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ok Ill try Ill try again...Its been a few days since this kind of trouble began(Im not complaining, just giving the Admins a heads up?) OK the Upper Deck Beams John John Nope didnt work.... :shock: :shock: and I havent been to the pub... :evil:

... Thanks Jim....Yeah the vent system is quite intricate and unfortunately there have been a few hiccups... The assembly order as in the manual have not really taken into account that once certain sections are in place its tough/impossible to get others in place...I have since had to remove...

IM going to try that on Im going to try to get this post done properly...my second attempt.. Once the Tween Deck was fully beamed I had to repeat the execrcise for the Upper Deck and then slighty again for the Fore Castle Area. It was fairly easy work and a pleasure to see it take shape and...

hehe I managed to secure Planning Permission from the relevent Autorities(Bribed with a box of Chocolates, which is pretty cheap for Bribing Officials in Cork these days) so the spare room had been turned into the Dry Dock. I will not however keep the finished product...I will donate it to...

To To help with some stability I now had to attach some of the frames, The Ribs that would hold the ships outer hull and then attach the Tween Deck Longitudinals to allow me attach the remainer of the frames...Its really looking like a ship now :shock: :shock: The frames are a simple strip...

I suppose a bit of history of me and ships would be a good point to throw in now, that and how my penpal managed to buy himself a 900 ft 169080 tonnes Super Ore carrier for a Single Irish Pound…. :shock: :shock: In December 1986 the Ore Carrier Kowloon Bridge was able to scrape its way...

.. And we move on to the corrugated wall that is Water tight bulkhead #2. This little piece of work also had a ladder on the fore and aft which stretched up to the Tween Deck (Mid Deck for those of us who were not paying attention during Sponge Bob the Movie) I havent encountered any...

yeah Yes this is the Divorce Package. My wife may go postal too... :shock: :shock: I have found that some of the cutting allows for a sit down with others and talk as you use a scissors to do some of the slits for the interlocking....Like I said there is a lot of repitition. I dont think...

and and then once that is finished I moved onto Tank Top plating which covered all my work over. THe kit is built in three sectionsBow Mid Section and Stern.....each completed before the next is started, I did consider doing the whole 7.5 foot bottom shell plating and going from...

. Hello again, Thanks Michael for the links, I suppose they were possibly the biggets reason I began the kit and definetly a great help as I went through the stages. Lots of assembly was not as detailed as I would have liked in the instructions...most notibly the items are names rather that...

Hello everyone how are you all doing today? Well someone had to do it and I decided to give it a try, Its going to be a long long haul so please feel free to ask questions and any requests you may have about it. Contact me for anything you might be wondering. Well I managed to save enough...

... Ah yes Grasshopper... Float like a cinder block...Sting like Foam Rubber :lol: :lol: John John PS. There is a really really sick part of me thinking of laying down the entire keel and bulind it from there....like the real thing but not in the 3 sections that the instructions...

Im getting Im getting really scared adbout attepting this kit when I get done with the Yamato... http://www.kartonbau.de/thread.php?threadid=1494&sid=507ce0921cb969ddc8b50941b1f52e5f&threadview=0&hilight=&hilightuser=0&page=4 How many pieces are there? John John

.. Thats a great kit...I just hope my Yamato looks as good. Im definetly a fan of the DN catalogue as its a great level of design and weathering. Great work John John

... That to me is an artist....Im going to build the entire Aircraft Hanger, but Im going to then seal it all in.... Artist...well done John John

... Thats some class work there. I have a copy of the kit but it was in shipping to me from NYC so I didnt get it to look at and follow along wit the Build until yesterday but I was sure that I could follow it. Now that I have the kit in hand...Nahh Its outta my league for a while...

Hello Markus how are you doing, I have the QM2 also but a in the middle of too much stuff to attempt it. I cant say anything about copying it but from the link below there are a few pictures to help you in your building process...

Did Did I read online tha there was a problem with one of the Barbettes?...was there a downloadable part from GPM.Pl or did you make one yourself? Thanks John John

.. Yeah I spent today looking for good stuff but...Man the Irish Mentality is a killer. If your not looking for A4 or A3 white Paper your considered a weirdo. :shock: :shock: :evil: :evil: I may end up buying Artists Pads of a decent weight and cutting em down. I was looking at...

.. I figured I would but Im more worried about finding a good paper supplier in Ireland...more finding any paper supplier in Ireland. I got a quote for 200 A3 cardstock from a supplier and that came to 50 Euro...thats rough I cant get anything decent over here... :evil: :evil: Why did I...