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Hi If you reduce the size of your photos to say 800 x 600 they will appear on your post automatically  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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Thanks for the advice mike will reduce them and put them back on . Mald
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Latest photos of my HMS Victory Build .  Maldbuild attached the following image(s):
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Hi, well they certainly open up faster, well done are you using your computor picture manager? by the way your build is fabulous 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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Nice attention to detail, very good quality build 
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Darn fine build there Mald. Beautiful job keep the pics coming 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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Thanks for all the kind comments guys , Still a long way to go .... Picture manager mike ??  I use Adobe CS5 for all my pics . Never had problems uploading before . Mald
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Very nice piece of work there, Mald!
Are those the standard brass cannons & are they screwed into cannon support beams inside?
Regards,
Vik
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Hi vik The brass cannons are modified ,I bought the standard dummys and turned the end of the barrel to make them more like the cannon barrel on the completed deck version. The dummy cannon has a tapered spigot ,I super glued them in to the 2mm hole this made them a tight fit . super glue was just added to make sure they dont fall out while i complete the rest of the build . The lower row of cannons i am making extension pieces to allow them to protrude further as these ports are much deeper then the upper layers . The attached photo shows the rear windows all hand made and fitted individually months of work but well worth the effort . Mald Maldbuild attached the following image(s):
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Horray finally managed to upload my latest pictures , Everone can see them now......  mald
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Hi Mald Your Victory is looking great, That really is upper class 
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Yes, those windows really kick butt if you ask me. They scream out "WORK" bigtime, vvveryy nice. Still a long way to go for me till i get to that part, I'll let it soak a while in the back of my head.
Ok - so no screw at the back of the dummy cannons.. hmm. Superglue is the way forward then i guess, yes.
So did you then paint them gold? They look so nice!
I suppose the ones that you get are blackened pieces of metal?
Best regards,
Vik
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The cannons are Brass , Not the ones supplied with the kit. I meant you could buy them off the shelf , I then modified the end of the Barrel on a lathe all 96 that I bought . The windows are painted gold , All of the windows around the captains cabin where made seperatly then I painted them gold , Each frame was glued in place over clear Acetate , Then i continued to build up the rest of the framing . Very time taking but well worth the effort . Mald
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what a cracking piece of wood,I'm truly sick,wishing now that I hadn't painted mine  Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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Hi Mald.. The Victory build is so great love the wood work and brass. Best regards, Ian Ian Builds in progress: E-type, HMS Victory, HMS Endeavour, HMS Soverein of the Seas Wish list: Bentley Blower http://forum.model-space...spx?g=posts&m=30439
http://mxpublishing.co.uk/engine/shop/product/9781780920184/Hunt+for+the+Blower+Bentley
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ok, clear thanks :)
Are those brass shooting tubes expensive?
Regards,
Vik
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Brass barrels are about £4.50 for 10, Keep a look out on E Bay I bought 95 for £15.00 inc p and p . I was expecting to spend around £60 . I made the decision Not to paint before i got the first issue , I wanted a Museum quality and I also wanted to see If I could achieve a good standard of build and not hide any mistakes with paint . I have to admit that i have made several pieces more than once . My way of thinking is Every piece has to be made right if i am not happy with it I start again , Once I am satisfied with it then it goes on to the model or into a storage box until it is needed. When it is finished and finally polished , I hope to stand back and be proud of what is my first wood build . Happy building mald
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Maldbuild wrote:
Brass barrels are about £4.50 for 10, Keep a look out on E Bay I bought 95 for £15.00 inc p and p . I was expecting to spend around £60 .
Nice deal you got yourself there, gratz! Going to keep an eye out there as well - perhaps history shall repeat itself . Happy to see there are also others that keep re-making the same part till it fits perfectly! Keep up the good work, and stand proud for a familyheritage piece provider once it's finished. Can't wait till then as well. Best regards Vik
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latest Photos of my Victory, hope to start the rat lines this week ,should have some fun with them . Maldbuild attached the following image(s):
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