Enjoy your trip, it is a lot of fun to build this small gem.
Trident Model - HMS Alert 1777 by Lusitania1915
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I wish you a healthy, happy and successful year 2021!
May the past shear to the other things that have passed, although not everything was bad. There were even many nice things, but they were overshadowed by all the Corona gossip.
Stay strong! Stay healthy!
May the past shear to the other things that have passed, although not everything was bad. There were even many nice things, but they were overshadowed by all the Corona gossip.
Stay strong! Stay healthy!
I have just realised that I stupidly glued CL15 to the Berth. Now I am wavering between two decisions: Break it off and cut it out of plywood or something, or leave it as it is and destroy it when I take the ship out of the Berth.
What do you think?
What do you think?
No worries..., do not break it off. You can break the tabs once you will need to remove the hull from the berth.
You can try to remove it to dissolve the glue with nail polish remover.
Many thanks for the tip. In fact, I was able to loosen the two parts with gentle pressure, suddenly and completely unexpectedly for the Berth. But it could have gone wrong
Hello @Lusitania1915, How is your Alert build goes? We have not seen your updates for a long time, and really curious to see the progress. 
Don't be shy to ask any questions you may need, We are here to help!
Don't be shy to ask any questions you may need, We are here to help!Dear Jimsky,
thank you for asking. At the moment, construction is at a standstill.
Before New Year's Eve, I started to rework the Keelson and prepare the individual parts for the frames on the bow. These have been cut out and are waiting to be finished.
At the same time I am working on the small version of the Alert from VanguardModels. I knew then that not every wrong cut would have terrible consequences like on a POF model.
The drop height is much lower here. In the meantime, I have finished the first planking and I will certainly find the time to work on the bows in the next few weeks.
But I still admire your work. It's great what you get out of the kit!
Best regards,
Emanuel
thank you for asking. At the moment, construction is at a standstill.
Before New Year's Eve, I started to rework the Keelson and prepare the individual parts for the frames on the bow. These have been cut out and are waiting to be finished.
At the same time I am working on the small version of the Alert from VanguardModels. I knew then that not every wrong cut would have terrible consequences like on a POF model.
The drop height is much lower here. In the meantime, I have finished the first planking and I will certainly find the time to work on the bows in the next few weeks.
But I still admire your work. It's great what you get out of the kit!
Best regards,
Emanuel
Good to hear from you, and I am glad that everything in order like you've planned. Why not start a build log for another Alert, the one you are currently building? This way members can watch your blog and possibly learn, yet, if you have any doubts and simply need help, we can help you. What do you think?
A few minutes ago I actually did....
After a somewhat longer construction break, I have started working on the cutter again.
I have glued the frames to the arch and am currently trimming them.
The first three frames have stickers for shaping.
Frame 4 is missing the templates and stickers.
I am currently in the process of constructing the slope for the inside and outside (I am considering using the templates from frame 5).
Unfortunately, I am not sure whether this route will lead to success. Or am I missing something?
One of the construction reports said that only minimal work was necessary on frame 4. But I can't remember which of you mentioned that.
Best regards
I have glued the frames to the arch and am currently trimming them.
The first three frames have stickers for shaping.
Frame 4 is missing the templates and stickers.
I am currently in the process of constructing the slope for the inside and outside (I am considering using the templates from frame 5).
Unfortunately, I am not sure whether this route will lead to success. Or am I missing something?
One of the construction reports said that only minimal work was necessary on frame 4. But I can't remember which of you mentioned that.
Best regards
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For a new arm up it would be good , to click through the building logs we have here - also later on you will remember faster that you have seen this or that