Kevin

you will be finished by Christmas this year

i think that is 100 times better than i could do Mark

it does look very good though

good evening Dennis, she is coming along a treat, i would however thought the planks would have been longer and in a three plank butt system at least

good evening everyone felt like pants today, so not much achieved. might be due to 2nd covid jab i had yesterday, but i did get some of the after port side accommodation ladder made up and changed the build title pending a name change at present my fancied re-name is TS Nivek Sira (im sure most of you will work that one out)

stunning work

i like that, the green merchant sound a bit eco frienfly

def no green on the AV never has been in the 90 years she has been on the water

Good afternoon everyone i was asked by a MSW member to put this out its a podcast by the SNR ( The Society for Nautical Research) Iconic Ships 3: HMS Hood with Eric Grove A very special episode in our new Iconic Ships series, published on the anniversary of the loss of HMS Hood in 1941. HMS Hood is without doubt one of the Royal Navy’s most famous ships. A battle-cruiser, laid down in 1916 and launched in 1918, she was the largest battle-cruiser ever built and the largest warship of any type in the world for twenty years. She enjoyed a correspondingly high profile which rendered her loss, with all but three of her crew, particularly potent. On this day in May 1941, whilst hunting the mighty German battleship Bismark, Hood was struck by several German shells, exploded, and sank in just three minutes. This week is special not only for the subject but also for the historian who makes the case for Hood being an Iconic Ship - it is a contribution made by the late Eric Grove who so sadly was recently lost to us. Eric was one of the UK's most important naval historians; a magnificent personality, a brilliant teacher and a formidable scholar. He was a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a Member of Council of the Navy Records Society and most importantly of course, he was a Vice President of the Society for Nautical Research. This recording was made just the day before his death and was the last piece of work he prepared for publication. HMS Hood was the subject that Eric was most passionate about and in this episode you can hear him explain why she was so important, in his own words, and in his own voice. You can find the podcast via any podcast app on a smartphone, on the publisher's website and now on our own website on the new dedicated podcast page. How can you help? Please share links to the podcast on all social media - if you do we will give you a shout out on the next podcast! If you have an iPhone please 'rate' the podcast with lots of stars on the Apple podcast app/iTunes and if you have time please also leave a review. You can find the podcast here on iTunes. It is enormously important at this stage to get as many ratings and reviews as possible! Best Wishes, Sam

happy birthday Vanguard Models

lol thinking hard about re-naming her, the green is just not working for people, any suggestions?

very nice i found the same issue on my Victory with the channels and mouldings, it might be worth considering pinning the channels, as they will be getting in the way from now on,

welcome to the best forum please start a build log, plenty of help and advice here,

what lathe did you get?

i use flory stuff all the time, as my modelling skills are quite bad this is a couple of the colours grime, rust, grey, sand are on this test peice for my St Nectan build, i use grime a lot as its water based it can be made up in layers or watered down, desigbed purposely for plastic as it can be wiped of when dry, obviously not with wood having said that though i painted my mast tops in black primer

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lol, easy on the vets

You could just replank it, but to be honest by the time the treads, blocks and deadeyes are attached its going to get busy in that area, so put it down to experience Personally i dont stain much, but i do weather the wood by using a clay based colour from Flory, brilliant stuff

Good evening and than you, yes i did, all metal is now being soldered, lol i should get quite good by the end of this build

thank you and i found the post

im having the same issue on the Amerigo getting 20 pins into a rail where the kit has provided room for 7

good luck with the project @AdamNelsonPreston and all those who will supporting this project @dafi have you seen this

thats a very nice build

im signed up and awaiting more updates we need Adam Preston as a member

good afternoon everyone still a few fittings to sort, but i now have possibly a ladder im happy with,amother 3 to go but will all be slighly different in the way they are rigged if in the long term i do make it again, i will use the original idea of more brass, but for now this is staying