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Thanks Castos! I'm not going to bore you guys with daily photos of the progress on the tiles, but here is the tiling of the keel on the Starboard side up to the stem.  From what I've seen, the tiling on the keel going to be quite time-consuming, as you only get to lay 1 layer of full tiles on each side. The lowest level has to be trimmed down, and the 2 rows of tiles fitted to the bottom of the keel also must be trimmed. Lots of work for little coverage.
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Great Start steffan. Look forward to seeing some more pictures of your progress. Ian  Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Hi Stefan, If you can get Frog Tape out there that will do the job better then masking tape,like your build though.  Roger the Cabin Boy
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Thanks Ian, it's slow going at the moment. Thanks Glen, I'll have a look to see if I can get frog tape. Have never heard about it though.
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Hi Stefan Looking good Pierre Current Buid:
HMS Victory
Next Build:
Captain Cook's Endeavour Collecting issues
Wish List:
Santa Ana
Bounty
Santisima-Trinidad
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WOW!!!! Good luck with the tilling Stefan, I’m shore when it’s finished you will open a bottle bubbly  Built
Albatross, build in 1982 from plans.
Hms Bounty, build in 1987 from plans.
Duyfken,build in 1991 from plans
Oosterland, build in 1998 from plans
In the meantime.
HMS Victory (Deagostini)
2011 Building MFV63 fishing trawler from plans.
HMS Mayflower (Kit)
Wish list
Still planning.
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Well done on the prgress so far and the patience that is being displayed when it comes to tiling. Current Build: HMS Victory
Built: HMS Bounty
Next Build: Sovereign of the Seas Started collecting. Redrawing of plans for Santisima Trinidad for a scratchbuild. Santisima Trinidad - waiting for launch.
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Hi Stefan keep up the good work it will be worth it. 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 staffan. how is your tiling going. look forward to seeimg some more pictures ian. Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Coming along nicely Stefan Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi Andy and Ian, Things are progressing very slowly, I've been otherwise occupied and haven't touched the Victory for almost 3 weeks! 
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It's been about 4 weeks since I've last laid a hand on her, but here are 2 pics of my progress over the last 2 evenings: Tiling the starboard side keel:  Laying down a couple of rows of tiles on the starboard side  I've had no luck with cutting the tiles with a knife, so I'm using scissors.
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Looks great “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 steffan. keep up the good work. what glue did you decide to use on the tiles. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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I'm still baffeled with the paint job! Way well done, nice straight lines on that curved baby 
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The start is looking good Stefan  I hope you use glue without solvent
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Thanks Gentlemen! @Ian: I'm swapping between superglue gel, and this silicone type glue  @ Bameraam: Thanks so much - it was a bit of a job getting them "Right" - quite a bit of overpainting, re-masking, touching up and repeat. I would have preferred a fold-out plan as per the masts, but I suppose one has to make do with what's provided. @ Peter: Thanks! I've tested the glue and it seems to hold quite well, but with enough force, the tiles do come off.  Finished off the starboard stem over the weekend. I'm quite pleased - it feels like I'm getting the hang of working with the copper tiles.  The tiling of the Port-side stem is almost complete, the little triangle gaps must be filled with off-cuts and then all needs to be sanded flush.  I've also laid down a couple more rows on the starboard side. 
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WOW, you're just ahead of me now, I must catch up.
Nice job.
John
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Coming along nicely!
The tiling gets a bit tedious at times, but the end result is all that counts. Keep going the way you are, and all will be well.
Steve..
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