HMS Victory by Harvey - Corel - scale 1:98

[Harvey]

Hi everyone!

This is my third build, the HMS Victory.

 

I started this build many years ago and it has been stored for a long time.The kit started as a Coral but has been extensively modified. I removed all of the formers so the decks could be built up, putting in  additional details such as gun carriages, deck beams, and pillars.

 

I will continue to update as the build progresses, but for those interested in seeing more, HMS Victory and Royal Caroline photos are available at harvey-green.co.uk

Edited April 23, 2014 by Harvey

[Harvey]

I'm currently working on the quarterdeck. I have  just started making up the ten gun carriages which now need to be completed. Progress on this may be slow as I need to finish painting the hull, as well as touching up a few patches I'm unhappy with.

[Harvey]

Hi

Started work on the cabins, made a basic frame and built it up from there.

I did make a mistake by putting in an extra door on each side, but managed to modify so all is good.

A little wood stain and a coat of varnish to finish off and all that is left to do is the glazing.

 

The next problem is the ships wheels, the ones that comes with the kit are too big and i can’t find any smaller ones so looks like i will have to make some.

If anybody has any questions then please ask.

[Harvey]

Hi

This is just a quick update to the build.

After putting in more deck beams the planking of the poop deck went ok.

I still need to clean the sanding dust and give the deck a coat of varnish.

Next, I will do the sky light. and the rail with the hammock cranes.

Do not know how to do the fire buckets because on a scale of 1:98 they will be very small I do not want to leave them off

If anybody has any idea please let me know.

 

[Harvey]

Hi

Just a quick update to the build

I made the ships wheels because the ones that come with the kit were too big. I was going to post pictures on how I made them, but a hard drive crash put an end to that, I lost a lot of data.

As you can see, I have been building on the quarterdeck. The bulwarks are complete but I still need to finish rigging the gun carriages and after that, the next part to make is the compass binnacle, ladders up to the poop deck and possibly the sky light.

Not much more to add at the moment, if you have any questions  or want to  see a different picture view then please ask.

Edited July 13, 2014 by Harvey

[Shipyard sid]

Greeting Harvey

Well here we go with another victory, and cracking work at that. Just enjoy it . I will follow your build with interest. DAVID

[Harvey]

Hi

Just some update pictures

 

The binnacle has been fitted

I have painted the figurehead looks good on the ship, now going to store for fitting much later

 

[Harvey]

Hi

The skylight

 

Started as a basic frame

 

 

Laminated the top two layers of wood with CA to help stop the wood from spliting when I file.

 

 

Drilled for the windows around the sides and then filed out.

 

 

Next I used masking tape to outline the top windows, drilled and filed to the right size

 

 

I used wood stain to colour, and for the glazing acetate sheet.

 

 

The finished skylight on the ship

 

 

If anybody has any questions please ask.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Kevin]

WOW 

 

that is one big upgrade from the corel kit

[Harvey]

HI

I thought its about time I do a quick update; it seems I have spent a long time building and not getting anywhere

Fitted the knees and finished painting the stern

 

 

Also fitted the emergency steering chains, But I might change the chain for smaller link chain as it doesent look right.

Have you spotted the mistake yet, not by me although i must have made many.

but the decoration on the stern is back to front like a mirror image

 

 

post more soon

[Harvey]

Hi

The making of the hammock cranes

 

You do not get all the cranes needed to fit all the netting in the kit, and the ones you get are all one size so buying more was not an option.

 

As I have already fitted some, I had to make some that looked the same with a 2mm ball on the top,

 

Could not find any brass balls locally so soldering balls on was out,

So being a welder by trade  I used copper, by stripping electrical wire I found .97mm copper wire and to get the ball on end of the wire I used a TIG welder by holding the wire upside down and setting the welder to about 40 amps DC and pulsed the foot pedal the copper will naturally want to ball.

 

I did not get any pictures of the welding but as I have more to make I could, let me know.

 

 

 

Next is to drill 0.8mm hole for the rope

 

 

Fitted on the upper deck

 

 

Now I have to make the ones on the quarterdeck and poop deck.

 

Post more soon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Harvey]

Hi

Finally finished the hammock cranes bit of a pain to make and a milestone out of the way,

 All that is left to do is to add rope and fix the netting, must finish some deck fittings first.

The next job I keep putting off is the lanyards on the gun port lids because once done it will be hard to touch up the hull painting which I have never really been happy with.

[GuntherMT]

Beautiful work Harvey.

[Ponto]

Oh, ... that's how the Corel Victory is supposed to look ---- Very Nice rendition !!!!  I built the same kit years ago straight out of the box and it is no where near your standard.... looking forward to your progress.

