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Fantastic work Alan  I am glad you like your new gadget.To be honest,I bought mine on this build because cutting the boxwood veneer linings was a real pain.They were too hard to cut with a scalpel and if I used the razor saw I would always get a little break out on one edge.So took the plunge and have been banging my head against the wall that I didn't buy one twenty years ago  .The only thing to watch is when chopping thicker section,the cut is slightly off square,so you need to dress the end. Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK wrote:Fantastic work Alan I am glad you like your new gadget.To be honest,I bought mine on this build because cutting the boxwood veneer linings was a real pain.They were too hard to cut with a scalpel and if I used the razor saw I would always get a little break out on one edge.So took the plunge and have been banging my head against the wall that I didn't buy one twenty years ago .The only thing to watch is when chopping thicker section,the cut is slightly off square,so you need to dress the end. Kind Regards Nigel Thanks for the very positive comment Nigel, slow process but feel it is worth the effort.....  .. Love the tool, just have to remember to keep tip of finger out of the way when cutting....  .. tool a little sliver of skin off the tip, close call but no real damage done..... .. Will watch when cutting thicker timber so thanks for the tip.... Regards Alan
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Hi Alan The gunports looks excellent! Well done. Regards Kobus
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Hi Alan, Lovely work!  The cutting tool is a cracking device. Mine arrived yesterday, so had a play. Will be good for the deck grating surrounds with the 45 deg edges butt up against each other. Regards Claret Also working on:
SOTS.
Moebius 1/32 Flying Sub with PE & lights.
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Polarlights Spindrift from Land of the Giants.
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Hi Alan. shes looking fantastic. keep up the good work. look fprward to seeing your progress ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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KobusBeukes wrote:Hi Alan
The gunports looks excellent! Well done.
Regards Thanks for the positive comment Kobus... .. At least now I am over half way through the port lining process.... bit to go yet.... Regards Alan
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claret wrote:Hi Alan, Lovely work! The cutting tool is a cracking device. Mine arrived yesterday, so had a play. Will be good for the deck grating surrounds with the 45 deg edges butt up against each other. Regards Claret Hi Claret, thanks for the words of encouragement.... .. Have to agree with you, the Amati cutting tool is a fab piece of kit and a must in any builders toolbox.... Regards Alan
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ian smith wrote:Hi Alan. shes looking fantastic. keep up the good work. look fprward to seeing your progress ian Thanks Ian, appreciate you kind comments and taking the time to look in on my build.... Regards Alan
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images might be blurry but you can still see that you've done a great job! Processing - Progressing
Previous builds: HMS Victory
Current build: HMS Sovereign of the seas
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Admiral Anti Spiral wrote:images might be blurry but you can still see that you've done a great job! Thanks for the kind comment and your continued support Admiral... .. No problem with the camera, it is operator error, I had the wrong macro setting set.... Regards Alan
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Nice work on the gun ports Alan pesky so an so's but well worth it  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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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Martyn Ingram wrote: Nice work on the gun ports Alan pesky so an so's but well worth it Rgd Martyn Thanks Martyn, appreciate you looking in as always.... .. Still doing those pesky gun ports, have completed the upper and lower linings on the starboard side just have the gun ports sides to do and hopefully will start that tomorrow.... .. Think it may be Monday before I get it finished....  .. Slowly forward now.... Regards Alan
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YeeHaa!!!!!.. Issue 41 now complete, have at long last finished the gun port lining on the starboard side.... .. Long process but very much worth the effort.... .. Now onto issue 41.... Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Issue 41 gets underway and it feels so nice to being doing something other than gunport linings...  .. Started by cutting free all the gallery pieces from the frets and cleaning all the black ash from the edges, did this using a fine file.. Decided at this stage I would paint the facings rather than wait until they were fitted to the stern... Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Lovely job Alan congratulations I bet you are glad that's done for this build. Kind Regards Nigel
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Hi Alan. She's looking superp. Look forward to seeing your progress. Keep up the good work. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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NMBROOK wrote:Lovely job Alan congratulations I bet you are glad that's done for this build. Kind Regards Nigel Thanks Nigel, sure am happy its done.... just about to add a few more pics of my progress tonight.... Regards Alan
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ian smith wrote:Hi Alan. She's looking superp. Look forward to seeing your progress. Keep up the good work. Ian Thanks Ian, thank you for the very positive comments.. Regards Alan
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Once the paint was dry I then decided what was the point of painting parts of the gallery to resemble sapele wood when I have the real thing so set about planking those sections.... .. Cut the sapele into 2mm strips and planked where it should be painted.... Very happy with it... Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Also decided to change the brass mesh to a finer mesh, cut two strips and attached to the inner side of the gallery using superglue gel... Gandale attached the following image(s):
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