kpnuts

hi all well back on this again, I've decided not to engrave the engine as I cant find a way of doing it that I like.

Hi all made a start on the water effects.

Hi all here is an update on this one. All the guns in place (still got to tie some down) all the closed gunports glued in. I've discovered that the slots in the grating for the bowsprit tie downs are not there so had to make them.

Dun da da da,da its finished I will post better pics tomorrow but here she is. I few suggestions for anyone building this, don't glue the trumpets on the angels on the stern till the kit is finished( cant count the number of times I've knocked them off). do not glue the side railings on till the end they were constantly getting in the way making it difficult on numerous occasions, and most annoyingly including the rigging stage, I know you tie some of the rigging off onto it but you could always tie off to the framework some where temporarily. other than that it is a great kit and all goes together well. I would like to thank everyone for keeping me motivated on this kit, as without you I would have given up at the first hurdle.

Hi all I've been racking my brains trying to think of a way to do the tassels round the canopy, I cant find any which match the cord I've done the flags on the mast with, so,came up with this. take a piece of double sided tape and stick it to a piece of paper tack that each end to a lollipop stick wind the gold thread round the lollipop stick Cut along the edge then glue in place

Hi all well here is my start.

Thanks Skip glad you like it. Well I've got to do all 64 oars again, I ordered some more ladders to do the handles with ( ordered more than I needed as I could see them being usefull for other things) luckily I ordered the wrong bits. now when you compare them, I just have to redo all of them

Well just for you, it will have a top a middle and a bottom, oh and lots of round bits, I've made a start will post pics tonight, then all will be revealed.

just for a bit of fun, Inspired by someone else on here, I thought I would use some bits and pieces that yelled out to me what they wanted to be.

Well I am so annoyed I thought I had some oars over and I had finished them but no, stupid idiot there are 32 PAIRS of oars, not 32 oars, now I have to order more of the steps to cut down for the handles, or I display it from one side only.

Hi all, well I'm deffnitley on the last leg with this one this is half way there with the oars just these left to do every single oar has this huge mould seam on it, so thats just 32 to sort out and here they all are with the seams removed and the white paint applied. I really feel this is nearing the end now, once I add the oars it will be huge, no idea what I will do with it when done, I had my warspite dio in the local library, but now thats back due to the library re-utilising the areas and no longer having room for it (a polite way of saying no one was interested in it) so now I've got that back too. argh I have no room.

Well deserved win, and it's nice to put a face to the modeler. Great job.

Hi all here is tonights update, I've tried to do the cannon anchors and the ammo boxes. also tried an experiment with the vac formed sails which looks most realistic

Hi all didn't like the oar handle, too irregular, so browsing the net I found these, they are OO gauge steps (1/87) so near enough. But as you can see they are too wide so with my guage I whittled them down a bit cut to length split and with a little bit of fettling they will all look the same now

Hi all here is tonights update

Hi all here is another update on this lovely little kit, it really is a joy to build. (http://i.imgur.com/4QFYC5C.jpg)

Hi all well here is an update on this build someone told me the clew? was missing, well apparently this is it (the loose flap of sail from the furled sail)in the first picture. I've added all the cannons now as well.

Looking good, keep at it, are they cloth or vac form sails.

Hi all here is another update on her

Hi all here is a little update on this one, I decided to try and improve on Hellers depiction of the oars handles only 29 left to do.

It's moving on really fast. Great stuff, I saw some of those in pound land my missus thought I was going a bit funny when I bought them, told her I could see them being useful in my modelling, still not sure she believes me.

Hi all I've decided to do something different with this and it involves this It flickers just like a real candle and the other one is kaput so I developed a cunning plan so, off with the transom can you guess where this is going drilled out the windows then removed the rest of the window yes thats right I'm going to RC it, only joking, lighting up the state cabins.

Hi all a small update, everyone was telling me the sails should not be billowing in different directions, contrary to the instructions and the fact that the sails are vac formed and can only but put on that way, I decided to make sure its right I would do the fore mast sail furled.

It always amazes me what a coat of paint does to a model, looking cooool

We'll be waiting.