HMS Sphinx 1775 Sixth Rate 20 guns ship - 1:64 Scale model from Vanguard.
This will be my latest project, a project the size and type of which, only a short while ago, I thought I would not be doing again.
I hadn’t counted on Chris Watton’s ability to beguile me in this late stage of my model building career to return to another 18th century square rigged naval ship.
However, as Jim’s prototype build developed, I thought what a fine Navy board style model this would
Post One hundred and Sixty-five.
Back to the Qtr deck cranes
I’m not entirely convinced about fitting these items, but I’ll look at them as the manual and instructions are somewhat thin on these fittings, and hopefully fill in some of the gaps.
As previously noted, these are position specific so will be dealt with on a pair-by-pair basis. There are eleven sets of these which require sorting, fettlin’ and blackening before fitting.
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