Old Collingwood
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Hang on! was the Airfix 1/24 the huge one with that sliding canopy? if so thats the one I ment when I was young my late farther took me to my first airshow and there was a Harrier GR1 flying there, he then took me to a model shop and treated me to the Airfix kit and duly did most of the building of it as I was about 8 then. OC. -
Oh and I now love collecting these - OC.
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Very interesting - the only a/c I ever built in that scale was the Airfix Harrier GR-1 and Tamiya F-16. OC.
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Welcome back mate - now she is looking the business, really sharp details and very tidy paintwork. OC.
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Good day all, abit more progress today - I have been working on the two main deck port covers, I cut the two covers from the fret, then fed the rope through and glued the ends at the back, when set I trimmed the ends then glued it to the openings on the hull, after it had set I as able to tie a knot where the two sections of rope meet, after adding a blob of pva and heated with the dryer - I then trimmed the end. I then painted and weathered the lid/bracket/rope. Then it was the turn of the other side - same procedure, but this time I have left the port lid slightly open, the ropes have been attached in the same manner - just waiting to tie them. I have also neen lucky enough to get a replacement figurehead (the good lady wicked wench herself) I have joined the two halves together and cleaned her up slightly - just waiting on some brass paint and weathering the same as I have done to the rest of the brasswork. A few pics - OC.
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Looking forward to this denis - will follow with great interest. OC.
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Really nice clean detailed work a delight to watch. OC.
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Hi all, I managed to get outside and cut out the base board, then after sanding the edges I glued the sub - base down onto it using PVA and spring clips, I set this aside to set - While it was setting I turned my attention to the gun port lids and anchor points, the lids are opened/closed by a two point rope attachment on the lid creating a v shape with a rope coming down and attached to a spar sticking out of the hull above the port, a rope routes through the hull over the spars rounded end and down to the v shape rope link on the lid. First I drilled into the hull to accomodate the spar made from 2 x 2mm timber, this was cut longer than needed as the end would be glued and pushed through the hole drilled in the hull, on the ends I cut and glued a small piece of 2 x 2mm, then when set I rounded the ends, next I glued a section of rope on the top and secured it over the rounded edge. I finished off by gluing two of these (port and starboard) into thier positions. A few pics .... OC.
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Hi jason, thank you for the comments - the windows were un-diluted PVA the gorilla branded version. OC.
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Just a short note to say how overwhelmed I was with all the warm wishes that I duly passed on to the admiral. Tomorrow I will be cutting to shape the main base then glueing down the sub - base to it. Once gain a Huge Thank You. OC.
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Last job of the day was the shaping/painting and securing of the three rear transom/poop deck supports. OC.
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Next was to work on a sub section of the base I am building - first I cut to size a piece of thin ply, this is acting as a pre - anchor for the pearl then onto a more substantial base I have yet to cut (both offcuts of wood knocking around the house). I constructed four braces that were measured around the plastic kit frame supports, then glued down, I then set this aside to fix - then later I glued the pearl down onto the sub base. OC.
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Managed some work on the pearl today - I finished putting the main masts - lower sections together, I then cleaned up the seems on them then dry fitted them on the respective decks - they still need painting. OC.
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All the best to you and yours denis. OC.
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Thanks mate I know what you mean. We should resort back to our old navies a lovely diet of old meat. weevil biscuits and rum - I could live off the rum though. OC.
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