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Plymouth57 wrote:Hi there Alan! Looking great! They sure kept their seamen lean to get down the hatches in those days!!  Just a quick query, when you say "Marked on the upper edge of the masking tape the mid point between each gun port ready for drilling and the attaching of the eyelets and rings", what are the eyelets and rings for? And when you say 'mid point' do you mean the exact centre of the actual gun port or the mid point between two gunports? On the Vic there is an eyebolt set back on the deck from each gunport (on its centre line)for the running in/out tackle but nothing 'mid point' between the ports. I think I'm just getting confused between mid points and betweens but I thought I'd check just in case!  She's really going to be a beautiful Lady when she's 'fully clothed' and a great credit too! Happy New Year! Robin  Robin, only hired the lean and mean for this fighting machine..... .. At least I know the difference between my betweens and midpoints...  . To clarify, the top edge of the masking tape runs along a line from the centre of one port to the centre of the next and so on..... Marked on the top edge of the masking tape the midway points between gunports, that's where the holes will be drilled for the rings...  .. Been looking at Sephtons book and I cannot find any explanations for what the rings were actually used for. Some of the photos contained in the book had these rings whilst others didn't so I really cannot answer your question... Maybe there are others in the forum with far more nautical knowledge than I who can hopefully shed some light as to their possible use.... .. Thanks again for the kind words and a happy new year to you too..... Regards Alan
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stevie_o wrote:Quality work Alan, looking amazing Steve Thanks for the kind comments Stevie and thanks for looking in.... appreciate your support.... Regards Alan
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Continued today with shaping and fitting of the forecastle hatchway and glued into position.... While waiting for it to set I moved onto making up the hatchway steps... Fitted the hatchway surrounds followed by the steps themselves... Was a little concerned I could inadvertently let the steps fall into the hatch which would be difficult to recover. To avoid the problem I threaded a piece of fishing line between the steps and found this aided the fitting... Moved onto drilling the .5mm holes between the gunports on the upper edge of the masking tape. Took the rings and threaded them onto a length of fishing line, dipped the rings into ammonia to remove any possible contamination, rinsed them off and dried before dipping them into some krick solution to blacken. Did the same with the eyelets.... .. Made up the rings by attaching a ring to eyelet and finally with a drop of CA attached to the hull. All rings now fitted... That brought issue 70 to a close and the build will now go on hold until the release of the next issue on Wed, that's when I move onto fitting the rudder I believe... .. Will now spend some time working on the Titanic..... Happy building all..... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Hi Alan. As I thought, I did have completely the wrong end of the stick! Your last set of photos explained it all! I had visions of you drilling the holes for those ring bolts midway between the gunports on the deck not on the hull! That's why I was worried as I couldn't see any point to having them there! Mind you, I still can't see any point to having them on the hull in that position either!  Only explanation I can come up with is that they expected her to capture so many enemy ships that they put in dozens of towing hitches to bring them home with!!!  I must admit though it does set the hull off really nicely! Keep them coming! Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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Hi Alan, Some more good work there.  A very handy tip for installing the ladder as well. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Plymouth57 wrote:Hi Alan. As I thought, I did have completely the wrong end of the stick! Your last set of photos explained it all! I had visions of you drilling the holes for those ring bolts midway between the gunports on the deck not on the hull! That's why I was worried as I couldn't see any point to having them there! Mind you, I still can't see any point to having them on the hull in that position either! Only explanation I can come up with is that they expected her to capture so many enemy ships that they put in dozens of towing hitches to bring them home with!!! I must admit though it does set the hull off really nicely! Keep them coming! Robin Thanks Robin, pleased its all clear now and apologies if I caused you any confusion..... .. I too think the rings set the hull off nicely.... Regards Alan
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delboy271155 wrote:Hi Alan, Some more good work there. A very handy tip for installing the ladder as well. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) Thanks for looking in and commenting Derek, hope you find the tip useful...., it made the task a lot easier..... Regards Alan
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lovely work Alan . Looking good by the way where did you get the Krik black stuff from . Thanks Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Martyn Ingram wrote: lovely work Alan . Looking good by the way where did you get the Krik black stuff from . Thanks Martyn Thanks Martyn, got mine on Ebay, have supplied the link... http://www.ebay.co.uk/it...8a688789f#ht_1060wt_721
Regards Alan
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This is getting boring now Alan, I can't think of anything else to say except !!!Fantastic!!! I absolutely love this build I'm going to keep saying it though Steve
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stevie_o wrote:This is getting boring now Alan, I can't think of anything else to say except !!!Fantastic!!! I absolutely love this build I'm going to keep saying it though Steve Thanks for the wonderful comment Stevie, so appreciated..... .. I'm loving the way its looking right now, have to say though the Titanic is proving to be a little more challenging being in a much smaller scale.... Thanks again,, Regards Alan
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Thanks Alan for the info ordering as we speak  Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
Next Build ?
When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Started work on issue 71 which is the making up and fitting of the rudder... Cleaned off all the black ash, planked the rudder with walnut strip and the upper 46mm with sapelle, that including the edging.... .. Tomorrow will give it all a fine sanding and will start the process of applying coats of varnish to match the hull.... Will also make a start on making the gudgeons and pintels including blackening..... Happy building all... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Issued 71 complete... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Hi Alan! Very nice! I like your fantastic detail work more and more! Regards, Bernd
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der Gohfelder wrote:Hi Alan! Very nice! I like your fantastic detail work more and more! Regards, Bernd Thanks Bernd, appreciate you looking in and your comments as always..... Regards Alan
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Hi Alan. I really Like your fantastic work Regards
Rob
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Hi Alan Looking great as always. A job well done!  Regards Kobus
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Alan, it really looks the business!! TOP JOB Kind regards Mike MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
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Thanks for the very kind words Rob, appreciated... .. So pleased to see you back on the Suprise build as it was one of my favourites on this site... will be following your progress..... Regards Alan
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