Seventynet Posted January 3, 2016 Share #361 Posted January 3, 2016 Love everything you've done on this ship Boyd. I have learned and copied much from your build and will continue to. I personally like the way you've gone with the masts and rigging and may yet go that way myself. Keep up the splendid work. Best, Ian shihawk and GLakie 2 Quote Builds in progress - Hayling Hoy Builds completed - Naval Cutter Cheerful - by Syren Ship Model Company - Cape Cod Catboat - by Bluejacket - Gokstad - by Dusek - Ship's Boat - by Dusek - Brazzera - by MarisStella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihawk Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share #362 Posted January 3, 2016 Thanks Ian ,I think the main thing i have learned from this build is not to be afraid to do your own thing and see how it turns out ,although often when searching through other logs or books i have to remind myself i am building a model not a replica of the real ship and decisions then become easier. If your build continues to the same standard as your present planking i rekon you will certainly have a build to be proud off . I hope to be back at the Vic soon and be able to let you see now the shortened masts turn out before you make any drastic decisions. GLakie, foxy and Seventynet 3 Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihawk Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share #363 Posted July 13, 2016 Hi all . Been away for a while for various reasons ,but all being well i hope to return to the workshop this week ,and resume work on the Vic . it must be 4 months since i worked on her but it seems like years ,so it may be a while before i have much progress to report . I hope to spend a while going through the various logs i had been following and try to get up to date again , lookin forward to getting back into the smell of wood and glue . Mike Dowling and Seventynet 2 Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dowling Posted July 13, 2016 Share #364 Posted July 13, 2016 Good to have you back matey !! I look forward to more exciting episodes !! Seventynet and shihawk 2 Quote Current build : Gorch Fock Occre Completed non-boat build 1/16 Model expo Sopwith Camel - in shore leave. Previous boat builds: Amerigo Vespucci Occre Yacht Mary Artesania Latina Red Dragon (Modified) Non-boat build 1/24 scale Dennis bus by OcCre - in shore leave. Mare Nostrum (modified) Amati Oseberg (modified) Chaperon sternwheel steamer 1884 Constructo Lady Smith kit/scratch build OcCre Santisima Trinidad Cross Section Constructo Robert E Lee Paddle Steamer Constructo Louise, steam powered river boat OcCre Bounty with cutaway hull Corel Scotland Baltic Ketch (not on MSW) OcCre Spirit of Mississippi paddle steamer (not on MSW) In the Gallery: Mare Nostrum Oesberg Constructo Lady Smith Constructo Robert E Lee Constructo Louise OcCre Bounty OcCre Spirit of Mississippi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinz6672 Posted July 13, 2016 Share #365 Posted July 13, 2016 Hello Boyd, I am happy to hear that you are back. Can´t wait to see the next steps on your model ! Best wishes -Heinz- shihawk and Seventynet 2 Quote HMS Victory by Heinz746 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philg88 Posted July 13, 2016 Share #366 Posted July 13, 2016 Welcome back mate. Cheers, Philip clearway, Seventynet and shihawk 3 Quote Completed builds:USS Constitution Artesania Latina Le Hussard (1848) King of the Mississippi - Artesania Latina - 1:80 Scale with LEDs http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9777-king-of-the-mississippi-by-philg88-artesania-latina-scale-180-with-internal-and-navigation-led-lighting Current builds: HMS Victory - Billing Boats - 1:75 Scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9832-hms-victory-by-philg88-billing-boats-scale-175/>HMS Warrior (1860) - Billing Boats - 1:100 Scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13139-hms-warrior-1860-by-philg88-billing-boats-scale-1100-first-british-ironclad-with-scratch-built-side-heads-per-prototype/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seventynet Posted July 13, 2016 Share #367 Posted July 13, 2016 Welcome back Boyd! Ian shihawk 1 Quote Builds in progress - Hayling Hoy Builds completed - Naval Cutter Cheerful - by Syren Ship Model Company - Cape Cod Catboat - by Bluejacket - Gokstad - by Dusek - Ship's Boat - by Dusek - Brazzera - by MarisStella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihawk Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share #368 Posted July 13, 2016 Many thanks for the welcome back all . just don,t expect too much for a while till i get settled in again , been trying to get my head around some of the rigging plans again ,amazing how much u can forget in a short time Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihawk Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share #369 Posted February 24, 2018 Hi folks . After a few false starts i think i am ready to return to my Vic build . In fact i have returned a few times but decided to wait untill i had some progress to show before posting an update . Before i left i talked about a short masted version and have continued on this theme as rigging is my least favourite part of building and possiblly one of the reasons i have been absent for so long .Forgive me if i don,t have the same dedication as i did when i first started