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Gunports now completed on both sides now.......only the port side second planking to finish and various handrails and furniture to complete the hull.
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Swann Morton chisel blades.
harlequin replied to harlequin's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
excellent Blue Ensign.....they don't stay sharp long but extremely useful.....not yet tried to restore the cutting edge on one yet but will try. -
Just discovered Swann Morton produce chisel blades in their range....SM61, SM62, SM61SB, SM62SB. The SB is a single bevel. approx. 3mm and 5mm respectively....tried these and they are superb for intricate work. You will need a few as with every scalpel blade but they are well worth it.
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gunports fitted....reasonably pleased with them....the others are open gunports and will need finishing off.
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nothing to do with the Bellona build but just a bit of rigging.......corels Greyhound and HMS Victory side by side.
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This will displease the purists but I don't have the time to take off or alter the planking and I think it would destroy the frames underneath so I have opted to use corels metal gunports not supplied with the kit......they come with corels hms victory and can be purchases separately but as things stand this is the only way Bellona is going to progress so love it or loath it I am taking this route. It is either that or Bellona stays unbuilt....onwards and upwards.....personally I don't think they look too bad.
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Bow top rail and timbers.....why is it that when you offer a dry fitting and it fits perfectly...when you add glue it doesn't?....one of life's mysteries.
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lately i have been using some aliphatic rapid wood glue......best glue i have used for ages,,,,i've used the standard stuff for years but this is a great discovery for me. Where have i been all these years?
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belay pin rack....I've added a brass rod to the bottom of each post for added security when attaching to the deck. And in position on the fordeck.
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ships wheel and binnacle....the binnacle was painted with an oak paint and primer to cover the etched brass then the glass was obtained by using a soft HB pencil.
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the camera doesn't pick all the mistakes up....compared with some of the builders on here my efforts pale.
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I joke about the price in London.......send me your address and i'll post you a real English Ale....some of these breweries here have been producing beer for well over 200 years. Yes I miss flying the microlights....I was once at around only 500 ft when two RAF Tornado jets went underneath me, they didn't know I was there....that was cool....
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frames in place and stained where required.....very flimsy thin plywood but will gain strength as I add the planks later.
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well when you drink proper real English ale at a local public house it will set you back around £2.50 to £3.50 for a pint ( or £25.000 a pint in London)....cheap beer to be had in supermarkets for home consumption, but real ale is king.
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the bulk of the plans are not too bad......my son frightens me to death but that what he does.....I skydive for a hobby, used to fly microlight aircraft and most dangerous of all used to go potholing, so after scaring the hell out of my parents it is payback time....I think he has more of my genes than his mothers...
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the plans were a bit knackered when I got the kit but my friendly neighbourhood mice have not helped.....I should be able to work round it though. Nothing much lost really as the kit only cost £10.00...........cant get 4 beers for that nowadays.
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looks like it.....I bought the kit 2 or 3 years ago for a tenner and it has been in my garage during that time. It would be a shame just to do nothing with it.
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