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After couple of days pause some work done: Issue 69: - Octagon on fore topmast completed and tapered - Bottom of the topmast also carved to octagonal - Hand mast and rope guide made - Rope guide glued to mast cap and painted black - Hand mast and topmast also painted gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Looking good....  Regards Alan
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Looks like some fiddly work there.  All looking very accurate and coming together very well. Keep up the good work and looking forward to your next update. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Your building-speed is amazing! Good update!Greetings,
Walter
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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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Taking shape fast, well done
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You are certainly moving on. Well done Laszlo.
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Hello Shipmates, Thank you for the positive comments. Little work done today by completing Issue 69: Fore topmast, hand mast and mast cap assembled and glued onto the fore mast and mast top assembly. Today I also posted a concern/question regarding the rigging of the blocks to the yards and topgallant masts. Could you please have a look and give me your opinion/advise? See link to my post: http://forum.model-space.co.uk/default.aspx?g=posts&t=25286Thanks gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Today's work so far on Issue 70: Fore topgallant mast tapered. I upgraded the method what I used for tapering the studdingsail booms and showed in this post: http://forum.model-space.co.uk/default.aspx?g=posts&m=263291#post263291As the diameter of the topgallant mast is too big for the chunk in my Dremel I used my pillar drill with the same technique to wrapping sandpaper around the mast and moving it up and down to shape the perfect taper. Basically it works like a vertical lathe. The result is beautiful... I wish I was used this method for the main mast, would have been much quicker. With this method I completed the tapering on the fore topgallant mast (incl. the step in it) within 15 minutes. After tapering completed I made the octagonal hounds, also the octagonal carving at the bottom section. Holes drilled, bead glued to top. The mast and mast cap painted black. Topmast cross trees glued in place and painted black. Will carry on rigging and assembling the parts later on today, after the paint dried. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Busy day today, Issue 70 finished: - Topgallant mast with mast cap assembled to the fore topmast. - Brackets and cradles fitted - All rigging blocks fitted. With this now the fore mast fully completed, will be test fitted to the hull tomorrow. Two masts done (main and fore), two to go (mizzen, bowsprit)  gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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You make that mast tapering sound easy but it looks difficult to me. You know what your doing though and your results are very nice. Hope it all continues well. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
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Great workmanship, and the result show what a beautiful job you have done.  Mark
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As promised, today I test fitted the fore mast to the hull together with the main mast. Next to the ship is the main yard on the bench. Isn't it looking great? gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Started to work on Issue 71: With the same technique with my pillar drill I tapered the fore yard to the required diameter. It was a bit more challenging as the yard is longer than the topgallant mast, hence I had to turn the upper part of the drill away from the base to provide a bit more space. Also after one end is tapered it was a bit more tricky to hold the tapered end in the chuck vertical but I managed to do it, resulting nice and equal tapering on both ends. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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You are a very skilled modeler great stuff 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
So Much to Build,But What a Hobby!
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Very nice looking model you are putting together. All looks so precise and neat. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
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Further work today in Issue 71: - Octagonal section added to fore yard - Slings and bands added - Six footrope supports made, again I used my own invention from thread as they are made from ropes on the real ship, not brass as in this kit. See details on this on my earlier post if you're interested: http://forum.model-space.co.uk/default.aspx?g=posts&m=263336#post263336I had to stop for today as my fingertips are covered with superglue, as a result of making the footrope supports.   gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Hi Shipmates, First of all, I'd like to wish Merry Christmas to all of you, who are occasionally or regularly reading my build diary. Some work still done today on Issue 71: - Studdingsail boom irons fitted - Footrope supports rigged to the yard - Yard painted black. I'm note sure why but I left the irons unpainted, even if the magazine saying to be painted. I also done it this way on the main yard, maybe I though it's better to show that they are made from metal. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Very nice work. You are rwally good at getting your tapering nice and even across either end of these parts. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
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Very nice work, coming along very nicely.... Regards Alan
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Further work done on Issue 71 while waiting for Santa. No sign of him so far... One side of the fore yard fully rigged. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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