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Hello I'm Shaun. I am 27 years old and from malmesbury in Wiltshire. I work full time as an agricultural engineer but in my spare time a love modelling. I have been building and racing rc cars since I was 14 and currently have three hpi racing cars (super nitro rally, savage and a baja). I have always wanted to build a wooden model boat and have been watching this forum for a couple off months now. Combined this with my love for the titanic and the engineering that went into her I have just purchased a 1/144 scale billing boat model of her. This will be the first model boat I have build and may, will ran into trouble along the way and would like to ask you all for your help and advice along the way. Many thanks and regards Shaun kennett Building-RC spitfire
Build- titanic,Skyrider drone, solar system, T72 tank
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Welcome to ModelSpace, hope you enjoy your stay with us and look forward to seeing your build
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 Hi Shaun Welcome to the forum, she is certainly a beast of a ship and good luck with her. If your unsure of anything just ask there are other members building the same ship and they can help with that and as for anything else there's plenty of help to be had. Regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Welcome to Modelspace Shaun Looking forward to seeing some pics of your build when you get some time Steve
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Welcome to the forum Shaun, you have certainly chosen a great kit to build and I look forward to seeing your progress... .. Any problems just ask for assistance. Good luck with the build.. Regards Alan
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Welcome to the forum Shaun. Your in the right place for advice on wood kits, this lot could rebuild the Spanish and British fleets for a full re enactment!!! Hope you enjoy your stay.
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Thank you all for your warm welcome . I look forward to the model arriving in the next few days and will then most definitely start a build dairy to keep you all informed of my progress and to ask you all for advice when I need it. Regards Shaun Building-RC spitfire
Build- titanic,Skyrider drone, solar system, T72 tank
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Welcome to the forum from another Wilthsire modeller. Look forward to seeing some of your work
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Hello and welcome Thats a nice big kit to cut your teeth on looking forward to seeing your progress Jase “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Welcome to the Forum Shaun will look forward to your Build Regards Dan Built - MP4/23, Zero, Deagostini Falcon, Model Airways 1903 Wright Flyer, Senna Mp4/4.
Working - Mclaren M23 1/8th scale to complement the Deagostini MP4/23 & Mp4/4
on the bench, Model Airways Sopwith Camel.
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Thank you all again for your warm welcomes. The kit has how arrived but there are some parts missing and damaged in the kit so I am waiting for them to arrive before starting the build. After seeing Bernd adjustable keel jig in the model know how section I have decided to make my own one at 2 meters long for this build as I can get all the metal through my work very cheap (only about £20 for all the alluminium and stainless steel bolts) so I will make a start building the jig this week end so am ready to start the model when I get the rest off the parts. Regards Shaun Building-RC spitfire
Build- titanic,Skyrider drone, solar system, T72 tank
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So this morning when looking on flee-bay for a cheap airfix kit to build so I wait for the rest of my billing titanic kit I came across a complete set off 125 issues off unopened hachette 1/32 scale Lancaster kit . As you can probably guess I went straight ahead and payed the buy it now price of 550. So I am now going to have about a 150mile trip from here in malmesbury to go to sleaford to collect it which I am going to do next week end. Next question is which to build first the billing boat titanic that I have been looking at building for about a year now and have just got round to buying or the hachette Avro Lancaster that I purchased today on impulse?  Regards Shaun Building-RC spitfire
Build- titanic,Skyrider drone, solar system, T72 tank
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Shauncnh wrote:So this morning when looking on flee-bay for a cheap airfix kit to build so I wait for the rest of my billing titanic kit I came across a complete set off 125 issues off unopened hachette 1/32 scale Lancaster kit . As you can probably guess I went straight ahead and payed the buy it now price of 550. So I am now going to have about a 150mile trip from here in malmesbury to go to sleaford to collect it which I am going to do next week end. Next question is which to build first the billing boat titanic that I have been looking at building for about a year now and have just got round to buying or the hachette Avro Lancaster that I purchased today on impulse? Regards Shaun Hi Shaun Do you Sleaford, Lincs or do you mean Seaford, Sussex ? if it's the latter mabe i can help you out. Paul Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Hi Paul, It is in Sleaford Lincolnshire, but thank you for the offer anyway. Best regards Shaun Building-RC spitfire
Build- titanic,Skyrider drone, solar system, T72 tank
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Shauncnh wrote:Hi Paul,
It is in Sleaford Lincolnshire, but thank you for the offer anyway.
Best regards Shaun OK Shaun, have a safe journey mate, looking forward to seeing which ever one you decide to build first. Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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So it's been 7 days now from when I got my billing boat titanic turn up. Been emailing them everyday since about when I wil get my missing parts and keep getting different answers. Today they have said they have know idea when I will get the missing and damaged parts.  And to email them again next week, now thinking about asking for my money back.  complete lack of customer service from them. Building-RC spitfire
Build- titanic,Skyrider drone, solar system, T72 tank
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Send an email here and also quote your account number
modelspace@deagostini.co.uk
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Long day and 300 miles later the hachette Lancaster 1/32 scale is home and all present with a few minor damaged parts that should be easy repaired or replaced. Now I think its a early night and maybe have a go at starting this kit in the morning. Thinking I may enter it into my build of the year competition or maybe enter may billing boats titanic when I get the rest of the parts for it. What do you lot think? Best regards Shaun Building-RC spitfire
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I would say Titanic as we already have the same Lanc underway
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