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Thanks for all the comments guys, appreciated...  Regards Alan
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Hello Alan,
Very nice work! I'm currently building L'Hermione myself. I'm at the stage where the gun ports are marked out, but I think I marked them too low. Could you maybe tell me how high the bottom of the ports are in relation with the lower deck measured from the inside?
greetings,
Mathias.
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Nice work as usual, the bow looks quite tricky to plank being a tighter curve. 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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PiperMat wrote:Hello Alan,
Very nice work! I'm currently building L'Hermione myself. I'm at the stage where the gun ports are marked out, but I think I marked them too low. Could you maybe tell me how high the bottom of the ports are in relation with the lower deck measured from the inside?
greetings,
Mathias. Hi Mathias, thanks for looking in and commenting, great to hear you building this one and hope you're enjoying it.... As for the bottom edge of the ports, I'm looking at 5.5mm from the deck, measuring from the inside..... .. Hope this helps.. Regards Alan
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nightwisher wrote:Nice work as usual, the bow looks quite tricky to plank being a tighter curve. Hi Nightwisher, thank for looking in and commenting, appreciated.... .. Building this in accordance with the instructions does show the bow to be a little tricky and the method used leaves the bow with a clinker effect. This will be fine after the filling and sanding phase for a painted hull but not for a natural or stained finish... .. Other than that the build has been pretty straight forward so far.... Regards Alan
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The next part of the build was to fit the garboard plank and start planking from there. The garboard plank will require a 90 degree twist to be applied both at the bow and the stern. The best way to apply the twist is to soak the plank first, fit temporarily and leave to dry in situ. Once dried then it can be glued in place leaving the planks overhanging all along the keel and at the stern and bow, I fitted a 2mm thick offcut at the stern to act as a guide. Once the glue had dried another 4 rows of planks were added on each side. Again leaving the planks to overhang at the bow and stern and soaking the planks first to apply the necessary twists. No tapering is done on any of these rows and the stern planks need to be fanned out leaving gaps between the planks as stated within the instructions. When everything was dry the overhanging planks at the bow and stern were trimmed back, leaving an overhang of 2mm all round. Next part soon, happy modelling... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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That`s some serious plank bending going on there, especially those Garboard planks. Great result. Time and plenty of patience seems the order. Will look in again soon, keep up the good work.  Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Very nice work Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Ver nice neat work Alan, look forward to seeing your progress Regards Foz
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Very nice Alan, I'm watching and learning. Mark
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Hi Alan. Looking fantastic. great update. Ian  Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Nice planking, Alan! Top work as always!Greetings,
Walter
Present builds:
Revell B-24D Liberator 1:48
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Italeri "Fiat Mefistofele", Italeri "Moto Guzzi California", Fokker "Red Baron", Revell Bismarck, Revell Tirpitz, Arab Dow, Stage Coach, .....
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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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Great update Alan and excellent work as always. Regards, Phil W. Completed projects: 1/43 scale Bedford HA van / 1/43 scale MG TD sports car
Current projects: 1/48 scale U-boat [U230]
Future projects: 1/148 scale railway diorama / 1/50 scale R/C Volvo F89 logging truck / 1/148 scale Thunderbirds Fireflash
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Very nice, Alan planking looks good! Steve
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Hi Alan, Really nice job on the planking. 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.
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Very nice planking, indeed! Tnx for the reply concerning the port holes.
I'm at the stage where the planks need to be tapered at the bow and stern. Where did you start tapering them? It's not really clear from the build manual. I'm also wondering if you sanded the top of the planks to change the inside angle?
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PiperMat wrote:Very nice planking, indeed! Tnx for the reply concerning the port holes.
I'm at the stage where the planks need to be tapered at the bow and stern. Where did you start tapering them? It's not really clear from the build manual. I'm also wondering if you sanded the top of the planks to change the inside angle? Hi PiperMat, I'll come back to you one this one very soon..... Regards Alan
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Another great build. Great stuff. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Really coming along Alan great work regards Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
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