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Mark, Kev, thanks for looking in and your kind comments, appreciated....  Regards Alan
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Stage 107 Contents: Stern Decorations and Stem Decorations.
Retrieve the painted decorations BSB, BSC, BSD, BSE, BSF and BSG from the previous stage. Glue decorations BSE, BSF and BSG into the openings on the port side of the stem. Now glue decorations BSB, BSC and BSD into the openings on the starboard side of the stem.
Test fit the bow platform onto the stem, engaging it with the frames, adjusting the fit if necessary, then glue in place. Take the two rails supplied with stage 106 and stain/paint them the same colour as the hull. Once dry, glue the two parts onto the steps of frames BS2, BS3, BS4 and BS5. Now stain/paint the inner sides of the two stem panels the same colour as the hull and the outer sides red (RAL3020). Glue the panels to the sides of the frames with the red facing outwards. Ensure the upper edges of the panels are flush with the tops of the frames and the rear edges are aligned with the rear ends of the platform.
Marking out the deck. Note: If you follow the instructions to mark out the joints on the main deck then you will find the pattern does not match up once you get around the deck opening. The measurements given however, are correct. Mark out the deck joints and nails with a pencil then carry out the same action on the other decks.
As previously mentioned, there is nothing in the instructions going forward advising to stain or varnish the decks. I chose here to apply two coats of natural oak stain however; you can decide to leave as is or stain with a colour of your choice.
Store any unused parts in a bag labelled with this stage number.
This stage is now complete.Gandale attached the following image(s):
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The natural oak stain looks good. She didn’t have much time to bleach out under the sun, or get Holy Stoned...
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Nice choice of deck colour and beautiful painting of the beak decorations  Man he took his time in the sun Had a dream to understand A single grain of sand He gave birth to poetry But one day will cease to be Greet the last light of the library...We were here!
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Thanks guys for looking in and your kind comments.... The deck needs to darken a little more so still has to have another coat applied... This you will see in the next update..... Regards Alan
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Great work Alan as usual, the deck tools stunning. Mark
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Markwarren wrote:Great work Alan as usual, the deck tools stunning. Mark Thanks Mark, appreciated as always..... Regards Alan
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Stage 108 Contents: Decorations and a Wooden Strip.
At this stage of the build I chose to give the decks one final coat of stain. When dry, I then stained the inner bulwarks with 2 coats of Antique Pine.
Retrieve the HR fret supplied with Stage 83, then separate 17 HR1 pieces and one HR2 piece from the fret and carefully clean all the edges. Glue them onto the gunwale following the measurements shown in step 3 of the instructions. Repeat the process on the other side of the hull.
Paint/stain parts HR1, HR2 and the top edge of the gunwales the same colour as that used on the main hull. Paint the door frames and the exposed tops of the frames/ribs with a dark brown (RAL 8022). I decided on paint as wood stain doesn’t work too well with cast metal parts.
Retrieve the tool T1 supplied with stage 57 and two 3 x 3 x 300mm wooden strips supplied with stage 83. Use slot ‘D’ of the tool to shape one side of each strip. Paint the two shaped strips light grey (RAL 9002). Cut one of the strips to fit over parts HR1 and HR2 on the port side of the hull with the shaped side of the strip facing outwards, glue it into place. Repeat on the starboard side of the hull.
Remove any burrs or flash from parts C151a and C151b supplied with stage 107. Glue the arms to the figures, creating 7 figures in total. Apply a coat of metal primer to each of the figures and leave to dry. Follow the painting guide provided within the instructions to paint the decorations. When dry, carefully store the decorations and any unused parts in a bag labelled with this stage number.
This stage is now complete.Gandale attached the following image(s):
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 All looking great and very nice work Alan Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Thanks Andy, very much appreciated.... .. I know I'm going to be a happy chappie when I finally come to the end of painting decorations, it seams to be never ending..... Regards Alan
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Gandale wrote:Thanks Andy, very much appreciated.... .. I know I'm going to be a happy chappie when I finally come to the end of painting decorations, it seams to be never ending..... Regards Alan Great work Alan, wouldn't it be great to go to bed and wake up with them all painted. 
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Alan Such neat work on your build which is looking really good. 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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Thanks for looking in and commenting Tony, much appreciated.... Regards Alan
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Great job on the figures! How long did it take for you to uncross your eyes after painting them?
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admin wrote:Great job on the figures! How long did it take for you to uncross your eyes after painting them? Thanks Mark, the old eyes have been crossed since stage 1..  Regards Alan
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Stage 109 Contents: Decorations, Figurehead and Mast Top Fret.
Retrieve decorations C111, C112, C113, C114, C149a, C1149b, C150a, C150b from stage 107. Remove any burrs or flash from the decorations then glue the arms C149b and C150b to the figures C149a and C150a, creating decorations C149 and C150.
Apply a coat of metal primer and leave to dry. Now follow the painting guide provided within the instructions to paint the decorations. When dry, carefully store the decorations, together with any unused parts, in a bag labelled with this stage number.
This stage is now complete.Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Stage 110 Contents: Decorations.
Retrieve decorations C115, C116, C117, C118, C119, C120, C121 and the six decorations C124 from stage 108. You also require the eleven decorations supplied with this issue.
Remove any burrs or flash from the decorations then apply a coat of metal primer and leave to dry. Now follow the painting guide provided within the instructions to paint all the decorations. When dry, carefully store the decorations in a bag labelled with this stage number.
This stage is now complete.Gandale attached the following image(s):
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