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Stage 116 Contains: Blocks 4mm, Counter Timber Decorations, Gallery Man Decoration, Crown and Shield Decorations, Gallery Bottom Decoration, Port Gallery Leaf Decoration, Deadeyes 5mm.
Prepare a doubled piece of 1mm brass wire, 60mm in length, in the same way as in Stage 114. Bend the last 2mm of each end into a right angle. Glue the wire piece over the projecting part of the upper balcony along the bottoms of the pillars, as shown in Step 116B.
Prepare another doubled piece of 1mm brass wire, again 60mm long. Bend it to fit around the side of the balcony as indicated in Step 116C and glue it into place. Repeat Step 116C on the other side of the balcony.
Prepare the middle balcony decoration from Stage 113 in the same way as the other decorations and glue it into place in the centre of the middle balcony, aligned with the bottom of the pillars. Prepare and glue four balcony decorations from Stage 112 along the rear of the middle balcony as shown in Step 116E, aligned with the bottom of the pillars.
Prepare a doubled 60mm length of 1mm wire, bending the last 2mm of each end into a right angle. Glue it into place below the middle balcony decoration. Shape a 150mm length of doubled wire to fit around the middle balcony, flush against the pillars. Glue into place. Cut off any excess wire from the front so that it is in line with the rear of the curved section of the balcony. Repeat Steps 116G and 116H on the other side of the middle balcony.
Prepare two doubled lengths of 1mm brass wire to fit along the bottoms of the pillars on the curved sections of the middle balcony, one either side. Glue into place.
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 117 Contains: Blocks 4mm, Counter Timber Decorations, Gallery Man Decoration, Crown and Shield Decorations, Gallery Bottom Decoration, Starboard Gallery Leaf Decoration, Deadeyes 5mm, Pillars.
Retrieve the 0.5mm brass wire and 5mm deadeyes. Cut a 40mm length of wire and place a deadeye in the centre of it with the wire resting in the groove. Cross the ends of the wire over on the other side of the deadeye, as shown in Step 117A. Use flat nose pliers to twist the wires around three times then cut one of the lengths down to the twist.
Insert the wire through the first hole in the starboard mizzen chainwale, (starting from the bow), so that the deadeye rests on the wale. Bend the end of the wire up as shown in Step 117D, then place the end link of the 1mm chain (from Stages 88 and 93), over the wire. Bend the wire around to complete the loop and remove any excess. Secure with glue if necessary. Step 117E shows how the assembly should look at this point.
Take one of the two strap frets from Stages 108 and 110. Remove one of the straps from the fret and smooth any rough edges with a file. Nail the strap onto the strake as indicated in Step 117G, directly below the deadeye. Cut the chain hanging from the deadeye at the point where it meets the hole in the top of the strap. Loop the free end of the chain through the hole in the strap as shown in Step 117H. Repeat Steps 117A to 117H to fit a second deadeye, chain and strap aft of the first. Fit a further four 5mm deadeyes, straps and chains along the chainwale.
Repeat this whole process for the port mizzen chainwale as shown in Step 117J.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag.
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Stage 118 Contains: Dummy Guns, Brass Wire 1mm, Crown and Shield Decorations, Statues, Stern Decoration.
Prepare 18 x 5mm deadeyes and eight 4mm deadeyes in the same way as those in Stage 117. Another way to fit the straps and chains is to first attach the end of the chain to the strap, as shown in the inset photo of Step 118B, then nail the strap to the strake. Cut the chain to length so that it reaches the underside of the wale, then pass the wire from one of the 5mm deadeyes through the hole in the wale, hook it through the chain and cut off the excess.
Add three more 5mm deadeyes aft of the first one, making sure there is enough space between the chains of the third and fourth for the gun port. Add another five 5mm deadeyes so that there are a total of nine on the starboard chainwale. Make sure you leave space between the chains so that they do not obstruct the gun ports.
Fit three 4mm deadeyes into the remaining holes in the main starboard chainwale. Step 118F shows the completed mizzen and main chainwales. Fit the nine 5mm deadeyes, chains and straps to the main port chainwale, starting from the front. Fit three 4mm deadeyes into the three aft holes of the chainwale, as shown in Step 118H.
Prepare in the same way as before, 14 shield and crown decorations. Glue one in front of each of the first seven starboard gun ports. Make sure the circled area shown in Step 118I remains free. Glue the other seven decorations to the port side of the ship, as shown in Step 118J.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag.
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Stage 119 Contains: Port Balcony Statue, Starboard Balcony Statue, Lantern Base, Starboard Support, Brass Wire 1mm, Port Support, Blocks 4mm, Columns.
Retrieve all of the dummy guns. Prepare them in the same way as the other decorations and leave them to dry. Apply a drop of glue to the post of one of the large dummy guns. Insert the post into the hole in the aft gun port on the bottom row, starboard side. Then glue another large dummy gun into the hole in the next port forward of the first. Glue a large dummy gun into all of the gun ports along the bottom two rows, there should be a total of 27.
