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Kevin

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  1. thought memberS might like to see this looks like the first 4 parts are available to order, a very different kit to the Enterprise @cafmodel HMS Bellona,HMS Bellona (cafmodel.com)
  2. Good evening everyone well the inside has bee lined and the floor has been done onto a template, go in later when i have varnished it this evening i started the outside bulking out the side panels in 2x5mm strip wood, this will then be faired off this is from the instructions on how to achieve the fairing
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  4. wow, thas a lot of work, I'm sure many will finds that info useful but i guess thats why we are here
  5. good afternoon everyone the outside skin never went quite to plan, all my efforts to put it on straight resulted in well, it not going on straight, i ended up with a rather odd looking twisted box. one end was ok. so i but line across and removed the other end, re applied and it is ok now, i never noticed it the time as there is a large off cut to allow for being off centre the walnut veneer is slowly going in, but its a pain, so fragile the photo's do me no favours at all the ok end and the not so ok the walnut veneer is slowly going in, but its a pain, so fragile
  6. to many projects on the go, But so very Very tempted like to tale the opportunity to say what a great looking kit and thank you @chris watton, and so very well presented by @James H
  7. i never realised it was that big, thats a very nice Kevin size you have done a lovely job on this
  8. the kit calls out for the yellow on the sides only not the top or bottom, i tried to match the yellow as best i could on the box art and phots, but they all vary,
  9. good afternoon everyone thankyou for likes and comments with 75% of the chassis done, the sharp shooters and paying passengers need somewhere to sit the internal shaped formers help to create the shape on the sides of the carriage, these were made up last night and allowed to dry today the two sides were married via the floor, pva and C/A and accelerator made quick work of the setting process two end pieces go in to ensue the top is the correct distance apart the floor end is then chamfered to ensure the outside skin is not fouled the skin was ok to put on, i never used any heat or water, just took me time and pinned as i went along the skin is way oversized, to allow for not putting it on straight i will now wait until tomorrow before trimming it back
  10. lol so its wasnt like Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series 1971–1973) - IMDb
  11. im all for 3d printing, providing it still encourages the hobby of model making in general, no doubt though, another way ahead will arrive one day i remember a STNG episode, where carving was laser driven by mind thoughts
  12. love the precise 60/20 drops, lol would you notice 59/20 the build is certainly coming along nicely, well done
  13. i wonder if the wild west was full of racing wagons, and littered with dead cowboys and other baddies, and if you hit a stage coach passenger, do you cut a line in the side of your trusty steed, to mark the occasion?
  14. good evening everyone i have taken the chassis as far as i can for now, as i want to strip it down and repaint it, i found some white elastic which was stained black, with ink looks like it might work for the suspension strapping the brake bar has now been bent 90 degrees to now for the handbrake i started the top this evening, one of the best tips i have learnt recently is c/a with a decent PVA and some accelerator, works a dream, when you dont have the right size clamps, its is also pinned white elastic bought for making facemasks, stained black for the leather strapping
  15. i read that it also made the carriage sway a lot, causing motion sickness
  16. i may get a few things wrong on this build, but i have intentions of two other builds before i get back to the Amerigo, one of them will be a semi scratch horse drawn Omnibus with possibly a donar chassis
  17. good morning everyone the chassis work is coming to an end with the exception of the wheels the carriage suspension is in place, but the the restrain bars still need to be fitted, these stop the whole top part moving forward/backways and collapsing from these suspension arm, i then made up the brackets that takes the banding to which the carriage sits on, im bit confused what this was made off, the kits wants me to make it from wood, and i presume to paint it so its looks like metal, how ever the Model Trailways kits shows it as being leather like i adapted the brake lever to raft join again, it is now feasable that the lever can be moved to moved the raft to create friction on the wheels#
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