 

JP

[NMBROOK]

Hi Harvey

I had to pay you a visit when i saw the photo in Latest full profile picture.I could not believe your model started as Corel's kit.Outstanding work and a real credit to you    

If you do decide to change the chain,I found Aeronaut makes the smallest available unless you raid the jewelry store.I bought mine from the model dockyard,but I imagine Cornwall model boats stock it as well.It also comes pre-blackened.

 

Kind Regards

 

Nigel

[dragzz]

 hello harvey u are doing a vary good work there . is that corel vic the older kit or are you building a diff way keep up the great work

[Harvey]

Hi

dragzz

The kit must be the older kit as it came in a blue and white box I bought it about 20 years ago, been building on and off, it was put away for about 15 years.

Then I was not happy with how it was going so completely stripped out the hull as you can see in my first picture on the log and started building from the AOTS book. and much research on the net

I only live 55 miles from Hms Victory and never been on board but have visited the dockyard.

[gjdale]

Hi Harvey,

 

Just found your log and have to say you're doing a wonderful job on modifying this kit - truly first class work! I note that you live in Dorset -.my wife and I spent a most enjoyable week in Dorset about one year ago, staying in a thatched cottage owned by friends in the tiny village of Milton Abbas. The Dorset countryside really is lovely.

 

I'll pull up a chair and follow along with your build now that I've found it. As I said, first class work and very interesting mods.

[Harvey]

Hi

When you look at the Corel gun port lids for the first time it seems impossible to fit any lanyards. However, you can just about drill a 0.5mm hole; this was done before I started this build log and if I remember correctly some holes in my fingers as well because it was done by hand with a pin vice. I thought I would add this to show it can be done.

 

 

I first fitted a ring to the port lid but I chose to fit the lanyards without because I think it looks better

 

 

Ok that's the starboard side done, now for the port.

 

 

See you at the end of the lanyards.

[Harvey]

Hi

It has been a few weeks since my last post .But since then I have had a ship yard move which involved decorating, before I was in a little cubbyhole under the stairs with bad light now I am under a window which has much better light.(my building might improve now I can see what I am doing)

But anyway the lanyards are finished.

Also made the flag lockers still thinking about putting in tissue paper for flags or to leave them as they are.

 

 

Made a start on the carronades, I still need to put on some deck fittings like cleats and cannon ball racks, but I am getting an overwhelming desire to start working on the bow and rig in the bowsprit so fittings might wait.

 

 

which one will win deck fittings or bowsprit answer next post

 

[CaptainSteve]

Harvey, your work is simply stunning !!

With regards your flag-lockers (and especially trying to bear in mind the scale you are working with), in my opinion, you should fill just a small number of the lockers with rolled tissue. Just enough to show their purpose, without being too over-powering by having too much tissue.

[Harvey]

Hi

Thank you for all of your very nice comments and likes a bit of encouragement goes a long way thank you again.

 

The deck fittings and bowsprit had to wait because I forgot about the netting, after cutting up one of my daughter’s dresses for the net I started.

 

 

First I used some clear glue to fix the netting in place then fine cotton to tie the netting then I coiled rope around the top of the netting to make it more secure.

 

 

Still 50/50 about whether it looks right also I was torn between black and white netting

 

 

 

[Harvey]

Hi

After a long break hopefully I can put some more time into building again.

 

The boarding pike rack failed at cutting the mast rings out of wood so came up with a different way

 

First cut some thin strips of copper

 

 

Then made a dummy mast and wrapped it in clear tape so the bands can be removed then wind some copper round gluing as I go

 

 

Then I made the pikes with cut down pins, wished I took more time to make better pikes still might yet because in the finished picture they don't look so good.

 

 

Give two more turns of copper gluing with super glue and remove from the dummy mast.

 

 

 

I have also made some fire buckets put up some pictures later

 

 

 

 

[Harvey]

 

[Harvey]

Hi

I decided to remake the pikes the last ones were a bit rushed and did not look right.

 

[Harvey]

Hi

Just started to modify the pin racks because l did not have enough belaying points see above picture.

Edited May 3, 2015 by Harvey

[dafi]

Coming along nicely .-)

 

XXXDan

[Harvey]

Hi

Thank you for your likes Dafi,Captainsteve,gjdale.

 

The new pin racks before I only had half the amount of belaying points for the rigging well worth the time to remake.

 

 

 

[shipaholic]

Harvey

Wow, just discovered your build log. I built the Corel Victory a long time ago with a lot of mods to make it look more realistic. But you have done a fantastic job using the parts supplied, absolutely brilliant, well done

 

Steve

[CaptainSteve]

Hi

Just started to modify the pin racks because l did not have enough belaying points see above picture.

 

Harvey,

I had exactly the same problem when rigging my Bounty Launch build, and posed the question in my build log.

(As a land-lubber, I really had no idea !!)

 

It was pointed out to me (Thanks, Mark), that it is perfectly acceptable to belay more than one line to any one pin/point.