Kevin Aris Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 1 hour ago, ArnoldAmbrose said: Gidday Kevin, that's very impressive framing of the hull. Your patience is way beyond mine. Regards, Jeff. Thank you the worst bit is still to come, thats the hull plates, they are not overlapped, but butt joined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Good luck with them. From what I've seen of your skill I'm sure you'll manage. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) good morning everyone i have now passed the 83rd day of the build, about 1/2 way, and still not thought about going back onto another project did some stbd side framing, i think it will all have to be done, and then cut out whats not required the forepeak has been built up but not secured yet now some of the deck plates have a home i have found that using white PVA tacky glue the card still gets damp and sags between the transverse beams, although this mainly disappears when it is fully dry i have found that if i use a paper tape superglued onto the beams and then put the deck beams on that i get a better result for now i have tacked the the biggest hull plates to get an idea of the way ahead plan all the rest of the plates are individual, about 150 off them, and they are butt joined, not overlapped Edited June 12, 2022 by Kevin Aris 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Kevin Aris said: i have now passed the 83rd day of the build, about 1/2 way, and still not thought about going back onto another project I think you'll just have to keep going, stop now and you'll have a hard time returning to it is my guess! It's starting to look really good, keep it up! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Glad you haven't given up on this epic build, would've tried my sanity. Looking great. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.au Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Totally fascinating! It’s a bit like a 1:1 ship building tutorial. I didn’t know these kinds of kits existed, very glad to follow along for the remainder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted June 13, 2022 Author Share Posted June 13, 2022 12 hours ago, mark.au said: Totally fascinating! It’s a bit like a 1:1 ship building tutorial. I didn’t know these kinds of kits existed, very glad to follow along for the remainder. im not aware of anything else like this, lol im not in a hurry to do another though, this will last me another few months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Do you find it lonely building something so far from the mainstream models on here? I can only watch and seldom make any useful comment due to lack of experience of anything remotely like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 15/06/2022 at 17:35, Bertie Psmith said: Do you find it lonely building something so far from the mainstream models on here? I can only watch and seldom make any useful comment due to lack of experience of anything remotely like this. i love larger scales, 1/96 and above, so they tend to be longer term builds, whether mainstream kits or not it is always going to be hard and lonely to keep followers hanging on to watch progress, i even have the 1/200 titanic with full KA MK1 upgrade set and think i would get bored with that very quickly i love the fact that someone drops in and makes any comment, Thank you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Always interesting to call in and have a look at what is happening usually say to myself how on earth does he do that. keep at it Kev looking good so far. 👍 Stay Safe beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 I've actually dropped in on Kev, he's a virtual neighbour at 8 miles distant. He has a set up to be jealous of, a nice, long and bright workshop; plus a very friendly dog. Mike 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 hi guys thank you for comments and likes been quiet in the boatyard the last week or so, the wife has been ill with a bad viral infection, although she is well on the road to sarcasm (a sign of being back to normal) everyone is welcome to visit and see the friendly dog, in fact @bootneck was my one and only ever non family visitor and that was at least 6 years ago cakes and coffee are on me 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 I hope that's not a sock you're still wearing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 good evening everyone thank you for comments and likes, the wife is much better now day 91 stbd side hull and bilge plates even though the wife was ill, i still made sure a did a bit on the the build every day, maybe an hour tops, but back on it today the kit is quite clever considering, its my modelling that lets it down, but even that seams to have been taken into account, and so far the plates have gone on ok the sticky tape under the plates is my idea, and im happy i went down that road, i have ensured a better contact with the frames, and yes the tape has been glued as well so that the whole lot does not fall off the bottom of the hull plates shows the position for the top of the relevant bilge plate once i was happy the bilge plate was in the correct position i secured the hull plate over it as we get to the pointy end smaller plates are laid under the sheerstrake, these take a bit of adjusting to sit properly i will tape over these butt joints later on i just laid another coat of varnish over, hence looking a bit wrinkly 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Gidday Kevin, glad to hear that the Good Lady Wife is on the mend. That's meticulous work there. And I think it a good idea to include the crewman as it demonstrates the size of the ship. Regards, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 good evening everyone the build is now day 96 and im still enjoying it 96 consecutive days is by far the longest period of time i have ever spent without a break the pointy end is now pretty well complete, and hope to move aft tomorrow the kit is incorrect in the marking of the hull plates where they line up over the bilge plates so remaking of about 10 plates is required, its an old kit and i dont think there would be anyone around to tell here is this weeks work the dotted line on F plates should be on the E plates as a result i butt joined the bilge plates and then had to rip them off sticky tape to hide the seam lines seal everything with varnish 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 It's massive.... I wouldn't be surprised if you can put some serious weight on the hull when it's done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 On 6/25/2022 at 8:59 PM, Kevin Aris said: 96 consecutive days is by far the longest period of time i have ever spent without a break Don’t stop now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 On 6/25/2022 at 9:16 PM, JeroenS said: It's massive.... I wouldn't be surprised if you can put some serious weight on the hull when it's done. Wasn't that what happened to Kev's previous attempt? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Hi Kev. I can hear you laughing. Don’t lose your momentum on this monster build. Back to work with you! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 i managed 100 consecutive days on her, she is now having a rest until i get back to her 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Kevin Aris said: i managed 100 consecutive days on her, she is now having a rest until i get back to her 100 days in a row is pretty darn amazing Kev! Do you have some pics of her current state for us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 nothing really changed after day 96 other than i started to prep 50 sheets of accommodation blocks parts she is now covered over awaiting time on the table again 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Hi Kev, I've dropped in a couple of times on this build, glad I just caught up. It's quite amazing actually, kit or no kit, that amount of card work is something to be truly admired. The best bit (to me) is actually the slight unevenness of the plating, the natural waviness between the frames, so true to life. This is stuff no one bothers with normally, but its just the best feature of this build. I know all about build fatigue, have suffered myself in the past. Keep it safe and make notes of exactly what you were doing and the problems you were facing so when you come back, you can pick it right up again., Cheers Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Steve D said: Hi Kev, I've dropped in a couple of times on this build, glad I just caught up. It's quite amazing actually, kit or no kit, that amount of card work is something to be truly admired. The best bit (to me) is actually the slight unevenness of the plating, the natural waviness between the frames, so true to life. This is stuff no one bothers with normally, but its just the best feature of this build. I know all about build fatigue, have suffered myself in the past. Keep it safe and make notes of exactly what you were doing and the problems you were facing so when you come back, you can pick it right up again., Cheers Steve good morning Steve i look at her every day, with the rest of my collection, yes my tastes change, and i start different projects, but they all get completed my next build starting in January will be my last ever (subject to change) new kit, and will be a wooden build, Britannic will be completed first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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