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HMAV BOUNTY - A “face lift “
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Good evening Jan. Thank you very much. It’s been a challenge with loads of fun. Cheers Grant
Hi Alex. This is a true story. I will send you a pic of my shipyard when I get home. It is a bit of a mess and no allocated space per model - I just play in a disorganised manner. Cheers Grant
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Me too, as you can see on my dedicated bench for Flying Cloud. I have seven worktables and benches (left over from my furniture days) all littered with crap!
Good morning
Main stay and foremast shrouds.
The U blocks I had to make from scratch…..not the best I have seen
. I have run out of left over kit natural rope so she is now getting some of the good stuff I have in my stock. It makes a big difference.
And burning off the fuzz….
Cheers Grant
Main stay and foremast shrouds.
The U blocks I had to make from scratch…..not the best I have seen
. I have run out of left over kit natural rope so she is now getting some of the good stuff I have in my stock. It makes a big difference.And burning off the fuzz….
Cheers Grant
A nice stay with a nice scratch build block, Grant. And you are a brave man with the lighter .....Good morning
Main stay and foremast shrouds.
The U blocks I had to make from scratch…..not the best I have seen
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And burning off the fuzz….
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Cheers Grant
Regards, Peter
Good morning Grant, I went back to your first post (initial page) this morning and man what a remarkable difference you have made from then till now. The Bounty “face lift” is a great achievement.
You have guts using that giant blow torch at such close range for the fuzz. Visions of Grant’s Fireship - yikes
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You have guts using that giant blow torch at such close range for the fuzz. Visions of Grant’s Fireship - yikes
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Those U-blocks are really interesting, unique haven't seen any quite like that before. You have an awesome restoration going on!
Burning off the fuzz in situ!?!?!!?!? COOL!
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It could end like the real thing. We wait for it.
OH BOY, the fire department would just be leaving after having saved the basement if I tried that fuzz burning trick.
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Thanks Peter. The fireworks look worse than they actually are. I flick the lighter so there is not a consistent flame. It really works very well if you are using cheap rope.A nice stay with a nice scratch build block, Grant. And you are a brave man with the lighter .....
Regards, Peter
Good Afternoon Roger. Thank you for the compliment. I am very happy with the restoration considering the challenge associated with it. As for the blow torchGood morning Grant, I went back to your first post (initial page) this morning and man what a remarkable difference you have made from then till now. The Bounty “face lift” is a great achievement.
You have guts using that giant blow torch at such close range for the fuzz. Visions of Grant’s Fireship - yikes
It is more “bark than bite”…luckily.
Thank you Daniel. The British used the U blocks on some of the ships of the line- the Victory had this configuration. The Bounty and smaller ships used 2 “heart blocks” like so :
I did not have enough heart blocks so went for the Victory method on my restoration. Cheers Grant
Good afternoon Gentlemen. The picture makes it look worse than it is. I flick the flame over and over onto the fuzz. It really works well with the cheap fuzzy thread. I have only had one accident and burned a rope off. It was in the early days when I was still learning how to play with fire
. Cheers Grant