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Up to Issue 88/89 now and I must admit there are, and no doubt will be times when I think will I ever finish. The Bowsprit is another part where Patients and Tenacity are required and perhaps some ingenuity. Rather than use the black thread to make the bindings I use strips of masking tape which when painted look more like the metal straps of the original. I used the same method on all the masts and am pleased with the results. Now onto the Jib Boom amd once again we have to construct an octagonal section. The 5mm dowel supplied with my build was of an irregular shape and poor quality. I cant wait for a replacement and have some 5mm dowel which I have used instead. even so the wood because of it size is fragile and I did not want to further reduce it size to construct the octagonal section. So here is my answer which I also used on the topgallants. Cut a small length of 8mm dowel and drill a 5mm hole through the center. Shape the octogan and when complete slide onto the 5mm Jib Boom and glue in place. Just the answer if like be you have sausage fingers As always constructive critisim is welcombe Piccys attached GilShapley attached the following image(s): Current Build:-
[color=blue]Stash Avro Lancaster (Full Kit)plus some extra issues I picked up at a good price
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Very proffesionly looking piece of work there, should look the buisiness when fitted in place 
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I like your idea, I may use it myself. I am still planking the hull, I have been overseas a couple of months (again) so always have plenty to do when I get home. Enjoy, keep it up  Part time modeller, full time biker
Built: Pinta
Belle Poule (plastic)
Endeavour
Scratch build of Pirate ship "Neptune" (Based on cutter "HMS Aldebaran"
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Clever work around there, how difficult was it to drill out the dowel?
Happy building
David
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How hard mmmmmm This is my system. Take a block of timber 2 X 2 and drill a hole the same size as the dowel, in this case 8mm Insert a length of dowel into the hole and using a pillar drill with a 5mm drill bits align the dowel to the center of the drill bit I have a vice which fits my drill and will hold the timber block securly Can be a bit fiddly but not as fiddly as making 8 individual shaped lengths to attatch to the BowSprit I cut the dowel over length to allow for final adjustment and do not worry if the hole is off center as you will need to reduce the size down to 7mm so you have room to manover Shape the dowel to the required size (Octagonal) and glue in place Hope this makes sense Gil Piccy of my BowSprit so far attached GilShapley attached the following image(s): Current Build:-
[color=blue]Stash Avro Lancaster (Full Kit)plus some extra issues I picked up at a good price
[color=blue]Built:- Norman Catapult by Mantua,Roman Catapult by Mantua,HMS Victory,HMS Victory XSection,Focker DB1,Bismark,English Carronade Titanic Lifeboat,American Civil War Gatling,Hummer,Sopwith Camel F1,Occre Jupiter ,OcCre Wagon, Latina Arab Dhow, Eaglemass Orrery OcCre Rogers 119 [color=red][color=red]RB7,OcCre Missippi River Boat, Model Airways Fokker DR1
OcCre London L>C>C 106 Ugears Scrambler, Ugears Hexapod Explorer UGears Off-Road Vehicle
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Ingenuity at its best. looks good Gil. I do believe there are a few builders that will use your idea. Well done. 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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Hi Gil Your build is looking good, I've been using the same method for making the octagonals works like a charm Regards Pierre Current Buid:
HMS Victory
Next Build:
Captain Cook's Endeavour Collecting issues
Wish List:
Santa Ana
Bounty
Santisima-Trinidad
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Thanks Gil
I'll have a go at that method - I've still got a few issues to go as yet, but thanks for describing how to do it. I guess its a lot easier for those guys out there with a lathe, which I don't have, but this is definitely 'do-able' and as has been said, a lot less fiddly than than the way we had to construct the mast octagonals.
Thanks again and happy building
David
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