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Beautiful work and some really nice touches being applied.... Looks great....  Regards Alan
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Looking good, great work.
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Issue 137 Cont'd Fitting the pump columns. Some minor adjustments need as the slots into which the chain pump assembly fit where a bit tight. Adding the beams was no problem, but gluing the chain pump assembly to these beams was a tad fiddly, there is not a lot of room. I had a minor problem with the port side elm tree pump fitting as it would not locate in the recess in the hold below. As per the instructions I filed the beam so that the pump would stand upright and to ensure the pump would stay in position I rounded off the end of the pump so that it would fit into the recess. I think I may have been too cautious when drilling the recess and left it too shallow, but the rounding off seems to have solved the minor problem. Added the grating and companionway frame Now onto issue 138 planking the lower gun deck, some guns to make and the chain pump heads. GilShapley attached the following image(s): Current Build:-
[color=blue]Stash Avro Lancaster (Full Kit)plus some extra issues I picked up at a good price
[color=blue]Built:- Norman Catapult by Mantua,Roman Catapult by Mantua,HMS Victory,HMS Victory XSection,Focker DB1,Bismark,English Carronade Titanic Lifeboat,American Civil War Gatling,Hummer,Sopwith Camel F1,Occre Jupiter ,OcCre Wagon, Latina Arab Dhow, Eaglemass Orrery OcCre Rogers 119 [color=red][color=red]RB7,OcCre Missippi River Boat, Model Airways Fokker DR1
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Issue 138 Planking the Lower gun deck Making the 32 Pounders Making the chain pump heads Plenty of planks supplied to cover the gun deck. Straight forward until you get to the pump columns where it can get fiddly. Also be careful around the companion way and grill as these are easy to damage. The centre section of the deck forms a raised platform, I decided it would be easier to construct the whole platform as a single piece and glue in place once completed. The made it easier to trim the planks and fit the planks around the mast. I planked the whole platform and cutout the hole for the mast once the glue had dried. Test fit the platform to ensure the mast is at the required 40mm from the edge of the grating. As I could remove the platform any fine tuning was straight forward. Once the fitting was correct glued into place and the whole deck was stained. The construction of the 32 pounders is similar to that for the Victory build, except that the barrels require painting and the addition of a thimble. The carriage has wooden axles and wheels which make these look more like the full size guns on the victory. The only addition I may make is to add Tampions the the muzzle of the guns. The chain pump heads are straight forward the only thing to note is that the two centre parts are not symetrical so make sure you have them the right way round before you glue (Note to self read the instructions) Pictures attached GilShapley attached the following image(s): Current Build:-
[color=blue]Stash Avro Lancaster (Full Kit)plus some extra issues I picked up at a good price
[color=blue]Built:- Norman Catapult by Mantua,Roman Catapult by Mantua,HMS Victory,HMS Victory XSection,Focker DB1,Bismark,English Carronade Titanic Lifeboat,American Civil War Gatling,Hummer,Sopwith Camel F1,Occre Jupiter ,OcCre Wagon, Latina Arab Dhow, Eaglemass Orrery OcCre Rogers 119 [color=red][color=red]RB7,OcCre Missippi River Boat, Model Airways Fokker DR1
OcCre London L>C>C 106 Ugears Scrambler, Ugears Hexapod Explorer UGears Off-Road Vehicle
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 Stunning work Gill brilliant update 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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Fabulous work Gil  looks great. Al
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Looking very impressive Gil, super update.... well done.... Regards Alan
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Neat work as always Gil. Love these cut throughs, just rammed with detail. Keep up the excellnt work. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Beautiful work Gill, you can see the love and care that is going into this
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Hi Gil. Looking fantastic. 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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Issue 139 Finishing the lower gun deck bulwarks - Straight forward, just ensure you mask off the deck to avoid paint on the deck. As i have mentioned before I am using some white emulsion as I find this does not bleed under the tape as I found with the Admiralty paint I first used. A Big thanks to Mr T for the heads up on the typo on the drilling plan (Official Build Diary) Preparing the guns: Having built the Victory this is more of the same with a few differences, Wooden Wheels and Axles and they are larger. It is a good idea to check that all the holes in the blocks are clear, in fact I made them slightly large to allow the thread to run more smoothly. One of my blocks had no holes at all !!!!!.The instruction suggest that the .75mm thread is attached to the eye bolt with two half hitches. I did not like the look so instead I used some thinner thread the bind the ends for a neater look. I also added tampions to each gun Pictures attached GilShapley attached the following image(s): Current Build:-
[color=blue]Stash Avro Lancaster (Full Kit)plus some extra issues I picked up at a good price
[color=blue]Built:- Norman Catapult by Mantua,Roman Catapult by Mantua,HMS Victory,HMS Victory XSection,Focker DB1,Bismark,English Carronade Titanic Lifeboat,American Civil War Gatling,Hummer,Sopwith Camel F1,Occre Jupiter ,OcCre Wagon, Latina Arab Dhow, Eaglemass Orrery OcCre Rogers 119 [color=red][color=red]RB7,OcCre Missippi River Boat, Model Airways Fokker DR1
OcCre London L>C>C 106 Ugears Scrambler, Ugears Hexapod Explorer UGears Off-Road Vehicle
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Hi Gil, Neat as always and those cannon look very nice. Well done. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Hi Gil. Your cannons look great. look forward to seeing your next update. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Great job Gil, she's looking gooood.
Graeme
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Super job on the cannons Gil, really nice. Al
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Good bit of work your doing here, I love the red ends to the cannons, Might try that myself.
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Gets better every time I look in Gil, nice touches being made too..... .. Looks great.... Regards Alan
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The cannons look brilliant Gill lovely job 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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Issue 140 Rigging the Guns Before you start to rig the guns it a good idea to ensure all the holes in the blocks are clear, one of my blocks had no holes at all !!!! I drilled out the holes slightly large which made it easier to thread the rigging. Tried painting the rings black prior to installing but a lot of the paint came off when adding the rigging so some touching up was required Fitting the pumps Assemble the two pumps as per the instructions - I sprayed mine black which gave them a nice even finish. The four chain pump heads need to be stained and painted. The handles I assembled in a different manner to that suggested in the build. Rather than make each handle from two pieces of brass wire I used one for each pair of pump heads. I bent one end of the wire to shape and threaded this through a pair of pump heads, then bent the second end to shape. I will then glue the heads in situ and paint the handles black. There will be no need to glue the handles so they will still be able to turn Mess Tables and Benches I made one small change here, I added two additional supports to the underside of the table to add a bit extra strength. I will install these as part of the next stage and have set them aside for now GilShapley attached the following image(s): Current Build:-
[color=blue]Stash Avro Lancaster (Full Kit)plus some extra issues I picked up at a good price
[color=blue]Built:- Norman Catapult by Mantua,Roman Catapult by Mantua,HMS Victory,HMS Victory XSection,Focker DB1,Bismark,English Carronade Titanic Lifeboat,American Civil War Gatling,Hummer,Sopwith Camel F1,Occre Jupiter ,OcCre Wagon, Latina Arab Dhow, Eaglemass Orrery OcCre Rogers 119 [color=red][color=red]RB7,OcCre Missippi River Boat, Model Airways Fokker DR1
OcCre London L>C>C 106 Ugears Scrambler, Ugears Hexapod Explorer UGears Off-Road Vehicle
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Looking really good, the extra touches are a nice inspiration and looks like your enjoying this kit
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