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Perksy wrote:Keep doing what you doing Mike. And thx for all your research.  Steve Hi Steve Thank you for That, much appreciated Regards Mike 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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Hi Mike, Just seen you last post,Mike you alone have pushed our models to standards to which we could not achieve,your Gallery Enhancments not only look's the part but most importantly it speaks quality. I myself haven't reached this point yet due to my own mod's but looking at other members Gallery builds the Enhancments are of a fine quality,although De-Ago did there best and there are some fine examples out there (I think they had to work to a price)for me your Enhancments when you want that little bit extra I favour. Also in my opinion and maybe others! I do not regard this as advertising what I do regard it as is showing and reminding old and new members that some one has taken the time! plus the research to enlighten us all,and give the opportunity to contact yourself. With this in mind. Kind Regards Trev. Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
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tf64 wrote:Hi Mike,
Just seen you last post,Mike you alone have pushed our models to standards to which we could not achieve,your Gallery Enhancments not only look's the part but most importantly it speaks quality.
I myself haven't reached this point yet due to my own mod's but looking at other members Gallery builds the Enhancments are of a fine quality,although De-Ago did there best and there are some fine examples out there (I think they had to work to a price)for me your Enhancments when you want that little bit extra I favour.
Also in my opinion and maybe others! I do not regard this as advertising what I do regard it as is showing and reminding old and new members that some one has taken the time! plus the research to enlighten us all,and give the opportunity to contact yourself.
With this in mind.
Kind Regards Trev.
Hi Trev, Thank you so much for your kind comments,your post says it all,particularly the last paragraph regarding advertising and new and existing members. Your support is most welcome Best wishes Mike 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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Keep up the good work Mike  And thank you for your great help sofar 
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Jesus-Belzheim wrote:Keep up the good work Mike And thank you for your great help sofar Hi Peter thanks for your support, I do appreciate it Regards Mike 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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Hi Team all the Gallery ehancements on the first production have been received by Those members who ordered them, so now is the time to fit the Upgrade. You have all received the PDF instuctions, my telephone help line number and my email address, please address questions and comments to the email address or telephone line then I can log those queries.Should any member who is not fitting the enhancement want to purchase one please PM me.Regards Mike 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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This is what you have in your pack, please handle all components with care particularly the brass etch, if you get finger marks on the brass please clean it with whit spirit or similar solventand then wash it off with warm soapy water the dry with kitchen towel. Please put away for safe keeping the binnacle parts including the chimney, and the Ships sign. MWG attached the following image(s): 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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I have taken off the old Gallery and prepared the stern of the ship,because we have clear acetate for the windows I have painted between the decks with Tamiya HULL RED XF-9 you can use black or whatever is your preference. Her are some photos of that work, and will be all for now so members can reach this stage. Regards Mike MWG attached the following image(s): 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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Thanks for the info Mike I will be following your build all the way Looking forward to the next instalment Cheers Ivan First Build HMS Victory and HMS Endeavour Also Krick steam boat "Victoria" Cheers Ivan (Ordinary Seaman) http://www.old-glossop.com
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Deepseacodmaster wrote:Thanks for the info Mike
I will be following your build all the way
Looking forward to the next instalment
Cheers
Ivan Hi Ivan, thanks for the post it keeps the Gallery update at the top of the list so other members can view it Regards Mike 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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Hi Mike,
Thanks for the update, all eyes peeled waiting to follow you on this one. Because the windows now have a clear acetate,I had decided against painting the interior of the gallery, and, as you know, I found some photos of the Victory's interior - both rear and sides - the then scaled them down to fit our build, and printed them out and stuck them to the rear bulkhead and the sides of the hull that will be covered by the side windows - although in hindsight, I may move the ones at the back to a point which is nearer to the back panel (the reason being that with no lighting in there, it's very difficult to see as far in to the ship as the rear bulkhead).
I've also scaled down and printed out some chequer-board pattern to use for the floor covering.
At the moment I'm working on applying the correct degree of curvature to the panels with my electric bender and trying to make up my mind what colour to have for the window frames. As my build is stain and varnish, I thought that maybe I could paint just the windows with yellow ochre, then found out how difficult it is to buy a ready-made colour, so I'm still scratching my head about that one - any ideas?
Anyway, really looking forward to your next update.
