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Hi, With everything going together much better, I proceeded onwards and fitted the beams to the inside edges of the ribs on the bottom deck. they fitted into place and were held with clamps until the glue set.   I also added the deck supports for the next deck, but decided to use dowelling to support the beams, slightly over kill, but adds more strengthen.    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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Hi, Also managed to finish planking the launch, not bad for a first attempt and I hope that painting it will hide some of the imperfections.  Thats it for now. 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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brilliant claret,now your really moving.well done. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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Wow Claret, you have been busy this weekend and the results on display are fab, so pleased you resolved the problems and were able to put it right..... Continue with the good work and keep posting those pics..... Again, very well done....  Alan
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Thanks Karl and Alan for your kind comments. 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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Hi Claret, well done, top job glad everything is back on track, 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, Thanks for the kind words. I will start balsa infilling now everything is in the correct positions, but will do it slowly over the next few weeks. 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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Hi Dominic, Thanks for the words of encouragement. Yes, surprising how sturdy the model is. cutting the balsa out was messy but straight forward. the wood being softer than the ribs helped. 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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Rank: Vice-Master Groups: Registered
Joined: 02/09/2012 Posts: 515 Points: 1,515 Location: Burnley
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Hi, Had a play with the ship's launch last night, removing it from the jig. Again, surprising how sturdy the boat is when assembled. I used a razor saw, and cut well away from the launch planking.  I then snipped of the excess jibs above the top plank line, but not to close to the planking.  One or two did break at the planking, but nothing serious. The ribs were then sanded sown as explained in the assembly guide.  To finish, I stuck the last part on after a little sanding to get it into shape. a little filler used to fill in a couple of gaps that I will file down tonight.  Overall, i am pleased with the result. 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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Hi, i have also started to balsa infill again, but decided not to box each section in, but rather put balsa on each side of the rib formers and bottom deck. Only the bottom deck progress showing in the picture. This should give me more surface area to glue the planking to and also help in fairing the hull into shape.  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, looks like your problems were a thing of the past....very well done, you are storming ahead now, keep it up..... Regards Alan
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Hi Alan, Thanks. I am much happier now with the build. I know where I went wrong and only have myself to blame. Steep learning curve! 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 Alan,
Thanks. I am much happier now with the build.
I know where I went wrong and only have myself to blame. Steep learning curve!
Claret. Couldn't agree more but it's the challenge of conquering the learning curve that keeps us from giving up...... Supporting you all the way Claret..... Best regards Alan
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claret wrote:Hi Alan,
Thanks. I am much happier now with the build.
I know where I went wrong and only have myself to blame. Steep learning curve!
Claret. Hi Claret glad you are now back on the straight and narrow 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, Many thanks. Busy weekend, but hope to get a bit more done and load photos! 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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Rank: Vice-Master Groups: Registered
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Hi, Added balsa infills to the rib formers and sanded down to the contours of the rib formers. Also primed and painted the dummy cannon recesses.    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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Hi, I have glued the launch's anchor together, primed and painted black and brown. Not very clear from the picture.  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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Nice weekend-work, well done! Regards, Bernd
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Nice work Claret, no holding you back now eh.... keep it up...
Regards
Alan
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Hi Bernd & Alan, Thanks for your comments. 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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