Take five of the smaller dummy guns and glue them into the five aft gun ports as shown in Step 119E. Glue a further three of the smaller dummy guns into the three ports below the foredeck, as shown in Step 119F.
Glue 24 larger guns into the ports of the lower two rows on the port side. You will receive the missing three in the next stage. Then glue two of the smaller guns into the two bow ports, shown on the inset photo of Step 119G. Glue five more smaller guns into the aft five ports of the upper row, as indicated in Step 119H. Glue a further three small dummy guns into the ports below the foredeck.
Glue another four of the smaller guns into the stern ports.
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 120 Contains: Dummy Guns, Stern Statue, Deadeyes 5mm, Blocks 4mm.
Prepare the three dummy guns supplied with this stage and glue them into the three free ports at the port bow. Collect 10 sets of guns and carriages supplied in previous stages. Prepare the guns in the same way as the dummy guns and decorations. Glue the guns onto the carriages but before proceeding, look at Step 120C to identify the positions of the guns.
Test fit a gun at each of the five points indicated in Step 120D. The barrels of the guns should be protruding from the gun ports. Glue them into place. Test fit and glue another five guns on the other side of the deck, as shown in Step 120E.
Paint the insides of the gun barrels with black paint to add a sense of depth.
Recover at least 280mm worth of 2 x 2mm light wooden strip and 1 x 4mm brown wooded strip. Glue the two strips together and leave them to dry. Then cut them into 10mm lengths. Take four of the 10mm pieces and glue them to the starboard side at the positions shown in Step 120H. Glue a further 10 10mm pieces to the starboard side as shown in Step 120I.
Repeat Steps 120H and 120I on the port side of the hull. Once they have all dried, apply a clear varnish to the steps on either side.
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 121 Contains: Deadeyes 5mm, Stern Statue, Blocks 4mm.
Prepare another two guns, as in the previous stage. Glue the guns aft of the forecastle bulkhead, as shown in Step 121B.
Retrieve the 0.5mm brass wire, the 4mm and 5mm deadeyes. Cut a 20mm length of wire and place a deadeye in the centre of it with the wire resting in the groove. Cross the ends of the wire over on the other side of the deadeye, as shown in Step 121C. Use flat nose pliers to twist the wires around three times then cut one of the lengths down to the twist. Prepare 16 5mm and four 4mm deadeyes in the same way.
Remove the straps from the fret, as in Stage 117. Prepare a strap with chain as in previous stages, secure the strap to the strake below the fore chainwale. Pass the wire of one of the 4mm deadeyes through the aft hole of the fore starboard chainwale. Hook the wire through the end of the chain and loop it around. Cut away the excess wire. Fit another 4mm deadeye forward of the first then complete the chainwale with 5mm deadeyes. Repeat Steps 121G to 121I on the fore port chainwale.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag.
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Stage 122 Contains: Deadeyes 4mm, Heart Blocks, Transom Decoration, Deadeyes 5mm.
Retrieve the lower balcony shields from Stage 113. Prepare them like the other decorations and glue them into place on the raised central section of the lower balcony, as shown in Step 122A.
Retrieve some 1mm brass wire. Straighten the wire as shown in Step 122B. Rub the wire with an abrasive pad to increase its shine. Cut two 75mm lengths of wire, place the two lengths next to each other and stick them together with superglue. Bend the last 2mm of each end into a right angle and glue the wire to the lower balcony, below the shields.
Prepare a 160mm length of doubled wire. Bend it to fit around the stern side of the lower balcony and glue it into place as shown in Step 122G. Prepare a 50mm length of doubled wire to fit underneath the decorations at the front of the lower balcony. Glue it into place. Repeat Steps 122G to 122I on the port side of the lower balcony.
Recover the four statues from Stages 118 and 119 together with four of the floral decorations from Stage 104. Prepare the parts in the same way as the other decorations and glue them into the positions shown in Step 122J.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag.
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Stage 123 Contains: Parrel Beads, Deadeyes 4mm, Trucks, Stern Decoration, Deadeyes 5mm, Heart Blocks.
Prepare a 35mm length of doubled 1mm brass wire. Bend the 35mm length to fit the front of the upper starboard gallery and glue it into place. Prepare a 100mm length of doubled brass wire, bend it around the side and rear of the gallery, as shown in Step 123C, then glue it into place. Repeat Steps 123A to 123C on the port side of the upper gallery.
Recover the two sun decorations and window decoration from Stage 114. Prepare them in the same way as the other decorations and glue them into the positions shown in Step 123E. Prepare two lengths of doubled brass wire to fit fore and aft of the window decoration, as indicated by the arrows in Step 123F. Glue them into place.
Prepare the wreath and the column decorations from Stage 115, glue the three pieces in the positions shown, the wreath centred with the window decoration and the two columns in the angles shown in Step 123G. Repeat Steps 123E to 123G on the starboard gallery.
Prepare the balcony pillars from Stage 113 and glue them between the central sections of the upper and middle balconies. Prepare the lantern base from Stage 119 and glue it over the centre of the transom, as shown in Step 123J.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag.
