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Excellent looking job there Stevie, 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"
Current Build:
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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Hi Steve very good work  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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A very nice and clean looking build, Steve! I will keep watching closely Kind regards, Bernd
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Some of the cleanest and neatest building I've seen Steve, credit to you.... Regards Alan
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Sweet build Stevie... very sweet!
Keep it up!
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Thankyou to everyone for all the nice comments, it really means a lot to me especially as its my first partwork and exactly a year ago i was wondering if i should even begin this as it looked so difficult. DeAgostini have done a great job in making it possible for someone like me to produce something I'm really happy with, in affordable installments which also sets a good build pace with deliveries coming just as i need them (I don't work for them....honestly  ). I really think that having this diary is pushing me to do the best i can because I know you guys are going to get to see it as well, plus there is the added bonus of seeing some of your builds at more advanced stages. Anyway, I'm now about to begin the main mast so can put the hull away for a while! Cheers Everyone
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Keep popping my head in to see this, progressing very well  “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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A little more done now, the main mast is complete and also the main lower yard so have now completed up to issue 67, foremast is next. I found the mast fun to build with no problems, its like a separate model on its own As you can see by the lack of blocks on the yard im going for the bare spars option as per the Vicory today and also the official build. stevie_o attached the following image(s):
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WTG Stevie, There`s some lovely lines in your build, a real credit to your skill and patience. Keep the pics coming. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Really nice job Stevie.
John
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Very nice it looks perfect “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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looking good steve keep the pics coming
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Looking great Stevie 
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Real nice work there Steve, she really does look great.... Regards Alan
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Been busy on the fore mast recently but now complete along with the lower foremast yard, all exactly the same as the main mast and yard so not much to report really. But I have got around to painting some of the HAT figures - 22 done, lots to go. I have painted 2 marines and 5 complete crews of 4. There are 8 complete crews in the kit, all the rest are marines and sailors in boarding mode with cutlasses, pikes and axes - Im going to modify these to hold ropes etc instead of weapons. stevie_o attached the following image(s):
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Nicely done Steve.... Regards Alan
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Nice one Steve I looked at the HAT figures, some nice poses, but too large for my 1/100 scale, so I used 15mm Minifigs instead. Well done again. Regards Alan England expects that every man will do his duty.
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Hi, thanks for the comments, I was trying to add some text between the pics but it already posted before i could do it. The guys holding the cannon balls I plan to drill out a hole and place the metal cannon balls in their place, the shot of the crew from the back is showing the first batch i did and was testing different skin tones to see which was best, i then decided to use all different tones anyway. The last few shots are the 5 crews i have so far. The other figures that are holding axes and pikes will have their weapons removed and hands drilled out to accept ropes and i will have them pulling down at any rope ends instead of using belaying pins maybe.
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Hi Stevie Your HAT figures look very good
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