Johngr Posted October 28 Share #1 Posted October 28 After a long period of intensive work I am back. And in parallel with HMS HOOD I decided to start a relatively small project from Vanguard Models the 22ft Yawl ship boat. The quality of the kit is excellent and so are the instructions, In fact comparing them to a similar kit from ModelExpo that I have is like night and day. And at the start I managed to break one of the bulkhead. Special care must be taken because MDF is relatively fragile and delicate. However, I managed to fix it by putting the small pieces together.!! Then all the temporary bulkheads were placed on the jig, glued and waiting for the glue to dry. KARAVOKIRIS, AJohnson, JacquesCousteau and 4 others 7 Quote Current Build : https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36346-hms-hood-1941-by-johngr-flyhawk-1700-plastic/ Current Build (on hold): Amati Endeavor 1:80 Current Build (on hold): VEE HOBBY USS SOUTH DAKOTA 1:700 Current ReBuild (on hold): Le Superbe - 1784 1:60 Finished: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/35369-hms-agassiz-1941-by-johngr-finished-hmv-1250-card/ Finished: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/35301-soya-by-johngr-hasegawa-1350/ Finished: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/35037-celtic-voyager-by-johngr-paper-shipwright-1250-card/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted October 28 Share #2 Posted October 28 I'll be really interested in following your progress as I'm currently building the VM 18ft Cutter and I am about the same stage as you. Mine will be part of the Sparkler build log though. Ryland Craze 1 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Gun-brig Sparkler - Vanguard (1/64) , HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64) Completed (Kits):- Vanguard Models (1/64) :- HM Cutter Trial , Nisha - Brixham trawler Caldercraft (1/64) :- HMS Orestes(Mars), HM Cutter Sherbourne Paper Shipwright (1/250) :- TSS Earnslaw, Puffer Starlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliluke Posted October 29 Share #3 Posted October 29 I'll keep an eye on this too! I did two of these kits - you can see them in my HMS Fly log - and they are very good as is VM's support. Fiddly but perfectly doable with care. They are very fragile at certain stages of the build. AJohnson and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Cheers Alistair Current Build - HMS Fly by aliluke - Victory Models - 1/64 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/34180-hms-fly-by-aliluke-victory-models-164/ Previous Build - Armed Virginia Sloop by Model Shipways Previous Build - Dutch Whaler by Sergal (hull only, no log) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johngr Posted Thursday at 11:48 AM Author Share #4 Posted Thursday at 11:48 AM On 10/28/2024 at 10:49 PM, AJohnson said: I'll be really interested in following your progress as I'm currently building the VM 18ft Cutter and I am about the same stage as you. Mine will be part of the Sparkler build log though. Thank you Andrew, mine is not part of any larger project and is intended as a gift to the wife for her office. AJohnson 1 Quote Current Build : https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36346-hms-hood-1941-by-johngr-flyhawk-1700-plastic/ Current Build (on hold): Amati Endeavor 1:80 Current Build (on hold): VEE HOBBY USS SOUTH DAKOTA 1:700 Current ReBuild (on hold): Le Superbe - 1784 1:60 Finished: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/35369-hms-agassiz-1941-by-johngr-finished-hmv-1250-card/ Finished: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/35301-soya-by-johngr-hasegawa-1350/ Finished: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/35037-celtic-voyager-by-johngr-paper-shipwright-1250-card/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johngr Posted Thursday at 11:49 AM Author Share #5 Posted Thursday at 11:49 AM On 10/29/2024 at 5:29 AM, aliluke said: I'll keep an eye on this too! I did two of these kits - you can see them in my HMS Fly log - and they are very good as is VM's support. Fiddly but perfectly doable with care. They are very fragile at certain stages of the build. Thank you Alistair, It really needs a lot of attention, I already managed to break two pieces but fortunately I was able to repair them. AJohnson 1 Quote Current Build : https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36346-hms-hood-1941-by-johngr-flyhawk-1700-plastic/ Current Build (on hold): Amati Endeavor 1:80 Current Build (on hold): VEE HOBBY USS SOUTH DAKOTA 1:700 Current ReBuild (on hold): Le Superbe - 1784 1:60 Finished: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/35369-hms-agassiz-1941-by-johngr-finished-hmv-1250-card/ Finished: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/35301-soya-by-johngr-hasegawa-1350/ Finished: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/35037-celtic-voyager-by-johngr-paper-shipwright-1250-card/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johngr Posted Thursday at 11:54 AM Author Share #6 Posted Thursday at 11:54 AM With great care the sanding was completed and now it is the turn of the planking. KARAVOKIRIS, AJohnson, SiriusVoyager and 2 others 5 Quote Current Build : https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36346-hms-hood-1941-by-johngr-flyhawk-1700-plastic/ Current Build (on hold): Amati Endeavor 1:80 Current Build (on hold): VEE HOBBY USS SOUTH DAKOTA 1:700 Current ReBuild (on hold): Le Superbe - 1784 1:60 Finished: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/35369-hms-agassiz-1941-by-johngr-finished-hmv-1250-card/ Finished: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/35301-soya-by-johngr-hasegawa-1350/ Finished: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/35037-celtic-voyager-by-johngr-paper-shipwright-1250-card/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johngr Posted Sunday at 04:28 PM Author Share #7 Posted Sunday at 04:28 PM Planking begins. AJohnson, rcweir and JacquesCousteau 3 Quote Current Build : https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36346-hms-hood-1941-by-johngr-flyhawk-1700-plastic/ Current Build (on hold): Amati Endeavor 1:80 Current Build (on hold): VEE HOBBY USS SOUTH DAKOTA 1:700 Current ReBuild (on hold): Le Superbe - 1784 1:60 Finished: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/35369-hms-agassiz-1941-by-johngr-finished-hmv-1250-card/ Finished: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/35301-soya-by-johngr-hasegawa-1350/ Finished: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/35037-celtic-voyager-by-johngr-paper-shipwright-1250-card/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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