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Great start and taking shape fast 
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@ Tigerace
Thanks for looking in Phil.
Yes she's starting to show her lines now but work is slowing down considerably now that the framework is complete. However, it's my intention to work through at least 1 stage of the build every 2 or 3 days (maybe more with several of the stages which have 3 or 4 subsections) because my goal is to complete the hull in 6 months.
Happy building
David
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@ Tomick
Thank you Tomick, much appreciated.
Happy building
David
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Hi friends
Been searching for a new air compressor for a while and found this reasonably priced one at my local(ish) hobby store.
I've posted the details in the tools section of the forum, but here are some pics of what my new set up looks like. All I have to do now is learn how to use it .
Happy building
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Looks like a great find David  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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Great build so far David. Like the air compressor. Should get good results with that. 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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Nice bit of kit you have bought yourself there. Should last you well and hope you get a lot of joy out of using it. 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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Hi friends
In case you're wondering where my next update is, it's because I've been having a real 'headache' with positioning and cutting out the gun ports.
After I cut out the templates from the sheet included with the kit and mounted it on the hull, it was quite noticable that the ports at the bow and the stern were far to high (the template must be correct so what am I doing wrong).
Well, after some tooing and froing PM's to Gandale to whom I am indeed very grateful to have on board for such advice, we discovered that the instructions can sometimes be incorrect for our builds, everyone's model will be slightly different to somebody else's due to inconsistancies in wood thickness, width, etc; and our individual interpretations of what's required of the build.
To cut a long story short, I ended up having a careful look at the pictures in the instructions relating to this part of the build whilst having my hull in front of me at the same time.
What I noticed was that in the images, the bottom edge of the gun ports were roughly 2 planks up from the lower edge give or take a mm or so all the way along the hull.
Doing away with the kit template, I proceeded to mark out botttom edge of the ports from the images to my hull (I had already drawn the ports on my hull), then realigned my ports with that mark.
Because there was now a 2nd set of ports superimposed over the first ones. I had to be very careful where I was cutting. To do this I made a 'jig' (from some offcuts of spare wood from previous builds)so that I could be certain all the 'new' ports were the same size, then started the cutting out operation which is where I'm at now.
When I've finished the gun ports, I'll post another update on progress, so see you all soon.
Thanks for looking in and
happy building
David
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Hi friends, here's another update on the L'HERMIONE build
STAGE 7
Here are some photos of the gun port template which caused all my distress. As you can see from the images, when the positions were transfered to the hull, the ports at the stern were almost 1 plank too high and the same at the bow. The issue was resolved with the help of gandale - a big thank you Alan - and I was able to proceed with the rest of stage 7.
I will post another update on this work shortly.
In the mean time thanks for looking in and
Happy building
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Glad you got things sorted and your back on track. Looking good and sort yourself out a cleaning kit and cleaning fluid for your new airbrush Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Nice tidy build, good to see your all sorted now Al
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Hi David, all looking good and great to see you have the ports all marked out.... .. Look forward to seeing your progress and as usual, I'm here to assist if needed.... .. Lovely work... Regards Alan
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Looking good David, glad you have the gun ports sorted. Good luck with the new air brush, as Alan said, make sure you have a good cleaning kit, and your equipment will last you years. Keep up the good work.  Mark
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Nice to see you got her sorted David another great update 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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@Spal
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@Tigerace
Thanks for the good words guys, and yes I've got my airbrush cleaning kit sorted, I've even gone and bought myself an 'Ultrasonic' cleaner and some Iwata 'Superlube' to keep it in tip top condition. Thanks again, and more to follow very shortly.
Happy building
David
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Hi friends, thanks for the comments and on to the continuation of:
STAGE 07
As was explained in the last 2 update posts, I had hit a descrepancy between the model and how the instructions (templates) show where the ports should be.
Having overcome the problem, and with new markings on the hull, the next job was actually cutting out the gun ports.
The pictures show the work flow which started with a 2mm hole drilled through the centre of the 'opening', followed by 4 further holes drilled at the corners and well inside the pencil lines.
I then used a modelling knife to cut away any excess wood until I was close to the inside edges of the 'openings', finishing off with a small diamond file and sandpaper stick.
I made up a 'jig' the correct size of the 'opening' to ensure that all the ports would be of the same size. (It must be an optical illusion, but in the images some ports look a different size to others and this must be due to the shape of the hull. With the exception of 2 of the ports, my 'jig' fitted snugly into each opening.
The last couple of images show the completed work as it is now.
More to follow soon.
Happy building
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Great job on those gun ports David looks superb 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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@Tigerace
Thanks Phil, it was a struggle but I'm happy with the result. Still need a bit of tidying up in small areas though.
Happy building
David
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Welcome back to the L'HERMIONE build diary.
STAGE 08
This a small stage in the build. The only thing to do here is to paint the hull stiffeners and stern black so they don't show through the gun ports and the transom windows.
Photos taken while paint still wet hence the sheen in the images, it's drying to a matt finish as I speak.
Thank you all for looking in again and for your words of appreciation.
Happy building
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Nice work, She's looking good.
Graeme
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