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Hi John. Looking a very nice clean build. Look forward to seeing your next inatalment. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Nice progress on the bling. I also had trouble with a few pieces not fitting ,ended up just swapping them around. Man he took his time in the sun Had a dream to understand A single grain of sand He gave birth to poetry But one day will cease to be Greet the last light of the library...We were here!
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Awesome job John, all that bling looks fantastic. She must have been quite a site in the flesh
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tf64 wrote:Hi John,
This is a perfect example of this great ship and the skills you have shown, thank you for posting and looking forward to you next update.
Regards
Trev. Hi Trev Thank you for the nice comment and encouraging words. Updating shortly. Regards JohnP
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magpie1832 wrote:Very nice work John. Nice clean lines.
Well done.
Chris Hi Chris Thanks for the compliments. This months update following shortly. Regards JohnP
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Tomick wrote:Well done John, looking great! Thanks Mr T for the kind words of encouragement. Regards JohnP
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ian smith wrote:Hi John.
Looking a very nice clean build. Look forward to seeing your next inatalment.
Ian Hi Ian Thanks for looking in and the compliment. Next installment will follow in a minnit. Regards JohnP
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nightwisher wrote:Nice progress on the bling. I also had trouble with a few pieces not fitting ,ended up just swapping them around. Hi Nightwisher Thanks for looking in and the nice complement. Yeah - this little caper is harder than I initially thought but I'm getting used to it. I'm having a couple of months break from it next month but June progress is following shortly. Regards JohnP
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davetwin wrote:Awesome job John, all that bling looks fantastic. She must have been quite a site in the flesh Hi Dave Thanks for the nice words of commendation. June progress following. Regards JohnP
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Hi Everyone June 2016 progress report AND photos herewith - I splashed out on a new el-cheapo camera... Working through Issues 97 to 100 excluding cannons and fighting tops. * Fitted chain wales, dead eyes and chains last month, so chains just needed anchoring to the hull now. The instruction of issue 100 item 13 seems a little ambiguous and my initial pin line was drawn in the wrong location. The following pics (14, 15 and 16), although not clear, seem to have the line drawn on the centreline of the upper black band. I found Mr Gandale's pictures on this topic, and as expected, confirmed the pin location. Thanks Alan. The little brass pins are too thick to go into a chainlink with two adjoining links, so I used a fine sewing needle to select the correct link required as the anchor point, then cut the chain before pinning. The foremast and mizzenmast chains posed no problems. * First 12 cannons painted and fitted starboard side. * Complete figurehead dry fitted. * Second 12 cannons painted and fitted starboard side. * Belaying pins and racks fitted. That's all for the present, there will be no more progress now for a few months (perhaps November) as I'm off to UK for a well earned R&R...lol Kind regards and happy building to All JohnP John Passmore attached the following image(s):
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Hi John. Stunning looking build, well done. Look forward to seeing your next update. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Hi Everyone - I'm baaa-ck!  Been busy with other things past 6 months so not a lot of progress to date...  - however - showing what I have done the past couple of weeks... I have all 135 issues now to hand. Issues 104 and 104 refer; * Made up some more fighting tops and ships launch cradle...  * Completed all remaining cannons and blocks and tackle - mass production style... . I didn't like the shiney silver wire on the blocks and so painted them all black after fitting to blocks. Very tedious but looks much better... (The wire will not blacken in Krick). Likewise I blackened all the eyelets to match... * Made up and installed the two bilge pumps... Kind regards and Seasons Greetings to All JohnP John Passmore attached the following image(s):
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Hi Everyone I haven't been able to log in to the forum since the beginning of the year as my account mysteriously disappeared... Model Space IT finally got me going again... Following is my progress for the year so far. Jan 2017 Main deck cannons rigged and fitted. Feb/March Secondary cannons rigged and fitted. Had a lot of trouble here, as I had made a lot of blocks and tackle in advance and found them too big (long) to allow the cannons to sit close enough to the porthole...  , so had to disassemble them all and start again... I also moved the eyelets further back on the gun carriage... April Deck details fitted - ships boat, ships bell and some handrails/stanchions round the two openings in the deck gratings... May Extracted all die cast decorations from all issues, the two gangway access doors, then painted and installed generally as directed... Also fitted the steps up the side of the hull... I shall not add the curly decorations from issue 114 as I think the ship looks a bit busy already... Likewise I shall not be painting the black surrounds of the stern gallery windows... June-August Fabricated and fitted all the gun port hatches. Assembled the three masts and bowsprit. Foremast is glued in but remainder are dry fitted only... August All twenty foremast shrouds are fitted... Bit tricky initially, but got easier as I became more adept at it. No pictures of them yet as my new el-cheapo camera is playing up already!... (maybe I should spend a few more dollars in this area)...  That's all for now as I'm off to France next week for a couple of months... Happy building to all JohnP John_Passmore attached the following image(s):
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Hi all I didn't get to finish what I was posting....got cut off... John_Passmore attached the following image(s):
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Hi Everyone Got the el-cheapo going again so following are some pics of the foremast shrouds... Regards JohnP John_Passmore attached the following image(s):
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John That is a real lovely model you are building. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
COMPLETED: Porsche 911, E-Type Jaguar, Lam Countach
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Absolutely amazing build!Greetings,
Walter
Present builds:
Revell B-24D Liberator 1:48
On the shelf:
Italeri "Fiat Mefistofele", Italeri "Moto Guzzi California", Fokker "Red Baron", Revell Bismarck, Revell Tirpitz, Arab Dow, Stage Coach, .....
Completed builds:
McLaren MP4/4, D-51 Steam Locomotive, HMS Victory, GWH F-15D Eagle, St. Stephen`s Cathedral (cardboard), Solar-powered paddle Steamer (little project with my son), HMS Victory X-section, "Geli" Phantom II (cardboard)
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birdaj2 wrote:John
That is a real lovely model you are building. Hi Tony Thanks for the nice compliment... Regards JohnP
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DaDokta wrote:Absolutely amazing build! Hi Walter Thanks for the great compliment... Posting another picture in a minute... Regards JohnP
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Hi all Here's another couple of pictures with all the background clutter (mess?) covered up... Regards JohnP John Passmore attached the following image(s):
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