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Looking like the cannons are little models in their own right, nice level of detail from this kit, craning Job Alan.
Jase“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Jess, Jase, thanks for looking in and your comments, appreciated.... The cannons are detailed for their size yet they are simplistic in their rigging as you will see, simply because I'm doing an out of the box build. Even though the rigging is simplistic there is of course the scope for other builders to add further detail if desired....  Regards Alan
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Great work on the gun carriages, they will look great once the cannons are painted and in place.  Mark
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Lovely work as usual Alan, love this build.
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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Mark/Chris, thanks for looking in and your comments, appreciated..... Straight forward update tonight which will bring to a close stage 18 of the build.... All the gun and carriage parts have been primed and painted. Once dry, assembled the guns ready for fitting, the fitting will start in the next build session..... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Wow them there carriages are bright though seems its in keeping with the replica ship..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTKHz1TVhOE
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The carriages look great, Alan!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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Very nice work Alan, exceptional work.
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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Great work Alan! The detail on the cannons really stands out. First rate job. 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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This one is certainly a colourful build, great job.
Graeme
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Nice work Alan, they look great. Mark
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Nice work on the cannon Alan Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Thanks guys for all the comments, appreciated.... @Tomick, this is a very colourful ship as can be seen by the great video link you posted. The more I get into this build the more it appeals to me, because its so colourful and very different to what we're used to seeing..... Regards Alan
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This build session had me fitting and rigging the 10 gun carriages onto the lower deck. The rigging of the carriages is very simplistic but will hardly be seen when the next deck is fitted, as a result they will not be enhanced in any way. There is scope for builders to add additional rigging and blocks if desired.... First item on the agenda was to take 20 brass eyelets and treat them with Krick blackening fluid. Each eyelet was then trimmed leaving a shaft of 1.5mm, this length is important as I didn't want to see them protruding though the other side of the hull. Then drilled 1mm holes either side of the gun ports, glued and fitted the eyelets into position and left to dry. Glued the 10 gun carriages onto the lower deck ensuring they were set centrally within each gun port, each cannon protruding through the port by 6mm and left to dry. Took lengths of 0.25mm thread and passed it through the holes in each side of the carriage. The ends were then tied to the previously fitted eyelets and secured with a drop of superglue, when dry the ends were trimmed. This concluded stage 19 of the build. Next stage has us making up the ammunition boxes so until next time, happy modelling..... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Hi Alan Haven't been on here much this year and just caught up on this build (like so many other builds) and am very impressed with the paint job, what masking tape do you use ? Regards Paul Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Comming along nicley Alen such a nice looking build Jase “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Thanks guys, appreciated.... @ Gibbo, the masking tape I use for all of the edging is Tamiya 6 and 18mm. For other areas I simply use a standard masking tape available from DIY outlets. Works for me and mixing it this way simply keeps down the costs..... Regards Alan
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Really top work Alan  love the contrast of the colours 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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Thanks Phil, she's a colourful girl that's for sure..... Regards Alan
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In Stage 20 we make up 4 of the ammo boxes. This starts from cutting 3 10mm pieces from a 1x3mm and cleaned up all the edges. Each end was then cut to an angle of 30 degress so that a triangle was formed when glued together, this proved to be quite fiddly to do before being acceptable. Once dried, each ammo box was given a couple of coats of yet more red paint. Cannon balls were treated with a blackening agent before being used to fill each ammo box. When everything was dry they were then glued into position on the deck.... This brought to an end stage 20, next stage is where we make up the 3 hatch covers so until then, happy modelling..... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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