Well i have finally got around to starting my model, at the moment i have issues 1 and 2. They get delivered to my girlfriends in cornwall and at the moment i am working in Portsmouth so it takes a while to get back and pick them up. One bonus of this is that i can watch what other people do to there model and nick a few ideas here and there! Thats what i have done with the cannon.
I re made the brackets with green stuff.
I replace the wheel axels.
I made the rivet heads on the sides useing deck fixing pins.
I made the rings useing siz 14 hooks.
I learned a fair bit making this yesterday, so look forward to making the next one as i can add what i have learned to make it even better.

i likes it
keep up the good work

Finally i have had a few days without to much work to do, so have been able to catch up on my victory, the launch was very interesting to build!! but i got there in the end, although i messed up somewhere as there is not enough room for the windlass! but i have decided it looks ok without! just got to wait for my next trip back home to get the next issues now!
the pics are a bit pants, i only have the camera phone at the moment

It's all looking good to me at the moment. Your launch is pretty neat. I like the pictures with the cannon, anchor and launch completely dwarfed by the hull construction.

I decided this morning to start putting my hull pieces together and think about building a jig. It was the first time I pulled the centre pieces out of the plastic bags. Putting them together has just made me realise how big a monster this model is going to be!

Mike T

Coming along nicely, launch looks OK. Keep up the good work. I am way behind, not started any of it yet, so will have some catching up to do.
TIS

well started again, my new build area in my parents loft is a lot better than sharing a 4 man room!!! plenty more victory room.

i have built the new decks





i am surprised how good the planking looks as its just pencil



and i think i have done enough sanding, although i can always do more as i go





and as its my girlfriends birthday i better get going before i get a full broadside from her!!!!!

don't be intimidated by the build up of parts, think how lucky you are that you have got lots, and lots, and lots and lots and lots to do, but don't be intimidated by the fact that there is lots and lots and lots do do.

just enjoy the build

Hi your build is looking great As I always say modelling is a journey not a destination take your time Regards Mike

PLANKING "FIRST BLOOD!!!"

Last night was time to bite the bullet and start some planking, so I started at issue 20 with the stern planking. It all seemed to be going fine until the planks started to pull off the supports on one side due to the slight bend. But I carried on and glued them into place and then used elastic bands to re glue the supports and hold them in place.



Then this afternoon I started issue 21, I trimmed the stern planks to shape and gave them a quick sand. I'm quite pleased with the way it turned out.



Today I started the first run of planking. It seemed quite a simple line to do, although it helped when I had actually turned the plank bender on! I completed the first row of planking all the way around and will wait for it to dry before doing the next row hopefully tomorrow afternoon.





Happy Building Steve

Mav, you need to sand back the stern until the brown 'laser burn' on the central "keel" is gone.