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It is with much regret that I am shelving the project. I'm now fed up with looking of a skeleton of my build so she will be relegated to a dark cupboard. If things improve I would love to continue but I have become saddened and disheartened with the whole thing.
Thanks to all for their support and tips over the past months.
YOU GUYS IN ADMIN ARE BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE (YOU HAVE MY UTMOST SYMPATHY).
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Paul, dont give up mate, PLEASE!!!! this is just a teething period, I'm sure things will sort themselves out. I hope you reconsider Best wishes David Ship Builds on the go
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Yeah, dont give up just yet. Long way to go and it WILL improve and settle. Hang on in there.  i dont know what weapons will be used in ww3 but ww4 will be sticks and stones.
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Thanks David,
I got so despondent this morning simply because I was enjoying the build so much. The challenge is their for us (and their's many building this) the disabled and retired that rely on a rewarding hobby to keep them occupied.
I put my carer out by asking her take take me to town. I purchased the Lancaster Bomber Dambusters edition. Maybe later when that is finished I will continue with the 'Victory'.
Again David, Thank you!
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Paul wrote:It is with much regret that I am shelving the project. I'm now fed up with looking of a skeleton of my build so she will be relegated to a dark cupboard. If things improve I would love to continue but I have become saddened and disheartened with the whole thing.
Thanks to all for their support and tips over the past months.
YOU GUYS IN ADMIN ARE BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE (YOU HAVE MY UTMOST SYMPATHY). Hi Paul. I know how you feel and I to have shelved my Victory, although I have not cancelled my order, as, if and when they are sorted, I dont want to be waiting for back issues!!  I have stopped building until problems such as Cannon Sizes and Rib 15 have been sorted!!  I still have other builds to continue with, and I enjoy the forum. Keep looking in on the forum and you may find that things are different and you want to continue. Shame to loose someone else. All the best, Jack.
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Hi Paul, Stick with it mate. Despite the few issues we have had to start with I think you will find that the work, as the build progresses, will become more time consuming and it won't seem like such an eternity between deliveries. This will be a great model when it's finished, however long it takes.  Jimmy L.
current builds : Lancaster 1/32 (Hachette)
Revell USS Kearsarge
Titanic Lifeboat
I started off with nothing and I've still got most of it left.
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Hi Guys, no I haven't cancelled the order, i'll just let it build up until there is plenty of work to do. May then I won't have to chat to you beggars all day!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Paul wrote:Hi Guys, no I haven't cancelled the order, i'll just let it build up until there is plenty of work to do. May then I won't have to chat to you beggars all day!!!!!!!!!!!!! Exactly!! Good man!! 
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i too am feeling the same as paul have become disheartened with it and i feel the problems will just continue i have received the endeavour and i will order the pearl as for the victory that will be shelved and i will decide in the next few weeks if i will cancel ALOT WILL RIDE ON OUR NEXT MONTHS DELIVERIES cheers benny
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if only Deagostini was to make some effort in explaining what was going on it would not be so bad but its not fair that they leave it all to the admin on here to take the flack for their failings
yes we all expect teething problems but a little communication goes a long way and we would probably understand better what was going on
so Deag please see it from our point of view and stop using the admin as cannon fodder and work with us instead of against us!!!!!!!!!!!
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Paul like me you are disabled and have a lot of time indoors to fill or go loopy. If you are finding that the Victory model is taking too much time look on Ebay for Model kits. That where I have gotten nearly all mine from and you can pick up some really good deals. Like I have the AL King of the Mississipi brand new £65 and came with a 15 piece tool kit. The one I'm building at the momment is the Corel Shenandoah was a job lot of 2 kits, the other was a basic dutch kit for £35. And the good thing is it will get delivered to your door. It will keep you busy while the Victory supplies build up. Because at the end of the day it is a big kit to have sitting around. Hope this helps Ray Built
Billings Le Bayard
Mamoli Golden Hind
Corel Shenandoah
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AL King of the Mississippi
Mantua HMY Britannia 1893/HMS Victory 1/98 Stopped
Yet to start
AL Zuiderzee Botter (Pre laser)Fun fun fun
Constructo HMS Victory
Caldercraft HMS Victory
Deag HMS Victory
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Thanks Ray,
I went out yesterday and bought the Lancaster Bomber Dambusters edition, strangely enough it was cheaper in the model shop than on ebay. It will serve two purposes.
