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 Stunning work as all ways congrats on reaching S/Elite well done rgd 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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Admiral Anti Spiral wrote:Lovely work alan, coming along very nicely Thanks Admiral, appreciate your support..  Regards Alan
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stevie_o wrote:looking good, very neat tidy, love it - 90 pages - this is some diary Steve Thanks for the nice comments and for looking in Steve... When I first started the diary I had no idea how it would go and have been quite shocked at the way it has grown.... where it will end up I have no idea but if it helps other builders then that makes it all worthwhile... Thanks again..... Regards Alan
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claret wrote:Hi Alan,
She's looking fabulous!
Congrats on reaching s/elite!!!
Regards
Claret Thanks for the positive comment Claret.... Regards Alan
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Martyn Ingram wrote: Stunning work as all ways congrats on reaching S/Elite well done rgd Martyn Thank you Martyn, wouldn't have got there without members of this forum, it is all members who take the time to look in and comment that I give my thanks to..... Regards Alan
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Having finished issue 47 I decided not to go any further until I had finished protecting the hull.... Have spent quite a bit of time over the past few weeks experimenting with different finishes and my overriding objective was to ensure I pulled the grain out of the walnut and that the treenails could still be seen... Over the last couple of evenings I have been applying a medium oak stain, 2 coats in total with a light rubbing down in between and am really pleased with the results so far.... .. One side still to receive a second coat before moving onto applying a couple of coats of varnish.... .. Hopefully will post pics of the finished hull over the next couple of evenings.... Happy building all.. Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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The planking and the colour are stunning, I love it, I'm hooked on this build now
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Wonderful Alan  For what is in essence a first build,that looks tremendous,you should feel duly proud.Are you going for a matt varnish?if so I can't recommend ronseal mattcoat enough,especially if sprayed on. Kind Regards Nigel
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stevie_o wrote:The planking and the colour are stunning, I love it, I'm hooked on this build now Thank you ever so much for those very nice comments Steve, truly appreciated from a yellow medal holder.... .. Hope I can continue to do the build justice, what I do is ensure everything is right before applying it to the build..... .. Thanks again... Best regards Alan
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NMBROOK wrote:Wonderful Alan For what is in essence a first build,that looks tremendous,you should feel duly proud.Are you going for a matt varnish?if so I can't recommend ronseal mattcoat enough,especially if sprayed on. Kind Regards Nigel Thanks very much Nigel for your very positive comments, especially from such an experienced builder as yourself..... .. My intention is to use a satin varnish purely because it is a display piece, I think satin has a lovely soft appearance and on the test pieces I have done think it looks really good..... .. Thanks again.... Best regards Alan
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Hi Alan, I too am varnishing my Hull, my original intention was to use Satin, but the Sapele did not finish well in the Satin, so I've switched to Matt on the Upper Hull (Sapele and Boxwood) and Satin on the Lower Hull (Maple). I agree with Nigel, the Ronseal is a top quality product and it's what I'm using (3 coats). We want these builds to stand the tests of time 
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WOW WOW WOW the hull looks bril Alan  Rgd 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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Hi Alan, The hull looks gorgeous. She is a credit to you. 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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Good job there Alan, time patience and effort have definitely paid off. well done. The colour looks brilliant. 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
Under the bench: Endeavour x 2,Sovereign of the Seas, Akagi and The Black Pearl!HMS Victory Cross Section
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court orchard wrote:Hi Alan, I too am varnishing my Hull, my original intention was to use Satin, but the Sapele did not finish well in the Satin, so I've switched to Matt on the Upper Hull (Sapele and Boxwood) and Satin on the Lower Hull (Maple). I agree with Nigel, the Ronseal is a top quality product and it's what I'm using (3 coats). We want these builds to stand the tests of time Hi Andy, my thoughts entirely.... Wasn't too happy using satin varnish on the Sapele, tests made it look a little patchy in places... Will also be using Ronseal matt on the upper hull and Ronseal satin on the lower... The varnishing stage will start tomorrow evening..... Regards Alan
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Thank you for the lovely comments Martyn, Claret and Hans... .. Am really pleased with how it has turned out so far, onto the varnishing for the next stage... Regards Alan
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Short update, have now finished staining the lower hull, 2 coats of medium oak followed by a light rub down with very fine grade sandpaper... Tomorrow will make a start on applying the Satin varnish, will see whether it will be 2 or 3 coats that will be needed... Happy building all.. Regards Alan Gandale attached the following image(s):
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Hi Alan. Totally agree with the earlier comments - a lovely 'authentic' looking shade of colour on the wood, it should set off the gold 'blingy-bits' beautifully later on! And belated congratulations too on your promotion, well deserved! Keep the pics coming! 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! A very nice work, it´s really looking great!!!!!! Regards, Bernd
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Hi Alan now that looks a perfect colour for the hull looking sweet regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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