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Hi built me jig up,and started to glue formers in,I glued the 2 parts of keel together first give me bit more length to hold on. I then glued the first former in and used this to square up in jig,as it mostly curve on the bottom at mo,the jig is getting them crack on square in 2 planes, mogwai attached the following image(s): Builds hms victory, suzuki gsx 1300 R hayabusa, honda C B 750, lamborghini countach L P 500 S, tamiya 1/16 rc full option tiger 1 tank,
built, Mclaren M P 4 - 23. Occre london tram,
Stash.airfix 1/24 mosquito. Diag Virginia schooner, tamiya 1/6 honda 750, tamiya 1/35 famo, tamiya 1/35 flak 88.
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Great to see another Vasa starting!  Will follow with much interest especially as I'm planing to start my Vasa build shortly. Regards, Arek
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Great to see the first members Vasa build underway, watching with interest 
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 Nice start can't wait to start mine Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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Bring it on Mick, can`t wait to see your work on this one. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Off to a nice start Mick and great to see another Vasa build on the forum... I'll be following your progress all the way.... .. One tip, constantly check the alignment of your ribs throughout the course of building the frame. If they are not aligned correctly you'll run into problems later in the build when you come to fitting the decks and marking out the position of the gun ports.... .. Good luck with your build..... Regards Alan
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Good luck with the build mick will be following Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi thanks to all who looked in and left comments much appreciated, Thanks for the tip Alan I have been using the deck parts to check all alignment, I'd just taken them out for pic of formers,as you can see from pic they align perfect with no gaps anywhere, and sit perfectly flat on all formers,I'd worked out that with the way deck fits the formers need to be perfectly in, Arek Martyn I look forward to your diarys on this kit, and will be following your builds with interest, cheers mick. mogwai attached the following image(s): Builds hms victory, suzuki gsx 1300 R hayabusa, honda C B 750, lamborghini countach L P 500 S, tamiya 1/16 rc full option tiger 1 tank,
built, Mclaren M P 4 - 23. Occre london tram,
Stash.airfix 1/24 mosquito. Diag Virginia schooner, tamiya 1/6 honda 750, tamiya 1/35 famo, tamiya 1/35 flak 88.
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Looks good Mick, I don't envisage you having any problems fitting the lower decks, it's the upper decks I'm referring to.... The instructions are clear on ensuring the frames are completely parallel to each other as you build up the framing and by following them you shouldn't have any problems. Am really looking forward to following your progress... Regards Alan
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Great progress so far Mick Keep it coming
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looking good Mick, looking forward to seeing this progress. Mark
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Hi bit more done, formers in to no 9 which is as far as pack one goes, the strengthing decks in, stiffens it all up well, only adjustment I made was the 2mm slots are a very small amount to tight, literally one rub with sandpaper to get them to fit,apart from that I have made no adjustments to fit at all,it goes together that well,plus the 3 more parts on the front former,all the time checking squareness, and that formers are parallel from top to bottom and across the width, mine are.next order few paints and start the decorations.cheers mick. mogwai attached the following image(s): Builds hms victory, suzuki gsx 1300 R hayabusa, honda C B 750, lamborghini countach L P 500 S, tamiya 1/16 rc full option tiger 1 tank,
built, Mclaren M P 4 - 23. Occre london tram,
Stash.airfix 1/24 mosquito. Diag Virginia schooner, tamiya 1/6 honda 750, tamiya 1/35 famo, tamiya 1/35 flak 88.
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Nice progress Mick. What what do you think about your building jig? I'm thinking about get one like yours for my future builds. Regards, Arek
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Hi Arek ,the building jig works well,holds it nicely ,takes about 5 hrs to glue together,take your time with it ,making sure its all square ,and it works fine,its only down side is the clamps,prob need bit packing in them for such thin keels,I'll be doing this,or the clamps will crack.cheers mick. Builds hms victory, suzuki gsx 1300 R hayabusa, honda C B 750, lamborghini countach L P 500 S, tamiya 1/16 rc full option tiger 1 tank,
built, Mclaren M P 4 - 23. Occre london tram,
Stash.airfix 1/24 mosquito. Diag Virginia schooner, tamiya 1/6 honda 750, tamiya 1/35 famo, tamiya 1/35 flak 88.
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Very nice progress Mick, she's looking good.... Look forward to seeing your next update and good luck with the decorations, some of them are really small.....
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Alan
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nice start, following with interest as my parts are collecting “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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arek wrote:Nice progress Mick. What what do you think about your building jig? I'm thinking about get one like yours for my future builds. Regards, Arek I have to say I would not bother getting one. I have one and I am not convinced that it makes that much difference over a home made plank and brackets. Its extremely heavy and difficult to move about once you have a hull in progress and the various movable parts are difficult to move there is a jig discussion on the forum http://forum.model-space....aspx?g=posts&t=166
just my view but one of these below may be better if you dont want to scratch build one, they are lighter and have a good reputation, but as soon as the ribs are laid I tend to move the hull to a keel clamp, so you can get to the hull easier for planking so not in it for long. https://www.cornwallmode...oats_397%2ehtml#SID=464
https://www.cornwallmode...nfo_1_8155.html#SID=464
keel clamps are rally handy but again you could make one for a fraction of the price https://www.cornwallmode...nfo_MX25%2ehtml#SID=412
this is the one I use it is excellent and I would highly recommend it https://www.cornwallmode...nfo_1_8155.html#SID=464
hope that helps Jase “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Coming along nicely Mick Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Nice work Mick. Coming on very nice. Mark
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Nice work Mick, looking great. That jig really helps with holding everything square while building. Also great for later holding your ship on its side. Just a quick note Arek,There are various jigs out there. Look at the Jig discussion on the forum. I use the same as Mick on the Soleil. Chris 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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