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  On 7/7/2023 at 2:18 PM, Sjors said:

Beautiful job.

Question from Anja, how do you get those tiles so shining.

You clean them?

 

Sjors

 

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the tiles were not treated in any way, straight off the roll, but with a week interval, one side is more tarnished than the other, i have now listened to @James H and have now rubbed with fine wire wool, and coated with a water based varnish, the shineyness has gone

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Very nice Kevin!

Rusty

"So Long For Now" B) 

 

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Completed Build Logs:  HMS Winchelsea 1/48   Duchess of Kingston USF Confederacy , US Brig Syren , Triton Cross Section , Bomb Vessel Cross SectionCutter CheerfulQueen Anne Barge, Medway Longboat

 

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Posted
  On 7/7/2023 at 3:24 PM, James H said:

That looks a ton better.

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Could not agree more. 😀  There was a uric acid (urine) treatment posted in the recent past that looked great as well .  Would this work on this particular copper material as well as the steel wool treatment did for Kevin?

Allan

 

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good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes, very much appreciated 

day 133 

i have decided to start working aft to fwd on the outside of the hull so the galleries are getting some attention,

 

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good evening everyone

 

thank you for comments and likes

 

i didnt like how she looked in the last post,  to much yellow, so i have removed everything and had a bit of a redo

the decoration above the far right window needs a slight adjustment, and paint the inner sills

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good afternoon everyone

thankyou or the interest shown, it is very much appreciated

day 137-4

 

 

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Posted (edited)
  On 7/14/2023 at 2:16 PM, Blue Ensign said:

Always a good result when the Qtr galleries line up with the stern gallery, well done Kevin.👍

Fills me with dread whenever I approach that area of work, it's such an important  feature of the hull.

 

B.E.

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thank you, it lines up, but looks so very messy

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good evening everyone

Thank you for comments and likes

day141-4

have spent the last few days trying to get the side rails to look right, although they are nearly there, they are far from brilliant, the pain for me, is getting the last section over the after three ports where it ccrosses the banding, ten attempts so far without joy, the yellow has to be redone as the banding has moved slightly, 

all in all, im loving this, build, any fault there are are due to my stooooooopidity  

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Posted

I can see the issue Kevin, are you fitting the mouldings in individual pieces or long strips? The aftermost piece looks out of kilter which would throw the line off.

It needs a graceful curve to meet the Qtr gallery;

I would remove the last piece and run a length  across the ports, and fit it as it conforms to the sheer line, without paying too much attention to the manual photos.

From the bow to the  midships it looks just fine.

 

B.E.

Posted
  On 7/18/2023 at 4:21 PM, Blue Ensign said:

I can see the issue Kevin, are you fitting the mouldings in individual pieces or long strips? The aftermost piece looks out of kilter which would throw the line off.

It needs a graceful curve to meet the Qtr gallery;

I would remove the last piece and run a length  across the ports, and fit it as it conforms to the sheer line, without paying too much attention to the manual photos.

From the bow to the  midships it looks just fine.

 

B.E.

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originally as one piece, but as the after section has been removed a few time the piece you are referring to has also been taken off and yes it looks wrong

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Do not be too hard on yourself, it is obvious you are making a great effort to get things right and are to be congratulated for doing so.  

Allan

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Posted
  On 7/19/2023 at 2:06 PM, Sjors said:

That looks great Kevin,

 

Still another question.

Do you want to finish her by Christmas??😃

 

Sjors

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 Christmas is not out of the window, but im not racing to complete her by then, i have a few builds that need to be completed, and i have ambitions to do a two decker in the future, 

 

Posted

I keep  missing your  updates,    she  is  looking so nice Kevin.

 

OC.

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28mm  Battle of Waterloo   attack on La Haye Saint   Diorama.

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Completed works.

 

Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic.

HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts.

HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine  plastic.

Black Pearl  1/72  Revell   with  pirate crew.

Revell  1/48  Mosquito  B IV

Eduard  1/48  Spitfire IX

ICM    1/48   Seafire Mk.III   Special Conversion

1/48  Kinetic  Sea Harrier  FRS1

Posted
  On 7/21/2023 at 5:53 PM, Old Collingwood said:

I keep  missing your  updates,    she  is  looking so nice Kevin.

 

OC.

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i miss our conversations, its just been such a busy year so far

Posted

good evening everyone

Thank you for all the comments and likes, very much appreciated 

144-4

side rails are now fitted on both sides, although they look symmetrical it also looks so very tatty, for me thats been the most frustrating part of the build, with little to show for a weeks work

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Posted (edited)

good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes

day 46-4 head timbers

well that went a lot better then i thought, the head timbers are complete a couple of alignment changes to be made, otherwise i am quite happy how she looks

lots of painting now required

 

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Posted
  On 7/24/2023 at 4:56 PM, Blue Ensign said:

There's something looking a little awry with the headworks Kevin.

 Should not the Main Rail (top rail) sit behind  the Hair bracket that runs up from the upper cheek?

 

B.E.

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thank you BE i will sort tomorrow

 

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I’m just catching up, Kevin, and I have to say that you are making a superlative job of this build.  Testament to that fact is that Mrs. Kevin is happy to lend a hand at the shipyard.  It all looks really great!  I must also pay my humble respects to Chris for designing such a great model!

We are all works in progress, all of the time.

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my attempt at the figure head painting

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