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best way to work out direction is to see which way the angle of the blades throws the water aft as they cut through the water 😉, -
hi seems o.k. to me, if you look on page 8 of the build you see it in operation, it is basically two pieces of wire glued into some scrap planking and bent in a staple shape the space you want the deadeyes set at. place one end on the deadeye on the hull and put the other eye on top set of prongs, then wrap you shroud around and tie off (first tying off shrouds in pairs around crosstrees). Hope that makes sense. Keith
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Yep them small drill bits like snapping for fun! based on prototype practice Keith so unfortunately can't charge copyright fees😁 , the real things were made to swing up out of the way when in port or tied up alongside another ship, or in our case being tore off by ice as well! Keith
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interesting idea, you could make the section where the philips capstan is on a slightly raised deck and the accommodation hatch removable (though there will be the skids for the boats on stilts there). Keith
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Thanks again to everyone who has taken a look so far. Yet more altering of occre fittings😁 (though to be honest a lot of kit manufacturers dumb down on them), and that is the whisker booms on the catheads. I flattened the end of some of the 1mm brass rod and drilled a 0.68mm hole through it and soldered cleats for the jib boom stays. also drilled into the band on the cathead and made wire crutches for the boom to rest on. They are held in place by pins used for planking. take care all and keep up the good work. Keith
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What the other keith said daniel😉, i found some elm tree pumps as fittings from either amati or artesania latina (cant remember which now). You can see from keith s and my model you will need to alter occre kit a lot regards fife rails, pumps, masts etc if more realism is your aim (not as hard as it looks at first though). Keith
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welcome to the terror club- albeit erebus, keith s and i are having fun making the occre terror actually look like hms terror nevermind changing identity! there were some structural differences on the deck fittings/ boesprit too. the plan in the book (i have this also) is actually for Erebus. Keith
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thanks for the comments guys, keiths if you look on previous page i have given a reply on how i taper masts and spars for you (not sure if you seen it) Keith
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Thank you for the likes, looks and comments everyone. Back int shipyard and the mantua launch is now finished. Also made a start on the catheads , made new knees out of bass wood to replace the ply kit ones, and drilled/ filed square holes into the hull to take the lower timber take care everyone Keith
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nice work with the billboard (that's where the name came from originally) amazing how many expressions/ sayings come from the days of sail. Keith
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this is one of the best upgrades i have seen with ye olde airfix kit, years ago i was going to do something similar but replacing the masts and yards with wood/ brass rod. Keith
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guns are coming along great and nice piece of research, keep up the good work😉 Keith
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ty geowolf, the mantua model just comprises keel/ bow/ transom and bulkheads so needs extra work to look o.k. the thin frames are my own addition. Keith
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ouch bad news with the knee having had problems now and again with my own i know the pain! get better soon and ty for the compliment. Keith
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looking nice- not sure how prototypical you want to go but occre have the rigging wrong in places 😒. Keith
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looking good, was wondering what was happening to her😁
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it is a knack getting the tension on the rigging just right. i will not be putting any rigging in place for a long time yet (always like to get the masts done early to get a feel of how the ship will look), i still have wire eyes to install at the base of the masts to take rigging before i finally glue the fife rails in place as well. Are you going to alter your terror along the same ideas as keith s and myself? Keith
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Not been in shipyard much lately due to nice weather and 3m x 2m (10' x7') canopy above rear house door needing built before winter sets in. Had some time off today from D.I.Y. so got the pinrails in the bows to take the running rigging from the bowsprit/ jib boom, also unable to find a decent ships boat measuring 105mm (bought a plastic one but just wasn't realistic) came across this one from mantua , unable to get one from master korabel as all u.k. stockists sold out. not much detail but working on it (still a work in progress), but not too much of a problem as one of the resin boats i obtained a while ago will be sitting in it😉. take care all Keith
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looks neat and tidy geowolf, the stern davits will also hide some of the gap when they are in place (i havn't done these or the catheads yet as they always get "knocked" so will leave them as late as possible. Keith
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HMS Victory by Hadesmr - Corel
clearway replied to hadesmr's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
pssst victory should be in the earlier dated post, as she was around 40 years old at time of Trafalgar😁 -
while i scratch built new chainplates for my victory to replace the billings fittings, i soldered the strop around the deadeye and the lower most link but didn't solder up the middle link (just made the link the twisted to one side to fit then bent back into shape). if you are only replacing the middle links i would recommend anealed iron craft wire which is stronger than brass. if you pull the links apart while rigging you have it too tight! Keith
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Ty wahke- i was torn between paint her or leave au natural at the start of the build, but glad i decided to plank her with walnut and leave in the wood finish. Keith
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i think a lot of model shops are having problems due to manufacturing being messed up with this covid mess, same is happening with model railway suppliers. Keith
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for fittings there is also The Model Dockyard in the u,k, who ship overseas. Keith
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