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Having followed the magazine instructions to the letter for the first set, I found that the hammock crane fitting was very fiddly and once glued seemed very fragile.
So for the next sets instead of filing the bottoms flat I left a small tail, this acted as a pin. I thn drilled very small holes in the poopdeck rails, and Bulwarks to fit the "pin" into, this made for a stronger fix to the rail and Bulwarks.
Obviously this is not in line with the magazine or Official Build, but worked for me.
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A great tip which I'm sure other's may adopt 
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Thanks Tomick.
They were also done out of sequence i.e. before the shrouds were fitted as the magazine showed the Hammock nets being fitted with no masts on the boats. I say out of sequence but as I'm helping Bob (Saintsman)he had done the shrouds first but he decided to take the masts off to fit the netting, and the masking tape he had used all stuck together so the shrouds got tangled, so the netting is now being done before I untangle the Gordian Knot.
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I also jumped ahead of where I am in the build and fitted one of the Hammock net support rows, I also found the supports very fragile. I have decided (where I can) to saw a small grove in the timbers to accept the supports to strengthen them. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
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Golden Star, English Brig. RMS Titanic. (Academy 1/400 Centenary Anniversary Edition) Revell-Monogram 1/48 B-29 Superfortress 1:8 Baron von Richthofen's Fokker Tri-plane. HMS Victory. Nelsons Flag Ship. Sultan Arab Dhow. Artesania Latina Carmen II. The Battleship Yamato. Model Airways Wright Flyer 1:16 Scale. Trumpeter Bismarck 1/200. HMS Sovereign of the Seas. The Black Pearl.
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after some help from mr underhill, the cranes are done. as far as fitting the netting goes, the magazine says to use a piece of 5mm planking to hold the nets while you sew the thread, however i found this a pain, so i pushed some of the rolled up hammocks into place before sewing, the hammocks hold the netting in place much better than a plank, has certainly made it easier for me, so it may be something to try when you get to this stage. another thing i did was to run a fine line of pva along the top of the nets, let it dry, then sew the nets on, the pva stiffens the netting making sewing a great deal easier. Come on you Jimmies
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Thanks for the tip Bob, will definitely use it when I get there. Rgds, Hans
"It's okay to make mistakes. mistakes are our teachers - they help us to to learn, even if it is painfully"
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Endeavour Cross section,D51
Completed: HMS Victory
Under the bench: Endeavour x 2,Sovereign of the Seas, Akagi and The Black Pearl!HMS Victory Cross Section
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I too was having a struggle with the fragile hammock cranes.At 84 my hands are quite shaky.I found that holding each frame while waiting for even super glue to set just was not an option. I glued pieces of 5 x 2mm planks together to form a smple jig with fine saw cuts about a millimetre deep at the appropriate spacing for the relevant frames.This managed to hold everything in place to enable me to solder the copper wires in place. The resulting frame was quite sturdy and presented no problem when gluing it in position. http://i1190.photobucket...rt28/Victorynets003.jpg
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The soldered joints are not seen when the nets are in place. Hope some one may find this helpful. Burt
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Capt. Birdseye wrote:I too was having a struggle with the fragile hammock cranes.At 84 my hands are quite shaky.I found that holding each frame while waiting for even super glue to set just was not an option. I glued pieces of 5 x 2mm planks together to form a smple jig with fine saw cuts about a millimetre deep at the appropriate spacing for the relevant frames.This managed to hold everything in place to enable me to solder the copper wires in place. The resulting frame was quite sturdy and presented no problem when gluing it in position. http://i1190.photobucket...rt28/Victorynets003.jpg
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http://i1190.photobucket...rt28/Victorynets004.jpg
The soldered joints are not seen when the nets are in place. Hope some one may find this helpful. Burt Thats an absolutely brilliant solution - nice work!!!!
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Another fine tip to file away for when I get there. Thank you Burt Rgds, Hans
"It's okay to make mistakes. mistakes are our teachers - they help us to to learn, even if it is painfully"
Current Build:
Endeavour Cross section,D51
Completed: HMS Victory
Under the bench: Endeavour x 2,Sovereign of the Seas, Akagi and The Black Pearl!HMS Victory Cross Section
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I did what was previously mentioned, cut shallow slots before super gluing in place then supergluing the brass rod in place, it all ended up quite sturdy.
when doing the netting I found the official method very difficult to hold the net while putting the thread through, so I put dab's of s/glue on top one side of the hammock cranes and attached the net leaving 1 or 2 mm overlap. when dry put something in the net to hold it in place and then attach the other side. when the glue is dry trim the net to size, it's then much easier to 'sew' the thread in place, another tip is to use a bent needle (easier to get in and out close to the brass rod)
Jeff
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