Just catching up Ken, she looks great! And you’re moving fast! 
HMS Blandford 1:48 POF Modelship Dockyard [COMPLETED BUILD]
Good morning Ken and Paul.
- seriously though I share your view that with guys like Paul it keeps us striving to do that much better. Cheers Grant
Ken our problem is that Paul keeps raising the bar….…
- seriously though I share your view that with guys like Paul it keeps us striving to do that much better. Cheers Grant
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Hi Keith, Thanks for your thoughtful comments, I agree with everything you said, it's good to know the thoughts of others and not just their approval. You're right when you say it's coming along quickly, I'm enjoying the build and I'm treating it almost like a job, get up, do household chores, then if the weather's not too good do a full day on the build and sometimes evening overtime.Hi Ken. Your Blandford is coming along beautifully and at a very fast pace. Already l can see an improvement with the placement of the carlings. The slight misalignment of a few lower deck timbers will not notice, although, like me you obviously want to do the best job possible and we are our own worst critics but like everybody else on here is telling you it looks amazing. l personally don't like using cyno for this sort of work, but if you find it works for you then good luck with it.
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Hello Modellers and again welcome. I've now completed all of the upper deck beams, they just need a good sanding before I stain and varnish them according to my plan. Like others I'm usually very critical of my work but I'm rather pleased with how this has turned out, not perfect but much better than my first effort, I don't think that I could have done it any better.
You may notice that I thought it a good idea to add some bracing to the transom frames, I'm now rather careful here but this precaution I think is wise.
You may notice that I thought it a good idea to add some bracing to the transom frames, I'm now rather careful here but this precaution I think is wise.
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Hi Frank, Thanks for those nice comments. I have to admit that I sometimes get sidetracked and realise that instead of working on it I’m just sitting by my bench looking at it, it’s all part of the little pleasures that I get from modelling
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Hello and once again thanks for following and for the many likes that I’m getting, they are encouraging and welcome. No building to show today just the finished beams. I stained, sealed and using a satin poly varnished them, the surface turned out blemish free but a little darker than I’d anticipated and perhaps a bit too much shine but still looks good. I’m now ready to add the batons which I have also pre varnished.
The grass is still green in the UK
Defintely you know how to handle gardening, but also shipmodel building
Looking very good - > Bravo
Defintely you know how to handle gardening, but also shipmodel building
Looking very good - > Bravo
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Hello and again welcome, I think that it goes without saying that I’m most happy to have you following along.
Yippee! The batons are now all done. The use of cyno worked perfect for me, a bit of a tedious job but one that I’m rather pleased with. Next will probably be the capstan so for now some pictures.
Some of you have noticed that I am also doing another build log, Wappen Von Hamburg, thanks to those that have responded to that, but I’m finding it a bit much doing two logs at the same time, with the appropriate replies. That log should only take a couple of weeks to finish, so until then I’ll continue to build Blandford but shan’t do updates until the other log is complete. You would be most welcome to join me on that for the few weeks that it will take.
Yippee! The batons are now all done. The use of cyno worked perfect for me, a bit of a tedious job but one that I’m rather pleased with. Next will probably be the capstan so for now some pictures.
Some of you have noticed that I am also doing another build log, Wappen Von Hamburg, thanks to those that have responded to that, but I’m finding it a bit much doing two logs at the same time, with the appropriate replies. That log should only take a couple of weeks to finish, so until then I’ll continue to build Blandford but shan’t do updates until the other log is complete. You would be most welcome to join me on that for the few weeks that it will take.
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This color tone would definitely fit my taste. You are making a very 'tasty' progress, Ken! Despite the tedious job, you made it!!
This is looking fantastic Ken! Congratulations!
Kurt Konrath
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I love the color contrast between the ship and building jig, makes the outstanding workmanship just stand out so much more.
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Hi Keith, Thanks, it was your log that gave me the confidence to give it a go in the first place, as they say, the rest is history
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Hi Ken,
Just catching up with your build. It looks amazing, that's a lot of pieces to place so neatly! What type of wood is used for the framing? It looks really nice the way you have finished it, what type of stain/varnish did you use? Usually I avoid the CA glue because I find that stain doesn't take if it gets onto places where it shouldn't be (I can be a messy worker at times!) but then again, it is so much faster to use.
We will try to drop by sometime and say hello but the weather we have been having has been so rubbish we haven't ventured out to the Red rocks on our bikes for a while. Hopefully, the weather will improve.
Dom
Just catching up with your build. It looks amazing, that's a lot of pieces to place so neatly! What type of wood is used for the framing? It looks really nice the way you have finished it, what type of stain/varnish did you use? Usually I avoid the CA glue because I find that stain doesn't take if it gets onto places where it shouldn't be (I can be a messy worker at times!) but then again, it is so much faster to use.
We will try to drop by sometime and say hello but the weather we have been having has been so rubbish we haven't ventured out to the Red rocks on our bikes for a while. Hopefully, the weather will improve.
Dom
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I ordered this kit a month ago and it was shipped 3.5 weeks ago but still not arrived; how long did you wait to get your one from China to the UK Ken?
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Hello Ken,
Re: The dust problem perhaps a cheap-ish fix could be a dust vacuum although they range in price from under £100 to a thousand +. See link below for a dental/nail type as an example. I am planing to build my own consisting of a desk/workbench box with a perforated SS lid and the box connected to a VAX type wet & dry vacuum. Good luck with your new project. Brgds.
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Here's my solution to the evil dust problem. I made a table top dust extractor from an off-cut of perforated steel, scrap wood for the frame and a piece of hard board for the base. I drilled holes in some 20mm overflow plumbing pipe which is very cheap, attached it to an old vacuum and the dust problem got sucked away. I have since upgraded the vacuum to a quieter one but my hobby room remains very clean now even when I have a lot of sanding to do. It's not very tall or heavy so when it's not needed it can be stored away very easily. The total cost was £25 and the only thing I regretted was not building one sooner. 
