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Virtue86 wrote:Alan, this is a great looking kit, will be following with interest. what is the overall length. Just wondering how it compares to my Amati titanic. Well done on the good start.  Hi Peter, this is reportedly to be one of the best plank on frame kits of the Titanic on the market and she is full of detail... Overall length is 1350mm and 140mm wide... Not sure on the height... .. I've been having a good read through your build diary and must credit you on a first class build... Hope you don't mind but I will be referring to your build as I progress on this one..... Thanks for looking in.... Regards Alan
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samson wrote:hi allan it looks good.  Enjoy it and good luck Thanks Samson, am sure this build is going to give me a lot of pleasure and a lot of challenges too..... Regards Alan
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Starting now to get into the build proper and throughout this build I will be using various reference material in my research, these include a number of well known websites, other modellers builds and of course A Modelmaker's Manual by Peter Davies-Garner. Instruction now tell me to start working on the forward Well deck but decided first thing to do was to carry out the research on this area.. Immediate thing that popped out had to do with the stern wall on this deck... The kit does not have any windows/portholes on this wall but rather shows two doors port and starboard... No where can I find in any of the material I looked at the existence of any doors on this wall so first modification got under way... Peter's book shows a lot of detail on this wall but his diagrams are at a scale of 1/384, so some obvious conversion calculations had to be done in order to ensure the windows were in the right place and of course the right size and dimensions, these will need to be drilled out especially as I'm lighting this kit... There is also two light fitting to be fitted too.... The holes need to be drilled at 2.4mm dia and the outer holes which incidentally have to be drilled through the rib are 1.9mm... Tonight was simply calculations and marking out which did take some time.... Will outline other mods on this deck as I go along.... Happy building all... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Hi Alan. Coming along really nicely. I think this is one kit I will be saving up for, thanks to you starting a build diary  . Look forward to seeing your progress. Keep up the good work and research. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Hi Alan! What´s that- you are starting a new ship and I missed it!  It´s very nice, I like it!!!!!! regards, Bernd
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Thanks for the really nice comments Ian and I am pleased you will be following this build.... Would wholeheartedly recommend this kit even though there are lots of modifications and additions to be made, especially if you want a build that is historically accurate, or as accurate as it can be.... The other good thing is the kit is available in affordable sections where it is not necessary to purchase all the sections at once... Have been assured by CMB that this being one of Mantua's flag ship kits then there is no chance kits not being available when they are required.... Hope you can get it one day and feel sure you will do a fabulous job of her just as you have done on your other build.... Best of luck with it..... Thanks again,,,, Regards Alan
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der Gohfelder wrote:Hi Alan! What´s that- you are starting a new ship and I missed it! It´s very nice, I like it!!!!!! regards, Bernd  Thanks Bernd, just had to sneak this one in but am pleased you spotted it in the end..... Think if I do the research then hopefully should end up with a build that is something special...... Regards Alan
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Gandale wrote:Virtue86 wrote:Alan, this is a great looking kit, will be following with interest. what is the overall length. Just wondering how it compares to my Amati titanic. Well done on the good start. Hi Peter, this is reportedly to be one of the best plank on frame kits of the Titanic on the market and she is full of detail... Overall length is 1350mm and 140mm wide... Not sure on the height... .. I've been having a good read through your build diary and must credit you on a first class build... Hope you don't mind but I will be referring to your build as I progress on this one..... Thanks for looking in.... Regards Alan Thanks Alan, I was never happy with the finish i got on the hull, the titanic was my first build and i have been learning ever since so now know how to get it looking better than it does. The other bit i didn't really like on the amati kit was the card fascia's that act as the wall linings, there were PE kits for it but i didn't know about this at the time. If i was doing it again that would be my way forward. Good luck with it all and i will be following as i have an enthusiasm for anything titanic Cheers
Peter
Current builds: Amati 1:200 Hood; D51 200
Bought and on the waiting list: HMS Endeavour's Longboat, 1:90 San Juan Nepomuceno, Titanic Lifeboat,1:200 Bismarck Strip and Rebuild
[b]Built:1:250 Titanic