and may cut a few corners in my rush to get this build finished , but finish it i must !!!!! i couldn,t bare the thought of all those hours work sitting in a corner gathering dust . I have plans for a simple -cheap case which if it works will be as much for safe storage as display and may be of interest to some , more on that later .The few pic,s that follow show re cent progress and i,m glad to say that sitting in a roofspace under a window dose,nt seem to have done the Vic any harm . clearway, russ, SimonV and 1 other 4 Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihawk Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share #370 Posted February 24, 2018 sorry was just trying to remember how to post pic,s coxswain and russ 2 Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihawk Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share #371 Posted February 24, 2018 clearway, coxswain, russ and 1 other 4 Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihawk Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share #372 Posted February 24, 2018 paulsutcliffe, glennreader, russ and 1 other 4 Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihawk Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share #373 Posted February 24, 2018 decided to only rig enough to keep everything in place , may not be to everyones taste but it is a sort of a cross between a full build and an admiralty type build To each his own . Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinz6672 Posted February 25, 2018 Share #374 Posted February 25, 2018 Oh my God! This looks amazing!!! shihawk 1 Quote HMS Victory by Heinz746 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dowling Posted February 25, 2018 Share #375 Posted February 25, 2018 I had forgotten what a beautiful job you had done on this. Good to see you back. shihawk and ross 2 Quote Current build : Gorch Fock Occre Completed non-boat build 1/16 Model expo Sopwith Camel - in shore leave. Previous boat builds: Amerigo Vespucci Occre Yacht Mary Artesania Latina Red Dragon (Modified) Non-boat build 1/24 scale Dennis bus by OcCre - in shore leave. Mare Nostrum (modified) Amati Oseberg (modified) Chaperon sternwheel steamer 1884 Constructo Lady Smith kit/scratch build OcCre Santisima Trinidad Cross Section Constructo Robert E Lee Paddle Steamer Constructo Louise, steam powered river boat OcCre Bounty with cutaway hull Corel Scotland Baltic Ketch (not on MSW) OcCre Spirit of Mississippi paddle steamer (not on MSW) In the Gallery: Mare Nostrum Oesberg Constructo Lady Smith Constructo Robert E Lee Constructo Louise OcCre Bounty OcCre Spirit of Mississippi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihawk Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share #376 Posted February 25, 2018 Tks Heinz , i took a run through your build , to remind me of your build ,fantastic work . Was wondering if like me u need a break now and again , it is a long slow process and hard to keep the motivation going over years , i don,t know how some do it , good to hear from u again and look forward to your next update . Hi Mike ,,I couldn,t find your Victory build on the logs ?????? But i did find your Sopwith Camel , great finish idea with the half and half . Did think of trying the Fokker tri- plane and still might , would u recommend ??? However i have now opted for the Triton section , got the plans and have the wood ordered so will see how that goes first , may even try the full one if i think i,m up to it .Of course i must finish the Vic first !!!!!!!!!!! Cheers Boyd Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dowling Posted February 25, 2018 Share #377 Posted February 25, 2018 I haven't done the victory at all. Not me honest!! The Sopwith was good fun and I have the fokker tri plane in my stash waiting probably after I have finished Mary. Planes make a change so I reckon you would enjoy them. Quote Current build : Gorch Fock Occre Completed non-boat build 1/16 Model expo Sopwith Camel - in shore leave. Previous boat builds: Amerigo Vespucci Occre Yacht Mary Artesania Latina Red Dragon (Modified) Non-boat build 1/24 scale Dennis bus by OcCre - in shore leave. Mare Nostrum (modified) Amati Oseberg (modified) Chaperon sternwheel steamer 1884 Constructo Lady Smith kit/scratch build OcCre Santisima Trinidad Cross Section Constructo Robert E Lee Paddle Steamer Constructo Louise, steam powered river boat OcCre Bounty with cutaway hull Corel Scotland Baltic Ketch (not on MSW) OcCre Spirit of Mississippi paddle steamer (not on MSW) In the Gallery: Mare Nostrum Oesberg Constructo Lady Smith Constructo Robert E Lee Constructo Louise OcCre Bounty OcCre Spirit of Mississippi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinz6672 Posted February 25, 2018 Share #378 Posted February 25, 2018 42 minutes ago, shihawk said: Tks Heinz , i took a run through your build , to remind me of your build ,fantastic work . Was wondering if like me u need a break now and again , it is a long slow process and hard to keep the motivation going over years , i don,t know how some do it , good to hear from u again and look forward to your next update . Hello Boyd, I am glad that you remember me and my Victory. You're right, I'm taking a break right now. My father was very ill and spent several months in the hospital. There was no time for modeling next to the work because we took a lot of care of