harlequin
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I'm beginning to remember. Rather than the flimsy little supports supplied in the kit, I used a balsa wood filler and sanded to the required curve after fitting the two side pieces of the transom thereby using the curve of those pieces as a guide, then a little more filler attatched to frame 13 to support the angled planks, although I do recall having a little bit more space than you have in this area, but only by about a mm. It was a trial and error job that owed more to luck than judgement. It is a pig of a kit as you say but really is worth percevereing with it.
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I'm struggling to recall exactly how i completed the planking below the transom other than it being a real nightmare. I didn't take any photos of the area either so cant pull those out of the hat. I know I used some filler at some stage to give an additional surface area for a good contact. I 'll give my model a good study and get back to you on this one. I know I altered something to get everything to fit but exactly what I did requires some memory recall (gulp).
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hope these are ok. It took some doing and is far from perfect but not too bad a job considering.
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The thin strip lower deck doesnt look too bad once everything is in place. I would at this point colour or stain the frames a darker shade so the white colour of the frames is not as noticeable once the main deck is in place. Lagavullin is a great whisky by the way....
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Hi Hamilton, I'm trying to remember what I did to get round this problem. If memory serves me right I carried on with the build as if the two offending frames were correct. I got as far as trimming the fore and aft frames ready to accept the first planking. I then put temporary planks in 3 or 4 places along the hull but making no attempt to attatch the planks to the two incorrect frames. This gave me a rough idea on the amount of building up of the frames was needed. I used several pieces of 0.5 mm plank I had spare from a previous build to alter the frames, I then used some filler once the first planking had been put in place to make the line of the hull more even where there was a slight dip corresponding to the two offending frames. It was frustrating to do but I achieved a reasonable result.
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as good as they are going to get..
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I've got the seating of the bowsprit in my model wrong, but I really cant be bothered taking it out and re-seating it. You will have to reshape/remove part of the the keel to get it to fit correctly and it eventually sits flush with the modified keel and on top of the figurehead. I also purchase several other ships boats but none looked convincing so i returned to the metal one supplied. It is a very awkward model to work with. I found corels HMS Victory far easier to complete. The plans are full of descrepancies and even the picture on the box is markedly different than the plans are. I too have purchased lots of black rigging. When I build kits I try to use all what is supplied in the kit, I'm a builder who is lazy in that I really cant be bothered scratch building anything unless I break something or lose it. If I can help in any way feel free to ask but I have a sneaky feeling you wont need my help. It will drive you to drink copious ammounts of alcohol but thats one of the benefits of building HMS Greyhound. I'll follow with interest.
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Hi Hamilton, yes this kit will frustrate and annoy, I have made several changes and i dont think they are historically accurate changes I have made but I can live with them. The cat rails are nowhere near the shape they need to be but I found bending them cold was the best method of obtaining the best shape. They did crack in areas but i filled the cracks with a little filler and painted over. Believe me I nearly launched this model against the nearest wall several times it is that maddening. But persist with it. The ships boat is not brilliant but after several attempts I have acheived a reasonable result. You can always spend more time than I did on the ships boat. If you look at my build you will be able to improve in many areas on yours, but I am reasonably satisfied at the result so far. Get several bottles of decent single malt whisky and you will produce a very fine if frustrating model. If I was unsure of anything I just went for it and if I didnt like the results I'd take it off and try again. The shrouds and ratlines have been on and off more times than a brides nightie. Good look and I look forward to your build.
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few days off work so should see a decent ammount of progress.
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probably begin next week, after Easter. Sorting out a workstation. I've already dry fitted the keel and frames so start work on her soon.
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Also about rigging the cannons. I was going to add some rigging but have changed my mind again and decided against it. I am quite happy the way it looks without added rigging.
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bit more progress. The kit ran out of 3mm deadeyes or i lost them either way progress has been slow.
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Not posted much lately as i'm still working on the rats, in fact i've taken some of them off again. I now must have tied 14 million clove hitch's on this model with still 20 million still to do.
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I'll give it a go and see what it looks like, I can work round the rigging I have already done. This way when you start it will give you a better idea.
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Hi Hamilton, I think it is possible to rig the cannons, they might be tight towards the bow. I havent done it just because I didnt want it overcrowded, but it will probably look ok. I'd say give it a go and see how it starts to look as you progress. The plans dont show any rigging for the cannons but the pic on the box does.
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progressing slowly
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i had completed most of the ratlines on HMS Greyhound and decided they didnt look right so i took the whole lot off. Just bite the bullet and go for it.
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The Solomon Browne's coxswain Trevelyen Richard refused to take on board more than one member of the same family when they reported for duty such was the atrocious conditions at sea. What guts, he must have known this was no ordinary rescue attempt.
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I cant believe it is over 30 years since this disaster happened. All hands were lost as the Penlee lifeboat Soloman Browne went to rescue the Union Star after its engines failed. All 16 souls were lost including 8 volunteer lifeboatmen on 19 December 1981. We should always be in the lifeboatmens debt as they volunteer to rescue those at sea sometimes with horrific consequences. RIP the Penlee lifeboat men and the crew of the Union Star. After rescuing several men from the Union Star, the Soloman Browne lifeboat was crushed against rocks by the Union Star with the loss of everyone on board. 31 years has gone by in an instant.
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Progress on the replaced rats is slowly gaining ground. The odd one needs a little tweeking but better than before.
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A couple of pics of Greyhounds lifeboat. It is a cast white metal boat and was not too impressed with it. I have decided to go with it and although it is not great it doesnt look too bad. It needs final details of a rudder and another oar. I used a brown admiralty paint to cover the outside and its ok if you dont inspect it close enough. It probably isnt an historically accurate boat, but i think it will remain as part of HMS Greyhound. I had tried several other small boat kits but none were to scale or just didnt look right.
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A few more of the dreaded ratlines added. A few need a little tweaking before they are finally set. Progress has been slow as my daughter got selected to play for England in her age group at rugby so i have been ferrying her all over the place. HMS Bellona is coming off the shelf very soon too.
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the first of the replaced ratlines........many more to follow.
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