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Fantastic Alan, I bet the gold wales look fab, it's so hard to get things to show on camera sometimes. Watching with interest as always.  Steve
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stevie_o wrote:Fantastic Alan, I bet the gold wales look fab, it's so hard to get things to show on camera sometimes. Watching with interest as always. Steve Thanks Stevie and yes the gold wales do look fab, in fact the whole ship looks better in the flesh, better than any photo can show. The wales are the same gold used on the rest of the ornamentation....  Thanks again Regards Alan
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looking good Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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arpurchase wrote: looking good Thanks Andy. Regards Alan
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Finished fitting the wales and the gun port rings down the starboard side.... Also finished building the figurehead platform and is now dry fitted to the bow. Had to gently widen the supports for the platform, this was because of the walnut veneer facings I applied to the prow... happy with the results.... That brings to the end of issues 76 & 77 giving me some time now to work on the Titanic..... .. More soon.... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Wow! Lovely ship. I'm looking at getting this as I'm doing the spitfire and got the bug building with wood.
Eddie
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D.Bader wrote:
Wow! Lovely ship. I'm looking at getting this as I'm doing the spitfire and got the bug building with wood.
Eddie
Thanks for the very kind comment Eddie, appreciated.... .. Like I said on your thread, this would be an excellent kit for you and I feel sure you would thoroughly enjoy building her..... Regards Alan
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Hi Alan The figuerhead platform looks a treat regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Sorry I didn't see your post but have read it now Eddie
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D.Bader wrote:Sorry I didn't see your post but have read it now Eddie Hi Eddie, nothing to say sorry for..... just trying to help you along in deciding on which partwork to take on..... Hope you do choose this one.... Regards Alan
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arpurchase wrote: Hi Alan The figuerhead platform looks a treat regards Andy Thanks Andy, appreciate you comment.... Regards Alan
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Stunning work as always Alan Rgd 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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Its coming on nicely. She is looking great. Soon you will be building the masts  "Rather try and fail than had failed to try".Sovereign of the Seas Model Space forum: Marcel's build
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Martyn Ingram wrote: Stunning work as always Alan Rgd Martyn Thanks Martyn, appreciate your comments.... Regards Alan
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Marcel wrote:Its coming on nicely. She is looking great. Soon you will be building the masts Thanks Marcel, I may be building the masts soon but it likely to be some time yet before they actually start getting fitted..... Regards Alan
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Hi Alan, Looking good as always. But  , would I expect anything else, nah. WTG Matey. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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delboy271155 wrote:Hi Alan, Looking good as always. But , would I expect anything else, nah. WTG Matey. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) Thanks Derek, your comments are always appreciated, appreciate you support also.... .. Have quite a number of extra things I want to do to this build but won't be starting those until a little later in the build, it will be my own personal touches to give the build its own character..... Thanks again.... Regards Alan
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Hi all, started work on issue 78 this evening and have made up all the parts relating to the main mast lower fighting top... quite straight forward and in keeping with my colour scheme have given it all the first coat of medium oak stain.... couple of small PVA marks to get rid of which I will tackle tomorrow along with another coat of stain plus the painting of all the edges with burgundy... .. Have also decided I will be replacing the supplied birch for the masts with walnut, already have the dowel so am likely to start tapering the first two sections of the main mast tomorrow..... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Nice looking 'Tops' Alan! That Burgundy will really set them off too! Do I detect the Unimat warming up for the mast! Lovely work! 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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Lovely work Alan, and I think the masts will look fab in natural walnut as well Steve
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