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Hi, stunning build mate. You've done an amazing job on it. I understand when you say about the rigging. Its the part where progress is slow and it looks like you have done nothing but the end result is amazing. Thanks for sharing. Chris On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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Wonderful looking build Ken, rigging is a challenge but when done and you sit back to look at your achievement a huge smile will come across your face.... Keep at it, you're doing a superb job with this....  .. Regards Alan
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Hi all thanks for all the kind comments(helps keep me motivated) as promised here are some pics        I couldnt find any gold thread to make the fringe round the canopy or the tassles at the end of the flags, so this will have to do  what swmbo dont know cant hurt her Te Hee Hee. Now I just have to duplicate this on the other side do the rest of the rigging on the main sail then do exactly the same on the front mast and sail. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Hi all the flags on the main mast and the fore mast all have tassles on them, the instructions tell you to wind the gold thread round a rod or tube tie them then cut at the furthest point for the tie. well this is my best attempt out of ten  so, after hours of slaving at making a specialist tool for the job I came up with this.  yes I know it looks futuristic and exotic, and I know everyone will want one (especially at the special introductory offer of £50.00) I am expecting huge order numbers so please be patient, anyway here's how it works     a vast improvement on this I think you will agree. I will be taking orders for my new tool which I will be calling the Prongy (catchy name dont you agree) I can see lots of other useful ideas for it too hair combing, lock picking, raking the grass just to mention a few So get in first to avoid the rush. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Fabulous tassles Ken, the ones you made with your new CAD designed "Prongy" tool look way better than the first attempt!!  
Love that new tool, so many uses other than what you've designed it for and I would imagine if you designed a flat bladed "alignment and cutting" tool to go with it, then you could also market them as a chopping and oral delivery set for eating with? There are millions of people in the world and we all have to eat so I can see you making an absolute fortune out of this idea Ken - well done!! 
Joking aside, nice work Ken love this model!!
Kev 
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Very nice Ken this is going to make a very unusual display piece. Steve
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Looking great, She certainly looks amazing and with the sail on it transform's her. I do love the look of this ship. Chris On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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Hi all I've just realised there are 24 more tassles to make for this kit, its becoming an epic build not sure I'm not sure it will be finished in my lifetime.    Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Great work as always Ken!! Love your inventive tassle making tool Certainly a lot of patience shown here
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I've sat down at the table 3 times tonight and done nothing, is this what it feels like to lose your mojo not felt like this before I love modeling but don't seem to have any interest when I sit down. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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kpnuts wrote:I've sat down at the table 3 times tonight and done nothing, is this what it feels like to lose your mojo not felt like this before I love modeling but don't seem to have any interest when I sit down. Wow and I was just going to post about how much I admire you because you not only save lives, but you crank out really great models at a phenomenal rate. I am feeling the same at the moment. I bought a 3d printed BB8 droid from Star Wars and this thing is fighting me tooth and nail.I used a smoothing epoxy to get rid of the print lines and it filled in all of the detail lines so I have spent a week rescribing it with poor results. I really want to get back to my Jupiter, but I seem inexorably drawn back to the darn BB8. SO come on Ken pick up that bottle of glue and get back at it. Carl
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Hi Ken, considering what you have been through recently then it isn't any surprise at all you're feeling a little out of sorts.... Your mojo will come back real soon, try doing something you truly always enjoy, am sure that'll give you the pickmeup you need..... .. Am eagerly awaiting to see what your next post will contain..... Good luck Ken, we're all with you.... Best regards Alan
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I have to say its an unusual and attractive model. I love it Jase “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Looks great Ken Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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wonderful detail on this Ken, well done. Paul Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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