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Looks very nice Mike! I love the progress and the attention to detail. I was leaning towards a natural finish with mine, But the wife thinks painted would look much nicer. Still haven't decided, but I still have time as I'm waiting on my first issue still. Barry Building - DeAgostini HMS Victory, McLaren MP4-23, Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa, Harley Davidson Fat Boy, Lamborghini Countach
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Ponty wrote:Looks very nice Mike! I love the progress and the attention to detail. I was leaning towards a natural finish with mine, But the wife thinks painted would look much nicer. Still haven't decided, but I still have time as I'm waiting on my first issue still.
Barry You'll have a great time with it, it's a lovely model. I'm going to be taking a trip to Portsmouth to see the real thing sometime this summer to get some finishing inspiration.
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Hi CU, just been catching up on you diary.... Think you are doing a cracking job, hope you are enjoying the expience.. Keep up the good work, will be following as usual....  Regards Alan
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Thank you all for the kind words, I should have the launch out of the dock yard this week!
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My finished launch. Am pretty pleased with it and have decided to go for the painted finish as you'll all see. All that is left to do are the oars which I'll do once I get the other 4 so I can paint them all at the same time cruorangelussilicis attached the following image(s):
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Lovely work Mike, if the Vic build follows with this quality then you are going to have a special build here. Steve
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stevie_o wrote:Lovely work Mike, if the Vic build follows with this quality then you are going to have a special build here.
Steve Many thanks for the comment, it's a lovely build and such a nice model. Planking next so that should be interesting!
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Hi Mike, and you should be pleased with the results of your launch,, very nice work there.... .. Look forward to seeing how the rest of your build progresses.... Regards Alan
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The first three rows of planking are now complete - issue 21, done! cruorangelussilicis attached the following image(s):
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Mike Very nice work so far. That launch looks top notch - well done. Happy modelling Tony Happy Modelling
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Looking good so far, keep it up  Steve
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Coming along really nicely Mike, starting to see her shape now,,,, keep posting.... Regards Alan
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Thank you for the kind words, she really does look like something now
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She's looking really nice Mike. I'll be starting my planking hopefully this week Building - DeAgostini HMS Victory, McLaren MP4-23, Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa, Harley Davidson Fat Boy, Lamborghini Countach
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Hi Mike. Very nice lookimg launch. very nice start to your plankimg. keep up the good work Ian. Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
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Thanks for all the comments guys, am really enjoying this build. Right, layers 4, 5 and 6 are done, gun ports on the lower gun deck completed and the area around the gallery support is now nice and flush and sanded. As you can see, I have gone for the cutaway option (I paint table top miniatures in my other hobby and couldn't resist having a load of crew loading up the cannons on display). On to layer 7, 8 and 9! cruorangelussilicis attached the following image(s):
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Nice neat work Mike Steve
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Mike Some very neat planking. Looks like you will have a great looking hull at this rate. Happy Modelling
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Impressive Mike, looks like your careful efforts have paid off... Planking looks great, really neat and tidy..... .. Keep up the great work.... Regards Alan
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Hi Mike, Planking looks great - nice and neat. We'll done. It's so important to start the planking off well, everything will be so much easier as you get further on down the hull. Looking forward to see your progress. Kind regards, Garth "Measure twice, cut once!!!"
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