HMS Victory, Shipyard, 1:96

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:29 am • Post subject: HMS Victory, Shipyard, 1:96

HMS Victory, Shipyard, 1:96

This is a building log for a card model. It is a kit from Shipyard (polish publisher). The kit includes more than 6000 parts on 50 pages of A3. The parts are on 36 pages and the rest of the pages are instructions and pictures.
As my English is not so good and it is very hard to translate the special names for the parts of a historical ships (don't know all the correct names in German), I will show more pictures than text. Otherwise I will answer every question to my building log as best I can do.

First step of building this ship was the framing.

I try to get a straight body with the use of a steel wire, diameter 2 mm

Also I use reinforcements of cardboard and white glue

This method wasn't a big success. After inserting all of the five decks the body was curved. So I use more force and a dramatically technique to learn it more discipline.

This brutal force produced some bended frames. They were moistening with wallpaper paste and after drying they stay in their bended form - but the body was straight.

Next part follows soon.

Kindly regards
Josef

Commodore Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 1930 Country: uk

fuchsjos
Nice job so far, keep up the good work, I must say she looks very strong

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:06 pm • Post subject: Victory

Very nice start.

Gene Bodnar

Hallo Josef,

I am happy to see that you started your building log also here in MSW.....
...and I can promise to all other members that it will be a very interesting
and detailed description of this beautifull card-kit.
Now we will have two building logs of the Vic........Great 8)

And with the special english terms we all will be happy to assist you with your descriptions Exclamation

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:29 pm • Post subject:

Dear friends,

Thank you for the friendly welcome and for the advance credits Embarassed

I will do my best.

I had started this build in october 2007 - so the first updates will come in quick steps (until the momentary status ...) Very Happy

Josef

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:31 pm • Post subject:

Next part was a little piece of deck in the bow. I worked with engraving tools and gauche colors to get a realistic optic.

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Doing some additional work to the body.

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:32 pm • Post subject:

Next step was working on the cannons for the lowest deck (32-pounds). This work was a little refreshing time for my hurting fingers (cutting of cardboard could cause some irritations to fingers and bone-hinges.

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:33 pm • Post subject:

After some working sessions for the cannons I did the first planking to the underwater part of the body.

After that, I worked on the holes for the guns. Some bulkheads were in the way for a correct placement of the guns - so I had to use the cutter once more.

The range over the waterline was planked only provisionally to find the correct positions of the guns in the middle of the loopholes.

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:34 pm • Post subject:

Now it was time for the final first planking.

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:49 pm • Post subject:

Hallo, Josef! I didn't recognize your user name, but I recognized your avatar picture over at kartonist.de. So, having already had a peek at your current progress, I can promise our fellow MSW members that it is a treat!

Tschuess!