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  1. Paul0367
    All the effort with the mast, for it to be roped up like this and covered up.
  2. Paul0367
    Having had qiite a break, I have picked up and started to make a move on this ship. Due to the break half hour was spent tracing my steps and finding where I am actually upto, I know, I know them dreaded canons need finishing and rigging but still on the masts at the moment, I made the topmast fairleads and fitted. As you know ts the small things that eat the time
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    Cheers I will look them up.
  4. Paul0367
    lovely clean build, what blocks did you use for the canons
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    Oh thank you, I have looked these up, there stored just over the other side of the rails, another addition I am to make. Just not sure how they fix in position, have you any info
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    Anyone looking at my images of late will know I called in on the old girl this weekend. I took a few pictures but this one puzzled me. The out rigger pictured is not in any of my literature, I'm guessing it is for the deploying of the rear anchors, stored and brought to the fore when required, with a suitable rope that is rather than the tooth floss currently attached. This resides at the front of the ship level with the foremast.
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    I was told by a guy working there two to three years but since you asked I did a bit of digging, the latest news is each mast top ads 25 tons to the structure and the ships structural integrity would be compromised adding them back on. She is collapsing under her own weight and there trying to sure up the main structure. there is a possibility they may never be reinstated. They have been removed since 2011 and no completion forecast date has been http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence/restorers-face-last-chance-to-preserve-hms-victory-1-6500146
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    Ha ha, its a shame she has a lot of beauty stripped off at the moment during the restoration, the figurehead does look great above my fireplace though until they notice its gone. There was another copy mounted on a frame in the military section of the docks, they can use that one, that said its an active base she resides in, its got two armed guards at the entrance. There are also guards in every area the public can wander. We didnt tour the whole site just the Victory but I will return when she is fully restored, mine should be completed by then though. Books or pictures do no justice to how beautifully she was build for the job in hand, too good really to go to war, just so much attention to detail and craftmanship. Many overseas builders on MSW may never see this ship in the flesh as they say, I would put it on your bucket list, when she is completely built she will be a sight to be seen.
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    It would be rude to live 300 miles from her and not pop in, she is going through a heavy restoration at the momemt. This has removed all mast upper sections also the bow jib and the rear captains quarters is totally covered up but wow guys she is beautiful, the lower mast sections are huge as are the fittings on them. As for my little one, nothing done since my last mast rings were fitted, reason, some would roll off in time and need tacking and I was leaving them at least a month to settle and tack, prior to moving on. All seam happy to remain where intended now.
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    Sorry shihawk I feel terrible now,,,. I got the brass to bend on my jib with the joint at the bottom out of sight but really not possible on the mast and to bend at the scale we are working with, especially if going for all out scale I assumed it was noticeably tape. I'm pleased it looks like brass from the kit. ( that said it is still brass) AndyW... If the tape was unsuccessful my brother suggested the same path using very thin brass strip and doing the same as tape. Anyone whom is building this kit needs to drop the kit brass for the masts, in my opinion and Shihawk confirms this it just isn't feasible. Using brass tape is no easy alternative beleive me, it a start, do a couple and walk away job. Also a remove and start again thing, look at my post and you'll see they took ages and most of the time I just didn't want to fight with it so had many night off whilst I got prepaired.
  11. Paul0367
    Well its confession time. The mast adourned by brass rings are not the brass supplied in the kit, especially as all mine was used up making preventer links and other brackets. It would be difficult, no, impossible to bend the brass supplied in the kit that way. Ok here goes, another modeller, Josh from Canada used brass tape, must be brass not gold, brass tape is nowhere to be found in the uk, for uk modellers reading this ( well I couldn't find it ) so I got mine from USA. It is very tricky to work with and lacks great adhesion, ( well my roll did) because of this it requires a tiny dot of super glue to ensure it doesn't roll off. Thats after its been cut to thickness and fitted, it has a tendency to coil as you peel it off the glass used for cutting and its a pain to uncoil, also needs smoothing out with a blunt smooth edge once its on the mast. After all the toil and time its worth it in the end, especially if you going for the scale look, as there are far more rings than the kit shows, well a lot, lot more. Hope this helps and you haven't been trying to bend the thick brass in the kit
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    Well I have worked on them, well the foremast, so far to address the error. I opted to reduce the mast top section a little. This detail is omited from this and many other kits and images are hard to come by, thanks to your comment i'm able to rectify them. Appreciated John. Honestly as you are, what do you think of this one.
