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 Looking good and nice work  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Looking good Martyn, lovely work.... Regards Alan
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Excellent work as usual martyn.  Man he took his time in the sun Had a dream to understand A single grain of sand He gave birth to poetry But one day will cease to be Greet the last light of the library...We were here!
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Hi Martyn. Lovely start to your build. love the deck planking Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
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Hi Ian nightwisher Andy and Alan thank you for looking in and the nice comments A bit more done on the build I heve planked all of the decks and bulkheads and sanded them down Next job is fitting the walnut strips to the edge of the decks they where cut to size and glued into place with PVA and left to dry . Then they where sanded down to deck level The instructions say to fit the bulwarks to the side of the ship . I have deviated from the instructions and will fit them after I have flared the frames on the hull as I think they could get broken when the ship is up side down  . On checking the run of the planks I found that they fell into the gap of the bow so I have filled them with balsa and cut and sanded to shape and on a bluff bow it will help with the run of the planks Thanks for looking rgd Martyn Martyn Ingram attached the following image(s): Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Great work Martyn. She's coming on a treat. It looks very similar build to San Fran 2. Love it. Chris On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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Beautiful work Martyn, everything looks so neat and tidy 
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Thanks Chris and Dave for the bril comments Just a small update on the build . After a lot of sanding to flar the hullI have fitted the upper bulwarks . The instructions say to stain the sides but I have planked them with some planks left over from the SoTs as I want a all wood finish Thanks for looking in rgd Martyn Martyn Ingram attached the following image(s): Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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This is coming along very nicely Martyn, an all wood finish on this one is going to look fab... So far you're definitely off to the right start..... Regards Alan
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Fantastic work Martyn, looks a lovely kit, I reckon this will be something special Steve
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Looking sweet Martyn Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Thanks for looking in guys and the nice comments A bit more done on the San Felipe I have fitted the middle gunport bulwarks and glued the first planks to the side of the hull . The problem with the planks is they are very thick and hard to bend even after soaking in hot water and even my plank bender was having trouble so I had a thought and came up with a cunning plan The tip is to cut a grove across the plank at approximately every 5mm along the length that you want to bend then soak in very hot water for 15 minutes or so then they bend without braking Thanks for looking rgd Martyn Martyn Ingram attached the following image(s): Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Hi all A bit more done on the SF I have started the first planking of the hull the stripes are a lot thinner than the first ones and bend a lot easier The first plank that butts up against the keel is the most important as its the one that helps keep all the other planks in line Once done the next planks are soaked in hot water to increase their flexibility and butted up against the first one . I always glue the edge of the plank to the next one as this helps strengthen the hull As you can see by the pictures I haven't shown all the planks being put down I don't know if I am getting better at planking but this has got to be the easiest one I have done as the instructions are very easy to follow To brake up the planking I have built the gratings and ladders Thanks for following rgd Martyn Martyn Ingram attached the following image(s): Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Really nice looking work Martyn, the planking is looking especially neat and tidy
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This is neat work Martyn, looks like the planking is going very well Steve
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Nice start on the planking Martyn Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Good clean work Martyn thank you for posting. Regards Trev. Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
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Loving it so far Martyn, excellent clean looking work..... Regards Alan
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Thanks you all for the brilliant comments I would recommend this kit to the first time builder and the more experienced as it is a dream to build and you can add as much or as little details as you wish Thanks for looking in and more updates soon Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
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When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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