Happy building
David
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daffy09 wrote:Hi Mike,
Thanks for the update, all eyes peeled waiting to follow you on this one. Because the windows now have a clear acetate,I had decided against painting the interior of the gallery, and, as you know, I found some photos of the Victory's interior - both rear and sides - the then scaled them down to fit our build, and printed them out and stuck them to the rear bulkhead and the sides of the hull that will be covered by the side windows - although in hindsight, I may move the ones at the back to a point which is nearer to the back panel (the reason being that with no lighting in there, it's very difficult to see as far in to the ship as the rear bulkhead).
I've also scaled down and printed out some chequer-board pattern to use for the floor covering.
At the moment I'm working on applying the correct degree of curvature to the panels with my electric bender and trying to make up my mind what colour to have for the window frames. As my build is stain and varnish, I thought that maybe I could paint just the windows with yellow ochre, then found out how difficult it is to buy a ready-made colour, so I'm still scratching my head about that one - any ideas?
Anyway, really looking forward to your next update.
Happy building
David Hi David it sounds great what you have done. I am coming out with some paint suggestions next, samples I have been working on, it will be this week end Regards Mike 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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GALLERY ENHANCEMENT Hi Team, Before progressing with the build of the upgrade, I would like to touch on the question of paint/Ink colour, as we need to decide on our choice in order to colour the windows before fixing the ply pieces together. On the samples in the photo you will see the following:- MWG attached the following image(s): 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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GALLERY ENHANCEMENT COLOUR (A) Is a paint supplied by Deag (as mentioned before the manufacturer of the paint took samples of paint from the real Victory as she would have been coated in 1805,not as she is today)If I use this paint I would not need to use etching primer on the brass balustrades COLOUR (B) Is an ink from Rowney Yellow ochre it coats very well, it is the brightest of the colours. COLOUR (C) this is a paint, yellow ochre by citadel (I painted the launch in this colour.) COLOUR (D) this again is an ink by Rowney and is Raw Umber ( this colour is close to the colour the Victory is today) it covers very well Well over to you your comments would be welcome Regards Mike 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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MWG wrote:daffy09 wrote:Hi Mike,
Thanks for the update, all eyes peeled waiting to follow you on this one. Because the windows now have a clear acetate,I had decided against painting the interior of the gallery, and, as you know, I found some photos of the Victory's interior - both rear and sides - the then scaled them down to fit our build, and printed them out and stuck them to the rear bulkhead and the sides of the hull that will be covered by the side windows - although in hindsight, I may move the ones at the back to a point which is nearer to the back panel (the reason being that with no lighting in there, it's very difficult to see as far in to the ship as the rear bulkhead).
I've also scaled down and printed out some chequer-board pattern to use for the floor covering.
At the moment I'm working on applying the correct degree of curvature to the panels with my electric bender and trying to make up my mind what colour to have for the window frames. As my build is stain and varnish, I thought that maybe I could paint just the windows with yellow ochre, then found out how difficult it is to buy a ready-made colour, so I'm still scratching my head about that one - any ideas?
Anyway, really looking forward to your next update.
Happy building
David Hi David, please do not bend the plywood singularly we need to stick them together on a flat surface before we bend them or the windows will not line up, and befor we stick them together we need to paint the windows, in your case you could use a Yellow ochre on the and the rest stain, or a light and dark stain as a contrast. Kind Regards Mike Hi David it sounds great what you have done. I am coming out with some paint suggestions next, samples I have been working on, it will be this week end Regards Mike 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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A very good point Mike, I hadn't thought about that. Fortunately, I've only bent one side so far and (luckily) it does marry up alright, so I'll put a hold on that job until I've come up with a colour I like - your colour B, the brightest one seems a likely one for me - then I can get the painting done and the two pieces put together before I do any more bending. Thanks for the tip
Happy building
David
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daffy09 wrote:A very good point Mike, I hadn't thought about that. Fortunately, I've only bent one side so far and (luckily) it does marry up alright, so I'll put a hold on that job until I've come up with a colour I like - your colour B, the brightest one seems a likely one for me - then I can get the painting done and the two pieces put together before I do any more bending. Thanks for the tip
Happy building
David Hi David, you are welcome Regards Mike 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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Hi Team Those of you who are waiting for your order, new manufacture should be in next week I am really sorry for the delay  Regards Mike MWG attached the following image(s): 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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MWG attached the following image(s): 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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