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  1. Kevin
    the display area on the left will be any hobby related bits, with the exception of tools on the right will be the big cabinet to keep the builds dust free before, the garage has Been a dumping ground for the last couple of years the cabinets have been resorted and the worktop cut back
  2. Kevin
    Good morning everyone planning for the display area is still ongoing it seams i will have a area approx 2.3m x 1m x 2.3 so some of the larger vessels like the st Nectan will have to be displayed at an angle yesterday i learnt how to use the @Alexey Domanoff rope maker and have now started to get some nice results, using Guttermans Mara threads and serpia ink its attached to one of the roof beams, i will try for a better photo im using 4 sizes of thread 30, 70, 100, and 120 ( 30 is the largest i have) im using 4 sizes of thread 30, 70, 100, and 120 ( 30 is the largest i have) and some of the results including using some of the many different kit ropes i have
  3. Kevin
    very very nice
  4. Kevin
    Mark its making my eyes water just thinking about having something removed from between the logs perhaps saw the easy bits and then file the rest out
  5. Kevin
    good evening everyone over the last week i have been ensuring everything fits and works as it is meant to,ie that most of the brackets and blocks etc will be in the right place so yesterday i salvaged the chains, painted them and set them in place, they look ok to me, time will tell if they are actually where they need to be over the next week i am going to plan the new display area in the garage and learn to use the @Alexey Domanoff rope walk
  6. Kevin
    just caught up Keith, what a lovely build you have going there, im sure there will be a accurate rigging plan somewhere, lol no doubt it will be found when its to late
  7. Kevin
    sorry i missed the update, i have been so engrossed in my own AV project, she looks great, lol perhaps i should have stuck to the original colours
  8. Kevin
    Lovely build going to look fantastic
  9. Kevin
    yes the whole lot will be removed when im sure everything is in the right place, now the dolphin striker has been pulled forward the ones behind are too tight now, bear with me
  10. Kevin
    Thank you OC , a very much appreciated complement
  11. Kevin
    Good evening everyone its that stage of the build where i am worried i am going to go out of my depth, i have no decent instructions, i have a rigging plan but no idea what size threads to use no sail plan but 30 odd sails to make and im absolutely loving it i noticed that the build i am following had a lot of changes made during this stage onwards, where things had to be moved/adapted to get the rigging done, i certainly wont avoid that, but i am aware of it hence some items are still removable on the forecastle, to this end i have proceeded with the bowsprit the chain i am using is 1.5 and 2mm jewellery chain, this will be pained later on, in these colours it looks like a cheap toy yes i am making more work for myself but my plan is to proceed with that ever i have in my rigging threads, and see how it goes, then replace with my home made ropes, and tumbled blocks this will keep my interest going and allow me to show my mistakes as i go along all the fittings being used now are now scratched, from 1.5mm brass tube and .4 brass wire, soldered where necessary please feel free to scream at me if you see anything wrong, or better ways of doing things question what comes first, the chains or the stays
  12. Kevin
    now they look fantastic
  13. Kevin
    going to look fantastic when complete
  14. Kevin
    Good evening everyone i think that the hull and fittings is now about 75-80% complete, every time i look at photos i see more to add, also now that im more confident with soldering, im happy to have a go at making bits 12 ships boats make up the compliment on here, these will be made up over the coming months, as much as i hate making them, one of the motor launces was started by me 12 years ago, at present being taken back to the frame the accommodation ladders are now done, just the lifting gear/davits to be made up
  15. Kevin
    thank you OC
  16. Kevin
    love that hull paintwork
  17. Kevin
    just so very nice
  18. Kevin
    with work like that its got to be worth making a bell rope Bellrope tutorial (frayedknotarts.com)
  19. Kevin
    good evening everyone most of the two lowered stbd side accommodation ladders are complete now, hope to finish them tomorrow as the port side was a test, these went together much better and faster and in my eyes look better made a set of jigs to ensure the platform supports were the same size, lol its the danger time when i say to myself is it time for a redo of the port side
  20. Kevin
    everything changed when we got the dog, it was easier for all for me to move into the house and use the conservatory, which in turns allows the dog to choose who he wants to be with without opening external doors all the time to let him in and out this leaves the original mancave and the garage for messy jobs and dumping grounds, , converting the garage then frees one of the spare bedrooms, where all my builds are collecting dust
  21. Kevin
    what a stunning build, did you and @DORIS come from the same school
  22. Kevin
    just so very nice
  23. Kevin
    im sure one day i will bring you and wifi over to see it, we can share a diet coke and a packet of cheese and onion crisps
  24. Kevin
    we have been clearing up a lot in the last couple of weeks, to get the garage ready for being turned into a display room, i might just start a new thread on it, this needs a bit of planning but the space i am taking over is about 7 feet in height x 10 foot wide and longer than the biggest build, about 5 to 6 feet wide, it will have to be low budget but also dust free
  25. Kevin
    very nice, the container ship looks like fun

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