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 Hi Garth the Vic is looking stunning  I locked the knots on my SotS with some watered down PVA as it seeps into the cotton and drys clear hope this helps 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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Looking great Garth, very well done.... .. As Martyn says, brush watered down PVA onto the knot and allow to dry, that should hold it secure..... Regards Alan
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Lovely looking build Garth Steve
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Garth A very beautiful bulid you have yourself there and your patience have been rewarded with a lovely finish Tony Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
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Looking great and nice work Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All, Thank you for looking in and thank you for the advice. We've had a crazy month at the office - hence the late reply. Now that we're on leave, I can finally spend some Victory time. Kind regards, Garth "Measure twice, cut once!!!"
Finished!!! HMS Victory,
Current build: Black Pearl.
On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1.
Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Hi All, Compliments of the Season. I sincerely hope that everybody had a peaceful festive season I have really enjoyed fitting the mast stays. As mentioned, I had some problems lashing cotton between the stays. I did eventually use the 0.25mm cotton and not the sewing thread provided. Once again, thanks to all for the advice. Kind regards Garth Garth attached the following image(s): "Measure twice, cut once!!!"
Finished!!! HMS Victory,
Current build: Black Pearl.
On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1.
Wish list: USS Constitution.
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She looks gorgeous, Garth. well done.
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Cracking job Garth looking forward to the next update Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
Next Build ?
When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Garth Looks like a very nice job you have done so far. Glad that you are still enjoying build this one. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
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Stunning build Garth   and great back drop
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Hello Garth Beautiful job there and your hard work and stress has paid off. With the back drop one feels she should be sailing on the water instead of displayed in front of it.  Well done. Rgds, Hans
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Completed: HMS Victory
Under the bench: Endeavour x 2,Sovereign of the Seas, Akagi and The Black Pearl!HMS Victory Cross Section
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Hi All, Once again thanks to all for looking in and for the positive comments. Please don’t fret, I have no intention of sailing her in our swimming pool. During December I had to move my operation to our Lapa (thatched structure), as my garage is way too hot. The mercury got up to 38.4°C. Even for our part of the world – that’s HOT, and the pool provided an uncluttered backdrop for photographing the Stays. Kind regards Garth "Measure twice, cut once!!!"
Finished!!! HMS Victory,
Current build: Black Pearl.
On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1.
Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Truly wonderful Garth, very nicely done..... Regards Alan
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Beautiful work Garth, hope she dosent warp in that temperature!  Steve
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Hi Alan and Steve. Thanks for looking in and for the kind words. Regards, Garth "Measure twice, cut once!!!"
Finished!!! HMS Victory,
Current build: Black Pearl.
On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1.
Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Finished rigging the Gun Ports. I’ll give a quick run-down on my process – hopefully it will be beneficial. I basically followed the steps in the manual, with the exception of the following: 1. I decided to rig the gun ports in batches of about 5 to 8. It all depended on how much thread I had available. 2. I used mainly off-cuts thread from rigging the stays. Anything longer than 40mm was bagged and then processed as per the instructions. 3. At the start of every building session I applied white glue to the gun port rigging holes and inserting the 0.25mm thread. As this was drying, I continued with other building. 4. Once dry, I threaded through the gun ports and glued. again, continuing with other building. 5. When dry, I cut off the ends and started the process again. In no time at all, the gun ports were threaded!!! I suppose my main suggestion here is to save any off-cut thread that is longer than about 40mm as it will definitely be used on something else. I hope this is of some help. Kind regards, Garth Garth attached the following image(s): "Measure twice, cut once!!!"
Finished!!! HMS Victory,
Current build: Black Pearl.
On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1.
Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Thanks Garth, will keep that in mind when I get there.
The finish looks terrific.
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Now that is looking very good. A very delicate part of the build threading all of those gun port lids but it looks good Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
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