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Hi Andy, Thanks for looking in. 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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Nice work on the cannon
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Lovely work Garth, the cannon looks superb. Mark
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Love seeing the progress you're making with this one Garth, cannon looks amazing..... .. Look forward to seeing more.... Regards Alan
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Cannons look fantastic. Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood. Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Hi Guys, Thanks for looking in and for the kind comments. 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, Well, here goes….. 1. I laid out the parts & made sure I had all the parts. The over exposed white bits are marking and holding jigs that I made at work. 2. I used my marking jig to mark and centre punch the drill holes. 3. The holding jig supports the carriages as they are drilled. I also drilled 4 extra holes on either side of the trunnion slot for the trunnion strap pins. 4. Next, I cut the planking slots and roughened up the grain with a wire brush in the battery drill. 5. I attached the wheels and axles. The two gun carriages in the left do not have wheels as they will not be seen. They are in the fore end that is closed. 6. I removed the burr on the gun barrels with a file and fitted the photo-etched eyes. 7. Everything got a coat of black etch primer. I bought some squirt bottles and filled one with a thinned mixture ready for airbrushing. The smallest tin I was able to buy was 1 litre tin, the squirt bottle really helps when working with small amounts. 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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Cracking work Garth, and loving your jig for the canon carriages Maybe you ought to take them to market Regards Gray
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Hi Gary, Thanks for looking in. I don't think the volumes would would make it worth while to market my jigs etc. 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 All, A short post this time, although it took most of the day to do. I fitted the trunnion straps, a good excuse to buy some more good brandy, followed by a coat of Tamaya Matt Black. 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 job on the guns Garth and a good excuse for a bottle of brandy Martyn Building ? Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa Next Build ? When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Lovely piece of work Garth, looks excellent.... Regards Alan
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Looking good. Mark
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Nice job on the cannons Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi Guys, Thanks for looking in and for the kind comments. 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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Nice work on them cannons, fiddly little blyters . 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 Chris, Right you are!!! It feels as I get older my fingers have doubled in size. 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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That's looking good, lots of fine work. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Hi Ken, Thanks for looking in and for the kind remarks. 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, That wraps up the guns!!! I dry brushed them with GW Eshin Grey followed by GW Longbeard Grey. I then gave only the barrels, a very light drybrush of GW Sybarite Green. Hopefully this will impart a slight Verdigris feel. I must say that I am happy with the result – much better than my Tester. I started the second layer of planking. Here in South Africa, were heading into winter and white glue takes a lot longer to dry. So, I have decided to do a little bit of planking every time I work on the detail, to give the glue enough drying time. 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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