1. Enjoyment for me.
2. My brother in law was a Wing Commander in the RAF, it will make the perfect Xmas present for him.
The good thing is I still have this forum to chat to all you fine people.
Best wishes, Paul
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Paul wrote:Thanks Ray,
I went out yesterday and bought the Lancaster Bomber Dambusters edition, strangely enough it was cheaper in the model shop than on ebay. It will serve two purposes.
1. Enjoyment for me.
2. My brother in law was a Wing Commander in the RAF, it will make the perfect Xmas present for him.
The good thing is I still have this forum to chat to all you fine people.
Best wishes, Paul
I have the Airfix 1:72 scale edition!!! Big Dambusters fan! Read the book by Paul Brickhill, amazing!!
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Paul wrote:Hi Guys, no I haven't cancelled the order, i'll just let it build up until there is plenty of work to do. May then I won't have to chat to you beggars all day!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats the spirit matey Ur on the right track getting urself an inbetween project u will find most of us have done so for the same reason...... Anyway u cant go we are just getting to know u  Pam's shipyard is closed for now no more room!
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Paul wrote:Hi Guys, no I haven't cancelled the order, i'll just let it build up until there is plenty of work to do. May then I won't have to chat to you beggars all day!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well there's a cheek   Admit it you would miss us and we would miss you. Jack, I didn't know you were a big fan of the Dam busters? I have the DVD here if you want it, watched it loads of times, then the wife bought the Anniversary edition. Ship Builds on the go
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My math's teacher was Barnes Wallis's son so you could not get much more of a better math's teacher, although he had one great flaw he loved the swiss alps and coach trips though them. So we ended up knowing loads about the swiss alps and not so much math's. But I got to see one of the bouncing bombs at Brooklands, the size of those things! And to think they skimmed them across the water amazing. Built
Billings Le Bayard
Mamoli Golden Hind
Corel Shenandoah
In Progress
AL King of the Mississippi
Mantua HMY Britannia 1893/HMS Victory 1/98 Stopped
Yet to start
AL Zuiderzee Botter (Pre laser)Fun fun fun
Constructo HMS Victory
Caldercraft HMS Victory
Deag HMS Victory
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I bet it was amazing to see, you dont really get a good scale view in the film. Ship Builds on the go
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RMS Titanic Lifeboat (Kind Gift from DeAgostini Crew)
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They have one of the bombs at Duxford too!! They are BIG!!!
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Cornwallray wrote:My math's teacher was Barnes Wallis's son so you could not get much more of a better math's teacher, although he had one great flaw he loved the swiss alps and coach trips though them. So we ended up knowing loads about the swiss alps and not so much math's.
But I got to see one of the bouncing bombs at Brooklands, the size of those things!
And to think they skimmed them across the water amazing. I have heard(don't know how true it is)that Barnes Wallis got the idea of his bouncing bomb from the gunners of Nelson's time who used skip shots to bounce the cannonballs across the water. Jimmy L.
current builds : Lancaster 1/32 (Hachette)
Revell USS Kearsarge
Titanic Lifeboat
I started off with nothing and I've still got most of it left.
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axle396 wrote:Cornwallray wrote:My math's teacher was Barnes Wallis's son so you could not get much more of a better math's teacher, although he had one great flaw he loved the swiss alps and coach trips though them. So we ended up knowing loads about the swiss alps and not so much math's.
But I got to see one of the bouncing bombs at Brooklands, the size of those things!
And to think they skimmed them across the water amazing. I have heard(don't know how true it is)that Barnes Wallis got the idea of his bouncing bomb from the gunners of Nelson's time who used skip shots to bounce the cannonballs across the water. From all that I have read he did, but then perfected the idea by being able to control the bounce and the distance traveled by back spin, height and speed!!!
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