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Well i bit the bullet and ordered the Endevours lifeboat. a good first time boat and with some relevance to me given Captain Cooks history with New Zealand. Ordered and paid on Monday and the model arrived with me this morning at work.did a quick look through the box and will commence after i have got a few tools together probably this weekend. File Attachment(s): Erik A attached the following image(s): Current builds
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 Nice choice looking forward to this one  Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
Next Build ?
When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Welcome to the forum and nice choice of kit. Any help if you need it just ask. Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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A great choice of first ship kit, look forward to seeing how you get on and good luck with the build.
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Welcome to the forum, lovely kit and I look forward to seeing it come together. Mark
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Welcome to the forum, you've chosen a great kit to put together and I look forward to seeing your progress throughout the build... Masses of help available here if you need it.... Regards Alan
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Hi Erik, Welcome to the forum, looking forward to following your build. Kind regards, Garth "Measure twice, cut once!!!"
Finished!!! HMS Victory,
Current build: Black Pearl.
On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1.
Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Thanks everyone. Will try and remember to take pics etc as I move through the build Current builds
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Welcome to the forum, nice choice of first kit. I look forward to seeing your progress. One tip, if you resize you pics so the file size is less than 140kb they will appear in your post without people having to download them. A guide on how to do this can be found here http://forum.model-space....aspx?g=posts&t=244
Graeme
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Thanks for that. I did read it but I don't have a pic editor on my work pc so just used irfanview. Will do most of the pics etc at home so should be able to reduce the size Current builds
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Hi Erik and welcome to the forum. Heres a picture editor I use. It'so easy to use because it shows up in the context menu. Here's the link: https://download.cnet.com/s/image-resizer-for-windows-10/windowsAnd it's free! Happy building David
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and another showing how to use it: https://www.bricelam.net/ImageResizerLook forward to seeing your build come together David
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Thanks David as you can see i got it sorted interesting the price spread on this kit Model space (not available as out of stock) are 50 pds + 100 pds freight works out at about $300nz 1 local supplier was $106 + $6 freight which is the one i got another local supplier was $120 + $15 frieght another was $135 + $11 freight pays to look around sometimes Erik Current builds
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weekend is nearly upon me and i will be making a start. got some bits and pieces to pick up in the morning then usual house related stuff during the day and will commence in the evening.i have been reading the instructions and have done a browse through the build diaries to see who has done this in the past and MWGs diary is a good one so will use that as alternate source of pics and inspiration.Wife is not that happy with me taking over teh dining room table but i dont have a mancave so it is what it is  Current builds
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Good luck with the build , I have the same issue as I build on the kitchen table. Just make sure it's well covered and use a cutting mat Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
Next Build ?
When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Look forward to seeing this one started. I have the same problem as you, in fact, SWMBO got so fed up, I've been relegated to the spare bedroom.
Happy building Erik
David
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Opened the box to make a start and while removing the plastic shrink wrap saw a broken piece. Hmmmm took the rest of the piece out and glued it back together will see how that goes. Erik A attached the following image(s): Current builds
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Wrong order in pics but as you can see stage 1 complete Current builds
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Stage 3 done.... now to leave it for the glue to set. Erik A attached the following image(s): Current builds
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WTG Looks like you are off to a great start. Congrats on your "Blue" medal for starting a build diary. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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