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Thanks Peter,  I`m working out a rota, working on deliveries and the biggest bug bear, FUNDS,  Thanks for looking in, Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Martyn Ingram wrote: Nice work Derek Of to specsaver's you go Rgd Martyn Hi Martyn, Thanks for looking in and the nice comments, as for Specsavers our friendly Tesco stores do just a good job, are cheaper and you get club card points, RESULT Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Hi Derek, looks good, you are getting there 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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MWG wrote:Hi Derek, looks good, you are getting there Kind regards Mike Cheers Mike, I still class myself as a total newbie, but with the help of master builders like yourself, it is getting a lot easier and now more fun. Many, many Thanks, Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Nicely done Derek, looks as if it will finish very nice indeed.... .. Onwards and upwards so keep posting..... Regards Alan
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Gandale wrote:Nicely done Derek, looks as if it will finish very nice indeed.... .. Onwards and upwards so keep posting..... Regards Alan Cheers Alan, Thanks for looking in, now it`s a choice of what to do first, having just received 4 issues of SOTS and 4 issues of Victory within the last 3 days. Hey Ho time to toss a coin Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Hi All, Update time, so in brief, having planked up to issue 28 and closed the lower hull,I went onto the gallery parts we received earlier. To make sure the rear panel of the gallery was flush to the top of the frame, I clamped a piece of balsa on top and fitted the rear panel to butt up against it. Pic 1: Then it was a case of making sure the back panel was straight and clamping it in place, belt and braces here to make sure it didn`t move. Pic 2: The side panels were next (these pics also show dummy gun supports),clamping these also included some wedges under the clamp faces due to the curvature of the framework. Pic 3+4: Next a pic of the length of the dummy gun supports. Pic 5: Having had a short break from planking, yep, back to planking. The good bit was, no serious bends and/or twists required.  . So three layers of planks followed and here is the results to date. Pic 6+7: I am at this point saving the gun construction for a later date, with the intent of getting the planking finished and when I have regained my sanity  ,I will have a bulk cannon building session. That`s all folks, Regards delboy271155 (Derek) delboy271155 attached the following image(s): COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Nice work Derek bril  Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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Very nice Derek, coming along very nicely... .. Soon have the upper hull planked.... .. Keep up the good work... Regards Alan
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Martyn Ingram wrote: Nice work Derek bril Rgd Martyn Hi Martyn, Thanks for looking in and the nice comments. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Gandale wrote:Very nice Derek, coming along very nicely... .. Soon have the upper hull planked.... .. Keep up the good work... Regards Alan Hi Alan, Thanks for looking in, it`s nice to get to the point where the planking gets easier. Not so much bending and twisting. I am actually looking forward to the sanding process to see how smooth I can get it and then the task of cutting the gun ports. Planking has been a long exercise, but I have learnt a lot on how to look at a hull shape and this will hopefully help with future builds. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Coming along nicely Derek. Keep up the great work. Peter Builds in progress: HMS Victory.HMS Surprise.
Completed builds: Revell London Bus 1/24.
Builds to do:Sovereign of the seas, Hms Albion.
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petpole wrote:Coming along nicely Derek. Keep up the great work. Peter Hi Peter, Thanks for looking in,got two days off now so a chance to get some serious work done. Only problem, I`ve only got parts up to 33, so will then be some time for the Victory. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Hi Derek, get that sanding arm ready for lots of exercise.... ... From what I can see I think your hull will snad down very nicely and give you a good base for the next layer..... .. Look forward to seeing the progress.... Regards Alan
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Gandale wrote:Hi Derek, get that sanding arm ready for lots of exercise.... ... From what I can see I think your hull will snad down very nicely and give you a good base for the next layer..... .. Look forward to seeing the progress.... Regards Alan Cheers Alan, One question though on the subject of sanding. As this is the first time I`ve done this bit, do you sand and then find the low spots or do you give a leveling skim of filler and then sand? This may seem like a silly question, but to the newbie it could make a lot of difference, as in time taken to finish this particular task. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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delboy271155 wrote:Gandale wrote:Hi Derek, get that sanding arm ready for lots of exercise.... ... From what I can see I think your hull will snad down very nicely and give you a good base for the next layer..... .. Look forward to seeing the progress.... Regards Alan Cheers Alan, One question though on the subject of sanding. As this is the first time I`ve done this bit, do you sand and then find the low spots or do you give a leveling skim of filler and then sand? This may seem like a silly question, but to the newbie it could make a lot of difference, as in time taken to finish this particular task. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) Never any silly questions Derek, it is how we gain knowledge.... ... I started off by using a fairly course grade sanding to get the basic smoothness, the bamboo will take quite a lot of sanding....Then I skimmed the whole hull with filler, mainly to fill in between the planks where the rounded edges of the bamboo are joined... You will soon see the little low and high spots as you move onto the finer sanding grades..... Hope this helps... Regards Alan
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Gandale wrote:delboy271155 wrote:Gandale wrote:Hi Derek, get that sanding arm ready for lots of exercise.... ... From what I can see I think your hull will snad down very nicely and give you a good base for the next layer..... .. Look forward to seeing the progress.... Regards Alan Cheers Alan, One question though on the subject of sanding. As this is the first time I`ve done this bit, do you sand and then find the low spots or do you give a leveling skim of filler and then sand? This may seem like a silly question, but to the newbie it could make a lot of difference, as in time taken to finish this particular task. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) Never any silly questions Derek, it is how we gain knowledge.... ... I started off by using a fairly course grade sanding to get the basic smoothness, the bamboo will take quite a lot of sanding....Then I skimmed the whole hull with filler, mainly to fill in between the planks where the rounded edges of the bamboo are joined... You will soon see the little low and high spots as you move onto the finer sanding grades..... Hope this helps... Regards Alan Thanks Alan, That makes a lot of sense, even to an oldish ( ) newbie like myself. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Hi Derek another trick I find that works well os spraying a fine coat of undercoat then sanding down to a reasonable thickness then filling the low spots spaying again and then a final sand. Hope this helps. Great build so far. Peter Builds in progress: HMS Victory.HMS Surprise.
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It's coming along nicely, Derek. I hope my planking will be as good.
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petpole wrote:Hi Derek another trick I find that works well os spraying a fine coat of undercoat then sanding down to a reasonable thickness then filling the low spots spaying again and then a final sand. Hope this helps. Great build so far. Peter Thanks Peter, Another good tip, will get the planking to the top and make a judgement call when I see how it all looks when complete. Got to wait for the next delivery to finish the very top bit of the planking though.  Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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