Ahoy Shipmates

Thanks Joe I have added this to the "to do list".

Thanks again for looking in Julian.

Update time!

Time to practice the new rigging technique.

Certainly not a new technique but certainly something I have not tried before.

I am trying stretched sprue and I will see how it goes. Deep breath & I just wanted to start small & build some confidence.








Cheers


Sean

Ahoy Shipmates

Update a bit more practice on the rigging lets say there is a very long way to go before I master it thats for sure!

Hmmmm



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Sean

Ahoy Shipmates

Time to check for alignment etc. with the kit supplied dodgers.

Things look a little misaligned hmmmmmmm

The dodgers are on a lean outwards.



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Sean

Ahoy Shipmates

Update time - with a new found confidence it is time to attack the mast rigging:










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Sean

Looking good!

Are you using stretched sprue on this too?

Cheers,
Joe

Ahoy Joe


Thanks for looking in.

Yip I am using stretched sprue for all the rigging.


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Sean

She is coming up very nicely indeed.....Cheers mark

Ahoy Shipmates

Thanks for looking in Mark.

Another small update a bit more rigging working from one side to the other:



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Sean

It's looking good!

Cheers,
Joe

Thanks ever so much Joe.


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Sean

Ahoy Sean,

How are you planning on displaying her?...on a wood base?

Cheers,
Joe

You are getting there Sean, looking good

Thanks Joe - I havent in all honesty thought too much on how to display it when its finished. After battling with it for what seems for ever (8 years and counting) I have just been trying to get some progress.

I do like it waterline it looks different. Would it look silly sitting waterline on a nice wooden base? Your thoughts/ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks for looking in Julian.

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Sean

Ahoy Sean,

Silly?...Not at all! I like the idea of it on a water base.

Looking forward to seeing it displayed that way.

Cheers,
Joe

Thanks Joe.


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Sean

Hi Sean, great to see this finally coming to a conclusion. Looks great!

As for display: waterline on "water" on a wooden base would be nice, but are you sure you want to cut her down? Or woul dyou just have the water deep enough that the full hull fits?

Thanks Sean - no need to cut her down the kit designers have allowed either full hull or waterline& I have worked it so I can actually interchange.

Long overdue update with some more rigging along the side:









Not entirely happy with it!

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Sean

Ahoy Sean,

A little heat from an extinguished match will tighten those lines.

Be careful... work slowly.

Cheers,
Joe

Ahoy Joe

Thanks thats a great tip.

I was planning on using your tip along with the incense sticks as per the "Jim Bannerman" method - working slowly and carefully.

A further update oops not a great first shot but a whole lot more rigging done:








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Sean

Looks excellent Sean, a really nice job on the rigging so far

Interesting review and critique of the old Airfix 'E'-boat kit.

http://prinzeugen.com/AirfixSchnellboot.htm

Ahoy Andrew


Thanks for that its a vey interesting discussion indeed.

Cheers


Sean