marktiedens
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Thanks everyone for your nice comments. Nigel - I seem to be drawn to ships of this era with their extreme sheer - they just seem so majestic.Buck - the top rail moulding is 210mm long & 2mm wide.It`s actually made of brass & has a flowery design stamped on it.I just touched the highlighted areas with a small brush with different colors.Don`t know if it`s correct but it seems to look ok to me.Sorry about the poor photos - I need to experiment a little more with the settings. :mellow:
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Looks good.Mine don`t really have enough curve to them but they will have to do. Mark
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Thanks Joe.I am up to 300 individual pieces painted now - almost done with the paint work.Sorry the photos are not better - I am a lousy photographer.
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Nice build you have going.I built this kit many years ago.From the looks of your kit Mantua must have totally redesigned the kit since I did mine. Mark
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Awesome work! I built the Sergal kit many years ago but did not realise at the time how inaccurate it was.
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Hello Michael.This is how I made the holes for the upper handrails - I first drilled the holes just slightly smaller than the square posts & then used a very small square file to partially square them until the posts were a snug fit.The holes are not perfectly square but you would need a magnifying glass to see it.Somewhat tedious work but it turned out nicely.
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Many thanks Lin Feng & Matti!I can now see the light at the end of the tunnel on all this painting.
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I see you have the same problems I do - build it & then tear it out & try to rebuild it correctly . Mark
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A small update - starting on the bow decorations. still working on the Roman soldiers. Mark
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Great work Matti! I just counted my stern figures - 192. I am also working on the bow figures.
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Awesome rigging! Looks like I may need to spring for some of Chuck`s blocks when I get to that point.
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You`re doing a fantastic job on this build. I built this ship from the Panart kit many years ago but just used the cast decorations from the kit.Your carvings look much nicer. Istill have the plans - dated 1993.
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More nice work - looks good. Mark
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Nice work - looks sharp.
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Thanks Matti.
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Thanks everyone for looking in.By the way I know the upper round gunports look crooked but they are level with the deck.
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Starboard hand rails done!also added some nice black nails to the wales - seems to add a little character to the hull to me.
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