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Old Collingwood
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One day I will have to get round to carrying on with this build, I have her sat on the shelf, and all the parts to finnish her in the box, I was put off a bit by the plank bending errors and snapping - splintering planks, from just normal boiled water heating method(left in a tall glass with boiling water) OC.- 455 replies
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Thank you my friend, no worry about getting the walkway stuck to my finger but - "you know those sticky custard slice cream cakes"? managed to get that stuck to my finger, not good eating a sticky cake while building a model. OC.
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So - back on with the rear walkway today, I gave it a few coats of mid grey and left it to dry, its a bit rough looking, but it will be tucked away at the stern so no one midships or forward will notice it - just keep the captain away from it or it will be holystone duties for the painters for weeks. OC.
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Thanks robin, close work through magnifiers dont help either, looks ok well actually stunning when I take my glasses off. lol. OC.
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So - as i just explained to carl - I could not let it defeat me, so I took the parts and run hot water through them to remove any traces of PVA, then under our kitchen halogen lights and my magnifier I tried again using direct super glue, firstly attaching the walkway base to the rail, then the roof, mind you I managed to get more super glue on my fingers than on the assembly. At least its securley put together now even though its a bit rough and slightly distorted. OC.
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Thanks carl, think I maaged to salvage it (In a fashion) its a bit miss shaped but is super glued a bit stronger now(got most of it on my fingers) OC.
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Well that hasn't worked out well - whole walkway structure fell appart after I glued it all together, and its all a buckled mess - combination of lack of dexterity - holding small parts, and inabilty at glueing and securing such small areas. So guess it will have to be Warspite but minus the walkway (not very realistic I know) OC.
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Taking shape. OC.
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Some good work going into it my friend, your doing great work there. OC.
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I started on the rear walkway today folks, first I had to cut two pieces from the PE fret namely the floor and railings, then after a slight sanding of the edges next step was to bend the railing to meet the shape of the plastic roof section, I did this by bending it against a narrow sanding stick, as it was gentle enough not to damage the PE part, but also strait enough to get the fold, after doing this and comparing the shape to the roof - I layed a troth of PVA and layed the railing to it positioning it carefully then left it to dry. Next I turned me attention to the walkway footplate, this again was a PE part but I decided to attach it to the plastic footplate part after thinning it slightly - this will give it a liitle bit more strength. When they have set before adding the floor I will bend them into shape slightly more accuratley, ready for a bit of CA glue to secure them prior to painting the insides. Another reason for using the plastic footplate along with the PE is to make a better surface to glue it to the hull. Here are a few photos of the parts folks. OC.
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Slight change of plan I thnk, as I have been working from the stern - forwards, I think tomorrow I should work on the stern walkway, as this is a mini kit in itself and requires some PE parts. Here is a photo of how the parts look and when fitted to the ship. OC.
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I still salute your experise greg I know not just me but a good few of us think you are a master craftsman, and have established a benchmark on here pushing the boudaries of plastic modeling. Good on you greg. OC.
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There is always a certain amount of hands on - reaching across - holding a model to do work on them, and sometimes parts get broken or knocked off, but your work with extra fine details always looks as if you have mini robots doing the work for you, or you must have a surgeons hands. Amazing. OC.
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Superb work you made her look amazing. OC.
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Looking really nice robin - the oars really make her stand out. OC.
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I used to build most ot the 1/600 Airfix ships when I was a lad, they were quite crude by todays standards, but none the less an enjoyable experience, I remember on one occasion I went with my late parents down to Portsmouth (UK) Navy Days and was brought a Airfix model ship from their HMS Devonshire I think it was, that made building the model that much more significant. OC.
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