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Stage 124 Contains: Stern Supports, Headrail Column, Fret, Headrail Top Decoration, Headrail Decoration, Headrail Columns.
Remove the headrails and rail top from the fret and sand the edges of the parts. Remove the two pieces indicated in Step 124B from the fret received in Stage 97. Smooth the pieces with sandpaper. Glue the two pieces to the end of the 8 x 8mm walnut strip from Stage 65, as shown in Step 124C. Shorten the strip to 26mm long, angling the ends to match the sides fitted in the previous step. Sand the assembly smooth then glue it to the rail top. Once the glue is dry, paint the subassembly blue. Test fit the part in position, flush with the transom and gunwale. Adjust the shape if necessary. Paint the rail top gold then glue it into place when dry, as shown in Step 124G.
Drill nine equally spaced holes along the poop deck rail, as shown in Step 124H. Glue nine 8mm columns into the holes in the rail made in the previous step. Cut a 2 x 4mm walnut strip to fit along the columns as shown in Step 124J. Smooth the ends with sandpaper and paint the strip with clear lacquer. When dry glue into place.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag.
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Stage 125 Contains: Brass Wire 1mm, Headrail Column, Fret, Headrail Top Decoration, Headrail Decoration, Headrail Columns.
Remove the remaining two pieces (indicated in Step 125A) from the fret from Stage 97 together with the rail top from the fret received with this stage. Smooth the pieces with sandpaper. Glue the two pieces to the end of a 26mm length of 8 x 8mm walnut strip from Stage 65, as shown in Step 125B. Chamfer the ends to match the angles. Repeat Steps 124E to 124G to fit the assembly to the poop rail and transom.
Drill nine equally spaced holes along the poop deck rail then glue nine 8mm columns into the holes. Prepare a length of 2 x 4mm walnut strip to fit on top of the columns, smooth the ends with sandpaper and paint the strip with clear lacquer. When dry glue into place.
Recover the port, starboard and sun decorations from Stages 114 and 115. Prepare all of the pieces in the same way as the other decorations. Then glue a sun decoration and the starboard decoration to the gallery in the position shown in Step 125E.
Paint the inside of the window with light blue paint, matching the other windows around the ship. Repeat Steps 125E and 125F on the port gallery.
Paint the tops of any of the unpainted posts with the same red as used previously. Retrieve the belaying pins received in previous stages and glue them into the holes in the rails of the main and quarter decks, as shown in Step 125I. Glue a further eight pins into the holes in the rail on the foredeck.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag.
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Stage 126 Contains: Lantern Fret, Lantern Top, Blocks 4mm, Lantern Centre, Lantern Base, Headrail Columns.
Retrieve the man and leaf decorations from Stage 116. Prepare the two pieces in the same way as the other decorations and then glue them onto the port gallery, you may need to adjust the casting shape to make it fit in the positions shown in Step 126A properly. Prepare the gallery bottom decoration from Stage 116. Hold the decoration against the bottom of the gallery and mark the sides of it onto the strake. Cut away the section of the strake between the two lined marked in the previous step, as shown in Step 126C. Glue the decoration into place. Repeat Steps 126A to 126D on the starboard gallery with the parts supplied with stage 117,
Prepare the large stern decoration from Stage 118. Test fit the piece in the position shown in Step 126F and glue it into place, flush with the counter timbers. Prepare the counter timber decorations from Stages 116 and 117, you may need to add strips of 5 x 2mm strip to the decorations and shape them to fit correctly, paint the strips gold then glue them into place as shown in Step 126G.
Retrieve four prepared gun port lids, four eyepins and four 3mm rings. Pass the rings into the loops of the eyepins. Make a small hole near the top of each of the lids and pass the eyepins through them, up to the loop. Hold one of the lids horizontally above one of the stern ports. Adjust the angle of the eyepin to around 45 degrees, trim off the end of the pin to allow you to do this. Glue the lid and pin in place. Repeat this process for the other lids and ports.
Step 126J shows how the stern should now look.
Stage complete, carefully store any remaining parts in a stage labelled bag.
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Stage 127 Contains: Lantern Fret, Lantern Top, Lantern Base, Lantern Centre, Blocks 4mm.
Retrieve six eyepins. Cut the shanks of the eyepins to 2mm in length. Drill four 2mm deep holes in the underside of the lower balcony as shown in Step 127B, then glue an eyepin into each hole. Drill a hole through the rudder at the point shown in Step 127C, glue an eyepin into either side.
Pass a 3mm ring through the last link of the remaining length of chain. Following the points numbers indicated in Steps 127E and 127F, hook the ring through the first eyepin (1). Pass a second ring through the chain, roughly 80mm from the end then hook that ring through the second eyepin (2). Hook another ring through the chain, 105mm from the second ring. Hook the ring through the starboard eyepin on the rudder (3). Cut away the excess chain beyond the third eyepin.
Repeat Steps 127D to 127G to fit the port chain. Make sure you cut away the excess chain from the port eyepin (3). Step 127J shows how the chain should look at the end of this stage.
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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