Kevin

you can always put her into my living room, lovely work

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nice to see you posting again

http://www.freetimehobbies.com/1-200-ka-models-bismarck-deluxe-wood-deck-brass-barrels-photo-etch-super-detail-upgrade-mk1-design/ i have now found a better index of parts contained http://www.modelshipwrights.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=8834

without having the extra PE i am struggling with what i can get on with and that which will be replaced, i fully appreciated the views those who would say build from the box, and get on with it, but the extra bits were in my budget, i just never expected to have to use it so soon the hangers have had a coat of primer

LOL - im not omitting it, - but i will remove my log from MSW if it upsets people, i knew this subject would rear it's self, never this early though, i am months away from that any way

No i dont - YET

October 27 1728 James Cook born 1800 Boats of HMS Phaeton (38), Sir James Nicoll Morris,cut out San Josef (8) from Fuengirola 1803 HMS Merlin (16), Edward Pelham Brenton, and boats destroyed French privateer Sept Freres, Citizen Pollet, by driving her ashore to the west of Gravelines. 1810 HMS Orestes (16), John Richards Lapenotiere, took French privateer Loup Garou (16), Charles Laurent Faures, some 120 miles west of Scilly 1864 Lt. William Cushing, USN, sinks Confederate ram Albemarle with a spar torpedo attached to the bow of his launch.

i have been reading a few logs, but this is a new one to me, thank you

im learning that green stuff is the new version of sawdust, the joints are very good, and have only seen one bit of flash so far, but the spruce joints to the moulded pieces are a bit over thick at times,

good morning everyone thankyou for the comments i used to read with interest about this subject, and we have our own views about it, however, i am building a model that represents a piece of history, a moment in time, if and when the time comes and it upsets to many, then i will have to do something about it, and if that means removing my build from MSW then so be it, im not here to open wounds or re visit all the horrors that went on, just putting some plastic together and enjoying doing so, but thank you for bringing the subject to light again

October 26 1781 HMS Hannibal (50) took Neckar. 1788 HMS Bounty, Cptn. William Bligh, arrived at Matavai Bay at Tahiti. 1803 Boats of HMS Osprey (18), George Younghusband, captured French schooner La Ressource (4) off Trinidad 1807 HMS Subtle (8), Lt. William Dowers, wrecked off Bermuda 1808 Crane Brig (4), Lt. Joseph Tindale, wrecked running on a rock to the W. of the Hoe, Plymouth. HMS Banterer (22), Cptn. Alexander Shippard, ran aground St. Lawrence River, Quebec

Good evening everyone the funnel area progress, finding i am spending more time worrying about the weathering than the build it's self so have told my self no more painting until i am much further ahead, i am constantly checking build logs to avoid doing to much that i may rip out , the fitting kit that i dont have at present, replaces so much of the original (or should i say enhances a lot of the original) there are 3 hangers on the build one of them is a double am hoping to be able to do some work so you can possibly see some of the internals

very nice indeed, all your hard work with now pay dividends with the final result

have a safe trip to my house to drop the build off, enjoy the family sing-along to ABBA

my first working with PE, using C/A at present thsi is part of the smoke stack

lol - i never took it as being sharp i have decided ti start the build on the superstructure, around the smoke stack, lots to do, without the PE kit, and i am enjoying it, today i bought green stuff for the joints,now i need to find the best way of holding PE to the plastic, going to experiment with C/A tonight, i keep reading about Gator grip and various others

Eric look at page two of my log, im at work now so i don't have a lot of photo here, but i think my bulkhead was either inline with the edge of the gun port or slighty further aft, of the whole build, this part is the most difficult, which for me led into the 2nd most difficult was the stern counter providng the top piece is in the right position you could always take some of the thickness of the offending b/head, so it cannot be seen

