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 Hi All With all the painting going on on my other builds right now I started to make this whilst waiting for paint to dry  . This wont be a fast build as it more of a side filler. I started by glueing the four base panels together then glued the ground plan to it. Next was the card construction of the main gatehouse, cut out the windows and doors then make it up and add the roof. The three square towers are next then the staircase side towers are added to each one. The next step is to lay bricks on the staircase towers then they can be attached to the ground plan. More soon. Andy  arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Good start on this Andy will be looking in on this. Al
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Looking forward to seeing this build, something different. Mark
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Thanks for looking in and your comments both Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Nice start Andy, I'll be interested in seeing this come together.
Graeme
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Great to see this up and running Andy, will be watching.... Regards Alan
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Nice start Andy. look forward 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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Hi All Small update, the start of the build takes time as you need to cover the small stair turrets with stone. This involves a lot of sanding of the tiles for each facet of the towers. Then you add the floors/ inner walls at the top of the turrets and after that file the crenelations. One tower has been finished and the outer curtain wall added to it. The second turret is nearly completed just 5 more stair turrets to do then all the curtain walls can be added. More soon Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Looking good, nicely done.... Regards Alan
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Thanks for looking in and your comments Alan Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Great work Andy, coming on very nicely. Looking forward to this build. Can’t help thinking it has the remenance of the opening sequence to Game of Thrones. Mark
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Enjoying seeing this progress Andy nice work. Al
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This is very impressive Andy, I thought that the walls may buckle with the build starting at the top first, but the supporting card frame is obviously a lot stronger than I thought.  I`ll be following with real interest as I have an older version of a similar thing by Del Prado. It`s a Medieval fort that`s in my stash and it`s built on the same principles. One pic attached. Happy building with this one, I`ll be following for sure. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) delboy271155 attached the following image(s): COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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That's a blast from the past Derek. If I remember correctly there were some complaints about the dye's used in the bricks can stain clothes so I would wear old clothes when you build it Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi all First some thoughts on the build so far. Making this kit makes you feel good not sure why but its very satisfying. Once you have clad the first tower it gets easyer to do the next one. The only thing that will put SWIMBO off big time is the dust as there is lots off filing to get the blocks to look right and around the doors/windows. The round towers also need to be sanded round by taking the corners that stick out off All the square towers have had there stair turrets added and then they were glued to the base along with all the outer curtain walls. The next job is the front door and door step, smaller blocks are used for the central part and larger on the outer to get the basic shape then its out with the files to give more shaping to the stone edges. Next the four round corner towers were made up, one tip here and on any tower is to make extra internal formers from the scrap card in the kit, each tower is provided with two inner formers adding a couple more helps the tower keep the correct profile. One corner tower is now complete and sanded but may need a little more work yet. More soon. Andy arpurchase attached the following image(s): Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Looks like a lot of patience is required with all those small blocks but the finished tower does look damn impressive
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Looking Andy, the completed tower looks very impressive.
Graeme
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Very impressive Andy, the tower looks great. Mark
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Looking great Andy Al
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Looking great Andy. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
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