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    Hi John This is why we join forums, due to keeping to the original design I made the section below the cap hexagonal, but this you quite rightly point out reduces the diameter. I have an image that made me think they were fine but I need to make them either thicker or reduce them above the caps to match. Mine are all still unglued at the moment.
  14. Paul0367
    Love it,,, Mike, you cannot retire a skillset such as yours. What would you do with yourself
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    I'm still here, slowly working on the masts, although I have many nights off, I have too this is a bit repetative and rushing isn't an option. There are many more brass rings on my model as im keeping to the original as much as I possibly can but this adds time, lots and lots of time.
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    I hope this is what your after and helps you
  17. Paul0367
    My bible is HMS Victory her construction career and restoration by Alan Mcgowan, Amazon, this is a great book, so deatailed. Really its a must for us builders.
  18. Paul0367
    I got caldercraft but to be honest i never really considered scale, doh! I will look into your suggested kit, hey would you have there codes for the lines, just a thought
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    I really haven't studied the lines width, but I have shelved the green stuff, i've now got caldercraft lines but im not at home to say what thickness they are. I generally study the area i'm on when I get to it, the head would forget otherwise.
  20. Paul0367
    Thank you for the comments glad to help, fitting,,, well first scrap the green, yes green rigging twine that Constructo insist on the supply with this kit, it will look wrong. Treat yourself to black from other kit manufacturers, do not touch Constructo, they will only ship you more green, also you will need two more main anchors, there is more the ship carries but the main are most visable. Get some spare ayous 2 x 2, ok your replacement will never be as beautiful as the kit suppplied but it will do the job, this is for the bow especially if your going natuaral wood colour as there is a lot of waste here trying to acheive the correct curvature and prevent burning the wood ( see box art) yep slight burn. Check my site for the trials and tribulations, i've met quite a few and tried to prevent other struggling through, especially the canon hole positions on the top deck which has to be correct otherwise you may hit the ribs that are on view from behind,, you will hit the lower ribs, the plans ensure this, ( a pain yes but just dremil them out) Any issues, just email me seriously its not a problem, I like to help. One bit of advise I was given early on and I will pass on,, its not a race, she will take a minimum of two years, unless your retired and not hassled for DIY, You will need literature and my bible is HMS Victory her construction career and restoration its brilliant. AMAZON. Oh! when things get on top of you, STOP! put the kettle on and take 5, things look so much better after a break. Oh and more importantly, just enjoy it.
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    Constructo HMS Victory.
  22. Paul0367
    Moved to the foremast, yet to add the brass rings but making up each tier at the moment and dry building with the aid of my trusty blue tack. Anyone whom has been here before will know how complex a mast is, until now I didn't but always looked forward to this particular part of the build. They make the ship, a ship of beauty to me, and wow did they do it very well..
  23. Paul0367
    I have moved up to what I call main mast stage 3 or what you guys would call the main top gallant.
  24. Paul0367
    Mate she looks beautiful, I want super close ups of all the mast junctions to save me some serious research. Lazy I know but hey what can I say. So so glad you did a dry run on that display cabinet, I just could not imagine what could have been. That said it shouldn't happen really, it's not like the case was a budget one.
  25. Paul0367
    Mast stage 2, this piece took some work, starting from large Hex base to small hex to round, tapering to a hex tapering out to square. This is hats off time to the original design / builders. The ship is a work of art, far to good to send to war Thanks for the compliments guys.

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