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 Hi Admiral The planking looks bril well done  Rgd Martyn Building ?
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Hi, cant see anything wrong with the planking nice job there Andy  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Very nicely done there Admiral, planking is looking great.... .. Will admit, I too found it tricky in places but carry on doing as you are doing, taking your time and I'm positive you will get there with fab results... .. For me I just concentrated on one row at a time trying to mirror the first completed side and for the most part it worked out.... .. Keep up the great work.... Regards Alan
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NMBROOK wrote:Good Work Admiral You may find it easier to finish the other side off,to first start at the keel and work upwards,this is how I did it.Because of the relatively flat bottom it is quite an easy job to take measurements from each side of the keel to ensure that the planks are the same both sides.You will end up with a 'grey area then where the hull turns the corner upwards but by that time you will only have a few planks left.on the last section it is simply a question of measuring the remaining gap as you lay each plank to check it corresponds to the other side.Any really awkward bits,I find it better to shape a group of planks and trial fit first altogether before committing to glue.It is easy enough to find that the second to last plank you shaped wants to go in the recycling.If it's glued on it's a swine to get off. Kind Regards Nigel Thanks nigel! i started at the bottom when i started getting close coming down to the keel with the planks, but i think when that gap started getting smaller and things didn't match up it got difficult, most of it probably wont be seen but next time i'll try make it perfect, i only have one tricky curved plank to put in and hopefully after that it'll be smooth sailing, and i have many mis-shaped planks in need of the bin ahaha, may have to order more  Processing - Progressing
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Martyn Ingram wrote: Hi Admiral The planking looks bril well done Rgd Martyn Thanks martyn im fairly pleased with the outcome Processing - Progressing
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arpurchase wrote: Hi, cant see anything wrong with the planking nice job there Andy Thanks for saying so andy but i guess as a perfectionist i always think i could of done better considering all the great models out there Processing - Progressing
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Gandale wrote:Very nicely done there Admiral, planking is looking great.... .. Will admit, I too found it tricky in places but carry on doing as you are doing, taking your time and I'm positive you will get there with fab results... .. For me I just concentrated on one row at a time trying to mirror the first completed side and for the most part it worked out.... .. Keep up the great work.... Regards Alan Thank you very much alan i guess planking is atleast for me the trickiest part of building a ship, even though this is only my second model  , i try to take my time but im so impatient ahaha none the less im sure i'll finish the second side soon, i try to do one row at a time but if it gets tricky i just move on and plank the next layer if possible, thanks again Processing - Progressing
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Admiral Anti Spiral wrote:NMBROOK wrote:Good Work Admiral You may find it easier to finish the other side off,to first start at the keel and work upwards,this is how I did it.Because of the relatively flat bottom it is quite an easy job to take measurements from each side of the keel to ensure that the planks are the same both sides.You will end up with a 'grey area then where the hull turns the corner upwards but by that time you will only have a few planks left.on the last section it is simply a question of measuring the remaining gap as you lay each plank to check it corresponds to the other side.Any really awkward bits,I find it better to shape a group of planks and trial fit first altogether before committing to glue.It is easy enough to find that the second to last plank you shaped wants to go in the recycling.If it's glued on it's a swine to get off. Kind Regards Nigel Thanks nigel! i started at the bottom when i started getting close coming down to the keel with the planks, but i think when that gap started getting smaller and things didn't match up it got difficult, most of it probably wont be seen but next time i'll try make it perfect, i only have one tricky curved plank to put in and hopefully after that it'll be smooth sailing, and i have many mis-shaped planks in need of the bin ahaha, may have to order more Don't worry about it Admiral,I have sent many a piece for recycling Thats the best thing about using your own planking instead of the kit's,its easy to get some more. Kind Regards Nigel
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before i start plotting out the deck height i need to work on what cannons i'll be using, as nice as the cannons supplied are to have, i dont believe the carriages are very accurate, so i've found a typical gun carriage (of which i hope to be 17th century) and im going to attempt to make it to scale(i've just realised its probably far too tall) this im not sure on how to do because im not very good with scales and ratios but none the less should be a fun project   Processing - Progressing
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Hi Admiral
Do you have septon's book?There is a drawing of the sovereigns carriage in there.
Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK wrote:Hi Admiral
Do you have septon's book?There is a drawing of the sovereigns carriage in there.
Kind Regards Nigel not yet lol, im a bit short on money at the moment but hopefully soon! though i tried my best to have a look at the carriages in arthur molles model but its not that easy to get an image of. Processing - Progressing
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Admiral Anti Spiral wrote:NMBROOK wrote:Hi Admiral
Do you have septon's book?There is a drawing of the sovereigns carriage in there.
Kind Regards Nigel not yet lol, im a bit short on money at the moment but hopefully soon! though i tried my best to have a look at the carriages in arthur molles model but its not that easy to get an image of. When I have finished eating my tea,I will sort something out. Kind Regards Nigel
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Hi Admiral I have included a picture of the drg and a photo of one of the cannons.This is one of the small cannons but the larger ones are exactly the same style.The important thing about the carriages is they all only have wheels on the front.At the rear is a removable wooden bogie so that elevation could be increased even further.Hope this is of some help. Kind Regards Nigel NMBROOK attached the following image(s):
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wow thats pretty interesting nigel and thank you very much for that, i dont think i've ever seen a carriage like that for bigger cannons, especially not on a model but hey you learn something new all the time, something like this will be a great addition to the sovereign thanks again   Processing - Progressing
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Hi Admiral, I'm going to be very interested to see how your scratch built gun carriages turn out.. .. What material you going use for the carriages, I'm thinking of oak or walnut and I have deliberately not built the supplied ones with the view of replacing them.... .. Good luck with your new found project.... Regards Alan
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Gandale wrote:Hi Admiral, I'm going to be very interested to see how your scratch built gun carriages turn out.. .. What material you going use for the carriages, I'm thinking of oak or walnut and I have deliberately not built the supplied ones with the view of replacing them.... .. Good luck with your new found project.... Regards Alan Thanks alan, not quite sure yet, im probably thinking boxwood but im probably going to paint them red too so im not sure if theres much point in bothering with wood, as long as its good quality Processing - Progressing
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Hi Admiral, Lovely planking Modify the gun carriages, more work, but it will be worth it and it adds your own signature to the build. Keep them coming. Regards Claret Also working on:
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Wow that is a huge difference in the pieces supplied. The diagram looks way more intricate and correct. Thanks Nigel. Good luck Admiral we join your pain. Rgds, Hans
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claret wrote:Hi Admiral, Lovely planking Modify the gun carriages, more work, but it will be worth it and it adds your own signature to the build. Keep them coming. Regards Claret Thanks claret, and yeah ahaha more work but i guess thats the point so i can make it my own ship even though it'd be nice to have it as close to the real thing as possible, we'll just have to do with what we have, thanks Processing - Progressing
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Hans wrote:Wow that is a huge difference in the pieces supplied. The diagram looks way more intricate and correct. Thanks Nigel. Good luck Admiral we join your pain. it'll probably be hard to replicate it at such detail but overall the difference is clear, should be a fun little project some day Processing - Progressing
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