Kevin

that looks great

21 minutes ago, Patrick Haw said:

I'm torn here, Kevin. As much as I want to see your progress with Enterprise, you AV is coming along beautifully. Oh well, I'll take what I can get from your wonderful work!

 

Patrick

im torn as well, on one hand i feel quilty from leaving her again, when i know i could possibly complete her within a few months, But p want to rid myself of the demons  that made me put the Enterprise away in the first place

and also knowing the 1/48 Bellona is out there waiting for me

good afternoon everyone

my latest update will be the last one for a while, so she has been put to bed with the rest of my builds

as much as i know I need to complete her, the desire to get back on with the Enterprise, is stronger

lovely work as usual @dafi

i copied this from the prototype page

very nice indeed i will have a look through @James H and see what white he used

very nice, if you ever get fed up with it lol, i know a home for it😀

good evening everyone

standing rigging continues

i have been asked to provide more info on the lines being put in, i so hope i am getting this right

plan is to have  standing done within a few weeks, in which i have time to decide on the sails, at this time i am moving away from them, it a very busy boat and a lot of detail is going to be lost, but that idea might change by tomorrow

11 hours ago, yvesvidal said:

 

Kevin, I have been following your Enterprise kit and was seduced by what CAF is offering. The Bellona is a little simpler since it is Plank on Bulkheads and it has a reduced and simplified interior. It compensates in size, though.....

 

If I ever manage to do something decent with Bellona, I'd like to do the Chebec from CAF one day. I have always been in love with those sleek and fast ships.

 

Yves

to be honest, had i waited another year, i would have bought the Bellona, been waiting for a 74 gunner, but i have agreed to finish the AV then we will see

good evening everyone

standing rigging continues

new pin rails made up, but over slightly over scale and increased the pin locations from 8 to 19

wow they look fantastic, well done

sorry im late to the party, im so interested to see what you make of this

Lovely work Mike, very nice indeed

38 minutes ago, yvesvidal said:

They truly put a lot of brass in that kit..... Very colorful !!

 

Yves

I perhaps should have painted though however i like this

thank you comments and likes

had a day off yesterday, infact i was doing some jobs for me mum (which basically meant me and the dog were sat in the carpark for 5 hours whilst my wife took her in for appointments

any way today i sorted out the centre island and got the derrick area sorted

a few photos of my workbench, which i tidied ny before the shots

lol no i am making into a poor representation of @schiffebastler build

6 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

Ah... thanks.  One of those features I didn't know how to use.  

and now you will never know how you lived without it 😀

Good evening everyone

the main mast is now in position, i have placed it earlier than i wanted to, to prove/or not. that the rigging  plans work.

it was def confused dot.com today when i realised not all the back stays go to the same location, 

I use it to often to say thankyou for a delivery sent by post etc, say a parcel from tom at Caf @cafmodel where i have no post to quote

2 hours ago, Patrick Haw said:

Kevin,

 

I just came upon your HMS Enterprise build and spent a very pleasant couple of hours going through it.  It's fantastic and I'm impressed that you took on a challenge like this. You've done a great job. As others have said, don't let trolls on Facebook get to you...most of them probably couldn't glue two toothpicks together. I'm looking forward to you getting back on this build and seeing your results.

 

Patrick

TY Patrick 

at present i am up to my neck in foremast backstays, she will be back def by the new year, i will need a break from the AV by then 

16 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

Kevin, according to Underhill, the multiple backstays are treated in exactly the same way as shrouds.

 

John

thank you,  i have now also confirmed that with by books, the bit that was confusing me was the odd number- thank you for the reply

good morning

on  my Amerigo foremast there are quite a few backstays with attach to the hull with bottle  screws, are the lines kept

individual

or

in pairs? like on the shrouds which i doubt

or one end to each side

NOT MY PHOTOs

Admiralty Paints HMS Victory Paint Set APS9014W | Cornwall Model Boats

i would still use a primer and go with Admiralty paints, just as they are as true to the real thing as possible (subject to the Pink HMS Victory)

admiralty paints - Bing images

very nice