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Stage 18 contains: Grating pieces, Hull Frame 12, Wooden strips 2 x 4 x 300mm, Wooden strip 2 x 3 x 300mm.
Prepare Hull frame 12, and then apply glue to the indicated parts of the false keel. Place Hull frame 12 onto the end of the false keel, it should be positioned as shown at a slight angle.
Cover the deck from Stage 17, with planking. Starting from the centre and working outwards. Repeat this step for other half of deck. Leave the glue to completely dry then cut away the excess planking with a craft knife. Mark the nails on the planks with a Pencil.
Take One of the 2 x 4 x 300mm wooden strips from this stage and fold a piece of sandpaper over it. Move the sandpaper back and forth to smooth it. Apply some instant adhesive to the front edge of the quarter deck and place the wooden strip up against it. Overlapping the side by 1.5mm. As Shown in Step F of the instructions. Leave the glue to completely dry. Cut the excess strip from the other side leaving 1.5mm past the edge.
The grating pieces are each notched along one edge and these notches interlock as shown in Step H of the instructions. Fit the grating pieces together until you have assembled them into a square. Apply a small amount of instant adhesive to all the joints securing the pieces together. Leave the glue to totally dry.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag.
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Stage 19 Contains: Supports and Reinforcements and Transom Piece.
Use a craft knife to remove the supports and reinforcements from the fret board. Smooth the individual pieces with sandpaper.
Apply glue to the contact points of supports A, and insert them into the back of frame 12, As shown in Stage B of the instructions. Glue the two supports B into the notches at the top of frame 12.
Glue the two reinforcements C, between the bottoms of frame 11 and 12, one piece on each sides of Model.
Retrieve Bulkhead C from Stage 13, and glue it to the front of frame 11.
Test fit the deck piece from Stage 18 on the tops of frames 11 and 12 then apply glue to the contact areas. Lower the deck into place making sure that the tops of the frames fit into the notches at the side of the deck.
Glue two 2 x 4mm wooden strips from stage 18 to the fronts of the two. Leaving a 1.5mm overhang on both sides of the deck. Allow glue to completely dry then cut off the excess strip.
File or sand the tops of the wooden strips so that they are flush with planks of the decks. Apply a coat of varnish over the deck and leave to dry.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag. magpie1832 attached the following image(s): On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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Stage 20 contains: Nail Pusher, Nails.
Glue a length of 2 x 4 wooden strip from Stage 18 to the rear edge of the forecastle deck leaving a 1.5mm overhang on both sides of deck. Leave the glue to completely dry. Cut off excess strip. Sand the strip flush with the deck surface. Varnish the forcastle deck if not already done so.
Retrieve the Transom from stage 19, and smooth the surface with sandpaper. Draw a line between the two notches near the top then mark a centre line between them from the top of the Transom, as shown in Step C of the instructions. Prepare some planking as before and glue the strips onto the Transom from the centre line out to the edges, making sure they stay above the line between the notches. Leave the glue to completely dry. Turn piece over and remove excess wood with a craft knife. Then smooth the top edge of the transom with sandpaper.
Smooth the edges of the poop deck and supports, so that they are flush. Test fit the transom in place. Remove transom and apply glue to the contact areas of the supports and deck then place the transom into position. Make sure the supports fit into the notches of the transom as shown in Step I of the instructions. The upper section of the transom should be above the deck as shown in Step J of the instructions.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag.
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Rank: Super-Elite Groups: Registered
Joined: 11/11/2009 Posts: 3,432 Points: 10,280 Location: Bâe Colwyn, Wales
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Stage 21 contains: Gun port strips.
Cut the Grating assembled in Stage 18 into three sections, as shown in Step A of the instructions.
Smooth the 12 x 7 square grating as shown in Step B of the instructions.
Glue a 2 x 3mm wooden strip to the end of the grating extending 1mm past the end of the grating. Repeat for other end of grating. Leave the glue to completely dry. Sand the wooden strips so they are flush with the edges of the grating. Glue another two lengths of 2 x 3mm wooden strips to the sides of the grating piece overlapping the ends by 1mm. Leave the glue to completely dry.
Smooth the edges of the frame flush, then smooth the top of the frame flush with the grating. Use sandpaper to round the corners of one side of the frame it does not matter which side, but one must remain flat.
