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Hi All
Never done a built log before, always seems like a lot of dedication, just building sometimes is tough enough yet so many helpful people assist us novice builders. So I will try.
Seeing a most of the time spent on this ship will be doing painting a thought I would start with the painting done on packs 1 and 2 received to date.
Be gentle.
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Rank: Beginner Level 2 Groups: Registered
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Fantastic paintwork!Greetings,
Walter
Present builds:
Revell B-24D Liberator 1:48
On the shelf:
Italeri "Fiat Mefistofele", Italeri "Moto Guzzi California", Fokker "Red Baron", Revell Bismarck, Revell Tirpitz, Arab Dow, Stage Coach, .....
Completed builds:
McLaren MP4/4, D-51 Steam Locomotive, HMS Victory, GWH F-15D Eagle, St. Stephen`s Cathedral (cardboard), Solar-powered paddle Steamer (little project with my son), HMS Victory X-section, "Geli" Phantom II (cardboard)
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BE GENTLE??? WOW, you've done a supurb job so far! That painting is first class, and look forward to seeing more, especially if the rest is at this standard  Keep it coming 
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 lovely job on the painting Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
Next Build ?
When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Lovely paintwork, well done 
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Firstly, welcome to the forum. Now there is nothing to go easy on as that is some excellent paint work on very small parts. Also congratulations on your "Blue" medal for starting a build diary. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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First off welcome to the forum, its great to have you aboard and hope you will find your time with us beneficial and enjoyable. Great to see you creating a diary on your Vasa build and I for one will be following your progress all the way. Excellent work on the decorations, your painting skill look fabulous especially on decorations so small... Good luck with the rest of your build..... Regards Alan
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Welcome to the forum.
Doing a nice job on your painting the figures. Look forward to seeing your build progress.
ChrisOn 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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Looking good and nice painting Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Thanks for all the welcomes and the positive feedback on the painting. The items seem to be getting smaller as you go along. Photo of the lamp with magnifying glass which really helps a lot. Dewalds attached the following image(s):
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All the work on issue 1 and 2 now done on the ship. Went together without to much fuss, struggled a little to keep the keel straight, but all seems to have gone ok, for now at least. I must at this moment admit that I am not looking forward to the hull planking as the bulkhead frame are very thin, I am sure it will not be possible to use nails. Maybe someone can recommend a nice technique going forward. The last picture's angle is not good, the actual ship is not skew (I hope not) Dewalds attached the following image(s):
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looks great - good luck with the next stages Rich
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She looks to be coming along very nicely however, looking at your last pic I would ask you to double check the alignment of your gallery. It may be just the way the pic has been taken but it appears to be sitting off line. Better to check this to make double sure all is perfectly square to avoid problems further into the build.... As for planking, don't be concerned over this task. Follow the instructions and the Official build, the instructions are clear and very detailed on how to carry this task out. There is nothing to stop you using planking pins but I would strongly recommend you pre-drill the pin holes first to help ensure you don't split the strips or the frames. There are differing methods of securing planking strips and you may find this topic to be helpful.... https://forum.model-spac...amp;m=269869#post269869
Regards Alan
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Thanks will have a look at the link. It is the camera angle. Amazing how you can make something look so crooked. Checked again after I took the picture
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Dewalds wrote:Thanks will have a look at the link. It is the camera angle. Amazing how you can make something look so crooked. Checked again after I took the picture Always best to have these kind of things checked out. The alignment of the frames for this build is so important, any that are slightly out of alignment will give rise to problems when it comes to fitting the upper decks.... Look forward to following your progress... Regards Alan
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Hi great paintwork ,she looks great ,will be following your build with interest cheers mick. Builds hms victory, suzuki gsx 1300 R hayabusa, honda C B 750, lamborghini countach L P 500 S, tamiya 1/16 rc full option tiger 1 tank,
built, Mclaren M P 4 - 23. Occre london tram,
Stash.airfix 1/24 mosquito. Diag Virginia schooner, tamiya 1/6 honda 750, tamiya 1/35 famo, tamiya 1/35 flak 88.
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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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Rank: Beginner Level 2 Groups: Registered
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Final 3 figures painted, those last 2 figures were terribly small.
Now the wait for the 3 issue.
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