airfix Royal Soverign

[Graham D]

I have to say that the painted plastic looks better. The weave of the fabric is too large

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all here is an update on this one, got all the guns on now (still got to tie them down) glued the portholes on the closed side


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I've discovered that the bowsprit tiedowns cant go through the grill so have to cut them out


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[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all heres a little update,


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[Wendall]

That looks great Ken. A whole lot of work there!

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all made a start on the water effects.


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[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all a small update on this


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[Graham D]

The sea look really good, as does the ship

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all well I know nothing about rigging so I'm going to do a cross between the Airfix instructions and ones I've downloaded off the internet (I could not possibly do them the way they are supposed to be, I don't have a clue as to where to start) I dont even know what the different lines are called.


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also I bought this for the ratlines,


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and this came with the Airfix Wasa, which is easier to use.


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[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all well the amati Loom A Line is total rubbish, the airfix doodah is brill though, so that is 10 quid down the drain, the airfix whatsit was free with the Wasa.


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Rigging is deffinitely not my thing, I am thinking maybe take the top mast off just leave the lower masts and have it as its having a refit, don't know.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all well I've decided to plug away at the rigging and here's where I am now, I've discovered I can do more than one set at a time with this thingy, thus saving loads of thread.


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[Deleted member 3568]

Well I know it's not finished but it's sold, my boss's husband came round to show me his car (some little horrors standing on a bridge lobbed a rock as he drove under and stoved in his drivers pillar and windscreen (the cars only a fortnight old £90,000 worth) he spied it and the Reale and said the Reale was too big for his new seaside house but he would buy the sovriegn.

 

[papa 695]

Just caught up on this build Ken, and I'm glad I did. Some great work going into this

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all well now its going to be paid for I thought I better make more of an effort to finish it.


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[Graham D]

You have done a good job with this model.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all a small update on this.


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[james pithouse]

Nice job ken well done. doing the paddle steamer out of match sticks started with the king plank (front part) but keeping it static and as you know doing the same boat in remote control.


My pics are under boats under construction. P.s. no more mad ideas please


from your brother

 

[grumpa]

Absolutely Beautiful! Don't think I could EVER deal with all those lines and "rigging" I guess you would call it {not a ship guy} Fantastic work and obvious patients I feel if I attempted such a project I would be found in a tangled frustrated heap on the floor:eek: Also the water effects look awesome, Great work.................Jim

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all just a small update.


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[papa 695]

Looking very very good Ken


But watch out for the ironing board on the port side

 

[flyjoe180]

Wow, amazing work Ken, loving the sea base and the rigging. Fabulous job on this old kit.