Apply a coat of varnish to the grating. When the varnish has completely dry. Smooth over grating with sandpaper, repeat process until you are satisfied with the finish.
Glue the grating over the opening in the deck below the the front quarterdeck.
Take the remaining two doors supplied and fit either side of the grating just fitted.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag.
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Stage 22 contains: Gun port stripes.
Cut a 5 x 7 section of grating from the leftovers, Smooth the edges flat.
Cut a length of 2 x 3mm wooden strip to fit along the long edge of the grating (1 ) in Step B of the instructions. Then glue it into place. Cut another length to fit on the shorter edge (2) as shown in Step A of the instructions, protruding by 1mm on one side and 16mm past the first length on the other, As shown. Repeat step for the other side Strip. Leave the glue to completely dry. Smooth the ends of the frame flush with the grating.
Close the frame with another two stripes of 2 x 3 wooden strip, as Shown in Step E of the instructions. Sand the edges of the frame flush, Round the edges off on one side slightly as you did in Stage 21.
Remove the beam from the deck opening. File or sand the beam ends flush to the deck. Paint the edges a dark brown colour. Glue the frame with the grating over the opening.
When the glue is dry varnish the grating.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag.
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Stage 23 contains: Wooden strips 2 x 5 x 250mm.
Retrieve the bowsprit bulkhead and two squares from Stage 8, Glue the squares onto the bulkhead as shown In Step A of the instructions. Leave the glue to completely dry. Test fit the bulkhead in place, inserting the two tabs into the notches in the bowsprit deck. Glue and stick in place.
Prepare tools for the following Stages, A, large sanding block, B, Small half round medium grain file, C, Large half round medium grain file, D, Small sanding block.
File or sand the top of the bulkhead so that it is flush with forecastle deck.
File the side of the frames and deck to curve smoothly from the bowsprit bulkhead to frame 5, above the projecting parts of the frame, as shown by dotted lines in Step E of the instructions.
Locate the projecting parts as shown in Step F of the instructions, Take a plank and place it on the projecting parts, Hold the plank against the frames and slowly push upwards, Ensuring the join between is smooth all the way up.
In the mid section of the hull there is less of a curve between the frames, so you can use a large sanding block here. Test the frames with a plank as in the previous step. As shown by dotted lines in Step H of the instructions.
Smooth the sides of the frames and decks aft, with the large file, Test with a plank as before. As shown in step I of the instructions, by dotted lines.
When sanding the edges of the strips on the decks, use the smaller sanding block, and move in the direction of the arrow, As shown in Step J of the instructions.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag.
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Stage 24 contains: Guns, Gun carriages, Dummy gun mounts, Nails.
Insert a nail into the nail pusher head first, Place the tip of the nail onto a frame and push forward, The stronger you push, the more the nail will penetrate the frame, After this test remove the nail from the frame.
Retrieve the gun port fret from Stage 21. Remove the two strips punch out the squares from them then smooth with sandpaper. Test fit the first strip A up against the starboard bow frames,
Engaging the front of it with the projection of frame 2, As shown in Step D of the instructions. Remove the strip, and apply some glue to the areas highlighted by the red dotted line in the picture. Nail the strip to frames 2,3, and 4, Continue aft gluing and nailing the strip to the frames.
Combine the front end of Strip B, with the rear end of strip A, Apply glue to the contact points between strip B and the frames. Nail the strip to the glued side of frames as before.
You can use a small hammer to improve penetration of the nails, as the pusher may not have the strength required.
Cut a length of 2 x 5mm, wooden strip from Stage 23, to fit behind the join of strip A and strip B, and glue into place, As shown in Step J of the instructions.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag. magpie1832 attached the following image(s): On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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Rank: Super-Elite Groups: Registered
Joined: 11/11/2009 Posts: 3,432 Points: 10,280 Location: Bâe Colwyn, Wales
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Stage 25 Contains: Nails, Dummy gun mounts, Wooden strip 2 x 3 x 300mm, Grating pieces.
Prepare strip A, from the fret received from Stage 22. Test fit the stripe on the port side of the frames as shown in Step A of the instructions. Apply glue to the sides frames and nail the strip into place. Join strip B to strip A, Glue and nail strip B into place.
