Shipyard sid
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Hello Neale It is looking very good. Your planking is excellent, and the whole build is really neat and tidy. Keep enjoying your Build and keep posting the photos DAVID.- 62 replies
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Hello Dennis Something to be really proud off, brilliant build cracking log, just keep enjoying it, you are making something special for yourself. DAVID
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Cheers yon I only set the angle of the gunport lids by eye. What stage are you at now?? Here's an idea I used to make the rigging of lids to make it easy . I threaded them all on the rope ( cotton) and cut them off one at a time . Thank DAVID I will delete post if you want
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Greetings everybody Well here's my latest update, after finishing the brass profile etc I returned to the gunports and completed the lids, leaving only the lower deck gunport lids to complete. The entry port steps are completed and the fender and chess trees have been added so there is very little to do on the port side now. I need to go back to the deck and fit the buckets. Before starting the channels on the starboard side I think I may return to the bows and do the boomkins and knight head assy, but then again it may be better to get the channels and hull profiles out of the way first, I am not to sure yet. So there we go, that's were I am now. So once again I am pretty happy with things and want to thank you all for viewing advice and comments......here are a few photos of my progress , the trouble with photos of this stage are they are all becoming a much of a muchness gunports and lids. Well I am off to do fifteen gunport lids!!!!!!!!! See you all later . Here's some photos Regards DAVID
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Hello yon Well done on the artificial gunports . I have been looking at them, and it looks like I cannot fit one of them as the the continuation of the cat head is not fitted correctly and impedes ( gets in the way) of the port. Not to worry, I noted that not many builders have bothered fitting them at all. If I do the lower ones I will just use an overlay of marquetry veneer to create the window effect. What I would like to know is were does the handrail start an terminate for the netting at the bows. Anyway well done and keep enjoying the build DAVID
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Derek Well done on the channels, it's the gunports next is it ?? Nice little job for you, should keep you happy for a week or two or three!! I did nothing over Easter, and as you say there's the garden etc soon, so build will next to stop. Anyway enjoy the gunports. Regards DAVID
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Hello Neale Photos galore!!! Exellent built keep enjoying it . And photos as your build progresses. Thanks for posting DAVID
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Hello Patrick You are really doing well, and I agree with you on the planking it can look really over the top sometimes, overwhelming as you say with simulation. All I do is simply fit them plank to plank just touching, not tight up to each other. So keep up the good work and enjoy your build . Keep sending your photos. DAVID
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Hello Welcome back, I cannot remember were you were in your build before the big crash. Any way I am sure it was a lot further on than this. So lets all of us see and enjoy your build as it grows. Thanks for reposting. DAVID
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Yon Yep. . It will prob be a while before you get there ???? Are you having a walk up to CMB. OH!!! You mean your build, sorry.. Regards DAVID
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Hello yon Welcome back from your world tour of Barbados!!. Well thats a surprise to me, I have never had a prob with CMB orders. Well I will be back to the gunport lids tonight, just a tidy up on painting. I made a right mess on the channels and knocked 2 gunport lids off. But I got a post off Dave ( artificer) warning me I was going the wrong way about things. Anyway the way to go is locate the channels with pins, not glued, fit all your brass profile and paint all the areas around channels and chainplates, then assemble all your dead eyes and chainplates on the channels, but not on the ship. Then locate and glue the channels on the ship. Regards DAVID
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Hello hank You probably know the 1/98 mantua is the art776. There is one build on the site as far as I know. GEORGEK is building it, and may help you. I have in the past month given a partiall build of the same ship to the brother in law . The manual is rubbish but does have a complete parts list, and two double sided plans, and it is definitely on line somewhere. I was looking at it some weeks ago, but alas I cannot locate it again after a long search. I surmise although your kit is old, the list of parts will be more or less similar. I will have another look around and see if I can locate it..... I look forward to watching your build grow .......regards DAVID
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Kevin At last back with your build in a new dry dock. I would just lift the gunport lids above horizontal and shorten the ropes which Seems to be the norm. Anyway welcome . Regards DAVID
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Greeting everybody Thanks for all your help and comments which are always a help. I have all but finished the port side apart from the gunport lids. There are a few other bits and pieces to add and painting to tidy up. I made a big mistake by fitting the chain plates and some of the gun port lids before being warned by Dave ( artificer) thanks a lot. The way to go is get the channels in place loose fitted and then fit all the Brass profile. Paint the hull at least around the area were the chain plates fit. Do that before you even think about adding the channels chainplates and gunport lids. I think that is the kind of order you should do it. I think any builders who have got this far will agree. I have added a few photos showing my slow progress, all down to my own mistakes making problems for myself. Here come the photos. Thanks for viewing DAVID
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Greetings Here is a refurbished ship you may recognize , on a overcast day in Greenwich , keep enjoying your build DAVID
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Derek Well done, have you done both sides of the channels, and the brass profile, is that finished ?? I can see some profile is on..... Closing in on the gun port lids !!!!! DAVid
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Hello again Yes I had to employ help from my sister in law. I don't know how you keep the sails formed in these days as I am going back to circa 1980. My fathers idea in those days was to use the solid earth wire from electricity cable down the sown seams, keep enjoying. DAVID
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Hello Well this is an excellent victory build, everything is crisp and clean, you are doing a super job keep up the good work DAVID
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Welcome Chris And another victory build, the more the merrier !!!!! You will never be short of any advice during your build. So you just enjoy it and create something special for yourself. I look forward to following your log. DAVID
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Hello Well it's good to see you are making progress, and you seem happy with the way things are coming together, and to have Gil in Your team is a massive asset . DAVID
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Hello kostas One word to describe your first build, brilliant!!!!. I have only just found your log and would never have believed it was your first build. Everything is faultless, keep up the excellent work you are building something you will be very proud of. Keep posting pictures. DAVID
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Hello Phil As good as ever. Have I missed this somewhere on your log or are you putting the sails on ??? DAVID
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Hello Patrick Snap !!!!! just about every body broke them, even Gil the jig!!! I believe he also used styrene. Anyway you appear to been doing well. Yes it is easy to mistakes by not following the manual which I have just found, by installing gunport lids before the channels Luckily I got a warning but still broke off two lids. It's good to have some one watching you. Enjoy you build DAVID
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Hello derek I can see we're you are coming from on the strops. If the stem was longer it would allow the lugs to hook around the underside of the channel, and eliminate the widening of the location slots. I have tried artificers ( Dave's ) idea of widening of the slots and using a nail as a stop for the lugs, but it is obvious keeping the slots narrow is the most safe option. DAVID
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Hello jarek I like Aldo have beel interested. In building one of these card builds for a while now, and find it very intriguing, so I shall watch this build With lots of interest and wish you well. Enjoy your build. DAVID
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