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#421 Posted : 18 January 2012 22:34:13

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ISSUE 20

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MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.

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#422 Posted : 18 January 2012 22:48:35

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ISSUE 20
Now the parts 104 and 105

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#423 Posted : 18 January 2012 22:53:49

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I fitted my replicated parts 103:-

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#424 Posted : 18 January 2012 23:15:03

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Now I fitted my own part which I called 104a:-

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#425 Posted : 18 January 2012 23:24:50

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Without this part the edge of part 105 had no way of seating on rib 39:-

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#426 Posted : 18 January 2012 23:31:51

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#427 Posted : 18 January 2012 23:41:35

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I put every thing together, and here is how she looks now BigGrin

Questions and comments welcome, thanks for watching BigGrin

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#428 Posted : 19 January 2012 20:32:57

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Lets hope we do not get anymore strange parts Blink

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#429 Posted : 19 January 2012 20:52:11

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Wil the missing parts be coming in later issues?

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#430 Posted : 19 January 2012 20:54:21

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Hachette say yes, Sean BigGrin

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#431 Posted : 19 January 2012 21:04:06

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Cheers mike

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#432 Posted : 19 January 2012 22:55:50

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Certainly looks like Hood now. do you plank the deck before the hull? it would make sense I think. Cool

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#433 Posted : 20 January 2012 10:19:10

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I don`t know Jase, Huh

I suspect Hull planking first, then the Deck on this one.
The AKAGI and YAMOTO were Hull first, but the SAN FRAN II and ENDEAVOUR were Deck first.
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#434 Posted : 20 January 2012 10:34:08

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Hull planking from 22 onwards

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#435 Posted : 20 January 2012 12:40:57

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Thanks for that Mr T BigGrin

Sean you owe a fiver BigGrin

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#436 Posted : 20 January 2012 15:58:45

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Really fantastic!! She's really taking shape mate...A great build!! ThumpUp

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#437 Posted : 20 January 2012 19:40:43

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Thanks for your nice comments Jonny BigGrin

By the way how is your wife keeping?
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#438 Posted : 21 January 2012 22:13:22

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see theres a 200th scale metal barrel set on e bay for the hood an't shour if it fits our gun turrets price£9-69

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#439 Posted : 21 January 2012 22:20:49

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Thanks for that Willie BigGrin

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#440 Posted : 21 January 2012 22:49:38

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just bought a set 8guns x380mm,12guns x140mm ,4guns x102mm the sizes reflect the real guns bore sizes total price plus postage came to £13-59p i don't if the ones we get are metal and it could be a ?year be fore we find out and be just my luck and no sets left by then

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