him. He died last month. I also got 2 cats again. They are very young and very lively animals. It is simply not possible to pick up a tool without the two having their nose with them. Crafting is impossible, because everything is too interesting. And the model just has too many small parts that constantly break off when the cats roam free. But I can not bring myself to shut them out. Honestly, I'm a bit desperate. Because when I see the pictures of your Victory, I get so much desire to tinker. The motivation did not leave me at all. I just do not know what to do so that the cats and the model can work together ... Until then, I enjoy the many great posts here in the forum S.Coleman, paulsutcliffe, coxswain and 5 others 8 Quote HMS Victory by Heinz746 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihawk Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share #379 Posted February 25, 2018 Heinz , i,m sorry to hear about your father . I just shows how little we know about each others lives outside our hobby interests . Heinz6672 1 Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearway Posted February 26, 2018 Share #380 Posted February 26, 2018 welcome back Boyd me olde mucker Keith shihawk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihawk Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share #381 Posted February 28, 2018 Thought i,d post a quick update on progress while waitin for dinner to cook , clearway, Mike Dowling and GrantGoodale 3 Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihawk Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share #382 Posted February 28, 2018 sorry , i got held up without explaining the pic,s , as with the rest of the build the mizzen and all that goes with has been cut short ,, rigging has been kept to minimum and so may look a bit strange to the trained eye , apoligies for that !!! Anchors are not rigged in the authentic way but no matter how i tried the proper version looked like it would loosen on the first tug , so as captain i ordered it securely fastened . Only a few things at the bow to finish up and a overall cleanup should bring this rather extended build to a finish , Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihawk Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share #383 Posted February 28, 2018 ps ,, anchors where bought replacements , i couldn,t make anything reasonable with the kit ones Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted February 28, 2018 Share #384 Posted February 28, 2018 I think you might have fitted the stocks upside down as well, looks like in the picture the angled side should be on the bottom Regards Paul shihawk 1 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihawk Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share #385 Posted February 28, 2018 tks , Paul , u are correct ,, another job to redo . paulsutcliffe 1 Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpwilk Posted March 1, 2018 Share #386 Posted March 1, 2018 This build and rigging is quite superb. Any reason why you haven't used black (i.e. tarred) cord for the standing rigging? Mike Mike Dowling and shihawk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihawk Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share #387 Posted March 1, 2018 Hi Mike , to be quite honest it was so long ago i can,t remember the exact reason , i think i did try the black and decided that the light color looked better with the natural finish . As i decided to build more for the look of it rather than authentic it left me free to change the rules a bit . Boyd Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearway Posted March 1, 2018 Share #388 Posted March 1, 2018 Nearly there Boyd! I replaced my Vics anchors with the caldercraft ones- sure we can't persuade you to fully rig her? Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihawk Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share #389 Posted March 1, 2018 Keith ,, note a chance , all i want now is to get her to a stage i content with and into a case of some sort and move on to the next build . i,m probably the only one who will ever see her anyway , and i have discovered i do not like rigging .Did u get much of the beast from the east yet ??? We are cold but not much snow yet anyway ! clearway 1 Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dowling Posted March 1, 2018 Share #390 Posted March 1, 2018 I'm not wild about rigging either !! We have about 1ft snow if you don't count the drifts ! shihawk 1 Quote Current build : Gorch Fock Occre Completed non-boat build 1/16 Model expo Sopwith Camel - in shore leave. Previous boat builds: Amerigo Vespucci Occre Yacht Mary Artesania Latina Red Dragon (Modified) Non-boat build 1/24 scale Dennis bus by OcCre - in shore leave. Mare Nostrum (modified) Amati Oseberg (modified) Chaperon sternwheel steamer 1884 Constructo Lady Smith kit/scratch build OcCre Santisima Trinidad Cross Section Constructo Robert E Lee Paddle Steamer Constructo Louise, steam powered river boat OcCre Bounty with cutaway hull Corel Scotland Baltic Ketch (not on MSW) OcCre Spirit of Mississippi paddle steamer (not on MSW) In the Gallery: Mare Nostrum Oesberg Constructo Lady Smith Constructo Robert E Lee Constructo Louise OcCre Bounty OcCre Spirit of Mississippi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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