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Looks great Barry, Sorry to hear you've been ill. Hope you get well soon. 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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Get well soon Barry the starboard side looks bril  Rgd Martyn Building ?
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Very nicely done Barry
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A lovely piece of work Barry, nicely done.... Hope you feel back to your best very soon...
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Alan
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Despite the (cough cough splutter splutter)  I still managed to get the copper plating finished on both sides of the hull, only the keel and stem left now.  But then I digressed, although the cut line for the copper at the waterline looked o/k I thought something else was needed to clean it up some more, after looking through loads of pics I found the answer on the HMS Surprise in San Diego.. There's a round lip fitted at the waterline where the copper ends, after scratching through my toy box I found a couple of meters of RG6U coax cable and after carefully stripping it ended up with the 1mm dia copper wire...perfect. Started by drilling a 1mm hole in the stem, a dab of thick viscosity CA in the hole then using a tooth pick about 50mm along the waterline, push the wire into the hole and bend the wire laying it next to the copper tiles hold it in position with a bit of masking tape for about 10min, then continue like that 50mm at a time........ End result a very pleasing transition between the copper plate and the wooden hull.. Another plus is that my next shipment 11 & 12 arrived and I haven't even finished with 9 & 10 yet, nice to have that buffer. Barry BarryM attached the following image(s): There's no time like the present.....
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That's an interesting and creative solution. Looks great!
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Great tiling Barry, very neat.  Also a brill idea for edging the tiles, WTG. It would make a good addition to the model making Know-how section if you could put something together. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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brilliant idea and a very neat if I build a ship with a copper hull I will definitely be pinching that idea Rgd Martyn Building ?
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Now that's innovative, excellent idea and well executed.... One for the memory banks I think..... Very well done and thanks for sharing.... Regards Alan
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Thank you gentlemen...love those Eureka moments especially when the plan comes together... Should have the final bits of copper plating in place by tomorrow, it will be nice to see her the right way up again then onto the stern cabin. Barry There's no time like the present.....
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Managed to get the copper plating finished today , here's a couple of pics...on to the next part.. Barry BarryM attached the following image(s): There's no time like the present.....
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That looks just the way it should - perfect. Keep it up with the high quality standards.
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Thank's John, had a couple of minor incidents but all in all not to difficult...definitely do it again if the chance arises, showed my wife your pic with the tweezers posing in it to which she commented "If yours ends up anything close to that I'll buy your next model" Started with the stern cabin...hacked away some of the planking, doesn't look pretty but I think it will work. Had a small problem whilst bending the back of the cabin as I dropped it in some water to enable me to bend it (as suggested in the instructions) luckily I didn't leave it too long but even so the ply had started de-laminating. Not sure what to do with the side sections...maybe a short dip then slight bend and repeat until I get the shape... Barry There's no time like the present.....
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Don't soak it at all. Just dip the parts and then using a flat iron, just iron it while slightly lifting up on one end. That will bend it just fine. If the iron is hot enough the water just instantly turns to steam and steam the wood into shape. That's what I did.
If the back piece is screwed up, get another one sent to you. Better to pay to replace the part rather than proceed with anything less than perfect to start with. You've already got a lot invested in it.
Also, I used a small pointed file on the back piece with a straight edge and scored board lines into mine. It makes it look more like the real deal. Just a thought.
If the delamination is minor, just put glue on there and clamp it between 2 boards with waxed paper to keep it from sticking.It will flatten right out.
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Thank's John...that bending tip worked a treat, got both sides shaped easily without a hitch....The delamination on the rear wall was mostly around the windows and then one corner, managed to salvage it o/k. Barry There's no time like the present.....
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Spent the weekend on the next step the stern cabin, this should be a little easier than the other stuff thought I  no such thing as 'a little easier' with model shipbuilding After much deliberation I plucked up the courage to start cutting away at the stern planking....here's a bunch of pic's.. No matter where I looked couldn't figure out where to cut the planking, in the end came up with the idea use the side bits as a guide. Maybe not....after fitting the stern and side bits I needed to add a couple of bits back on to the planking..not too much of a train smash.. [img]http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee374/BarryR Decided not to use the filler parts supplied and just cut out a piece of ply to close off the bottom.. Here's the end results... Barry BarryM attached the following image(s): There's no time like the present.....
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 very nicely done Barry 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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your Surprise is coming on a treat - well done regards Ant Current builds :
AL's HMS Surprise
Model Shipyards HM Cutter Mermaid
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great looking build, very tidy, hope to be back at mine this Winter.
Mo n Mo
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Hi Mo nice to see you back looking forward to seeing your update 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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