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Have been working up to this with the Bluenose II (Billing Boats) and HMS Pickle (Caldercraft) really enjoyed both builds and I hope that this will not be the step too far as instructions and plans look daunting!
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Hugo, a very warm welcome to the Forum and look forward to following your progress as the days go by.... I have the Artisania kit on order as a birthday present but just now DeAg are out of stock so will just have to wait for her.... Good luck with your build, am sure you will enjoy it....
Regards
Alan
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Welcome to the forum Hugo.I know billing's instructions leave alot to be desired,but there are plenty of us on here ready and willing to offer advice should you need it.
Kind Regards Nigel
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Welcome to the forum Hugo, good thing you have a few other builds under your belt before tackling this build, Billings don't tend to think too much about the novice builder...Look forward to seeing how you get on.. 
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Welcome Hugo, I will be watching with interest firstly because I get my first Billing kit next Monday for My Birthday and secondly because I am secretly saving up for their HMS Warrior - but don't tell the misses  “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Thanks for all the support, certainly find the difference between Billings and Caldecraft to be about chalk and cheese where it comes to the instructions, eg, the bulkheads in the instructions don't match up with the kit at all!  HMS Warrior will be great, recently visited it at Portsmouth, on a rec. mission. hope to visit Greenwich soon.
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 Hi Hugo And welcome to the forum Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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So that later I can place the major deck fittings in the right place I have traced the deck from the plans and drawn on the relevant details. Have built the keel and frame with the deck dry fitted to ensure that is all lined up and going to fit after it is planked. Has a slight bow in the keel, Which I hope will be sorted by the planking stage.
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Rank: Beginner Level 1 Groups: Registered
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have been back to work and progress has been slow, but I have started on deck and the deck. instructions have left a lot to the imagination!  
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Looking great, Billings instructions  they may as well not bother putting any in!! “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Looking really smart build Hugo. Look forward to seeing the progress.
Regards
Foz
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Have been working away, starting to put in masts, one at a time as really going in blind to any future problems.
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Hugo wrote:Have been working away, starting to put in masts, one at a time as really going in blind to any future problems. Looking great Hugo, been a while since we heard anything on your progress but it's great to see it coming along so well... If you resize your pics to 600x450 pixels they will appear within your post rather than a download.. Hope to see more of your build real soon.. Regards Alan
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