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Walter, Phil, thanks for looking in and your comments, appreciated.....  Time now to assemble the grating for the first deck. Started by taking 4 grating strips and gluing together to make up a square, ensuring the corners were set at 90 degrees. Once dried, then glued in position the remaining strips to make up one complete grating 14x14 squares. When dry, cut the grating into two pieces, each 6 x 14 squares and sanded the edges smooth. From one of the pieces cut 3 smaller pieces, each 6 x 4 squares. The other grating piece cut two pieces, one 6 x 5 squares and another 6 x 3 squares and again sanded all the edges smooth. Laid out the grating as shown in the instructions and glued all the pieces together, then painted the assembly red. Next, took a 3x3mm wooden strip and using the shaping tool shaped the strip along its length and sanded smooth, then stained the strip using a dark wood stain. Cut 4 lengths from the strip to go around the outside of the grating assembled earlier, cutting the ends of the strips to a 45 degree angle. Test fitted against the grating and when happy glued the strips in place. Whole assembly was then glued to the deck of the ship and left to dry. This brings to an end stage 55, so until next time happy modelling all.... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Nice work on the gratings and that shaping tool looks the business. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Spotless work there Alan. Mark Currently: Soliel Royal, Deag DC-3, DeAg Ford Shelby Mustang GT 500
Prior builds: Mayflower, USS Constitution, Academy 1/800 USS Kitty Hawk, Revell's 1/48 A 10 Warthog
Under the Bench:
On Hold: Revell's 1/48 P 61 Black Widow; AL L'Hermione La Fayette
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Very neat work with your gratings! Looks fabulous!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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Just re-read this build diay from the very beginning. It's a ship-building masterclass! A must-read for anyone thinking of building ANY ship, the tips are first rate. Well done Alan  Regards Gray
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Lovely work as usual, great to see a master at work.  Mark
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Thanks for all the very positive comments guys, very much appreciated..... Regards Alan
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In this build session we concentrate on assembling and fitting 16 ammo boxes that sit beside the cannons. From 1x3mm wooden strips created the 16 ammo boxes. These are exactly the same as those constructed in stage 20 so the build process will not be repeated here. Once assembled they were then painted red and filled with the cannon balls. Cannon balls were glued in place with a tiny drop of superglue. Once all was dry they were then glued into position on the deck as shown within the instructions. Took the two cast vents, cleaned off any burrs, primed and painted black. These were then glued into position. This brought to a close stage 56 so until next time, happy modelling all.. Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Looking fantastic Alan. like the shape of the cannon ball racks.   Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Superb job Alan. Looking really good.
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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Nice accurate work on the ammo boxes. Coming together well. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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This is looking fantastic Alan. Beautiful work! 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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Those boxes look fiddly! - Well done!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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Super fine details as always
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Thanks everyone for looking in again and all the nice comments, appreciated as always.... @Walter - the ammo boxes were fiddly especially as the joints are all mitred. When I made an 11x11mm square frame I found them a lot easier to put together by assembling them inside the frame. Not only that, it also ensured they were all the same size.... Regards Alan
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Lovey work Alan, those cannon boxes look great, well worth all that effort. Mark
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Thanks Mark, appreciated..... Channels, removed the bow and main channels from the fret plus 36 very small support pieces. All parts were cleaned off being careful not to see any of the support pieces go flying off into the distance. Test fitted the channels against the hull and made some very slight adjustments to ensure a good fit. Marked off the support positions then glued the supports on one side and left to dry. Turned them over and glued the supports on the other side in a mirror image. Removed the stern channels from the fret together with a further 12 support pieces, noting the support pieces here are two different sizes that are even smaller than the first batch. Test fitted and assembled the channels in the same way as the bow and main channels. Channels were then painted black and left to dry before being glued in position as set out in the instructions. This brought to an end stage 57 so until next time, happy modelling all.... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Hi Alan. Looking fantastic. Looks like you had fun with the small pieces. Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Another great update Al
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Ian, Gray, thanks for looking in again and for your comments. Appreciated as always... Regards Alan
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