I'm a big fan of your work, Nigel, and of course you you this.
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You have such a great eye for line, Nigel. The run of your wales is so right!
Thanks Marc
A mm here couple of mm there, deviation from the kit templates results in a more cohesive look. Kit has a bit of a cold war Soviet aircraft carrier ski jump thing going on with the wales at the bow if you follow the instructions
A mm here couple of mm there, deviation from the kit templates results in a more cohesive look. Kit has a bit of a cold war Soviet aircraft carrier ski jump thing going on with the wales at the bow if you follow the instructions
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She's simply gorgeous, Nigel. I love her look, so crisp and well defined at this stage. I am duly impressed by the craftsman that maintains so much control at every stage of development. As for using bits of plastic, whatever works! 
Thankyou Peter for your thoughtfully versed kind words.
As this model is predominantly painted, it affords me some flexibility as to materials choice.
I did look at the brass profiles available from Caldercraft for my trim work but discarded these as being too large and not quite correct for this vessel and scale, so homebrew plastic is the way forward.
I could have milled some in timber but the scrolls would break as soon as I looked at them plus the subsequent priming and sanding necessary using wood would result in loosing crisp detail.
As this model is predominantly painted, it affords me some flexibility as to materials choice.
I did look at the brass profiles available from Caldercraft for my trim work but discarded these as being too large and not quite correct for this vessel and scale, so homebrew plastic is the way forward.
I could have milled some in timber but the scrolls would break as soon as I looked at them plus the subsequent priming and sanding necessary using wood would result in loosing crisp detail.
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I have a question regarding the Trinidad which I am just starting to cut gun ports. Looking ahead I was trying to figure out how guns on the lower deck are placed when there is no deck for them to sit on, I have scrolled through all of the instructions and the tutorial videos and have not found anything that addresses this. I have seen the shorter cannon barrels that are supplied. Appreciate any light you can shed on that. Robert
Apologies Robert for the delay in reply, The hull has been sanded not scraped, I find sanding with long blocks more effective, I have a 12 inch permagrit block and a convex 12inch permagrit file for the initial material removal. I have used scraping in the past but to true up planking runs I find sanding works better for me in removing high spots in the contours.
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Thank you for your response. I am now in the process of cutting gun ports, about 140 of them. no real problems, but the template is much smaller than the actual port, I have found, which is okay, I try to cut them for a tight fit. Unfortunately for me I learn as I go and get better that way, so the first few are not as good as the last one.
Hi Robert
I do plan on using the kit cannons as per the instructions, however I do intend to replace the 2mm bamboo with 2mm brass rod and epoxying these into the mounting strips.
I do plan on using the kit cannons as per the instructions, however I do intend to replace the 2mm bamboo with 2mm brass rod and epoxying these into the mounting strips.
If you are purchasing the brass rod you can make these pieces overlong with a bit of a taper ground on the end. That will enable the rod to go in the hole and still give yourself something to hold onto outside the hull, then push in to the desired depth. Excess rod sticking through the gun port support strips would not cause an issue as far as I can see
Hi Robert
I plan on using much smaller blocks than those provided but the layout will be the same.Vaguely remember purchasing all the blocks for the cannons from Dry Dock models and parts. It has been a while since I have done anything on this model, I would have to go through my inventory to see what I bought
