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  1. Craigie65
    Thanks Dan, that is really kind of you to say so. I nearly want back to her the other day, but I am not far off finishing HMS Exeter - just those damn photo etched railings to go. You never know might just get her finished before Christmas. Andrew - I did see your logs. I had a stack of aircraft i tossed when we converted the garage to my office. I kept but three, one of which is my favourite of all time the Hurricane. A sadly underrated and overlooked beauty.
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    I have paused and returned to plastic. I am toying with stopping the build admiralty style with no masts - I would only have to add the lower deadeyes. The only thing is, I have the sails and it would seem an expensive waste not to use them!
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    I sure you will move the sail up a bit to get the lower boom on the main. I think the ring it fits into needs to be glued to the mast. I found the rigging a bit simplified in places, but I guess the kit is aimed at a novice. I could have done a bit more research but TBH this kit was purely for fun and I loved every minute of building her.
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    Very neat
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    Perfect colour!
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    I am looking forward to the Indy being released. Not sure my wife shares that enthusiasm. 😂
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    You will have this finished in no time. What is next on you list to build?
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    Wow you are keeping busy! Nights must be drawing in in Scarborough
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    I had fun painting mine. Luckily they behaved themselves and remained attached to the double sided tape whilst spraying. Just needed to remember to mark the tape with “bow” and “stern”!
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    It really does bring it to life. Have fun with the timber heads - lots of fiddly removal of char 😉
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    Yip, this took me quite a while too. I tried to use a waterline marker, but found it too difficult under the counter. In the end I used the Mk 1 eyeball to run the masking tape before spraying the anti fouling coat. Decided that I was not going to have a boot top on this one.
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    Looking good, but be careful, the plans are not 1:1. They are about 85%.. which reading properly you are aware of! Sorry
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    Looking good, you are certainly cracking on with your biuld!
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    Good warning - I used the plans for one mast and could not understand why it looked wrong when attaching all the cleats, eyelets etc. There was also bit of discussion on this when it came to the sails. @AJohnson was making his own. Turns out plans were reduced by about 15%. Anyway your build is looking great - the mast look very neat. Mine has stalled just shy of starting the masts. Tempted to leave it, but I do have the wonderful sails and it would be a shame not to use them.
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    Looking good!
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    Excellent work!
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    Numbs the pain of the midges 🦟 And the minuscule photo etch on my return to the dark side of plastic ships😱 (with apologies to Bowline for the detour on this excellent build)
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    Love the brown colours on the metal work - so much more natural looking than black. Hats off for correcting the hatch haha - too much Scotch in your blood, no such thing especially if it is from Skye.
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    Wow that is a great spot. I did not look at the plan and merely covered the hole in the deck. The part plan clearly shows the hole to be off centre, but my hatch looks centred. Mind you when you add the winch gubbins you can’t tell. Indeed this pic clearly shows the offset By the second pic I have a centred hatch - I must just be on the very edge
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    I think you are secretly holding out for the Indy 😉 I will pull up the proverbial chair and follow along.
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    Not sure how I missed this log, following now. Very neat indeed. That’s the hard part over, the rest is pretty straight forward.
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    Glad to hear you are feeling better! Wow that is wonderful work. Looking forward to seeing this one finished.
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    Well done! What’s next - a three master with all those lovely ratlines? 😀
  24. Craigie65
    The plain seizing looks fine. I tie the top of the shrouds off the model using a piece of appropriately sized dowel. You need to play around a bit with the build sequence but it works for me. Ratlines will be done in no time, only three knots per ratline😎; compared to a three mast-er an absolute doddle. You will have your Nisha launched in two shakes.
  25. Craigie65
    Loving this - looks like a really hard working boat! Excellent skills

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