/moreaboutthimblestest/home/pdf-s
  23. Old Rentner
    Finally, my working table is ‘clear’ again!
  24. Old Rentner
    At last the SS Canberra (1/600) is finished as far as I can go!

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