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  1. Paul0367
    Hi Mike I've ordered the copper tape and tool for the job, could I put in a request of a few pictures fore / aft full side and if poss below and finally the rudder. All this to aid me in the copper install. Also did you cut full hull length strips or cut them to manageable strips and join them and I'm assuming you run the rivits from behind the tape then fit and score the joints after. Sorry for all the questions but theres little around about this that I can see.
  2. Paul0367
    Well, spent the day making the brackets thinner, this was done in situe and took well, a while. The kits supplied brackets if used really need putting on a diet also, mine were the same thickness initially as the ones provided in the kit and I felt they Looked far to chunky.
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    Hi Dave I did look on to see if you had posted any updates but assumed you had closed shop for the festive period. I'm still pondering the brackets for the stays I fitted, should I go thinner as the real ones are iron and quite thin, I'm also going to copper the hull before I instal to many fittings which may be knocked off in the process. Look at Mtdoramike s build and his hull is stunning.
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    One beautiful looking model, build quality is stunning. One thing that makes me happy to have chosen Constructo myself is there wood quality.
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    Well after a long build break I'm back, since my break I have received a book on the anatomy of the HMS Victory and this prompted me to tear off the brackets which are supplied by constructo to support the mainmast channels. Originally they appear to be iron on the real vessel but I opted to stay with the wood route as before but a little more realistic. I also jumped a few stages to start to make the platforms for each mast, these I will just keep revisiting as the build progresses, sort of gap fillers.
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    Hi Mike, Hope Christmas went well, just a question, where did you get the rivit detailing tool from
  7. Paul0367
    Mainmast channels made and a couple installed and that's me done for the coming week as I'm off to chase the sun.
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    Recap pictures.
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    I have moved on to the rudder another part of the ship that really should have been done after the captains quarter s certainly before any Dec rails went on. This enables you to flip her over without risking the knocking off of the rails. Personally if your building this kit fit it around section 53, just leave of the chain until the rudders due instal time
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    Hi my overseas friend, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the copper plating, what did you actually use and how was it attached, beautiful job mate, the library will have a work of art. I am at the do I don't I copper plate her stage.
  11. Paul0367
    Been adding some of the hull decorations this weekend.
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    Ha ha Phillistine
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    Ha ha Phillietine
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    Steps going on, well one side has so far.
  15. Paul0367
    Been off work this week so been cracking on, loads of hours but not a great deal to show, especially to one whom doesn't build. Fairleads take some making and then there is two. OK gun ports, plans do not position them correctly with the bulwarks, well mine didn't, the ports which you see on the middle deck from the rear are vital and you have to ensure you miss the ribs. You will hit the ribs on the lower decks I'm sure, I hit many which is a pain as they have to be cut out to access the board behind for the canons to sit. This is not a problem as you would never know when the cuts been done. I used a vernier and transferred the plan on to the model ( I put a pencil dot in the centre of each cut ) and slightly adjusted the top Bulwark ones that were going to hit the ribs, its a slight adjustment and doesn't show up later. Some trace the plans and transfer them over. Just check and double check before you cut, and ensure both sides match each other. I can send you pics and my measurements on the bulwarks if this would help.
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    Looks beautiful, I like how the canons would protrude through the doors when closed. Saves the crew pulling the heavy canons back and forth I assume. Did your kit include the brackets for the doors and you make the doors to suit, this is far nicer than the victory kit, or is this your upgrade. I ask as the victory of the same manufacturer is cast iron and paint affair and no where near as nice as those on yours
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    I have moved back to doing more, more and more handrails today and some more reinforcements
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    Well I thought I would make the side reinforces, well how long could it possibly take. Most of the day is my answer, 1 st one was spot on but wrong timber, Manzonia instead of Sapley as for the rest just a time eater. Then there is the glueing, seriously why did the instructions not have these fitted when the Wales were fitted, this would save us knocking off the delicate handrail post as we lie her in the side to work on. Trust me guys do these before and rails go on.
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    Dec ornaments going on, really, how many spindles and hand rails did the guy whom designed this ship really need to put on
  20. Paul0367
    Small update, lots of work and time but little to show for it. I have decided to open one of the bow doors and as a result the rear of the door required cutting out, again this would have been far easier earlier in the build.
  21. Paul0367
    Thank you for the encouraging comments, I have had a nosey at your Victory and it looks stunning. Looking at it though reminds me how far I have to go. I have gone back to the stage I skipped to do the bow. The tedious hand rail.
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    I have been busy on the bow decoration and now my ship looks like she wears the Victory's face. I have a nice pile of scale bonfire wood to show for the difficulty though, bending the 2mm x 2mm Ayous is frustrating beyond belief. Soak this wood and it becomes fibrous and stringy, not wet enough it will snap, not wet at all and yes it snaps but also burns on the soldering iron used to bend. For those painting the ship the burns are not an issue but for me, big problem.
  23. Paul0367
    Hey that's looking great, whilst you were fitting four planks a day I would have expected the 1000 piece jigsaw to be almost finished by now, whilst waiting for the glue to dry.
  24. Paul0367
    Hi Mike Its looking very nice , the build approach is so different to the Constructo version, closer to the Caldercraft. So pleased the parts are being supplied, I'm not sure if it would be the same for Contructo but I have not tried. I would have like a stock list at the begining of the build to ensure I had enough wood , I knew I was going to run short due to using extra for decorating the rear quarters. the little decorative trims above your canon ports are not even mentioned in this kit. Whoops there is a stock list at the back of the parts manual, I didn't push past the english section enough to see it.
  25. Paul0367
    I have avoided this part of the build until now but despite this the instructions really need to have this step addressed much sooner in the build, possibly before planks are fitted on this deck, like the main and poop decks (just plank around the the hole). Problem I knew was coming, is splitting the deck due to a drill going in at an angle, even small drill bits never prevented my deck tearing up as you can see. 10mm final hole, I ended up making the bow spits first section to acheive the correct angle, not to mention repair the torn decks, this is a scary part of the build being in such a visual place on the ship. The picture shown is not the full damage, I had replaced the rear curved sections and started on the front prior to stopping to grab the picture. If your building this kit drill before you lay the deck.

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