harlequin
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this is where i am with Unicorn......a while since I did any rigging but it must be started again.......
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not doing the dragons back this year though a couple of friends are.....good luck to your son and daughter in law....
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big 50 mile fell race coming up this weekend in the beautiful English Lake District.......starts at 11:30 saturday morning and finishes sunday morning early hours....after that then Unicorn can finally get some attention....not going to be easy but I have several friends who are running with me and my daughter too. I am the lucky one really as the 100 mile race is happening at the same time. As i am pale and ginger we need dull cool weather. Plenty of factor 50 will be applied to every exposed area of pallid skin....One good thing is the bar remains open and pints of Old Peculier will be available at the finish line as well as the cuban cigar i will light just before the finish line....
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no worries.....glad they were of some use..
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looking superb....this takes me back a few years...
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cheers SpyGlass....i am in training for a 50 mile fell race in 6 weeks so not worked on Uni for a while.
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not smashed to pieces by the looks of things.
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Endurance.....
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Hairy/fuzzy rigging thread
harlequin replied to The Gimps Chimp's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
mine appears to be ok.....no extra dust noticed.. -
also....talking of snapping things.....dont do what i did and break the bow completely off when i dropped Bellona....
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i did the brass for the cabin doors in a primer followed by admiralty paints yellow ochre, same for the quarter gallery windows as well as using brass blackener for the other transom and quarter gallery decorations.
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Mini lathe for mast making etc.
harlequin replied to Charlie pal's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
this is what i use....minicraft drill with lathe attachment.....i purchased two extra long stainless steel rods to accommodate larger masts and spars as the standard bars are not long enough....not produced anymore but always to be found on ebay..
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Hairy/fuzzy rigging thread
harlequin replied to The Gimps Chimp's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
good luck with it.....i used it on both black and white rigging and it was fine. I suppose a lot depends on how coarse the rigging is.. -
Hairy/fuzzy rigging thread
harlequin replied to The Gimps Chimp's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
i used this stuff on some of my rigging.....passed it through pressing my thumb into the wax then rolling the fuzz flat....worked well for me...
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cant help you on this one Hamilton as I never build in sequence.....I jump from process to process to eliminate boredom and to see how the model looks later down the line....and yes it has sometimes resulted in disaster but that is just how i build....
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great to see you and chief williams doing this model.....like i said before Hamilton.....it has every emotion contained in my Bellona....so very nearly got binned but so glad I continued with it....
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great to see a couple of corels Bellona's being built on here.....i had bad and good times with the kit, but it really is a beauty....looking great so far..
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I installed the two part deck after the poop deck and cant remember it being difficult or awkward, but it may be easier the other way round....remember the belay rack which is underneath the quarter deck.
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looking good...
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it was always my intention to have the guns run out but because of the breaks i took whilst building bellona and the removal of the planking due to fading of the wood i had to use the gun ports as an alternative because the damage to the frames was too great and to be honest i just did not have the patience to do a complete rebuild of the frames......I actually like the cast gun ports, they provide an eye catching detail. The offer is still there if you decide to use them.......free of charge of course.
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cheers Bill....that is the ultimate compliment.....as i have said before it is full of mistakes, down right rubbish craftsmanship in parts, but it is also full of character which i think adds to the build. I dont like a perfect looking build....they look too sterile and no soul contained in them. My Bellona contains anger, frustration, angst, and contentment and that is why I love the finished article....enjoy your Bellona...it is a fabulous looking kit...
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this takes me back...
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