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good evening everyone i moved from aft again to the bridge area, and progressed onto the the twin guns (20mm) i think, one went together ok but the other one became a disaster, not helped by dropping it and not finding it because it caught in the dogs hair as later found in the garden the platforms have to be adapted, to allow for the guard rails, the etch has a scribe line where it is to be cut if required ( as this gun was used in many builds) and it may not need to be adapted then i cleaned the platforms with the etch cleaner, and for the first time i mixed a tiny amount of the etch primer let it sit for 3 hours and applied it, i impressed with the results, but also learnt not to put the etch cleaner in plastic yogurt pots
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Well done Chris, looks fantastic, i will nominated you for an award on the new years honours , for saving the British model producer award
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Good evening everyone thank you for the like and comments, and apologies for not getting around as much as i used to the depth charge racks continue in the last post the outside cahe was completed, now the racks have to be put in sorry its not so clear not ready to be fixed in yet this set is solely for the depth charges, to the right is on e of the 40 odd charges, it has a minimal amount of detail of, but that is removed this is one of the smallest pieces, its a start also been making up davits and charge storage rack, as well of the charge throwers
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Weathering on the Titanic
Kevin replied to GrandpaPhil's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
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good evening everyone i have tried to get into a routine of doing something on any of my builds every day, its surprising what can be done in a couple of hours, and it is weening me off the PC (that can only be good) most of the big bits are now started, so at any time i can go from one piece to another most of the hedgehog launcher is done and protection screen NOT MY PHOTO wip on the engine room skylight and now the depth charge racks are on the go
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good evening everyone, its me again back to the 2 pdr qf mk viii gun with bandstand i wasnt confident enough a few weeks ago to put this brass strip onto the platform, but as i feel my soldering has improved a little i attempted it this weekend, it is slightly off centre, but im happy with it the rivit belt was also added as was the the top ring, the photos are very glarey, and make it look far worse than it is two 2nd hand books and photo etch bits
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HMS Victory by Yon - Caldercraft 1:72
Kevin replied to Yon's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
coming up for 5 years since your last update, hope you and family are all well -
Good evening everyone whether it is right or wrong, yet again i find myself building the big bits, and yes even some of the kit is being used Funnel and mast the moulded banding is removed, as is the top spider the body is then covered from the PE set these two units are made up from the box more soldering poor photo, was there to show the ladder against the funnel 4" gun two shields are in the kit 1 suare the other curved, not know which im using yet so made them both the bandstand went together better and anticipated legs folded out wooden spoon to shape the ring edges tacked in numerous locations i decided to solder this first before adding, it actually worked ok, there is a ridge the disc sits in, so once in place it was just tacked again th and the wheely bin again
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good morning everyone Post birthday celebrations, and no alcohol involved Bridge supports two trpes are given in the etch set one of them for the Bluebell, there are a lot of choices to be made, and i can see it being easy to make a mistake the legs are braced from behind, a week ago this would have been a nightmare for me, but with the right flux and lower temp solder it is working for me centre braces fitted
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unfortunately the banned list continues to grow
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Permission requested to find a seat, i have the popcorn
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Sorry for the long time between posts, lol it takes ages to make something to show my biggest concern is the phots im posting make the build look very messy,(the brass is showing the stains for being handled), im sure i will find something to clean it up closer to being painted the bridge work continues i dont actually know the name for these panels, i quess it would be bridge wings, my soldering has greatly improved, but i still make the occasional mistake and still lots to learn also remounted the brackets for the gunmount platforms again sorry for the photos, i will need to rethink how to shoot something as bright as this is
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good morning everyone rebuilt the tower last night soldering is getting better compared to the last one
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im enjoying this build now its so nice to actually move the build out of the way rather then me have to move to do something i compared the two Bluebell v St Nectam 1/72 v 1/30
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thank you, they are better, they feel sturdier, but could be a better join all round, and some places could do with more tidying up,
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good evening everyone not much more i can do to the main deck for the time being, i will need to do some/lots of hull work before that will be put into position, at least for now it has something to sit on so its back to the bridge Bridge rework not so much re-work, but i bought a new set, i had to as the last one was never going to be presentable, however the bits will be kept for another project i have in mind although not perfect, i am much happier with the outcome, the radar tower is at present from the old set, as the replacement has to be remade, all in all a recovery, for me anyway
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Good afternoon Steve using a lower heat/melting point solder has taken most of the problem away, god knows what that solder was that was supplied by Ebat was, but for me it nearly destroyed my williness to even start the build, im much happier now, another update tonight or in the morning the change of solder has eased a mysterious rash across my hands as well, no i dont wear gloves
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Thing is will you never ever achieve that one model, your skill sets improve as you go on, and provided you are not to old like me, there will allways be another "just one model" to improve on your last one Hope that makes some sence
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Looking great, well done,
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