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darbyvet wrote:Wow that is a big ship.What is the length? Looking great
Carl
It's 3 feet 10 inches
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 The etch looks very like the Hood etch and is very good, I just hope the white metal castings of parts are good recognisable items unlike the blobs of metal supplied in the Hood  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Scharnhorst 27  We start covering up the freestanding parts of the middle deck structures decks with brass from below. Again the piece is shown downside up. The brass extends beyond the wooden parts by ca a tenth of a millimeter which will provide a natural anchoring point for the railings we will be fitting soon.
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Coming along nicely.Is there anything more tedious than applying photoetched railing! (well maybe building the Citreon  ) Carl
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darbyvet wrote:Coming along nicely.Is there anything more tedious than applying photoetched railing! (well maybe building the Citreon ) Carl They actually found a pretty nice way to lay down the railing (more on that in two weeks). It's way better than one would expect.
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Scharnhorst 28  Covered the rest of the walls and roof of the middle deck structures lower level with brass. We've reached the 20% point in this build, so it's time to have another look at the complete ship so far. 
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Looking great Greyhawk she is a beast Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
Next Build ?
When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Scharnhorst Issue 29  We get to add the railings to the middle deck structure. Luckily the brass is pretty robust, as we have to bend it to follow the outline of the deck. This is made a little bit easier by the tiny overhang of the PE already attached, but still is not exactly a walk in the park because the brass wants to return to its earlier shape. So you have to overbend a bit, but not too much. Only when the brass perfectly follows the shape of the deck, can you glue it down, otherwise internal forces will soon rip it clean off again. For the first time the kit drops the pretense of "being easy enough anyone can build it" and the fallout is of course a lot of new builders dropping out of the build and trying to sell or even just give away their incomplete Scharnhorsts.
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Looks great it might be a problem when you are leaning over to add parts later on  regards Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
So Much to Build,But What a Hobby!
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tigerace wrote:Looks great it might be a problem when you are leaning over to add parts later on regards Phil Nah, it's all good. You can turn the whole thing right over head over heels and lay it down and it's perfectly fine. In fact that was necessary for the next building phases.
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Hatchet brass etch is pretty strong so cant see any probs with it as long as you respect it as it will bend if abused in any way. Looking good Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Railings look really good, very nice work.... Regards Alan
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The railings look nice!
I always wonder how you manage to have time for all your models!
Keep up the good work!Greetings,
Walter
Present builds:
Revell B-24D Liberator 1:48
On the shelf:
Italeri "Fiat Mefistofele", Italeri "Moto Guzzi California", Fokker "Red Baron", Revell Bismarck, Revell Tirpitz, Arab Dow, Stage Coach, .....
Completed builds:
McLaren MP4/4, D-51 Steam Locomotive, HMS Victory, GWH F-15D Eagle, St. Stephen`s Cathedral (cardboard), Solar-powered paddle Steamer (little project with my son), HMS Victory X-section, "Geli" Phantom II (cardboard)
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That's easy to answer. I don't watch TV. It's incredible how much time one gains from that alone :D
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Scharnhorst issue 30  Installed more brass on the middle decks structure to simulate netting. Also extended the areas between the curved sections with a grating and railings.
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 Scharnhorst 31 We're finishing up work on the middle deck structure for now by adding doors and air conditioning equipment to the walls. This is a step up from the Bismarck, where things were done the other way around. Doors were added first, then the walls were bent and the doors plinged off into oblivion. We also get to make two rope drums. Next time, we start planking the hull. No, really, we do.
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greyhawk wrote:Scharnhorst 31 We're finishing up work on the middle deck structure for now by adding doors and air conditioning equipment to the walls. This is a step up from the Bismarck, where things were done the other way around. Doors were added first, then the walls were bent and the doors plinged off into oblivion. We also get to make two rope drums. Next time, we start planking the hull. No, really, we do. Looking forward to seeing this  Really progressing well . I think this will turn out to be an exceptional build. Regards Gray
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She really looks great all the planking to come can`t wait  regards Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
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She's looking good now but will look even better with her skin on... look forward to seeing your next update.... Regards Alan
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Lovely update. Looking forward to see the planking. Kind regards, Garth "Measure twice, cut once!!!"
Finished!!! HMS Victory,
Current build: Black Pearl.
On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1.
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