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Hi Jon

Might I suggest you do a dry fit with the superstructure to check they fit inside the wooden deck edges and sit flush with the plastic deck. I used a Woodhunter deck on Dreadnought and had to trim edges off in quite a few places for the superstructure to sit properly. Some of the problem was the length of time between laying the deck and fitting the superstructure. Somehow, that’s not a problem I think you will have😄😄.

Graham

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17 minutes ago, Harrysgrandad said:

Wood decks!!!! They look nice, not sure they play nice?

I don’t follow.

Play nice ?
Jon

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1 minute ago, Harrysgrandad said:

Hi Jon

Might I suggest you do a dry fit with the superstructure to check they fit inside the wooden deck edges and sit flush with the plastic deck. I used a Woodhunter deck on Dreadnought and had to trim edges off in quite a few places for the superstructure to sit properly. Some of the problem was the length of time between laying the deck and fitting the superstructure. Somehow, that’s not a problem I think you will have😄😄.

Graham

Ah, I see what you mean.

I’ve had that experience where the plastic parts don’t touch the deck, if a wooden one is fitted, so I’m fully prepared for a bit of trimming. 
I’ve dry fitted the main part of the superstructure and it seems to fit snugly into the wood. 
Jon

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10 minutes ago, dnl42 said:

One of the bigger ship's you've done?

In this scale yes, I’ve done a couple of battleships in the past, but I prefer Destroyers/Frigates/Corvettes.

Jon

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The deck is in place.

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And I've glazed the scuttles, difficult to tell, but I have.......honest.

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I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but this is a a very wide ship.

I've compared her here with HMS Mary Rose, a destroyer which was built at around the same time.

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There is one thing to do at this stage, that is to have a good look at the rigging plan and determine where to site Bob's Buckles.

Jon

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This looks great, it really does. I love how clean the upper deck is, everything but the turrets is in one superstructure "block". Where did you get the nameplate made - some local craftsman?

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Small deck fittings and some very delicate PE.

Also, good news today, I've just become a Grandfather for the second time. Congratulations to my eldest son Will and this partner Lynsey on their first born son.

Jon

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Very neat; I see you´ve cut off the deck hatches? I also noticed they looked awfully boring and plain. What will the replacements be?

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Great work Jon very neat as usual and congratulations on becoming a grandfather again.

 

Stay Safe and Happy

 

beefy

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11 hours ago, Micha_Pol said:

Very neat; I see you´ve cut off the deck hatches? I also noticed they looked awfully boring and plain. What will the replacements be?

Not sure what you mean, I’ve removed nothing.

Jon

11 hours ago, beefy66 said:

Great work Jon very neat as usual and congratulations on becoming a grandfather again.

 

Stay Safe and Happy

 

beefy

Thanks.

And congratulations to you too.

Jon

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13 hours ago, Faraway said:

Not sure what you mean, I’ve removed nothing.

Jon

Thanks.

And congratulations to you too.

Jon

I thought you had filed or gound the hatches flat since they have this irregular grey colorspacer.png

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10 hours ago, Micha_Pol said:

I thought you had filed or gound the hatches flat since they have this irregular grey colorspacer.png

As far as I can figure from the paint instructions, these are skylights, so I’ve given them a touch of dull silver.

Jon

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I think the skylights do not have very good definition I had the same thing with Lord Nelson I just used an HB pencil to swirl a dot at each point for the glass.  :idea:

 

Stay Safe

 

beefy

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One or two small guns...........

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Boat deck in place above the gun deck and funnels fixed. PE grills to add to the top of the funnels.

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