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Looks nice and neat to me Erik  Well done regards Gray
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Thanks Alan I do have a local website that supplies pins so if i need some it shouldnt be to much of an issue Current builds
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Stages 18 and 19 underway. Erik A attached the following image(s): Current builds
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Great progress Erik. Coming along nicely. 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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back from a week away so will get back into it tonight.  we had a bit of a heatwave while i was away so was expecting a bit of warping going on with the frames. but no worse than when i left. Current builds
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put the first part of the middle gun deck on and left to dry. when i went back to put the second piece on turns out i hadnt put it in correctly and the second piece doesnt fit. so i need to try and remove the deck piece and reseat it... trouble is im having issues with getting at the glue points. it looks like the easiest way to do this is to remove the middle gun deck beams and then remove them from the deck piece. once i get the deck beams off i can soak the deck and beams in hot water to remove them. but getting them off is thehard bit Current builds
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thats a bit odd... the update i did yesterday didnt post... anyway i managed to get the offending deck piece off by lots of hot water sponged and painted onto the joints. came off ok but needed cleaning up once the pieces were dry. re instated the deck beams and will re attach the decks correctly. I must admit i was thinking of trimming the second deck side to make it fit. and re drilling the mast hole ie the easy option. im glad i didnt Current builds
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attached the middle deck and when attempting to put in the deck beam it appears to require quite a lot of work to get it to fit in correctly. Is this normal. the first set on the lower deck fit in quite easily . this set looks like i will need to take about 2 or 3mm off to get it to fit. Current builds
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all the middle decks glued in and should be finishing the deck beams tonight. then paint and start the fairing of the hull which will finish stage 20. i expect that the fairing will take a while  Current builds
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Hi Erik, Nice update, looking forward to seeing your progress. 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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I've jumped ahead a bit doing various stand alone pieces. Started doing the main and mizzen top pieces at stage 61 & 77.one of the parts is to put a bunch of ribs and the description in the instructions calls for use of a 1 x 5 plank to make these from. This the same for both stages. Is this a typo and should it be a 2 x 5 plank as supplied? Current builds
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Just found the answer here in the official build diary... and yes it's use 2 x 5. So must have been a typo Current builds
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foremast top, main top and mizzen top done pending the ribs on all of them. once complete and painted will post pics Current builds
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been a while since i posted. very little progress. work has been super stressful lately and find it hard to do anything when i get home. have progressed the fairing of the hull a bit and got the worst of it done just need to tidy it up now. also found my glasses need changing as i find the little stuff very hard to see. have got a magnifying glass and light on order to try and solve this issue. Current builds
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Erik It is a pain with the eyesight i must agree. Think i need to go get an eye test as i have a pair of reading glasses and a pair of distance specs but for close up i seem to get on better without either. Do you have sny more pictures of your build. - would be good to see them. Tony Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
COMPLETED: Porsche 911, E-Type Jaguar, Lam Countach
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