AndyB2
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Sailing at Fleetwood - Building Katie
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3 blogsThames Barge - Veronica
This is a well know model. I think there used to be an active group of TB modellers, this seems to have been maintained through a Faceboo…
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Swallow - the most famous dinghy?
This is a kit from Clyde Model Dockyard of Swallow - from the stories of Swallows and Amazon https://www.clydemodeldockyard.com/shop/p/cl…
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Hansjolle
The Hansa dinghy was introduced in 1947 by Henry Rasmussen and a kit is available from German manufacturers Aeronaut, the hull is 940mm l…
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Re: build blog
Hi - I made Bella - which I think is same model - just smaller ! It was a very well thought out kit and went together very well. The only challenge was getting…
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The Crew
The crew has arrived - alas there is no boat ready for them to sail !
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Initial Painting of Crew
They do need some detailing - as well as some "weathering"
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The Crew Arrived
Thanks to NeilW - excellent quality figures - just now to see if my painting skills do justice to them !
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Stern and Gunwales
Although it looks a bit "rough" - it is actually quite smooth and the shape is good. The underside of the hull has had two coats of thinned varnish. Although t…
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Hull - sanded smooth
In the areas which were planked, there was a need for a little filler - Isopon 38 - and then some sanding. I had first used a layer of glass fibre tissue and W…
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Re: build blog
@DodgyGeezer I'd be interested in seeing someone do this?
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Re: build blog
@RossM I use off cuts of "real sail cloth" found on eBay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165088087993?var=464639953587 I periodically look to see what they have in …
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Re: build blog
@Ronald Adding a figure is being thought about. However, I think getting them to “duck” as the boom comes over maybe beyond my skills!
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Swallow sailing at Fleetwood
After a few distractions, managed to get Swallow afloat and she sailed quite well. After the first sail, I realised that the lead ballast needed to be moved sl…
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