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Kevin

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  1. also apart from the obvious sanding i also painted the inside of the stern pattern white to give a sense of depth
  2. look at gils and put the windows in so the sill is seen from the stern, i lightly sanded each window on the 4 sides, and placed a dab of c/a in the corners they fit lovely keep an eye on the front and back of the windows they are slightly different, also the middle level ( i think) are different again there seams to be a top and bottom where six panes of each window are different to the top three, i put the 3 planes towards the top, not that it is noticeable when painted that much
  3. well done, my friend, yr about to do lots of bits that will change the overall appearance of the build
  4. STENA FORWARDER until 2007 Feb MONT VENTOUX until 2005 Aug SEA CENTURION until 2002 Dec STENA AUSONIA until 1998
  5. i look forward to watching this build grow and hope it is not another 20 years good luck
  6. This day will be launched his majesties ship the Victory, estimated the largest and finest ship ever built. Several of the Lords of the Admiralty, Commissioners of the Navy, and many persons of quality and distinction, are expected to be present, for whose receptions great preparations are making through the Town" London Public Advertiser 7th May 1765 The order for the Victory to be built at Chatham was signed by the Navy Board on the 7th July 1759. Work started almost immediately and the first timbers, those for the keel were brought together at the Old Single Dock on the 23rd July 1759 in a ceremony that even have been attended by William Pitt the Elder - the then Prime Minister, and the future Earl of Chatham. Once her frame was complete she was left to ‘season in frame’ - a process that would normally take six to twelve months - but in the case of Victory lasted form many years - until the Seven Years War had ended - before work restarted on her. Launched on 7th May 1765 she was completed and fitted out - not for war but for the reserve fleet. It was not until 1778 that she left Chatham for sea service - as Augustus Keppel’s flagship. Following the Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) she returned to Chatham where she underwent a Great Repair - before returning to sea as Nelson’s flagship and the battle of Trafalgar
  7. OH NO another ugly one
  8. very nice, well done if this was a modern vessels, each of the panels would have a separate health and safety poster on it, like mind the mortar pit, beware of death - sort of thing
  9. wonderful work, ill be interested to see how you would approach the sail cloth, and make it look distressed
  10. must have read this wrong, lol - no one ever agrees with me
  11. oh well, lol thats my middle name
  12. http://wonderduck.mu.nu/the_muroc_maru
  13. Looking forward to you getting back to building, get well soon all the best
  14. Good afternoon everyone Thank you for the comments Before I go out to cut the grass, I wanted to share my mornings efforts with you Before any one accuses me of copying Gills log – I am Total build time 791 hours Stern Painted the inside of the windows white Inserted all the windows into the stern facia, all went in very easy, a dab of C/A on the back will keep them in place Spray painted both sides with a grey primer ( car body spay) 1st coat of yellow orca, will sand and repeat 3 times at least, then make a mistake and do it all again – lol
  15. Thank you Gil for your latest update, absolutely wonderful work
  16. what lovely work, a pleasure to watch your build take shape
  17. knowing what has been said before me, opens more options to you, other than the two you have mentioned. The higher the skill level, does not always mean it is out of reach with one build beneath you, it does mean though a lot more time to complete the build, and more research to get the desired result So pick a kit that you fancy, and go for it, there are plenty of people on MSW to help good luck
  18. well the head timbers took me a lot longer to look right, than i thought, i am kind of semi pleased with the way they look, i have no plans at present to do them again. all the best
  19. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sculpey-Original-Polymer-Pounds-Pkg-White/dp/B0016N6CMU http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fimo-Polymer-Clay-Set-oven-hard/dp/B003YC93GI/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1366464084&sr=1-1&keywords=fimo there you go
  20. found a space, now build the matching kit to fill it,
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