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Hi All, I have spent the last 5 months reading as much as i can on here (Hats off to the Official diary & Steve-o's ship!) and decided to take the plunge and attempt Victory - originally with my nephew but not sure an 8yo would really stick with it! Would like to take the opportunity to say a big thank you to Simon Watson, who, after i had significant problems with the customer service dept, helped out immensely and ensured that everything was sorted out quickly. This is what happens when you move into a new place with your girlfriend and she says "no darling its fine you can have the walk in wardrobe....!" William's Build attached the following image(s):
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A big welcome to Modelspace William  good to have another Victory builder on here and really looking forward to seeing your progress. There is plenty of help at hand here as I'm sure you are well aware of by now. Good luck with your build Steve
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Welcome aboard and hope you enjoy your stay 
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Thanks guys, just uploaded my progress so far (and a picture that shows the wardrobe as is) but after searching i obviously need to resize them, won't take long).
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Ok here we go, hopefully this works. William's Build attached the following image(s):
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Any critical feedback most welcome! I used to build models when i was a child but on a much simpler scale and have had a good 10 year break from doing anything like this. Pictures seem to have resized badly, anything I'm doing wrong? I used an online batch site and set it to 600 x 450?
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Welcome aboard William .. I had to read your introduction a few times as I'm sure you said that your good lady said you can have the walk-in-wardrobe! Get in! The perfect cave for your builds Your Vic is looking great BTW, very nice  Spencer
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Lovely start William, welcome aboard..... Hope you enjoy your time with us.... .. I find sizing pics to 600x450 works best..... Regards Alan
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Hi William, your build looks fine, very nice start I like the pic of your wardrobe workspace, all you need to do now is find a new home for those clothes  Steve
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Ha i know, big mistake. I have thought that when it gets more delicate ill have to get rid of some of them! Cutting gun ports at the moment, will upload when I've finished.
Thanks all!
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Looking great there Will! Nice and clean looking (and that goes for the wardrobe too! ) Welcome to the forum and best of luck! 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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Quick question before i start painting things - I've bought an airbrush and compressor kit (mainly for getting rid of sawdust and was wondering what the best option is for using it paint wise. I have the Victory paint set but should i thin the colours in that or buy specific air brush paint?
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Hi William great start to your build look forward to seeing your progress Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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William's Build wrote:Quick question before i start painting things - I've bought an airbrush and compressor kit (mainly for getting rid of sawdust and was wondering what the best option is for using it paint wise. I have the Victory paint set but should i thin the colours in that or buy specific air brush paint? Hi William, the admiralty paint will thin down to spray, I use water to thin mine, not used them all but have sprayed the black metal no problem. Steve
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Nice Start William Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Good start William, enjoy the build.
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Planking rows 8 & 9. Planks are taking longer to shape and bend now. 1st row of gun ports gun cut (with no cut fingers so far!) need to finalise the sanding and line them of course but I think that comes later. This project is BRILLIANT! Very happy so far, I just hope that it turns out half as good as some of the other build diaries! William's Build attached the following image(s):
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Looking good William, glad to hear you are enjoying it Steve
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your doing a great job there,well done. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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Thanks for the positive feedback all, feel free to criticise. I have done overlapping planks that don't quite marry up along the front where it starts to bend round, is that normal and will it smooth out when it comes to sanding? I'm obviously taking as much care as possible when it comes to shaping and fitting them but I can't seem to help it.
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