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Not a lot of progress today, had other things that needed to be done so just a short update as to what has been done.... Started of by finishing the bow bulkhead planking by sanding it all down. As mentioned in my previous post I was not too happy with the look of walnut, looked out of place so now it has been painted black..... am a lot happier with it now....  .. Then moved onto painting the newly planked section under the starboard side gallery. Finally made up some 1mm gratings and started to fit to the prow deck, this I will continue with tomorrow along with planking under the gallery on the port side... Happy building all.... Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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 Hi Alan The black is an improovement on the stain ,keep up the good woork Regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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arpurchase wrote: Hi Alan The black is an improovement on the stain ,keep up the good woork Regards Andy Thanks for looking in Andy, always appreciated and yes, I wholeheartedly agree with you, stain looked good until it was fitted, black is so much better... Regards Alan
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Thanks Nigel, your eyes really are playing tricks on you..... must be all that close work you are doing....   ... Wonder what you would have thought had I used the supplied 2mm gratings... ... Thanks again. Regards Alan
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Sorry Alan I have had the magnifying visors on most of the day,on to pediment number four now Kind Regards Nigel
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once again lovely work alan! keep it up! Processing - Progressing
Previous builds: HMS Victory
Current build: HMS Sovereign of the seas
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Admiral Anti Spiral wrote:once again lovely work alan! keep it up! Thanks as always Admiral, your support and comments are very much appreciated.... Regards Alan
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Love the gratings can I ask where you got them from as they look better than the ones you get with build 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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Martyn Ingram wrote: Love the gratings can I ask where you got them from as they look better than the ones you get with build Rgd Martyn Hi Martyn, I got them from CMB, Amati 1mm grating kits. Felt that 2mm was just a little to large for my liking.... Hope it helps.. Regards Alan
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Hi Alan, Looking good as ever. The 1mm grating definitely a simple but effective mod. Keep the pics coming Regards Claret Also working on:
SOTS.
Moebius 1/32 Flying Sub with PE & lights.
Waiting in the wings:
Polarlights Spindrift from Land of the Giants.
finished:
007 Iconic DB5.
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claret wrote:Hi Alan, Looking good as ever. The 1mm grating definitely a simple but effective mod. Keep the pics coming Regards Claret Thanks Claret, appreciate you looking in and commenting.... Regards Alan
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Tonight I finally finished the prow decking, planking the frame with sapele, lining the grating holes before making up and fitting the gratings... For the two larger grating spaces I ended up using 2 grating kits and merging them together, worked out very nicely... .. Treenailed and sanded down.. Very pleased with the final results and once its had a coat of varnish think it will look the part.... .. Tomorrow intend to see if I can plank the underside of the port gallery before moving onto fairing and painting the beak ready for the fitting of the deck and side panels... Happy building all.. Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Very impressive Alan You cannot tell where the joint is. Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK wrote:Very impressive Alan You cannot tell where the joint is. Kind Regards Nigel Thanks for the encouraging comments Nigel.. It was a slow process but believe my efforts were very much rewarded.... .. Now moving on.... Regards Alan
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Hi Alan. That grating is superb! a lovely job and well worth the time put in it. Incidentally, I was looking at the smaller prow grating you made first, I counted 85 separate pieces in it! I didn't bother on it's big brother!  (actually I kept losing count and gave up!) Very well done. Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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Hi Alan! Very nice gratings, well done! Regards, Bernd
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Hi Alan, Great work, tried but can not see the seam where the two grates joint. Top job, welldone. Regards Claret Also working on:
SOTS.
Moebius 1/32 Flying Sub with PE & lights.
Waiting in the wings:
Polarlights Spindrift from Land of the Giants.
finished:
007 Iconic DB5.
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first class build really nice results your achieving. love watching your build come together “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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