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Great work mike looking forward to the rest, I wasn't so convinced balsa was worth bothering with but after seeing your build so far i am now thinking about it. keep up the great work. Processing - Progressing
Previous builds: HMS Victory
Current build: HMS Sovereign of the seas
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Very nice tutorial and work Mike, so much so I have decided to follow your lead. Have made a start and will be posting progress soon.... thanks..
Alan
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Hi Mike, very interesting and informative tutorial I look forward eagerly to your next instalment.  I have now made up my mind and decided to fit balsa to my Victory hull I will be ordering the balsa wood this week and hopefully with the help of your excellent tutorial I won’t have to many problems  Cheers Chris Builds in progress: DeAgostini HMS VictoryDeAgostini McLaren MP4-23 " If it looks right then it is right "
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Jesus-Belzheim wrote:Hi Mike Thanks for the good tutorial, I`ll be waiting for the next session Cheers Peter 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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mark 2 wrote:Hi Mike. Great tutorial . Will help loads of people. Thanks Mike. Best regards. Mark Hi Mark thank you 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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Hey Mike,Great stuff:) As a new guy i'm still trawling the masses of information on here and just came across your Victory enhancement in Jeff's build,i think i found something of a SOTS enhancement and maybe didn't know what it meant at the time...or maybe i didn't,i couldn't be sure with the amount of new info i'm taking in all the time with this,but either way i think it looks great,and sorry for the quick fire quiz round but.... Could you tell me more? Is this your creation? Are you doing one for the SOTS? Whats the price? Can I Have One?  Best wishes Rich Tell me the truth,I shall not offend nor be offended
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Hector wrote:Hey Mike,Great stuff:) As a new guy i'm still trawling the masses of information on here and just came across your Victory enhancement in Jeff's build,i think i found something of a SOTS enhancement and maybe didn't know what it meant at the time...or maybe i didn't,i couldn't be sure with the amount of new info i'm taking in all the time with this,but either way i think it looks great,and sorry for the quick fire quiz round but.... Could you tell me more? Is this your creation? Are you doing one for the SOTS? Whats the price? Can I Have One? Best wishes Rich Hi Rich, the Victory gallery enhancement is my creation, you can purchase one, please PM me with your email address. For the SOTS the enhancements so far are:- 1) Ships Boat(see photo) 2) Walnut Carraiges and trucks for Sots Cannons( The top photo shows the new enhancement,with the present carraige sides at the top, the bottem photo shows the comparison of the two) With more to follow Kind 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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Hi Jethro, Riggers, ASS and Alan, thank you for the nice comments Guys Kind 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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STAGE 3 FITTING THE BALSA INFILLS TO THE DECK Hi team here we go with the next session. We have fitted the front 3 ribs with Balsa, now we are going to fit Balas infill to the deck area, making a note of the measurements between ribs, this will space the ribs correctly so that they will not move. PLEASE NOTE (sorry this is important)many new members to modelling, build their models in a shed in the garden, this can subject the model to intense temperature changes, please take your models into the house at night, to avoid twisting etc. If you leave it in the shed and you do not work on it for a couple of days,and it rains that damp air is going to penetrate your model and course all manner of problems. Enough of the lecture, here we go:- The measurement between the remaining ribs on my ship are 2 1/8inch,2 1/4 inch, 2 /1516 inch,2 1/5 inch,2 1/8inch and finally 3 ich, your measurements may vary but please make sure you measure at both sides of the rib and adjust your Balsa infill so that the measurement is the same right across the infill even if you have to adjust the rib(but do not bend the keel in doing so) and above all do not cut the Infill too large that you have to force it in. Some Photos:- 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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STAGE 3 DECK BALSA INFILLS please remember to cut the Infills to take the masts, and please make sure theinfills are fitted just below the deck hieght on the model:- 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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STAGE 3 DECK INFILLS It is also a good idea to number the infills I used p or s (port and starboard) then the number (port is left):- 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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STAGE 3 FITTING BALSA DECK INFILLS Well team thats about it for this session. I used 1/4inch Balsa to do this job,and you see I used a cotten wool bud to spread the PVA ahesive, you can use a brush if you prefer. Questions and comments welcome the next session will be adding 1/2inch Balsa to the sides of the Hull.Please leave for 24 hours for the adhesve to cure, do you notice how firm the ribs have become? do not worry about the parts of the ribs above the deck these will move but we can straighten these when we fit the ply decks I hope all this is helpful to new members Kind 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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Heya Mike, looking good so far... Just thinking about best way to internally route the wiring for my lighting project while fitting the balsa infills. Is there any particular reason why the infills can't be 5mm below the decking level? Looking forward to the next instalment Andy Current Builds: - HMS Sovereign of the Seas Planning on Building: - Scratch built HMS Victory full detail interior (I know what's inside even if you can't see it ) Completed Builds: -
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Sillvestra wrote:Heya Mike, looking good so far... Just thinking about best way to internally route the wiring for my lighting project while fitting the balsa infills. Is there any particular reason why the infills can't be 5mm below the decking level? Looking forward to the next instalment Hi Andy, A good point, not a problem at 5mm, any more and we start to lose the integrity of the fix when we fit the side pieces coming in the next session the deck infill would be a good support for your wiring looking forward to seeing your lighting enhancement kind 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, Looking awesome. Once I have the infamous #13 rib former from issue 9 in situ, I will defineltey be carrying on with the balsa infilling. Looking forward to your next post! Regards Claret Also working on:
SOTS.
Moebius 1/32 Flying Sub with PE & lights.
Waiting in the wings:
Polarlights Spindrift from Land of the Giants.
finished:
007 Iconic DB5.
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claret wrote:Hi Mike,
Looking awesome. Once I have the infamous #13 rib former from issue 9 in situ, I will defineltey be carrying on with the balsa infilling.
Looking forward to your next post!
Regards
Claret Hi Claret thank you for your nice comments next instalment tomorrow 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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Hey MWG, do you mind if i ask where you buy your balsa from? i cant seem to find anywhere close by :( Processing - Progressing
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Admiral Anti Spiral wrote:Hey MWG, do you mind if i ask where you buy your balsa from? i cant seem to find anywhere close by :( Hi AAS, I buy from my local model shop or Hobbycraft. I used 2 x lengths of 1/2 inch and 3 x 1/4 inch Kind 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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ISSUE 8 BUILD Hi Team this is what we received today (the object is to build a launch):- 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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ISSUE 8 BUILD I have decided to build the launch I have sourced, it will be the first SOTS enhancement:- 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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