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A bit more decoration for later in the well. Fitted the sub deck and managed to knock one of the delicate stern pieces off. The sub deck itself was a perfect fit with no fettling needed. Stern piece refixed and then various pieces added that will be faired with the bulkheads once everything's cured. Simon

Having a few thoughts about how to make this a little individual. Going to try some work in the well. At least then if I’m not happy the cover goes on and all is well.

Just about anything before the D850 as far as I know. Nope macro and stacking go hand in hand for a large amount of subjects due to the microscopic depth of field at life size or above.

Hi all, This is my second kit. First was the Occre Polaris which you can see with the start of this project below. Really enjoyed that build and hopefully have learnt a lot from it to make this one better. Today was my first session on this kit. All I've done is make up the skeleton of the hull. This was a very different experience than with the Occre kit. Vanguard is much tighter tolerance and I suspect a far better base to start from as it all locks together to keep things square from the start. All went as written in the manual without any fettling needed other than the start of fairing. Using a Dremel to sand to the provided lines was very easy. I've a few ideas to make this my own but for now it's just sat curing for the next session. Back soon I hope. Simon.

Newer ones do but older Pro cameras have no aids like this as it’s assumed you have the technique to do it yourself by that point 😉 Be interested to hear how this goes as not sure how it would work.

And here is the finished article. Happy overall.

Great bellows, a set are on my list. Long focal length (I’d very much like the 180mm for specialised use)and high magnification with the bellows could make for some very interesting pictures.

Can be done by hand but should be done with tripod and rail. That way a true macro lens can be used and allows for the changes in aperture and microscopic depth of field that brings. Even cheaper rails will usually do with decent technique. Processing with Lightroom or Photoshop is simple, if time consuming too. Not a difficult technique. Lighting is likely to be more difficult.

Thanks a lot. For a first go I'm pleased.

Probably missed this being said but for reliable focus stacking move the camera not the focus.

Thanks Particularly enjoyed the planking. And the work to improve it after lol!

Cheers. I have the Saucy Jack to start next. The Mumble Bee is similar to boats my late father's family had. The Zulu was built two miles from me and the Fifie fished from my village!

Thanks. Lots of errors but happy for a first go. Will be happier after I've got some proper applicators for liquid CA!

It would be good if there were more really good quality kits of the exploration & industrial/commerce ships.

Here she is:

Afternoon all, Joined recently after an email conversation with the very talented Chuck. My name is Simon and I'm the prototypical middle aged chap in north east Scotland. I'm my wife's carer and I'm hoping model boats can be a relaxation when time is available. I have a mild brain injury so while I'm not too bad with the doing but I'm not great with the remembering of lots of names for new things, apologies in advance. I used to do a reasonable amount of woodwork with just hand tools but arthritis put a stop to that. Smaller tools seem, so far, to be kinder. I'm nearly finished my first kit, the Occre Polaris starter kit, and I'll get some pics next time it's out. It's taken me about five weeks to get to standing rigging and I'm quite pleased with how I've got on. There are plenty of errors but most I've found my way round or been able to repair. Having taken a lot of time looking at the various manufacturers and folk's results here I now have two Vanguard kits in the stash to work on. It seemed they are expensive compared to most but the quality and level of detail as standard makes them great value for money in comparison. Hopefully I'm realistic though and will do one or more of the fishing boats before progressing to any of the fighting boats. Personally I'd rather not model the fighting ships but as Vanguard kits seem so good I'd rather attempt them than not. Look forward to speaking with you all and hope to do a build log for the next kit. Simon