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Thanks for the head up Allan, I'll keep a watch for the type when they arrive,,, I've downloaded the guide and it tells you to round them off -
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Gary/Allan many thanks for the information... Just had a look at Vanguard models site... . so Allan in a moment common sense ( I wimped out) and bought the carriages for the 24lbrs.... mainly because they have all the brass fittings with them I'll save the scratch building for another day some very nice things on the site so bookmarked for some future moments of weakness Many thanks for your help and information much appreciated Jim
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Good evening all I am opening up the main gun deck on the Caldercraft Agamemnon 1781,,, can somebody please point me in the direction where I can find the carriage dimensions for the 24lbrs carried by her,, many thanks Jim
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Boris79 ,, that looks superb,,, a wee bit late got this one but worth following up next time.... Many thanks for the idea Jim
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Plates completed at long last,,,,,,, that really tests your patience,,,, couple of small repairs to take place after removing the plastic waterline strip I had put onto it..... So starting work on the gun ports to ensure they are the correct size for the hatches
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Looking back through the photos, even although I had laid the plates differently I had also made this error on the port side without realising what I had done.... this probably cost me quite a few hours of work cutting plates to fit ,,, So now I know for future projects,, never to old to lean
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Morning Yves One other wee thing... I found that some plates have a small lip around the underside,, making them sit proud when placed on the model,,, I started scrapping the underside with a scalpel 2 or 3 times before placing them on the model.. Jim
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Tom,, just caught your build... some very nice excellent work there,,, really like your rigging..... A we question if you don't mint.... the deck gratings,, is that the ones that come with the kit..... the spacing looks a bit big to me for the scale,, or is it just the way I'm looking at it Jim
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Many thanks for the comments guys.... Tom I agree about laying the plates in the same manner as the planks,,, this is my first try at this and I believe I improved as it progressed..... I have Diana impatiently waiting in her box.... and when I do that then I may give that method a try... Yves,,,, good luck with your Bellona..... I have found the plates enjoyable however it is very repetitive as you may have guessed... I found it easier working on it for a couple of days,,,4 - 5 hrs per day then leaving it for a couple of days,,, Jim
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error plates ripped off an replaced,,, its getting there
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After completing the port side I decided to try a different way os laying the copper plates for the Starboard side,, however I think I may have been a wee bit over enthusiastic and made an error... Working from the centre and up from the keel I laid them in layers, however at the waterline I laid then straight, resulting in a mismatch, circled in red.. I believe I should have just followed the natural curve of the plates up to the waterline... so a wee bit of repairs to be done
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Well I've reached the half way stage at last,,,,,.. filling in the gore lines appears to last forever.... especially getting to the narrow strips... for the other half I'm thinking of doing it a slightly different way in trimming the full plates slightly on the ends where required to try and get as many full runs as possible
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Many thanks Kevin... I think I'll give that a try All the best Happy new year Jim
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Thanks Kevin,, your plates look fantastic.... I've never heard of a salt wash... can you tell me what it consists of please Many thanks Jim
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A wee mistake on my part....when laying a length of plates I've only been looking at them from the broadside...... Looking at it broadside the bottom run of plates on the left look good.... but looking at it lengthwise its going off at an angle.... .
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