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 Rank: Vice-Master   Groups: Registered
Joined: 06/06/2010 Posts: 566 Points: 1,657 Location: UK
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Hi All,
Have a quick question about the skid beams & pillars.
I have fitted all the pillars in accordance with the instructions, all equi-spaced & aligned.
I am now about to fit the skid beams. they're all assembled & to length.
When I place them on the pillars & square them up I get about 1/3rd of the pillar top showing each side of the beam, I realise that this is due to the offset of the beam assembly but think it looks a bit naff.
Wondered if anyone had any ideas to make it look better, did think about painting the pillars black to match the beams & hide it a bit but don't really want to remove them.
Thanks in advance.
Wilfy
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Joined: 25/04/2010 Posts: 748 Points: 2,285 Location: bognor regis
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hi wilfy i noticed this and i painted mine black in hindsight i wish i had bought thicker wood to make beams from cheers benny
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Hi Wilfy! I avoided this problem when I realized that the grates were to wide back in May, I removed the grates and reduced them. Then I fitted the pillars on the grates over the cannon ball channels a little adjustment was needed but the skid beams fitted just right, here is the link:- http://forum.model-space...s&m=26923#post26923
If you don't want to remove the beams to make wider ones, then as you say paint the top of the pillars black. Darron
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Thanks for the replies guys.
I did check out your build diary Darren (always do best on here) however my gratings are to the mag size as I had already built them before seeing you mod back in May so can't move the pillars in.
Think I'll just paint the tops black, won't be too visible when finished.
Thanks again
Wilfy
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I have the same problem Wilfy, so I shall be painting the tops of the columns black as well... Current Builds: Deagostini HMS Victory: Deagostini HMS Sovereign of the seas. Completed Builds: Del Prado: HMAS Bounty: Hachette: RMS Titanic: Del Prado: Cutty Sark...
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i cut the bottom of my pillers half way in and to the depth of the grating so it sits half on the deck and half on the the greating found no problem up top you could sand the offending part a way its only a small lip
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