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  1. Kevin
    lovely project Good luck Sjors
  2. Kevin
    is that a majority of the armies completed now, they look great lol dont forget all the spectators taking videos for the social media networks
  3. Kevin
    good evening everyone must admit I never realised just how much extra work i have given my self i am still working on the first of 4 accommodation ladders, and every time i look at @schiffebastler build i see more detail to be added. i was asking about how to cut brass tubing into small sections to make the Stanchion supports and found out if i put small lengths into a rotary drill i can score the lenghts quite accurately with a x-acto blade
  4. Kevin
    Thank you Keith
  5. Kevin
    stunning build, and made even better with decent clear photo,s well done
  6. Kevin
    good evening everyone ladders continued i made up a second set of platform supports, but had to reposition the lower platform slightly to allow the upper ladder to rest on it the lower ladder is lowered and raised by a block and tackle derrick so a couple of brackets made up to support it made up a chain spreader the chains are to long and blocks oversized and the spreader could do with being not quite so wide or i may make the platforms a little wider, which might be the best option a messy desk tonight
  7. Kevin
    thats lovely
  8. Kevin
    Thank you Yves that's a real compliment from you
  9. Kevin
    Thank you Grant
  10. Kevin
    ladders good evening everyone i am trying very hard to make things better than the kit and my next mission is the ladders the instructions will have you build it all as one set x 4, glued to the side with a couple of metal strips to suggest supports well this is how i am going about it not my photo it is infact a pair of ladders and when not in use are folded against the ships side (Not my photo) i removed the brass fittings as they are all wrong, just so very wrong matched the top platform in position and pinned it so i can remove it at any time, the pin also serves the purpose of being a runner to allow the supports below movement when the platform is folded flat i made a couple of support bars and located them against the hull a piece of brass rod made up to take the ladder, which is not fixed as per instructions but stands on top of the middle platform the middle platform is being fitted the same as the higher one another ladder to go in and lot of support fittings to design and make
  11. Kevin
    Thank you OC
  12. Kevin
    another great looking build
  13. Kevin
    that last photo is playing games with my eyes, lovely work
  14. Kevin
    good evening everyone having taken the bowsprit as far as i can for now the hulls is again being added to fwd liferatfs better than the instructions and look ok after spare anchors i decided to pin these into position and make them look like they are fitted when i have finished adding everything i will then secure the rail to close the gap that can be seen and now the side entry hatches there are four of these and have a pair of doors, the intention at present are to have one set one on each side
  15. Kevin
    thank you mike, im used to the colours now, took a while though, as it completely changes her appearance, all mast work has come to an end for a while, my minicraft rotary drill has packed up and unable to find the collets for my dremmel
  16. Kevin
    i can see an extra couple of gun mounts being added
  17. Kevin
    good afternoon everyone well the bowsprit became a bit of a fiasco, i spent ages lining it all up, pinning etc but the end result always looked squiffy my final attempt looks better to me, and actually i quite pleased with it soldering is getting better, as i attempt to do more scratch work, lol im going to need the practice
  18. Kevin
    Thank you Dennis and everyone for other comments and likes
  19. Kevin
    what a fantastic project, thank you to everyone involved
  20. Kevin
    good evening everyone the Bowsprit is presently being built up and seams to be going together ok i have asked a question about the size of the Martingale/dolphin striker in the relevant subheading
  21. Kevin
    Good evening everyone is there a rule of thumb that the martingale/ Dolphin striker is a set size depending on the Bowsprit total length my plans for the Panart mantua make it look to small, so this is about 20% londger
  22. Kevin
    They look fantastic
  23. Kevin
    lovely work
  24. Kevin
    Good evening @Yves before last summer it had been in the rubbish bin at least twice, but each time i had second thoughts
  25. Kevin
    lovely build, its been a pleasure to follow your progress

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