You sir are a Master! Merry Christmas!

Agree 100%!👍👍

Thank you!

Thank you!

Always!

Thank you! Apreciate it! 😊👍

You know Russel, I miss the good old days, on modeling and you are part of it! Thank you

Thank YOU

Thank you! 😊👍

I was lucky enough to be gifted by a friend recently the following - Heller 1/200 L' Indomptable, Heller 1/150 Le Glorieux and the Heller 1/150 Amerigo Vespucci. And for good measure two Airfix 1/87 HMS Bountys'. This followed a conversation we had about me getting into modelling more seriously now that I don't need to work, after only dabbling on and off over the years. The Heller kits look great and I haven't decided which one to tackle first. I'm just finishing Revells 1/110 HMS Bounty at the moment as this was a nice kit at a great price to get started with sailing ships. New plastic kits for sailing ships seem to be a bit thin on the ground now but I've just recently added to my stash from Airfix the 1/130 Cutty Sark and the 1/180 HMS Victory from their vintage classics range. I'm new to sailing ship kits but I'm looking forward to the challenge, they are certainly more involving than a tank! I would love to add this kit that Alex is building to the stash but they seem hard to find and when they do come up they are quite a price. Happy modelling my friend.

Hello brother! How r u? Thank you! I Hope you are safe!!

Thank you

Lol! Thats good thinking! 😂👍

Thank you! And thank you for your support this year!

@@AlexModeling your more than welcome mate. Watching your channel brings me enjoyment in watching a man who truly enjoys this great hobby we both love.

Merry Christmas tô you too!

Thank you! Stay safe! 👍😊

I agree, and yes they don t fit like it should. This plastic is good and thick but on this piece works against the good fit on the kit

@@AlexModeling If I was reviewing this kit with a 5 star rating I would be confused. I would want to give it 5 stars and 1 star at the same time. This is definitely not for anyone but a very experienced modeler. You have to dry fit everything. You have to be willing to cut. You have to be able to patiently deal with less than ideal instructions. You have to understand that a mistake can be very difficult to reverse. I am on the later stages of the hull and I am quaking in fear at the thought of getting the masts to fit 😀 That said, it's a beautiful kit that rewards you for patience. The detail is wonderful. As an avid miniature painter I am loving what some have criticized as overdone wood grain detail. It's a dream to wash and drybrush. Nice build and thanks for the video.

Kindred spirits, you and I, in our passion for the details! Accurs'd evermore we are, for all eternity to shamble the gloom- shrouded lower decks of our unfinished models, our chains and our shackles rattling and clattering their deathless dirge as we wail and weep in doleful accompaniment! "OHHHHHHH! OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH!" we moan our largo, minor chord glissando . . . . Yes, I am an aspiring novelist. How can you tell?

Thank you. Lets hope so

Thank you! 😊👍

Muchas gracias! Feliz Navidad!

También para tí y los tuyos, Feliz Navidad, amigo mío! :))

You too!

Actually i don't like the way i sound to myself... Thank you! 🙂👍

Muito obrigado amigo! Forte abraço!

Obrigado, bom feriado com saúde, Abç

Fun fact: Barnacles hate copper, The chemistry in copper repell Snails and slugs, cuz it taste like acid for them 😈

Absolutely . That's precisely what I would do when my father and I were professional model-makers . He would concentrate on the main components and I made all the fittings and made the rigging work . The standing rigging as the name implies , supports the masts and is stationary . However the running rigging is movable , and requires fittings that work . They are available to buy but I loved making our own. With a fine-vice and drill , it's not too difficult to convert the kit parts .

@@peterbellwood5412 I've recently restarted modeling. So far I've done a few 1/72 scale aircraft and the 88mm gun and Fammo. I'm still collecting the tools and paints though it's a great help having the manufacturers include the paints. I haven't tried the airbrushes yet. Considering whether to get the combined airpump and sprayer or the type that uses a separate airpump. I am also experimenting with cutting door details out and making doors and hatches open and close. With the Victory I'm thinking of having the gun hatches open and close probably connected to the gun carriages so they move in and out. The imagination is without limits. Lol Best of luck.

@@das5813 Nice one das . I'm ,even now, not interested in airbrushes . I've had a couple but I get a reasonable finish with the old 'hairy stick' . Preparation is vital for a good paint finish . That and polishing between coats . I love the idea/plan to hinge the hatch and to connect it to the carriage . Tell you what , mate . I love those little brass hinges that Alex used for the 1/18 Dauntless flying surfaces . I don't know if they came with the kit , or if he bought them separately . Probably too big for your purpose , but I'd love to use some to improve some of my 1/18 diecast model cars . I hate those 'dog-leg' hinges used on doors and bonnets/hoods . I totally agree with your comment of "The imagination is without limits. " All the best , das . Pete

Thank you!

Thank you!

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Thank you! Stay safe

@@AlexModeling The same. And I don't comment on your modelling skills because others with far better skills than myself (who don't build ships (or planes)) alleady have done this better than I can.

@@rudolphbondefangerer5513 no problem... If you enjoied the video that is my reward... Cheers

James , that's an excellent idea . Why not start with a smaller , less complicated and cheaper model of it ? There are plenty around . All the best . Pete

@@jamesdennis2004 For goodness sake ! I thought we were here to encourage each other , and you tell me to mind my own business . Flaming nerve . I meant well .

@@jamesdennis2004 are you always so rude when someone tries to help you, Richard Cranium?

Very Very rude!

Wood decking ???? I only see plastic

You are blind!

@@josephtang6640 recheck the video mate. I'm always very keen to learn new techniques so if you have any videos or photos of your work then please share as I'd be keen to view them and learn form your knowledge. Cheers

Good luck for yours!

Really?

@@AlexModeling yh I loved seeing the HMS Victory being built and I would love to see it finished

No sir, i haven t

Its not on the video description?

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Unfortunatly im using the Japanese instrucions... Allow me some time to get my older Heller ones And i will get back to you

@@AlexModeling thank you alex

Being a retired professional modeller I used to , too . However , I still believe we can and should appreciate others such as those who have a plastic model and do their best . Then there are others who , like I do now , enjoy starting with a plastic kit then add detail or modify into a different 'version' as in aircraft and vehicles .

@@peterbellwood5412 Yep.I have done them too.... when I was a child. It was fun.

@@timhallas4275 I still do . But I'm talking pretty serious work .

@@peterbellwood5412 I switched from model ships to actual guitars about 10 years ago. I found a better use for wood. I always wanted to build a real boat from scratch, but never had the money to get started.

@@timhallas4275 Serious kudos , Tim . That's a true skill you have . Do you make furniture ? I was never very good with shaping wood , but I've always loved miniature . I was more than happy to make the wooden fittings for the large scale model ships my father and I made . We were commissioned to make quite a few models for the Admiralty , plus various museums including the Maritime Museum at Greenwich . We made a large model of the Golden Hind that was a 'prize' on 'Sale of the Century' . It would be interesting to find out what happened to it .

Why ? Is it because you don't think you're up to it ? If you wanted , there are people that would happily build it for you .

Sou Português sim, e a cruz é a cruz de Cristo, que era pintada nas velas das nossas caravelas sim. Abraço

@@AlexModeling verdade, a de malta é um pouco diferente.. Cruz da Ordem de Cristo

@@AlexModeling tem alguma miniatura de nau portuguesa?!?

Construi uma no meu canal sim ... 😊👍

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