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I knew some details missing so...this becomes...

and this....( but this was maybe a mistake cause I got to do it now on all 4) ..and with this adding my first LCVP crane I consider done

and this....( but this was maybe a mistake cause I got to do it now on all 4) ..and with this adding my first LCVP crane I consider done

finaly found some motivation to continue...weather just too good
the last grues of LCVP's (A) weren't realy to my liking so I started all over again ... 3 bars in C make 1 B.... they look better
also added the flagg and flagg pole... had a little bit forgotten to ad that... well its done

I had a question about those 3 pieces getting 1... an other view shows why ...this type of say "rail look" you can only get when composing it from different pieces joined together ..... here you can understand why I wasn't happy with first make

no I made it differently...made the curve from 1 full plastic piece... then added the 2 strait triple parts... that wasn't good as the curve is without a groove ... that's why I made new pieces and this time in 1 piece ...although the bad one was used as a base for size and form

these are the very last build-up, step by step pics ..... as with this done she is now FINISHED

I have to wait for more pics as the weather is poor so bad luminosity

Hope you enjoyed this (for me very special) build

a few pics to give ya all some food lol

Wow! Just beautiful.

Such a far cry from what I built so many, many, many years ago.

I wanted to see how close mine is compared to the real one... so I took pictures of about same angle as the 3 originals I have of the Burleigh...

you tell me if I did it or not
...seeing it now posted.... I made a mistake on my paintjob...actualy 2... 1 on each side....

Indeed the Whelan Davits are a PITA due to the curve in the rails However this was the reason they could hang over the side to lower the boats. More than a little fun to produce the what seems to be hundreds of sheaves and blocks necessary!

Bogged down with lack of rigging enthusiasm on my project!

Cheers! Tom

finaly ...the pictures..

and 5 more

Admin ...the ship can be mooved to completed
Hope you all enjoyed my work

Fantastic work! I love it when someone takes one of the old classic kits and makes a work of art out of it. Thank you for the tips on the rigging of the booms and davits, definitely will come in handy in the future.

Dave

Wow that’s a beautiful ship with tons of details. I’m amazed by the rigging on all the cranes. Really shows well.

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This has been a fun project to watch unfold. The end result clearly shows that all your efforts were worthwhile.

You may want to post this in "What's New" so that even more people can enjoy it.

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thanks for the nice words
How can I post in whats new... the kit is one of the oldest around lol

To submit photos to the What's New gallery, you have to email them to us - see instructions here: http://www.modelwarships.com/about/contact.html

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actualy ... I was joking about the new for an old kit....but yes I will