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Just a quick note .. though in my view an important one. Check your keel and bulkheads to make sure that they are perfectly flat. Like many others I am waiting for the rest of the keel to arrive before begining the build in earnest. I just checked my 1st keel piece and it's not flat .. wetting it and placing it between 2 sure flat surfaces to dry and then weighting it down will fix this with little issue. If you start building with a false keel that is out of whack the rest of the model will follow suite.
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Alexhill wrote:Just a quick note .. though in my view an important one. Check your keel and bulkheads to make sure that they are perfectly flat. Like many others I am waiting for the rest of the keel to arrive before begining the build in earnest. I just checked my 1st keel piece and it's not flat .. wetting it and placing it between 2 sure flat surfaces to dry and then weighting it down will fix this with little issue. If you start building with a false keel that is out of whack the rest of the model will follow suite.
Alex Hi Alex, I have not unpacked any of the parts received so far as I too am waiting until I have the full false keel until I start my build, I will therefore have to check out the parts for such a deformity, thanks for the posting, as like you said, it is very important.  John.W Current Builds: Deagostini HMS Victory: Deagostini HMS Sovereign of the seas. Completed Builds: Del Prado: HMAS Bounty: Hachette: RMS Titanic: Del Prado: Cutty Sark...
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One thing that is becoming obvious from this forum is that we should take nothing for granted, its check and double check everything we do.
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Thanx for the tip Alex....i'll be sure to check mine when it arrives.... 
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Yep thanks Alex. Like others I'm waiting until a fair way in to supply of the keel components before beginning the lon journey. in the meantime storage of said delivered components is critical to future ease of build. My packs are stored flat with no weight on top or abnormal shapes below.
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Just checked mine and its slightly out!! Have damped it down and put it between some tiles i had in the shed! Should be flat and heavy enough!!
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thanks i checked mine and one piece is like a bannana  how do i straiten it? “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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give it a good soak .. maybe an hour or two in warm/hot water then place it between two good even flat surfaces and weight it down .. ideally tempered glass .. but tiles or even hardcover books can do the trick.
hope that helps
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The tiles worked a treat. All nice and flat now!!
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Just checked mine, 1 part slightly curved... Thanks for the tips _____________________________________
Currently building:-
Deagostini HMS Victory
Amati Black Pearl
Mamoli HMS Victory 1:90 Scale
Caldercraft HMS Victory 1:72
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I can understand the need for the keel to be straight as no one wants a banana boat, but just how exact ? Will the deck panels not correct any minor issues ? I haven't glued mine yet though just in case. Jimmy L.
current builds : Lancaster 1/32 (Hachette)
Revell USS Kearsarge
Titanic Lifeboat
I started off with nothing and I've still got most of it left.
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axle396 wrote:I can understand the need for the keel to be straight as no one wants a banana boat, but just how exact ? Will the deck panels not correct any minor issues ? I haven't glued mine yet though just in case. To be honest, the more precise you are at the begining the easier the rest goes. Some of the early steps are very daunting, at least to me still. Making sure that the keel is straight, making sure the bulkheads are set right and making sure the rabbet (which likely won't be in the "destructions") is cut right are the three things that will help set your model apart. Some of it seems boring as after all it's only plywood and not the fun part. However .. the keel and buklheads make the skeleton of your model .. if you have a skeleton that's off kilter then you have a good chance of the rest being off. It's the one part that I'd recommend everyone pay as much attention to before they move on to the next step. Planking is a tough one too.. this isn't the easiest of hobbies, but it's easier than golf .. you just have to have patience. The rewards really are great too .. when those that look at you like your from mars when you talk about what you are doing eventually see the fruits of your labor. The "your weird" looks turn into looks of admiration. A bit of patience and the rest is easy .. and fun ;-) -=A
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Cheers Alex for the reply. I'll certainly take your advice and take my time.  Jimmy L.
current builds : Lancaster 1/32 (Hachette)
Revell USS Kearsarge
Titanic Lifeboat
I started off with nothing and I've still got most of it left.
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Its vitally important that the frame is as straight and true as possible,makes things much easier later in the build.
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A good engineers set square makes all the difference. In fact realy essential.
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thanks for the advice the missus went nuts when she saw me removing glass from a couple of picture frames  , I put it back after!! and it worked a treat thanks “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Great bit of advice - I had naively assumed that the parts were actually flat..  *Goes off to check* *springboard noises and muttering sounds* *comes back* ....Thanks for the remedial tips. full steam ahead.. Schnellboots on back burner
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Will now open parts to check. Shame that as I will now have to start 
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Received my issue 3 today and an happy to say that my No:2 keel piece is nice and flat. One of the ribs in Issue 2 had a nick out of one edge (this is one that I got from the newsagent, not DeAgostini) and am not too worried because the one I did get today with issue 3 is OK.
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