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Virtue86 wrote:Gandale wrote:Virtue86 wrote:Alan, this is a great looking kit, will be following with interest. what is the overall length. Just wondering how it compares to my Amati titanic. Well done on the good start. Hi Peter, this is reportedly to be one of the best plank on frame kits of the Titanic on the market and she is full of detail... Overall length is 1350mm and 140mm wide... Not sure on the height... .. I've been having a good read through your build diary and must credit you on a first class build... Hope you don't mind but I will be referring to your build as I progress on this one..... Thanks for looking in.... Regards Alan Thanks Alan, I was never happy with the finish i got on the hull, the titanic was my first build and i have been learning ever since so now know how to get it looking better than it does. The other bit i didn't really like on the amati kit was the card fascia's that act as the wall linings, there were PE kits for it but i didn't know about this at the time. If i was doing it again that would be my way forward. Good luck with it all and i will be following as i have an enthusiasm for anything titanic Hi Peter, even with the card fascia's think you have produced a beautiful build.... Have been looking online to see if there is any etch available for her in this scale but so far haven't found anything.... Would dearly love to replace the railings with etch so will have to keep looking..... Thanks again Regards Alan
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Have once again changed the build sequence a little... Instructions say to fit the forward well deck bulkheads and then plank the deck.... Decided to start planking the deck first before fitting the bulkheads, this gives me easier access... Planks are very thin at only 2mm wide and also decided to run a pencil lightly along one edge of the planking strip to give the planks a little more definition... More research revealed the deck planking was also edged along the bulkheads so thought I would try to recreate this on my build.... fiddly but think the results will be worth it... Hopefully get some more done tomorrow..... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Good job there Alan, looking the business, well done. 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
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Really smart work Alan and love your attention the the detail that you are adding. Look forward to your progress. Regards Foz 
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Hans wrote:Good job there Alan, looking the business, well done. Thank you Hans, this is going to be a mammoth build but getting a lot of encouragement from my wife and brother in law who are big Titanic fans... .. Thanks again... Regards Alan
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Foz wrote:Really smart work Alan and love your attention the the detail that you are adding. Look forward to your progress. Regards Foz Thank you Foz, I want to at least try and achieve some kind of historical accuracy so am having to do a lot of research as I go along..... Regards Alan
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Brilliant work Alan, love it - I was thinking the decking would be in large sections like on the big plastic kits, never thought you would be doing individual planks at this scale. I bet it will be worth the effort though Steve
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Nice work on the planking, bet its slow progress! Current Builds: Amati 1/200 Bismarck, Airfoil 1/600 HMS Nelson
To Build: Amati 1/200 HMS Hood, Amati 1/250 Titanic, Artesania Latina 1/48 HMS Surprise, Artesania Latina 1/50 Scottish Maid, DeAgostini 1/84 Sovereign of the Seas
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stevie_o wrote:Brilliant work Alan, love it - I was thinking the decking would be in large sections like on the big plastic kits, never thought you would be doing individual planks at this scale. I bet it will be worth the effort though
Steve Thanks Stevie, appreciate your kind words and support.... .. She's a big girl at this scale and with deck planking at only 2mm wide, plus the fact there is a lot of deck to plank means this is going to be a lengthy process but you are right, I'm sure the effort will be well worth it... or at least I hope so..... ... Thanks again.... Regards Alan
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B Johnson wrote:Nice work on the planking, bet its slow progress! Thanks Ben, appreciate you looking in and commenting..... Yes, a very slow process..... Regards Alan
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Deck planking now complete on the forward well deck... When all the planks were laid and the deck surrounds done I gave the whole piece a rub down with very fine wet and dry.(dry of course).... Have now given it it's first coat of natural Danish Oil and am very pleased with the results.... going to give it another coat tomorrow just to darken it a little more...... then onto the front and rear bulkheads..... .. Happy building all.... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Hi Alan. Looking superp. Look forward to seeing your progress. Have you made any progress into lighting kits yet. She will look stunning lit up. ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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