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Launch looks great Michu, very nicely done.....  Regards Alan
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 Great work on the ships boat and anchors Michu looking good Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Planking update, the first one. I've never done this before, and I feel a lot of potential in me for messing this part of the build up, so please, please, if you see that I'm doing something wrong, let me know in no uncertain words - there is still time to save this build! I will appreciate any such warnings or other advice greatly. Hull fairing is, I think, more or less OK, if ugly... But I'm pretty sure I can be totally wrong about this and possibly it's ugly and badly done. Anyway...   The first mess-up I discovered myself. The stern planking was supposed to continue left and right beyond the frames so that it could be later shaped to follow the shape of the neighbouring frame. And they did, but not because I can read a manual, but because I was sloppy with cutting and I made them longer than I thought necessary. Just not all of them - as I said, I was just sloppy, not smart. So I can only thank my dumb luck that only four of the planks had to be extended after gluing in. Below you can see my handywork in all its glory:    After trimming:    With first row of planks installed - you can also see the ship modeller's slipway in action as it holds my ship at an angle, to aid with planking:   So, after installing the first row of planks I thought to myself... Wait, wasn't I supposed to paint this thing first? Fortunately that thought occurred to me now, not after fifth row of planking. Not that I have five rows done... But I'm rambling now, don't I? So, painted and with a second row of planks done:  And that's it for today. Thanks for looking in, and happy modelling :) Any images I post on my personal builds are free to be used and shared under Creative Commons Attribution license, which means you can do what you want with them, on the condition you mention I'm the author.
Happy building :-) http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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Good work Michu, although you messed up the stern your fix certainly did the job so its all good
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Well done on the fix michu hull fairing is a bit of an art form Just keep a eye on the mags and Mr Ts build  Happy building rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Nice start on the planking and a nice fix. Now you need to be patient and measure twice and cut once taking your time here will soon give you the experience to go forward at a steady pace. Above all read everything and reference the official build to double check. If your still unsure just ask its what we are here for. Keep up the good work. Regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Joined: 22/03/2010 Posts: 2,065 Points: 6,295 Location: Gorleston-on-sea
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Great work Michu...Looks spot on!! Look forward to seeing more of your build... Current Builds: Deagostini HMS Victory: Deagostini HMS Sovereign of the seas. Completed Builds: Del Prado: HMAS Bounty: Hachette: RMS Titanic: Del Prado: Cutty Sark...
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Hi Michu, she's coming along nicely. Just take your time, make sure you study each section of the instructions thoroughly to get a full understanding of how you are going to tackle each task, doing this before doing any work on your build will help you tremendously. Same with the official build, study each stage and I believe you will find things will go a lot smoother for you and any mistakes will be lessened.. .. Any doubts then shout and someone will be along to give you the answers you seek.... .. Keep your pics coming and if I spot anything that doesn't look right then I'll let you know.... .. Will be following your progress all the way.... Regards Alan
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