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Hi all! Waiting for pack two to arrive. I have the launch finished, all of the pack one stuff done. I have my keel jig ready. The keel is straight as an arrow horizontally, vertically not so much. How important is it to square that up vertically? I can surely pull it square. Thanks in advance and looking forward to working with you all through the project. ~ Burt
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Hi Brutis, great to hear from you.....
Everything needs to line up correctly otherwise its likely to cause problems further into the build so you should ensure the keel is straight and true on all plains. I would also suggest you maintain a build diary and post up pics so I can see exactly how everything lines up. It also helps us see any problems you may run into further down the line....
Regards
Alan
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 Welcome to the forum Brutis and I will look forward to your build diary.  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Welcome to the forum Brutis. I look forward to seeing your build soon. Mark
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Welcome brutis. Look forward to seeing you build progress. 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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Welcome to the forum. Look forward to seeing your build progress, so don`t forget the pictures. Congrats on your "Blue" medal for starting a diary. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Lovely work, should be a stunning display piece
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Welcome aboard the forum glad to have you with us. Al
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Making progress. I got the keel straight and true on all planes and the lower deck installed. Ready to glue all the ribs in place. ~ Burt Brutis attached the following image(s): ~ Burt
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Looking shipshape and true and nice work Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi Burt and welcome from me too.
All looking good so far.
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Nice start Burt, looking excellent. Mark
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Looking real good Burt. Nice and straight. 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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I like what I see Burt, looking good..... Regards Alan
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Nice start!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, .....
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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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Very nice. Looking forward to seeing more progress pictures.
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Well done Burt. Keep up the good work. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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I've got the gun deck fitted this week and about to start fairing. I noticed that rib 15 is quite proud from the rest. Is this something to be concerned about? Do I sand it down to match? I'm going to wait for your answers. ~ Burt Brutis attached the following image(s): ~ Burt
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Yes, this comes up lot. It is important to get the fairing right as it will affect the look of the planking.
Don’t skimp the fairing, it took me 2 weeks to complete this stage in the end. If you are in any doubt whether a section is ready or not, carry on. I broke the hull into 6 sections. Port and starboard, bows, stern and mid section. I also glued 3 planks together to give me a line across the whole length (you can use mortise and tenons for this). You need to use this plank to continuously to check each section you are working on and then the areas between sections across the whole length.
I found that, if any parts of the deck that were proud they could be taken back but, if the ribs were proud, leave them to be adjusted in line with their neighbouring ribs, not the deck which doesn't need to be built up. The other major problem I faced were ribs that were inset. These need to be built up before rubbing back again and sometimes they were badly off line especially the ubiquitous rib 14 if I remember rightly. However, you cannot leave these as they will ruin the look of the hull when you have finished planking especially in the areas above the decks. In the end mine worked out all good apart from one small bump on the bows below the water line but that has disappeared now that I have completed the tiling.
She has a gorgeous shape to her hull and deserves much care and attention at this stage.
Hope all that make sense and helps.
Good luck
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Hi Burt, Looking at your pics it looks as though you will have to adjust rib 15 but you may also have to adjust the ribs either side in order to give you a nice flow along the hull. Before adjusting you need to understand what it is you are trying to achieve through the fairing process and I would suggest you take a close look at this topic here... https://forum.model-spac...spx?g=posts&t=19140
The fairing process is a really important process and is one you should take your time with, taking your time and completing the task in a methodical manner is the best way forward to give you the results you're looking for. If you need to come back to us then just shout..... Regards Alan
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