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I live out in the sticks in the middle of nowhere. I can get 99.9% alcohol in abundance, would that break down PVA glue?

I have just started a new build and I have discovered one of the early bulkheads has been knocked slightly to one side ( an over enthusuastic grandson) I was using PVA glue, how can it be removed to re-position it correctly?

I struggle with the deadeyes of all things. What diameter are the deadeyes on Snake please?

Some great models there so I am really looking forward to your latest project, I can see how it will work!

Has anybody bult these kits by Caldercraft? HMn Jalouse or HM Brig Supply, if you have could you give an opinion please? Things like ease of building, kit quality etc.

Ballahoo was my first and only wooden build to date and I was quite pleased withit, but when I see some of the quality on here I feel like throwing it on the fire and taking up stamp collecting!

Great start and looking good already. A good model to introduce you to this fascinating hobby. Keep up the great work I will follow with interest.

I am about halfway through 'Pickle' and strangely enough I have considered a cut away section of Victory, anybody can reccomend a particular one?

Incidentally I am addicted to this forum, and I am amazed that there is so much talent out there.

I have always been fascinated by the ships of this period and especially the Victory, I have made the journey several times to tour her. It would be my greatest joy to attempt the build, but alas I came to this hobby far too late in my life and I am not sure if I have enough years remaining to complete this great venture. Now I will restrict my pleasure to dreaming of what might have been and reading the great logs of the fantastic builds of this ultimate model.

Thank you very much, now I do feel stupid, the answer was there all along, sorry! I can only plead the over eagerness of a complete novice combined with advancing years

I'm thinking of this as my next build, the more I see of this one the more I like it, I will use this build as my goal.

I am interested in buiding a section model of HMS Victory. I would welcome any information dealing with best kit, degree of difficulty, accuracy of model etc. etc.

Am I missing something here? Was my question really so stupid that it does not deserve an answer?

Where is the best place to start coppering? Obviously on the hull but where stern, stem or centre. I started coppering Pickle in the centre and ran out with some very awkward cuts at stem and stern.

I take the point, but to get all the top deadeyes in a level row is no easy job either. And a man like myself with large hands finds it very 'fiddling' to reeve them in position

What would be against reeving the deadeyes before putting them in position then taking the shrouds from there, that way there is only one task in situ rather than reeving the deadeyes in position.

Great link and it answered a few questions for me. Thank you for the help.

Thank you, actually that did occur to me, but it is good to be confirmed by the voice of experience. I am learning a lot from you guys!

I have seen on some models it is possible to plank the false deck prior to final fixing, is that advisable or is it better to do in situ.

This will be my next project, can you please explain how you determined the position of the bearding line. It is things like this that puzzle and baffle me.

Thank you for this info, I can see the merits of doing this and it is something I shall consider on my next build. It is things like this that I like to know about rather than just blindly staggering on. Already pleased to have joined this forum.

I am a complete novice, so to gain theoretical experience I have read several logs. Some modellers seem to leave the stern post until after the planking is complete, I would have thought it was a reminder of where the planks should finish, please what am I missing here and what are the advantages/diasadvantages?