October 25 1747 Second Battle of Cape Finisterre. 14 British ships of the line under by Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Hawke intercepted a French convoy protected by 8 French ships of the line commanded by Admiral Desherbiers de l'Etenduère. 1796 HMS Santa Margaritta (36), Cptn. Thomas Byam Martin, captured Vengeur (18). 1797 HMS Indefatigable (44), Sir Edward Pellew, captured privateer Hyene (24). 1799 Boats of HMS Surprise (24), Cptn. Edward Hamilton, cut out from Porto Cavallo Hermione (32) which had been handed over to the Spanish by her mutinous crew at La Guira on 22 September 1797. HMS Amaranthe (14) wrecked off Florida 1801 HMS Bonetta (18), Thomas New, wrecked on a shoal east of the Jardines, Cuba. Mr Goarman, 2nd Lt. and officer of the watch, was found guilty of causing the loss by sleeping on watch and for disobeying Capt. New's orders. He was dismissed from the service for ever, lost all his pay and was imprisoned for two years in the Marshalsea. 1804 HMS Georgiana Gun-boat, Lt. Joshua Kneeshaw, grounded on a sand-bank on an ebb tide near Harfleur. She was burnt to avoid capture. 1807 Boats of HMS Herald (20), G. M. Hony, cut out French privateer Caesar (4) anchored under the fortress at Otranto 1810 HMS Calliope (10), John M'Kerlie, captured French privateer Comtesse d'Hambourg (14) off the Dogger Bank 1812 USS United States (52), Cptn. Stephen Decatur, captures HMS Macedonian (38), Cptn. John Surman Carden, about 1,000 miles west of the Canary Islands

the problem is that Trumpeter Bismark has its problems, wrt to the portholes, to clear the manufacture mouldings the portholes on the angles areas of the hull and superstructure do not point exactly in the right direction, they tend to point 90 dec to the fwd aft line, rather than the direction in which they are positioned, this is made worse by the thickness of the plastic it's self, as Channell puts it, some are like wabbit burrows. i am not at present going down the drastic route of cutting them all out as i don't know any one who would notice, the build will never been seen in a show or away from my living room, and i don't believe you could see in a photograph, i also don't have the PE kit at present, may be another two weeks before i can get it, so i want to avoid building to much, only to enhance it later next is i dont know how to spray paint, even though i have a compressor airbrush i may have left the woodies for a while, but a whole new set of skills to learn

LOL - i don't know where to start on this one

lovely work

paul how would you make scale cable runs on a 1/200 are they a pe kit or scratch

October 24 1744 HMS Colchester (50), Cptn. Frederick Cornwall, after striking the sands between Long Sand and Kentish Knock on 21 October. 1779 HMS Proserpine (28) took Alemene. 1793 HMS Thames (32) engaged Uranie, Cptn. Jean-François Tartu (Killed in Action). 1796 HMS Santa Margaritta (36), Cptn. Thomas Byam Martin, captured French privateer Buonaparte (16) 1798 HMS Sirius (36), Cptn. Richard King, captured Dutch Furie (36) and Waakzamheid (26) in the Texel 1799 HMS Orpheus (32), Cptn. William Hills, captured Dutch-India company ships Zeelast (22) and Zeevraght (22) off Togolanda 1804 HMS Conflict Gun-boat (12) Lt. Charles Cutts Ormsby, went aground while engaging an enemy at night, near Newport, Isle of Wight. The crew could not get her off and abandoned her but by the time HMS Griffin came up she had been captured by the French. 1805 Trafalgar prize Indomptable (80) wrecked and Intrépide (74) blown up deliberately after the battle. 1806 Start of 3 day engagement of HMS Pitt (12), Lt. Michael Fitton, which captured French privateer Superbe (14), Cptn. Dominique Diron, off Baracoa. 1808 The Danish fortress at Christiansoe, under Cdr. Kohl, beats off an attack by a British squadron of 2 ships-of-the-line and 6 frigates. 1816 HMS Comus (22), Cptn. James John Bremer, struck a reef off St. Shotts.Newfoundland.