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  1. Kevin
    this is how she would have looked as RMS Britannic with 4 sets of the double gantrys and no boats on the upper decks this is a screenshot from the Britannic Patroness of the Mediterranean programme
  2. Kevin
    good evening, everyone Thank you for comments and likes been a busy couple of weeks, and i have not been doing as much on the forums as normal, like many others, we have been making life easier for ourselves and finding ways to keep ourselves warm but at the same time not restrict what we do we made the decision that during the day if possible, we would both work from my mancave, keeping that warm and comfortable would mean not having to keep the temperature up in other rooms, that has worked very well so far, however the mild weather here in the SW has helped a lot 2nd set of boat racks has been made up today, i ran out of 1mm straight brass rod and substituted it for .8 wire, which is ok but seams a lot flimsier, getting it straight was harder than thought, but once painted and in its place, it should be ok
  3. Kevin
    On my tablet at present, britannic was a much modded Titanic and to allow for the right amount of lifeboats 8 sets of massive davits were to be fitted, the war got in the way, and she became a hospital ship, 5 sets were still only fitted at the time she was sunk by a mine, will post a photo later As a post war liner it was intended for more of the racks to be fitted, and none down the sides
  4. Kevin
    Good evening everyone thank you so much for comments and likes as @realworkingsailor suggested i went and ordered some more suitable I frame (3 different sizes) and today made another attempt at the after Boat rack (Evergreen 272 and 1mm brass wire, i am real pleasd with the result whilst waiting for the strips i also did other bits like detailing the after stack
  5. Kevin
    i may have to Andy as it dont look right
  6. Kevin
    good evening, everyone thank you for comments and likes After lifeboat rack well i am having to use the grey matter now, and possibly failing miserably without any plans, only a walkthrough i am having to interpret what i see, (not necessarily what there is to see, i have taken as few shots of the programme, and the 7 boats on each rack seem to be on at least 4 levels, mine are on three (please dont tell anyone) the racks are still slightly oversized, but too fragile to make them in scale, this has taken me two days and about 7 different versions, but for now they will do, if however the next set is better then i will come back to this for the redo shots from the walkthrough first failed version version 8 i think
  7. Kevin
    Thank you are you ready for another update?
  8. Kevin
    if i listened to the Admiral, i would have by now far more finished, and less uncompleted kits
  9. Kevin
    coming on very nicely, what wood glue are you using, as it could be wiped away before it dries
  10. Kevin
    Very well done, Yr the man
  11. Kevin
    Good morning everyone Thank you for comments and likes after decks continued light bleed is still an issue on the after deck, i have managed to correct it in other places light bleed, is more of a major hemorrhage
  12. Kevin
    Thank you OC
  13. Kevin
    good evening everyone Thank you for comments and likes its nice to get back into the swing of things, and so I have another update pretty well everything on the after deck is scratched, but i did take the two lifeboats of the kit as i need to purchase or obtain more the supports for the after steering positions is 2mm evergreen rod, other plastic mouldings are available, the white box on the stern is the morgue still very much wip
  14. Kevin
    good evening everyone thank you for comments and likes its been a strange couple of weeks, with real life getting in the way, only doing a bit here and there, but it all kind of fell into place today, here she is as off tonight after welldeck made stronger upper structures glued to the hull and wiring extended to light then quite a lot of work is required aft, extra cabins scratched for use by the medical staff after plank sheet on, primer used to stop light bleeding waterways, metal work and railings after raised deck with also raises the after steering position
  15. Kevin
    Japanese Battleship Yamato (1/10 scale model 26.3m) - Bing video
  16. Kevin
    Brilliant, Christmas gets closer every day
  17. Kevin
    looking good, keep up the great work
  18. Kevin
    good evening everyone thank you for comments and likes after a couple of days in the forward well deck i have gone up to the funnel deck, this is the section i added the play room to several weeks ago, windows and doors added.it looks ok the KA MK1 upgrade set adds many pumps and vents to the model, but the Britannic is very different to where they are situated, creating a lot of head scratching, so i am putting everything in the right place as if it was Titanic and then sort it out from there the kit play room added with windows and doors
  19. Kevin
    stunning work
  20. Kevin
    good morning, everyone thank you so very much for comments and likes day ? forward well deck i made the decision to leave the forecastle for now as there was the risk of something being damaged, the railings are quite fragile this is how the forward well deck looks as off last night i still have to place vents, bollards, ladders, and possibly change the steam winches on top of the raised hatchway from black to white
  21. Kevin
    thank you i will like out for it
  22. Kevin
    good evening everyone taken a couple of days to sort myself out and get back into the build, finding everything is the issue i have started to fill the portholes in with PVA glue, a process that is going to take a while, but the ones that worked about 9/10 are ok and give me the result i wanted, just 1000's to go i am now going to work from front to back and the forecastle has some attention now, it looks ok, but the railings are so fine, they will have to wait the foremast is made up, but will be secured later the steam winches and other bits are still to be painted the forward well deck is next
  23. Kevin
    i have boat building, music, diy, films or other noisy activities going on most of the day, and he snores his heart out, open a sweet wrapper, instant "wot you got dad"
  24. Kevin
    good evening, everyone well that week went by fast, and no boat building took place Putin will get the blame for this, but it needed to be done, my mancave is now a space where the wife can join me during the winter months to save heating more of the house than necessary. by man cave is basically a 3-sided log cabin bolted to the side of the house, and what ever we did to it it was still just a shed in the garden, and in the winter it gets quite cold in there, well not so much now all the walls have now been sealed, lined, papered and painted, and what a difference it has made, no more draughts, in fact it is retaining the heat and spreading into the house 2009 2011 new windows and doors 2014 pitched roof added 2018 electrics this week
  25. Kevin
    What a stunning build

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