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petpole wrote:looking good there Alan, nice start.
She is going to be a great build for you.
Will you be lighting her up?
Peter
Thanks for looking in Peter... plans are being formulated to light her up.. This does mean I will have to change the order of the build to ensure I have the access I need to fit all the led's, optics and wiring... Intention so far is to have wires hidden out of the hull and into the display base, connecting to a mains powered 9v adapter that can be disconnected when not in use.... Will keep everyone updated on lighting progress too.... Thanks again Regards Alan
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 Wow Alan she is a big one  Its going to need a big Shelf and a big wall  Rgd Martyn Building ?
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Wow! What a kit! Looking forward to your progress on this. Ben Current Builds: Amati 1/200 Bismarck, Airfoil 1/600 HMS Nelson
To Build: Amati 1/200 HMS Hood, Amati 1/250 Titanic, Artesania Latina 1/48 HMS Surprise, Artesania Latina 1/50 Scottish Maid, DeAgostini 1/84 Sovereign of the Seas
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Martyn Ingram wrote: Wow Alan she is a big one Its going to need a big Shelf and a big wall Rgd Martyn Thanks Martyn, I may need more than a shelf with the thoughts that are flying through my mind on this one... thinking of a diorama but right now it is just thoughts....  .. Thanks for looking in... Regards Alan
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Thanks for looking in Andy and hopefully will give a good detailed account of this one coming together.... .. Hope you wife's new business takes off the way she hopes it will and sorry to hear of the storm damage you are having to repair, just hope it wasn't too bad for you.... Hope to see you back on the builds soon.... Best regards Alan
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B Johnson wrote:Wow! What a kit! Looking forward to your progress on this.
Ben Thanks Ben and there is still one more box of parts to come to complete the kit.... .. Just now am just finishing off the cleaning up of the second lower deck section, then I can get down actually gluing and pinning some of it together.... Regards Alan
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Small update on progress so far.... drew a centre line down both sections of the lower deck, also drew lines across the deck where the ribs are located.... Pinned and glued the deck sections down and when dry removed from the build board, turned the hull over and applied copious amounts of glue along all of the joints.... .. Turned her back over and fitted her back onto the build board.... .. Double checked everything to ensure all was square and level ... Have to say even at this stage the hull feels very sturdy..... Happy building all, more soon.... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Looks like a good sturdy and very straight frame there Alan, Im sure this is going to be a great build Steve
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Nice start, looking good Alan Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Looking really good Alan and a nice large build. Look forward to your progress. Regards Foz
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You are really steaming ahead with this build, Great progress. Following this with a lot of interest Jase “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Hi Alan Titanic looking good. What are the holes in lower deck for? Ken
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Alan, this is a great looking kit, will be following with interest. what is the overall length. Just wondering how it compares to my Amati titanic. Well done on the good start. Cheers
Peter
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hi allan it looks good. Enjoy it and good luck
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stevie_o wrote:Looks like a good sturdy and very straight frame there Alan, Im sure this is going to be a great build Steve Thanks Steve, due to the length of this one I had to make doubly sure the hull was straight and true, anything else and I think it would be very noticeable..... Regards Alan
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arpurchase wrote: Nice start, looking good Alan Thanks Andy, appreciate your support as always.... Regards Alan
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Foz wrote:Looking really good Alan and a nice large build. Look forward to your progress. Regards Foz Thanks for looking in Foz, she is large and am beginning to see she is going to be a real challenge..... Regards Alan
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jase wrote:You are really steaming ahead with this build, Great progress. Following this with a lot of interest Jase Thanks for the kind comments Jase, maybe steaming ahead with her just now but I know this is going to be a long slow build but will be worth it I'm sure..... Regards Alan
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Ken wrote:Hi Alan
Titanic looking good. What are the holes in lower deck for?
Thanks Ken.... there are two variants of this build, the first available in 5 parts or boxes covers the R/C version and the other, the one I am building is the static display version. This one comes in 4 parts, the 2nd part not being needed.... The holes in the deck are there mainly for the R/C version and enables ballast to be added.... Hope this answers your question.... Regards Alan
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