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Good evening everyone from a very damp Somerset take two on the life boats, i wasnt happy with the grab ropes, so i redid them, where i had originally threaded the ropes through the hull i filled them with eyelets, wasnt happy with this i drilled out the holes to remove the black thread, which had been secured with C/A used 1mm thread with a grime wash MK1 and MK2 need to tone down the weathering a bit, or use a different wash, i am still playing around with the covers
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Good morning everyone thank you for comments, messages and likes i have finished on of the pair, im not 100% sure about the black hand hold
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The tabs tie the cover to the boat so are pulled down, the rope then passes under and back up the other side i was hoping to pass through the tabs rather than rings hanging from them, lol wip
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I might try some wire twisted around a small drill bit, or not even try doing anything
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Not sure how im going to put ringlets in the tabs though
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Good morning everyone Thank you for the likes and comments after letting the paint dry overnight, i then masked around the boat to get a cutting line after trimming the cover fell away from the hull and allowed me to remove the bands and cling film i have cut a few tabs from the off cuts to make a few securing positions next will be to paint it again to cover the cut line and put a different colour on the tabs, then do it all over again on the other boat
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Good evening everyone today i turned my attention to the life boats i was thinking how to make realistic covers for them and came across this youtube video https://www.google.com/search?q=modelling+creating+tarpaulin&rlz=1C1PQHB_enGB727GB742&oq=m&aqs=chrome.1.69i60j69i59l3j69i60l3j69i65.5792j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx=_waJFXqazI_mP1fAPmbOz8Ao19 so this is my take on that so far i had to thin the keel a bit to fit in the davit rests a piece of wire to stop any sagging, then covered in cling film to protect the boat, and held in place with elastic bands instead of tissue paper i used some sail material from and old kit again held in place painted with a pva/water solution with a few creases deliberately in place when dry i have used lifecolour grey paint for this (left over from the Bismarck build)
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What a fantastic build, sorry i missed it, and yes i found it through the Facebook page
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it was a very sad day, and mentioned many times during my basic submarine training in 1980
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very Nice indeed, she looks very clean and tidy i must admit i miss doing a 1st rate, but doubt i will do another one, perhaps a 3rd rate will appear on my workbench one day in the future, until then i have plenty to do
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Good evening everyone now that i have a system that works in getting a decent fit of the superstructure to the hull, i can continue and build the boat deck up, a lot less chance of damaging anything now the davits were made up a while ago, i just a white primer, as i wanted the flat white finish, today, they had a Flory grime wash over them and fitted to the deck, bollards, and handles, with the ropes and ropes are still to be sorted, but im happy with what has been done today,
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horaaaaaaay i have found your new build at the start
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Lol we will all soon be singing sea shanties, and screaming in our sleep as the undead sail the seas Nice work on the painting, the lanterns look great
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nothing is in a fixed position, and yes you are correct
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do you mean this , i may have to cover plates with foil first though https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/263239916538
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https://www.mantuamodel.co.uk/products/accessories/682/sail-set-for-cutty-sark-detail
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first day of retirement, and i have brought the hull back into the mancave although not the way the instructions show, i have devised a system which allows the superstructure to be removed, using screws that are pretty well hidden. then is for any reason, the hull goes to someone else they can sort it out, my reasoning for it is that i wanted a tight seal not just a unit that lifted off, leaving gaps in places i can now start work on the foredeck thinking ahead i want rusty looking hull, im not quite sure how i am going to go about it, its not exactly a small unit
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Trawler deck planking
Kevin replied to Kevin's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
sorry i missed your post, they were part of the kit
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http://www.rfi.fr/en/visiting-france/20160108-cousteau-s-iconic-ship-calypso-sail-again
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