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 Hi All Some more progress added another platform and some railings and then carried on with the forward landing deck supports. The instructions say there should be 10.5 mm gap between the deck and the hangar so my way round this was to cut two pieces at 10.5 and glue them to the bottom of the hangar floor so saving constant measuring. The cast struts are of the usual cast tungsten  and it took me all day to get them to fit ,a great deal of metal needs removing to get them to fit as you can see from the pics and I still have the tops to take down so I got a bench grinder from argus which should speed things up a little tomorrow. As always all comments/questions are welcome regards Andy  arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Looking good Andy, Those struts look a pain to do. Getting the grinder a good solution i think. Sorry to hear of your recent illness but glad your back again. Will be getting back to mine over the weekend I hope been playing catch up a ittle on my victory. Regards. Gareth Completed models,Hachette Titanic.Deags. Hms Victory. Hachette Hems Hood.Ongoing builds. Deags Akagi,Deags Sovereign of the Seas,Deags Spitfire,On my wish list.Yamato.Royal Navy world war 2 aircraft carrier.
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Hi Gaz Thanks for looking in and your comments im on the mend now I think  regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi Andy what a great job you are doing of this difficult build Cheers 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 looking in and to be honest im enjoying the challenge of the build regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Stunning work Andy.... .. Would never have thought you would have needed a bench grinder for this kit. When I first saw it I thought you were going to use it to sharpen some of your tools ....  Regards Alan
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Hi Alan Niether did I the metal castings are of a very hard composition in both this kit and the Yamato, although the removal of burr's ect is not a real problem just time consuming and files will wear out quite rapidly on this metal as I have found out. Its when you come to major fabrication that the time fly's with this metal as to get it to fit the deck girders each strut needs reducing by about half to get it to fit in the correct position, of course I could have cheated and just sniped away a crosmember but that's not for me. As for the bench grinder well it finally gave me the excuse to get one  , I did find one online for just under £20 but nearly £8 in postage and a week's average delivery still made the Argos one a better deal regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi Andy! It's a foul play!(of course it's just a joke).  We, Japanese Akagi modelers had to scratch the metal supports by hands! The work was like Japanese Zen practice. We could not talk, eat or sleep when we scratched them. The severe work damaged our hands. Your work seems very fine as usual!  Best Regards, Yutaro DeAGOSTINI 1/250 the YAMATO, 1/250 the AKAGI.
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Hi Yaturo thanks for looking in and your comments ,I for one may have preferred to scratch build these items aswell  regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All A little more progress, the uprights are now finished and the bracing wires added the last pic is with a coat of undercoat [still wet] regards Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi Andy, can see a lot of work and time has gone into those bracing pieces but it's obvious your efforts have paid off... Very nice indeed... Regards Alan
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Hi Alan Thanks for your comments, the braces are supplied as just wire and you cut and bend to the required lengths so some scratch building is required but as you say time taken gives the required results and looks even better with a coat of paint regards' Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi Andy, Looks like a tricky job but finished result is fantastic “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Hi Andy, nice work looking good |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 Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All Just a small update, fitted the paravane deck and added the front two wood deck parts. The deck parts are printed paper and I have found the printed image is shall we say a little fragile so be carefull with it when using it. That compleats all of issue 20 just issue 21 to do now to catch up. As always all comments questions are welcome regards Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Looking good as always Andy.... well done.... Regards Alan
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Hi Alan Thanks for looking in and your comments regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi All Another side deck put on and another portion of deck made up with the refuge attached, nearly finished another still spraying that one up regards Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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You may also notice a problem that im having with the ply deck pieces warping, I personally think they should be made from plastic not the ply supplied . The main reason for the warping I think is the central deck pieces are free floating and have nothing to grip, I may hav a play and stick some down and leave the others floating or just stick the lot down , still undecided about that regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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