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  1. Kevin
    just recd an update of the build, 95% complete and looking far better than anything i could do
  2. Kevin
    It could be an early prototype before general release, i change things on my builds but never make a note of it
  3. Kevin
    So very very clever
  4. Kevin
    good evening everyone well i finished the main deck bulkhead braces this weekend was spent working aft, the stern light white metal moulding has been adapted to accept a 3mm led the boat deck supports have been adapted to fit and removed again, as they will be getting in the way, but they are marked where they fit as they are all slightly different, and have finally decided what colour's the build is going to be other than the hull boat deck edges being fitted now i have an idea of end colours lifeboat stations are pinned and marked out where the final position will be
  5. Kevin
    Thank you Gary, i do love big builds but she is a big lump, hopefully i can make a nice job of her,
  6. Kevin
    LOL the 100's of hours i have spent in red lighting, at periscope depth, and on the surface when at watch diving (the memories come flooding back) which is dimmed so much it then becomes black lighting
  7. Kevin
    another build of yours to follow, sorry i am not keeping upto date
  8. Kevin
    makes into a lovely looking build
  9. Kevin
    Great video, nice to catch up Jason
  10. Kevin
    While ago since i started this thread
  11. Kevin
    i will miss the updates when this build is completed, thank you for the work you have put into this
  12. Kevin
    WOW two updates in one day good evening everyone i finished the supports to the port side bulkheads, i will prime these and then paint red orche later typical not wained today and high pressure moving in, lol im back to work tomorrow any way time to dust the build off and let her get some Vitamin S
  13. Kevin
    good morning everyone well i enjoyed my week off and managed to progress on the St Nectan, but non of the outdoors jobs that needed doing, due to the very wel November Somerset weather the bulkhead are nearly ready for the whale back, still to be adapted to accept the deck, Hawse hole for the single anchor and now making the bulkhead stiffeners
  14. Kevin
    what a lovely fantastic project
  15. Kevin
    wow Dan, that lamination looks fantastic, Another brilliant build taking place
  16. Kevin
    Good morning everyone fitting the Whale Back this is one of those jobs where i could have done with being outside with plenty of space and another set of hands, but it was pouring with wain and on me own lol thank god for superglue and activator/accelerator i had earlier fitted a sheet roughly the right shape to the underside and strip wood on the inside of the hull to double the amount of contact area i spread ca on the white plasticard and held it against the hull and bonded it with a quick spay, 1/2 hour later all done, the sanding down has revealed a gap at the bow, other than that im very happy with it more hand rails made ready for painting, if u ever decide what could to finish the build in
  17. Kevin
    Good evening everyone work on the stern around the cod liver house, the rudder chains pass along the superstructure and then through a block along a skid and dissappear under the cod liver house. thats fine, BUT the superstructure is removable the chains on the blocks are not, so i had to think of a way to allow that i have created a dummy tubes that passes over the one fixed to the superstructure then made up the hans rail on top of the cod liver house
  18. Kevin
    Good evening everyone with the exception of weathering, the steam winch is now completed
  19. Kevin
    Good evening everyone perhaps the best days modelling i have done for some time The more i do on this winch the more i find to do, not from instructions but from real life photos and other build logs, lots of anti twist/bracing bars to go in still
  20. Kevin
    Good afternoon Still wip, what a fun, enjoyable project
  21. Kevin
    Good evening everyone I have a weeks holiday, so back to the trawler, started to paint up the steam winch
  22. Kevin
    good evening everyone spent this weekend on the funnel area, was meant to be a easy task, but it wasnt, took a lot longer than it needed to but at this time im happy with the results i have decided on her final colours, they are colour coat enamels supplied by soverign Hobbies and will represent her 1945 image the ladder, 3 piece PE set with a shaped ring Ladder need to go forward at the base in line with the steam pipes the new steam pipe does not look rifht, infact it looks like it being forced into position, i will have to sort that out during the week
  23. Kevin
    Looking very good robert, and welcome
  24. Kevin
    is that the same as a fiddle block?
  25. Kevin
    I used the etch primer successfully, but it has to be mixed and letr it stand for a couple of hours before it can be used, this was on the two small gun platforms from my last post, and then spray painted with a grey primer, as i am not sure what the final colour will be good evening everyone the main deck has been fitted now so i have a solid non flexing hull, the gross beam were reinforced with brass rod the 1/4 deck was also fitted, i got a brilliant fit, but when i tried the superstructure it seams the 1/4 is to far forward, if i correct it where it needs to be the deck will be 1/2 way up the depth charge exits in the stern, so may have to file some away at the same tim thin the stern bulkhead down this afternoon i made some of the mast up with the lookout cage, this is all soldered, i just need to straiten som of it out to look more presentable made the engine room cowls as well, yes its some kit plastic nothing on the deck plates has been fixed into position

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