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also on bluff bowed ships you will end up with banana shaped planks at the bow- see chuck's planking guide on modelshipworld, but the run looks o.k. to me -
pulls up a chair and watches with empathy at the pleasure and pain people inflict on themselves🤪😁 keith
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yep i read through his blog and found that - i would love to see details of davits and chainplates though. Keith
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also creepers and stealers can be used- they taper the planks on real ships too- there is a good method in harold underhill's plank on frame models volume 1
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welcome back- i am using a replacement set of lanterns by caldercraft as opposed to the billings ones- yep i'm still here after a vicky break lol. keith
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Hi Keith- i will be replacing the kit belaying pins with brass ones from billings boats- and yes occre took short cuts with the masts and yards (you will see when your lees masting book arrives). for a start the masts will have iron bands not rope woolding, and there will be chain slings - thats just two differences!- talking of the mr betts build log the stern should have a "tuck" similar to victory as opposed to the square one occre have used, will have to see what i can do with her when fairing the frames- see pic below from matthew betts blog Keith
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starting to look nice and busy on the poop 😁
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god speed-i will prepare a darkened quiet room for you to hide in when finished🤪 Keith
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oooooooooooo them curves- need to go lay down fora while- takes me back to the admiral 20 years ago😁
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Ty Wahka- still trying to decide if i should just follow the kit instructions regarding planking, or just run planking from the bow and missing out the fashion pieces supplied- this is the first time i have come across a kit where the planking is too short to reach from bow to stern! I wont be planking the deck or adding bulwarks until the first planking is on though take care all Keith
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way to go there Jeff- hope you have a bottle of bubbly for the launch! Keith
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Ty jeff and the caldercraft ones are 1/72 not 1/75! have decided after looking at the pic you sent to do a halfway compromise- paint the inboard end black (also need to add a crutch for when lashed to the yard) and leave the rest varnished- safe to say i haven't consulted the billings rigging plans for some time as they miss/ compromise a lot (bit strange as their cutty sark rigging was pretty comprehensive)! Keith
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in this day and age of laser cutting this shouldn't happen- the occre hms terror i just started had frames and keel that went together tight and true with just one little 1mm slice needed taken out of the slots for the bulkheads in the deck. Keith
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Hi Emmet the decks will sweep in a gentle upwards curve towards the stern just keep checking and double checking against plans- now you know why we don't recommend victory as a first build🤨- at least you waited til build no.2. Keith
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after seeing the hms terror build logs on here especially keith s build i made a start. have always had a fascination with the story of the north west passage and when occre released this it was a must despite the compromises with the kit. frames glued in place but deck still loose. also glued in the filling pieces between frames at bow and stern building slip to help keep the keel straight while planking don't know when next update will be as Victory taking priority at the mo! Take care all keith
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check out the build log for "shihawk" billings victory- he finished his in varnished wood and had the same conundrum. Keith
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Ty for input guys and i am still deciding as left light in colour i can see them and less likely to poke my eyes out, though i must admit that does look nice jeff- hmmmm choices🤨. back in ye olde shipyard and the t'gallant yard is ready for lifts, clewlines and sheets. also rigged the t'gallant tye. also a while back invested in a set of victory lanterns from caldercraft via the model dockyard- one on left is replacement one on right is the generic billings fitting! take care all and thanks to all who pop in for a gander. Keith
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ouch- we had snow this time last year - supposed to be an arctic wind coming in tonight so going from 20 centigrade today to 10 centigrade tomorrow! - i use scraps of ply from frames to bolster bulkheads to strengthen them if ply is thinnish. Keith
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i just used what came with the kit and varnished it- no stain or paint used. Keith
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love these smaller type of vessels ( maybe because my dad is a fisherman and i grew up on 50 foot wooden boats when they still had lots of varnished wood and polished brass). Keith
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😁 niceeeeeeeeeeeeee
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you didn't waste much time jeff😉- what a difference to the plastic bin full of fittings that take several hours to sort through you get from billing!
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way to go m8y- i have dug my terror out and started on her and hold you entirely responsible. will have to start a build log, but main focus will obviously be on victory with this as a side project. keep up the good work. Keith
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welcome aboard the billings victory club Matthew, you dived in at the deepend then!- hang on it is a bumpy ride😁. before you install the middle bulkheads see if you want to alter them to allow for the stairwells - i did it for one set of stairs, but wished i had cut out the others and made new strengtheners either side of the hole (see philg88 victory log) a bit of work involved but worth it. Keith
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well spotted- proves ye olde joiners phrase "measure twice cut once" Keith
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