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It looks fantastic Ken, I have never done anything like gilding before but it certainly looks like you are doing a great job with it. I really hope you dont ruin it as like you say it will be a beautiful ship once completed 
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Hi Ken,  Coming on well. Still enjoying the gold leaf? Regards delboy271155 Derek COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Looking good Ken
I dont suppose you've had a reply yet about your missing sprues?
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Looking good Ken, sincerely hope the missing parts turn up and you will be able to finish this build.... .. Keep up the great work... Regards Alan
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hi all no reply yet, I have emailed twice and get an automated message saying we've received your message and will reply as soon as we can. Yes still enjoying the guilding, the instructions on the other hand,not so much. How they can think one page of English instructions is enough for a model as complex as this beggars belief, when every page of the 17 other pages has written french instructions. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Hi KP,
Quite a special build you've got yourself there, I love what you're doing with the guilding work. Shame about the instructions, but just a thought on them, is there a way to scan them into your PC and run a translation programme? (Don't know if that's possible, my knowledge of PC software is very limited)
Happy building
David
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Hi Ken, This is coming on great. Hope you get the missing parts soon, as it would be a shame not to see this through to the end. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Wow  Is that all gold leafed? if so thats some seriously impressive 'gilding' (think thats the word). Either way it looks pretty damn fine Ken
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Yep Dave all gold leaf (in fact it's probably got more gold on it than the kit cost) unfortunately unless the missing parts turn up I can't go much further with this build so it will probably end up in a dio of dry dock having a refit. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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The gilding is really coming along Ken, looks fantastic - really you hope you get to complete this one Steve
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Really is looking fab Ken, super work with the gilding.... As for the missing parts, is there no way you would be able to fabricate your own,,,, .. Keep the pics coming... Regards Alan
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Hi Alan no there must be 60 odd pieces missing and although some of them I could some of them are handed and after the trials I had just trying to make one handed piece on the Bentley build I don't fancy trying that 20 odd times and some of them are so complex I wouldn't know where to start. If I knew how to cast resin maybe but then I would have to figure how to make the mould in a way to get the parts out when moulded. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Hi all well I've done all the flure de lys on one side (think I've gone cross eyed doing them)    Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Very nice work on the gilding Ken, this looks more like a wooden ship than a plastic kit - well done!! 
Shame about the missing parts, but don't give up yet, they may still be forthcoming if you keep contacting Heller? Have you tried getting the company whom you bought the kit from to obtain spares from Heller on your behalf? After all, it was they who sold you an incomplete kit in the first place wasn't it? I'd give them a ring and see what they say? 
Kev
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Thanks kev unfortunately I bought it direct from Heller in France so I don't have anyone else to go to. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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