Cut a length of 2 x 5mm wooden strip and glue it onto the inside of the join between strip A and strip B.
Cut a length of 2 x 5 x 250mm wooden strip from Stage 23, to fit from the front of the second frame to halfway across the fifth frame. Glue the plank to the frames and secure with a nail to frames 2,3 and 4. Prepare another plank this time to fit from the centre of the fifth frame to the centre of the eighth frame then glue the plank to these frames. Push a nail into the joint between the two planks then continue to nail the plank to frames 6 and 7. Cut another plank to fit from the centre of frame 8 to the centre of frame 10 , Glue and nail the plank to frames 8 and 9.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag. magpie1832 attached the following image(s): On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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Stage 26 contains: Guns, Gun carriages, Dummy gun mounts, Grating pieces.
Cut another length of plank to fit aft of those fitted in Stage 25, from frame 10 to past the transom. Fix the plank to frames 10,11 and 12 with glue and nails as before. Prepare another plank to fit from the front of frame 2 and the centre of frame 4, glue and secure with nails to frames 2 and 3 and to the top plank below. Prepare another plank to fit from the centre of frame 4 to the centre of frame 7, apply glue to the frames and the top of plank below then place the plank into position. Make sure there are no gaps between it and the surrounding planks then nail into place to secure.
Following the same process, fit the planks from frame 7 to frame 11, and from frame 11 aft.
Cut a plank to fit on the starboard side, from the front of frame 2 to the centre of frame 5, Glue and nail into place. Fit another two planks, one from frame 5 to frame 8, and another from frame 8 to frame 10. Fit another plank from the centre of frame 10 extending past the transom.
Repeat steps C-F to fit the second strake of planking on the starboard side of the frames.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag.
The Jig used in this build are not supplied with the kit.magpie1832 attached the following image(s): On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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Stage 27 contains: Gun port strips
Prepare the strips received with this stage, Apply glue to the areas indicated by the dotted lines as shown in Step A of the instructions. Place one of the strips onto the frames as shown in Step B of the instructions engaging it with the projecting part at the side of frame 1 then nail into place. Repeat the steps to fit the strip on the port side.
Create a 13x13 square grating as shown and sand the edges smooth. Create a frame for the grating with lengths of 2x3mm wooden strips, Leave to completely dry. Smooth the surface of the grating and slightly round the edges. Apply a coat of varnish and leave to dry, sand and varnish to required finish.
Glue the grating over the opening in the centre of the main deck in front of the mast hole.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag. magpie1832 attached the following image(s): On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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Stage 28 contains: Gun port strips.
Cut the two strips from the fret and sand them smooth. Apply glue to the areas of contact between the strip and the frames look at Photo C to see exactly where it fits. Place the strip into position ensuring it is flush with the strip in front and the planks below. Secure the strip in place with nails.
Glue a short length of 2 x 5 mm wooden strip behind the join between the strips. Repeat the steps for the port side of the hull.
Cut the fronts of the strips so they are flush with the bowsprit bulkhead.
Assemble some more grating pieces. Cut a 7 x 10 section from the rest of it, Smooth the edges of the grating, Create a frame for the grating with 2 x 3mm wooden strips then smooth the surface of grating rounding the top edges slightly then apply varnish to it.
Glue the grating over the opening in the quarterdeck as shown in Step J of the instructions.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag. magpie1832 attached the following image(s): On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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Stage 29 contains: Gun port strips.
Cut the two strips from the fret boards, remove the squares and sand them smooth. Apply glue to the areas of contact between the strip and the frames, Look at Step C in the instructions to see exactly where it fits.
Place the strip into position ensuring it is flush with the strip in front and the planks below. Secure the strip to the frames with nails then glue a small piece of 2 x 5mm wooden strip behind the join of the two strips. Repeat the same process Steps A – D with the second strip on the port side of the hull.
Prepare a plank to fit from the centre of frame 5 to extend past the bowsprit bulkhead, glue and nail plank into position. Fit another two planks, the first from frame 5 to 8, the second from frame 8 to 11. Fit another plank from flame 11 to extend past the transom as shown in Step I of the instructions.
Repeat Steps F to I on the other side of the hull, Allow the glue to completely dry, Cut away the planks that extend past the bowsprit bulkhead.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag.
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