Old Collingwood
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Right then folks it arrived yesterday - the box slightly battered but all parts seem fine - all sealed in bags, also with the kit I was supprised to find some extras - a mask set for the windows and a few areas that need masking, and also an Edward PE set, oh and an extra set of wheels, (I know the wheels in the kit are over scale but dont know if these are extras or replacements). Here are pics showing the extra items - OC.
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Excellent work, doesn't that look realistic some grand weathering going on there. OC.
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I have been working on some diagrams of the rigging - whats done and what still to be done - OC.
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Thank you Martyn, I was concerned about the different deadeye hights - but it is what it is, so I have made it intentional from the captain. OC.
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Another great aircraft kit - will be following this one also. OC.
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Quite a positive saturday at the bench - I continued with the mainmast shrouds, this time with a little more control I managed to get the next two spaced a little better. OC.
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Evening all, so with the foremast shrouds done - today I started on the mainmast, I constructed the first two lengths of rope then lashed them around the mast above the crosstrees, I tied the lashed part quite tightly making a neater job than I did on the foremast, I then ran the rope down and attached the shroud deaedeye - I did somehow manage to get the first one alot lower (just one deadeye distance between them) so I thought I better do the same on the other side, when I came to do the second rope I intended to make the gap between the two deadeyes wider, but for some reason and sloppyness on my side - I did the same again, oh well the first two rows will have to remain as they are (captain jack ordered them that way after a battle with the defiant - as a way to give more strength to the main mast) I will attempt to make the remaining four the correct gap. OC.
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Thank you denis, it can get a bit disoriented working under a low slung light and looking through the mag - glass - a bit tunnel visioned. OC.
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Good day all, so I had a short break - already new what I had to do (the temptation to work on her last night was incredible) so I painted two fresh blocks then when dry I made two sections of rope and de-fuzed them by rubbing watery pva on the the rope between my fingers, then I tied the block around the upper post above the tops, I then started routing the rope one side at a time - the first pic shows spaghetti junction, then I ran the rope down and did a few loops around the bits and glued and trimmed, I did the same for the other side and it does look better and runs far more naturaly. Heres the pics - OC.
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Thank you mark sincerley - its encouragement like this that inspires and enpowers not just me but others to carry on. OC.
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Very fine work, just shows what we can all do with plastic and a little imagination. OC.
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Dont worry mate I will get my mojo back, in hindsight I shouldn't have put the foremast yard on yet as it was just in the way while I was doing the upper foremast ratlines - and kept getting bumped, I was in a hurry becuase the lift ropes were getting my way a bit with the ratlines. OC.
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No problem mate, bet they will look great on the the ole girl. OC.
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Try this mate - http://www.avrmodel.com/en/accessories/3619-1-350-rn-white-ensigns-and-jacks.html or this - https://www.model-dockyard.com/acatalog/White_Ensigns.html OC.
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Hi mate, im not sure myself but lots of knowledge here so im sure someone will pop along. OC.
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Just what the admiral said, I will make some more lift blocks tomorrow and lash then around the topmast ontop of the mast cap then re route them to the yard blocks. OC.
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Not a great day today infact it was one of this flipping frustrating days at the bench where I took about six steps back First I started to do the upper foremast ratlines - talk about fiddly - my method using the tools I have was to cut a managable length of thin black thread then tie a simple singke knot at one end then and apply a dab of ca direct from the plastic bottle (that did start with a fine end but the glue soon eats it away - Locktite glue that is) also battling with the nozzle keep blocking, I use an angled pair of tweezers to catch the thread between shrouds and pull it through then simple loop over and a dab of ca, then the same at the end - then cut off at the shroud. So far so good apart from the dabs of ca on each junction (they look messy) so I finnished the ratlines on that section. But - I broke the lift blocks due to constantly knocking the yard, so I decided to cut both away and start again, I tried to simply glue both lift blocks to the side/top/underneath of the tops - but I had no room to handle them due to the upper shrouds getting in the way, when I did manage to secure them (not securley) I tried to run more ca around where they were joined but I managed to block the holes with ca where the ropes are supposed to run through - so I ripped them off turned the light off and walked away from the bench slighly frustrated/annoyed and wondering why I bother to try to do things so frustrating and fiddly. OC.
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