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  1. Cybergrinder

    Hello from South Africa

    Welcome! Another South Africa based builder! :)
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    England Expects...

    And the beauty shots :) First the figure head, with my attempt to capture the Royal coat of arms A view of the bow, Union Jack flying proudly :) Moving down the deck And my attempt to capture the famous signal
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    England Expects...

    After the delay, here's what I'm doing for the case :) Thankfully most of the glass was saved from the old one, except one piece. To save on the expense I decided to go with a piece of hardboard (7mm). Now to just have a piece of boring wood would not do I went for this :) (HMS Prince in the...
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    England Expects...

    Quick update - beauty shots coming soon, had to do a couple of touch ups, and got something special for the case...
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    England Expects...

    And she is complete. Some interesting variations in either the instructions or mistakes I made :) Firstly the gun port covers - I originally painted them the same colour as the strakes, should be black - my mistake on first version The boats - the upper section being brown - Dunno.... maybe...
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    England Expects...

    All flags attached! :)
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    England Expects...

    Mizzen flags up :)
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    England Expects...

    A real broadside RB... I'm doing the flags next as I have a tendency to knock gun port covers off.... She will be going into a glass case once done, like the other ships in my collection
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    England Expects...

    "General Stations! Load and runout the guns!
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    England Expects...

    Both anchors attached :)
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    England Expects...

    Next, attaching the working anchor. I didn't want to knot it to the hawser, since the hauwser would have an eye for the anchor, then spliced back into the line. So here we go I coated the end with wood glue, then sliced into it. Slide the anchor in the cut and fold the string over to create...
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    England Expects...

    So, after re-doing the furled sails for the mizzen (twice) here it is :) Then moving to the anchors. Attaching the spare anchor was tricky, especially around the flukes
  13. Cybergrinder

    Omega Destroyer

    Just a correction, that's from Babylon 5, not BSG, but still a stunning model, might give it a try...
  14. Cybergrinder

    England Expects...

    Main mast and the other flying jib attached And a large cup of tea....
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    England Expects...

    Thanks guys!
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    England Expects...

    So with the foremast sails done and attached I got carried away and worked on the bowsprit before taking any pictures.... So here we are, foremast complete and one of the flying jibs attached, stitched onto the sheet. To explain the terms; A flying jib is called such as it is attached to a...
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    England Expects...

    Thanks guys, I've even contemplated having all the sails furled....
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    England Expects...

    Now, the bit I've been itching to get to, furling the sails :) First I cut the sail (bit of a guess-timate since the one provided is moulded furled) and stitched to the yard arm. The corner is then pulled up to the yard and tacked to the yard. Them the circled area is stitched to the same...
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    England Expects...

    Next up (or down) Fore mid s'l. I'm scoring the rattans from the back of the the sail for them to be a bit more visible
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    England Expects...

    And now the great experiment; the sails which I had prepped earlier are now ready to go! Quick reminder, that I am ditching the plastic ones (ok, using them as a mold....) in favour of cloth. I've also (at my girlfriend's suggestion) chosen to stitch the sails to the yards. I give to you the...
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