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  1. Kevin
    it is the only way, with my lack of skills to make anything decent, i fully realise the amount of time required to scratch one of these, and admire you and all the others who do it the proper way
  2. Kevin
    Good evening everyone Day 16 keel and frame cleaning and test fitting not much to say, another 4 hours sanding, and cleaning ribs, tonight i put what frames that have been made in place, about 50% need more sanding to allow them to fit correctly
  3. Kevin
    good morning everyone Day 15 keel and frame cleanup about 6 hours work, and 20 frames are looking a lot better
  4. Kevin
    I made the kit back in the 70's and like all my models, not very well either, but saw a on another site recently, doing wire wheels https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXmrvS8rHbA
  5. Kevin
    my last post has been updated, as I mixed up my Cants and Hawse
  6. Kevin
    actually i have been following this pocher build here on MSW
  7. Kevin
    actually, i prefer Derek
  8. Kevin
    lol who is Derek and thank you for correcting me, i will get that sorted out
  9. Kevin
    from the CAF site of the frames in the Jig
  10. Kevin
    of the 50 odd full frames about 3 are cleaned up and the keel is ready to accept them, all the forward 1/2 frames are cleaned up, but still to be angled to fit in the jig/keel, I hope to have most of the cleaning up done in the next week, i am at present working out if best to work forward or go aft reasons are 1 apparently the the stern timbers are awkward to fit whilst in the jig, 2 if working from fwd it will have to be from frame 2, as I am unsure of the space the Hawse timbers require, (all a learning curve)
  11. Kevin
    lol i am sure you can, but i wouldnt change it
  12. Kevin
    there you go, i see a smile on your face, but i hope the purple helicopter, with the men in white coats dont read this story
  13. Kevin
    good evening everyone been away from the build couple of days, i found myself and the wife baby sitting her daughters chickens, we survived that but i had an accident, i fell asleep in one of their recliners (the daugters, not the chickens), woke up raised the seat back up and heard that sickening sound of breaking glass, yep my ipad had fallen down the side, and yes it is well and truly broken day 14 Hawse Timbers i was going to write how poorly i am doing this build, yes it is no where as good as others, but i am realy enjoying it the keel is made up, but i certainly made a mess of it taking it to pieces to do the rabbit line, the Hawse timbers are made up, but i may have taken to much wood off, and i see no possible way that they are going to fit, by the time frame one goes in the cleaning up continues, and the house smells of sanded cherry wood, Hawse timbers assembly
  14. Kevin
    sorry to hear off your fall, hope yr feeling better, were you preoccupied about the diorama, LOL, it may have saved your life, being on the ground from being shot by the French, seriously though, get well soon
  15. Kevin
    Day away from the build, baby sitting chickens i guess there are better ways to celebrate a birthday, I have spent the morning thinking about getting a proxxon mf70, or looking to see if there is anything better to help with the 1 1/2 decks that dont come with the kit
  16. Kevin
    a lot of work going on OC, the armies are a massing on you tube, old Jigsaw are used as paint mixers
  17. Kevin
    im sure it will slow down, when i realise they are all made wrong, dont fit, or another project comes along
  18. Kevin
    Good evening everyone day 12 keel and frames i have made up 13 frames this morning, but i did start at 0400 I think i have about 10 left to make, plus the cants and the stern timbers the keel needs to be taken apart to do the wabbit line, all in all im happy with the progress made, even managed to clean two of the frames up Thinking ahead, how would i go about in putting internal decks, as i have no plans, would i need a milling machine? in the photos the frames are just sitting on top of the keel
  19. Kevin
    i got the bill yesterday from TNT/FEDEX for £36, which means i have a £250 framing kit and £140 extra to get it here, seams a lot, and i will need parts 2 and 3 in the future, but i see it a long term project so lol if i can convince myself then i will sell the idea to the wife
  20. Kevin
    a stanley blade, and yes i still have 8.5 fingers
  21. Kevin
    good evening everyone day 10 keel and frames so far 24 full frames and 6 half frames have been completed, some of them are still under weights to keep them flat today i attempted to clean one of the frames up by scraping, it turned out ok, but still loads more to do and i have to find a way to do inside i may have to take the keel apart, as i have forgotten the rabbit line, i would sooner do it now than after the frames are in
  22. Kevin

    welcome to MSW, any questions please just ask

    1. MadDogMcQ

      MadDogMcQ

      Many thanks Kevin 👍

  23. Kevin
    i am going to need lots of sanding to finish mine when the time comes, i will use a belt sander, to get the raised edges and glue of then possibly a dremmel before different grades of sandpaper
  24. Kevin
    Congratulations, beautiful model, Kevin its been a lovely journey to watch
  25. Kevin
    yes, its more of a guide, as no doubt everyones built will be slightly different, with up to 28 futtocks per frame, and 60 of them, there has to be room for error, and of course there is me who is perhaps doing it all wrong anyway

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