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Kevin

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  1. Thank you, i like the Caldercraft paints, they also get deeper, depending on the amount of coats used, Gil Middletons uses Polyscale Acrylics from Testor Chris watten uses http://www.acrylicosvallejo.com/en_US/model-color/family/15 where as Keith Jullier uses Humbrol Paints
  2. September 2 1759 The naval Battle of Pondicherry. Indecisive battle between a British squadron under Vice-Admiral George Pocock and French squadron under Comte d'Aché. 1762 HMS Aeolus (32), Cptn. William Lord Hotham, drove Spanish West-Indiaman St. Joseph ashore in Aviles Bay near Cape Pinas and set her on fire. 1782 HMS Duc de Chartres (16), Cptn. J. C. Purvis, took French frigate Aigle (22) . 1801 Start of long engagement in which HMS Victor (18), George Ralph Collier, destroyed a French corvette Fleche(20), Lt. Bonamy, in the inner harbour at Mahe, Seychelles. HMS Minerve (38), Cptn. George Cockburn, HMS Pomone (44), Cptn. Gower, and HMS Phoenix (36), Cptn. L. W. Halsted, chased Le Succes (32) which ran aground off Vado and struck and La Bravoure which grounded off Livorno and was wrecked. 1807 Bombardment of Second Battle of Copenhagen commenced by British fleet under Admiral Gambier. 1809 Danish gunboat flotilla from Fladstrand, Northern Jutland, under Lt. Nicolai H. Tuxen, takes brig HMS Minx(14), Lt. George Le Blanc, that was stationed as a light ship off Skagen Reef. 1811 Danish brigs Lolland, Samsø and Alsen, under Cdr. Hans P. Holm, attacks 2 British brigs in the River Ems, Norway and HMS Manly (14), Lt. Martin White, is taken. 1812 Boats of HMS Menelaus (38), Cptn. Peter Parker, brought out a French letter of marque, St. Esprit, from the River Mignore near Civita Vecchia.
  3. good afternoon - its me again completed the steps and side access hatch today (port side), only had 1st painting though, bright afternoon, so took her back out side to blow the dust off
  4. No mark, she is not masted, i have part of the mizzen mast in place, so that i can set up the 1/4 deck boat davits, the main mast dowel, is there's because i keep dropping things in the hole, and it is always bits i didnt want to loose
  5. September 1 1747 HMS Hind (14) foundered in North America. 1748 HMS Serpent bomb (12) wrecked 1762 HMS Lyon (60), Cptn. Le Cross, captured French frigate Zephyre (26). 1810 The Danish brig Lougen, Lt. Cdr. Jochum N. Müller, and the brig Langeland, Lt. Thomas Lütken, together with 3 schooners, under Lt. Broder Wigelsen arrived at Trondhjem, Norway, following a successful expedition to the Northern Atlantic, bringing 11 large prizes. 1812 Boats of HMS Bacchante (38), Cptn. William Hoste, captured French national xebec Tisiphone (3), two gunboats and seven vessels from a convoy, at Port Lemo, Adriatic. 1814 A British squadron under Rear Ad. Edward Griffith's capture Castine in Penobscot Bay. HMS Avon (18), Hon. James Arbuthnot, sunk by USS Wasp sloop (22), Cptn. Johnston Blakely, off L'Orient.
  6. not a lot to show for 4 hours work, but what a difference it make to the profile of the build, the banding was made with plastic strips, - not finished one of the reasons i have done this early is to have a rough idea where the shrouds will lie, as i want to place the 1/4 deck davits in soon, they fit between the deadeys.
  7. good afternoon everyone, thank you for the Birthday wishes, very much appreciated had a play with the mizzen mast, months ahead of where i am at present, but fancied a change, if i have to do it again, it's no big deal i did the mast in two sections, 8mm dowel, and 5mm square stock, and will pin the two together the mast is tapered on the two sides so as to fit the cheeks. but is banded with styrene before and after they are added, the assembly is then primed
  8. AUGUST 31 1803 HMS Boadicea (38), Cptn. John Maitland, engaged French Duguay-Trouin (74) and Guerriere (38). 1810 HMS Repulse (74), Cptn. John Halliday, and HMS Philomel (18), Gardener Henry Guion, repulsed 3 French frigates off Toulon. 1807 HMS Psyche (36), Cptn. Fleetwood Broughton Pellew, and boats at Samarang. 1809 HMS Foxhound Sloop (18) foundered in the Atlantic on her return from Halifax.
  9. thank you, but at the moment i am not contemplating purchasing the material, just looking but thank you for the offer anyway
  10. lol - i would love to be able to hold my build between my legs, but i would have to dislocate them and move one of them to another property lovely work
  11. i never thought of audio books on in the back ground - brilliant idea, lol - i can read, and write (even joined up writing (even though no one even me can read it)
  12. back to the TV, i purposely put a TV into my build room to watch DVD box sets, at present watching the whole series of the David Attonbourgh series, like life on earth etc http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Life-Collection-David-Attenborough/dp/B000B3MJ1E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377856085&sr=8-1&keywords=david+attenborough
  13. Calico come in three weights i think, light, medium and heavy, do you know what you are using?
  14. hope you don.t mind me putting links in onto your thread, always happy to remove, i just wanted to show members all the different ideas in creating the effects http://titanic-model.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=123&topic_id=2785&sub_topic_id=2786&mesg_id=&page=
  15. AUGUST 30 1707 HMS Childs Play (24), Cdr. George Doiley, foundered in a hurricane off St. Christopher's 1806 Boats of HMS Bacchante (22), Cptn. James R. Dacres, cut out a brig and two feluccas, San Antonio letter of marque and Spanish privateer Deseado, at Santa-Martha. HMS Pike (4), Lt. Macdonald, captured a guarda-costa. 1814 Party from HMS Menelaus (38), Cptn. Peter Parker (Killed in Action), engaged ashore in Chesapeake Bay.
  16. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23862359 for anyone interested
  17. i will delete the link if required, i never read the comments and i dont have sound on my work PC i was infact looking for a Titanic model wreck site forum, not found yet though
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