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Beautiful, beautiful work there Willz. 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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Fantastic stuff there Willz   Regards Alan England expects that every man will do his duty.
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Incredible yet again, a joy to watch. Steve
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cheers lads for all the comments, appreciated. On with the crown, Had a bit of a disaster !! Chipped a small lump out of one of the top bands, pic 1, bit fed up about it but its not that easy to spot with the naked eye so going to have to live with it. Inserted a small brass rod so as to fix it to the shield, tried it on the shield (no glue) to see how it looks, and it looks OK, although I would like to make the top bands thinner I think the risk is too great willz attached the following image(s):
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 Hi wills If your painting this then perhaps a little wood filler to fill the gap and filing back if its a natural look its as you say 'wont be notacable 'to any one but you on the model. Must say its outstanding work though regards Andy  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Another stunning piece of carving there Willz.
Looking forward to more of your great work.
Regards
Foz
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Thanks to everyone for the comments, much appreciated, onto the shield, I will be leaving all the carvings natural Andy so mabee the crown will be OK Started carving the shield on the figurehead, been studying photos of the real thing and due to the complexity of the design my version will be semi abstract, and at the mo I`m not sure about the letters around the edge (may have to resort to greeking) I started off by sticking some thin masking tape to form the cross, this divides the shield into four separate portions, and makes the carving so much easier, we now have four mini carvings, below is a few photos of my progress and although its nothing like the real thing I`m happy with the look willz attached the following image(s):
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I can`t find the right words for this great work Willz
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Hi Willz your work is outstanding 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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cheers lads appreciated, small update on the shield willz attached the following image(s):
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Willz, Stunning work. Wish i had tour talent. Really GREAT work on those carvings and look forward to more of your work.
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Foz
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That's fantastic Willz, What happened to the " I'll leave the shield blank" I knew you wouldn't be able to Regards Alan England expects that every man will do his duty.
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Stunning work, just stunning.... Regards Alan
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Your talent continues to amaze me Willz, well done - I can only imagine what this finished build will look like. Steve
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Cheers lads for all the compliments, appreciated, small update on the shield. As I near the end of the centre squibbles my mind is on the lettering round the edges, I`m happy with the carving at the mo, so the question is do I risk having a go at them?? Or do I leave it blank?? (what do you think Alan ??) willz attached the following image(s):
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Hi wilts. Fantastic work. Stunning job. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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This carving that you are doing is so good I struggle to say anything that hasn't already been said.With regards to the lettering why don't you practise on a scrap piece to see if you feel comfortable doing it,you have come so far that trying to do it straight off & risking all your hard work is dodgy,on the other hand if you feel ok with it then it will be the icing on the cake....at the end of the day only you can make the decision. Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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willz wrote:Cheers lads for all the compliments, appreciated, small update on the shield.
As I near the end of the centre squibbles my mind is on the lettering round the edges, I`m happy with the carving at the mo, so the question is do I risk having a go at them?? Or do I leave it blank?? (what do you think Alan ??) Simply stunning work Willz, and think you deserve the yellow 'outstanding build' medal 
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Tomick wrote:willz wrote:Cheers lads for all the compliments, appreciated, small update on the shield.
As I near the end of the centre squibbles my mind is on the lettering round the edges, I`m happy with the carving at the mo, so the question is do I risk having a go at them?? Or do I leave it blank?? (what do you think Alan ??) Simply stunning work Willz, and think you deserve the yellow 'outstanding build' medal Hi Willz CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Your yellow medal is well deserved, good stuff!! for my money I would carry on with the shield carving, you would always wonder if you did not Best wishes 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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