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Certainly looking the part now Garth. Doing a mighty fine job, 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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Hi guys, Thank you for looking in and, once again 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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Hi All, Another small update. I finally made a start on the ships boats. I think that I really have been avoiding them.  The best thing to do in those situations is just to start!!! I am taking the construction of the launch received around Issues 6 a little further – and the other three will follow. My thinking here is that I will iron out any snags along the way – hopefully. 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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Looking like a good start Garth. With the excellent job you have done on the ship, I don't think these will give you many problems. Looking forward to your updates. Alan. Today is the tomorrow you wished for yesterday!
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 The more you do the better you will get at it , bit of a learning curve but you will do fine Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi Alan and Andy, Thanks for looking in and for the inspiration. 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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Very impressive build Garth...Love it!!  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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Oh man - she looks great with all the sails!! Fantastic 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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All looking good Garth, very nice work indeed.... Regards Alan
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She looks fabulous Garth.
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Hi guys, Thank you for looking in and for the kind words of inspiration. Another small update today. That’s it for Issue 116. Davits. (1.5 hours) Apologies for the image being out of focus. If I get a chance, I’ll take another one this weekend. 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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Hi All, Did some more work on the smaller boats. I used the orbital sander to do the fairing – it seemed to be less stressful on the ribs. Thanks to Gordon for his advice on turning a soldering iron into a plank bender. 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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Hi All, Another small update today. I have been jumping around the issues again. The small boats have been getting the better of me. I decided to do something that requires less fine motor skills. I did some work on Issue 119 and fitted the Dummy guns. I can’t remember who's thread I read it on, but somebody suggested using a pin vice to fit the Dummy guns, rather than the toothpick as suggested. This was a great help. I used some brass rod as mandrels that fitted into the gun barrel openings. The pin-vice provided the support required to push the gun barrels into their drilled holes. A word of caution though. Be careful not to crush the gun port lids on the opposite side of the hull when pushing the pin-vice. I also fitted the rudder chains. 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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Great piece of advice, thanks!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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Good tip Garth. Thanks for sharing. Alan. Today is the tomorrow you wished for yesterday!
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It's amazing what can be done with a little improvisation, great tip and thanks for sharing Garth..... .. All looking good.... Regards Alan
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Hi guys, Thanks for looking in and for the kind words. If I come across the original post about the pin-vice, I'll pass the credit on. 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 Garth Looking fantastic. well done. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Hi Ian, Thank you for looking in and for the kind words. Still finding any reason not to work on the small boats. I tackled Issue 117. Made the Studding sail booms and fitted the Bowsprit sails. After that I completed the rigging on the sails and the bowlines. Time taken 2.5 hours. 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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Lovely work Garth, great pictures.  Mark
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