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 Hi Alan Nearly there doing a nice clean build there regards Andy  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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arpurchase wrote: Hi Alan Nearly there doing a nice clean build there regards Andy Thanks Andy, your comments are always welcome.... Regards Alan
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Looking good there Alan. Waiting with baited breathe for those last planks to on. 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"
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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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Hans wrote:Looking good there Alan. Waiting with baited breathe for those last planks to on. Well done. Thanks for commenting Hans.... Just going at a nice pace but still think it will be another 2 issues before lover hull is finally covered.... have to say am a little apprehensive when it comes to cutting out of the gun ports, slightly out on measurements and it is likely to show..  ... Thoroughly enjoying the experience though.... Regards Alan
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Hi Derek, they're not fish.... more like whales....  .. My tank in the background is a 6ft, 500 ltr tropical community tank with live plants..... One day there will be a model ship sitting on top of her..... Keep your fingers away from those whales of yours..... you need them for your planking.... ..Tks m8.. Regards Alan
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Hi Gandale just been looking at your build and I must say it looks impressive, keep up the detail. Regards
Rob
Bridlington.
Built Flying Scotsman (Train). Collecting HMS VICTORY
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Hi Alan. Fantastic job you have done on your planking. looking forward to seeing your finished hull. im sure your gunports will be ok. just follow mags instructions check twice cut them once. look forward to seeing your progress. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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hudsonrobert49 wrote:Hi Gandale just been looking at your build and I must say it looks impressive, keep up the detail. Thank you for the very nice words of encouragement Rob, so pleased you looked in.... Regards Alan
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ian smith wrote:Hi Alan. Fantastic job you have done on your planking. looking forward to seeing your finished hull. im sure your gunports will be ok. just follow mags instructions check twice cut them once. look forward to seeing your progress. Ian Thank you Ian for the nice comments... if all goes well then think I may be able to finish the planking over the course of this weekend.... Regards Alan
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Hi all, tonight I just decided to do one row on the planking from issue 27 and then moved onto to finishing the launch as per issue 26.... more planking to come tomorrow evening.... Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Progressed well today and managed to finally finish the planking up to issue 27. Am nearly there and now have to make a decision.... do I wait for issue 28 to come out and plank the last gap or do I just crack on and finish now.....ahemmmm,,,,  condundrum me thinks...... Happy building all, keep posting and thanks for taking the time to look in..... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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That's a fantastic job there Alan and for a first timer very impressive indeed! (I still think you've got half a zepellin there though! ) Keep them coming, she's going to look brilliant! Best of luck Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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Plymouth57 wrote:That's a fantastic job there Alan and for a first timer very impressive indeed! (I still think you've got half a zepellin there though! ) Keep them coming, she's going to look brilliant! Best of luck Robin Thank you for your very kind comments Robin.... loving the build... Have decided to take the plunge and just crack on this weekend with getting the lower hull planked.... That gives me time before issue 30 arrives to play with and practice with some of my new toys... Unimat, airbursh etc..... More tomorrow I hope..... 
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Alan, That is looking the real business, WTG mate nice one keep it coming. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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delboy271155 wrote:Alan,
That is looking the real business, WTG mate nice one keep it coming.
Regards
delboy271155
(Derek) Thanks Derek, appreciate it.... As they say.. keeeeep planking!!!! Regards Alan
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Hi Alan When I was on the planking on hulls of the Yamato and Akagi I found that using off cuts and any left over planks could take you further along so if you have the wood available use it after all it will be covered over by the next set of planks regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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arpurchase wrote: Hi Alan When I was on the planking on hulls of the Yamato and Akagi I found that using off cuts and any left over planks could take you further along so if you have the wood available use it after all it will be covered over by the next set of planks regards Andy Hi Andy, was thinking the same thing. Have plenty of offcuts as I throw nothing away but at the same time I have plenty of full strakes as I have only had 2 snap on me during the process... Am cracking on to finish the lower hull, hopefully tomorrow sometime.... Regards Alan
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Well tonight I finally finished planking the lower hull and have to say, considering this is my very first attempt at planking I am really delighted with the way it has turned out... The marks you see are not gaps in the planking they are actually pencil marks which will disappear when I get round to sanding.... Sanding the hull should finish her off nicely with not a lot of filler needed..... Will now be doing some expermentation while waiting for issue 30 to appear... happy building all.... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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absolutely great work Alan, hull looks great and should look even better when sanded down shouldn't be long now before the whole ship is planked, the rest is pretty straight forward keep it up! Processing - Progressing
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