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Stunning Willz and you make it all look so easy.....  Regards Alan
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suppose you could say that jase willz attached the following image(s):
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Hi Willz,  Absolutely Magic, Fine work mate WTG. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Small update on stuff, been having a go at the figurehead, been on my mind for a while, been thinking about buying one but first thought I`d have a go, so heres my progress on the attempt at one of the small guys willz attached the following image(s):
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Not brilliant but I`m OK with it, not finished yet quite a bit left to do, the position of the feet is a little crazy, the arm in the air rests on the crown so leaving it uncarved at the mo,
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I think that looks brilliant, what an amazing talent. 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
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Hi Willz, First class work,have you any photo's of how you accomplished this and what tools you used. Great stuff Willz. Regards trev. Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
OcCre- Santa-Maria (Kit).
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Lovely work of art and a great credit to you and your skills.... Regards Alan
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Absolutely beautiful Willz! And lets face it, you can't get any more authentic than a hand carved wooden figurehead!!  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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What more can be said, outstanding 
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I must have missed the issue where it told you how to do that.
Great stuff.
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Beautiful! Best regards, Bernd PS: A friend said to me: It is very easy to carve a figure. You just take a piece of wood and remove everything that doesn't look right.
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Hi willz. Fantastic carving. Really looks stunning. Keep the pictures coming. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Thank you all for your comments, much appreciated. As for the tools I use Trev they are very basic, below is a pic, most of the finishing work is done with a stanley blade used like a scraper gently scraping material away, I am getting more confident with the dremel but extreme care is needed, I have lots of needle files (diamond is best) the edges on some of the files has been ground off smooth enabling me to concentrate on the area I'm filing without damaging bits at the side, as for photo`s of the piece being carved I'm sorry I dont have any, all the work is done holding the piece in my left hand whilst carving with the right willz attached the following image(s):
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Few more photos of the small guy, more or less finished except for the right arm willz attached the following image(s):
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Absolutely fantastic craftsmanship Willz Why would you want to buy a figurehead when you can produce that sort of quality work. Stunning Regards Alan England expects that every man will do his duty.
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Hi Willz, I simply love seeing your progress on these beautiful carvings.....amazing work.... Regards Alan
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Fantastic work you show here willz, looks stunning
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Cheers lads for all your kind comments, much appreciated. Started on the shield, bit tricky, thinks its impossible to do the carvings on this, (for me anyway) so will probably leave it blank willz attached the following image(s):
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