clearway
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ty Mike- i seem to recall you built a model of her a few year back with a build log on here? Keith -
glad to have helped out in some way Emmet- i do still ask myself why do i do this to myself though🤪. slowly but surely making headway with the mizen mast with the topyard lifts and the t'gallant yard tye rigged. take care all and thanks again for having a peek. Keith
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thankyou emmet and gieb for the comments- there is a book by c n longridge called "anatomy of nelsons ships" which is basically a step by step guide on the 1/48 victory he built which is an invaluable source of info- also james lees masting and rigging of english ships of war (picked mine up 2nd hand). Keith
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looking good- brings back memories of the fun i have had (and still having) with my billings victory! to be honest the cabins on the quarter deck arn't really that noticeable when the rest of the hull is finished and your effect looks better than the original- would also say yep scrap the figurehead and get the caldercraft one- i bought the sergal castings set for some of the stern decoration and agree the sergal figurehead looks way over scale. Keith
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Thankyou Emmet- i actually have the Nina kit myself but havn't touched it for a few years- A ship like Victory is definitely not advised as first time build- crawl before you can walk is the old adage- i built about 10 ships before starting on Victory (amongst the railway and military modelling)! Keith
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looking good- i would maybe drill and pin the tops of the stantions for added strength as some rigging does lead to them. keep up the good work. Keith
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Hello again all- thanks for views and comments everyone who has "popped by" as we say here. Work continues on the mizzen with the clewlines and sheets rigged on the topsail yard with the lifts next along with starting on the t'gallant yard. Also started work on the main yard- the bands are made from white card pva'd at the join. take care everyone- till later Keith
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"if in doubt ask is the engineers gospel" - if you want to know anything there are plenty of people who will answer you with a specific question. but we all had to go through the learning curve! there are plenty of books explaining the basics too- local library might have some? Keith
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Hi again all in these crazy times- work has had to close so a few weeks on 80% pay for me. One positive in a load of negatives is time to spend on vicky! Got the driver boom , gaff and mizzen crossjack along with topping lifts, peak and throat halliards, crossjack trusses and lifts- the thread hanging down is for the topyard tye. originally rigged the topping lift tothe mizzen chainwhale by mistake🤪- have had to use longridge and steel as references as billings had them either wrong or missing in the case of the driver boom sheet. have fun all and keep safe. Keith
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she is deffo looking great jesse- i never normally put flags on my models because of this very issue in getting them to look right- i envy people who seem to have the knack. Keith
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Hello agian- yep still here! after what feels like a lifetime (side tracked yet once more!) finally got the ratlines on the topmast in place and t'gallant shrouds along with breast and backstays and foretop stays in place. The white card helps me stop going boss eyed when rigging the ratlines😵. take care all and have fun- as an aside in a moment of lunacy bought the trumpeter 1/200 Titanic!! Keith
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thankyou emmet- been taking some time off, but should be back with her soon☺️
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after a log break a bit more progress! finally got fore shrouds and t'gallant shrouds rigged- next job the ratlines. as always thanks for the replies and encouragement with the build. take care all. Keith
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got this in my stash and will be starting her if and when i get my victory finished 😋
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takes me back seeing all this! Keith
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ty jeff- welcome to the party😋. will be starting her again after having a break for a few months! keith
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coming along there - going to have to get mine re-started soon methinks! Keith
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certainly captures the feel of an underwater seascape- and focus will be attracted to the wreck as well so no need for uber detail on seabed i suppose
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welcome back- thought i was bad for taking time off victory!
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looks good so far- looks like there might be some nice 'tween decks detail to be added judging by the open frames? Keith
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Ty Boyd, the support helps m8 Keith
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Hi again all, got the fore shrouds rigged- also got blocks/ deadeyes/ thimbles on the main breast/ backstays attatched. Thanks for looking in everyone. Keith
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will look a lot better with the change in the direction of the plates. Keith
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looking good- as regards the boom- on all fishing boats i have seen there is normally a boom rest on the wheelhouse roof (i added this to my norden) for the boom to rest on. My dad worked on danish seiners and says the topping lift was hauled till the boom was clear, the sail set, then the boom was dropped back into the rest tightening the sail. The sails were to stop the boat rolling too much and damaging the fishing gear. The seiners were anchored in place while fishing. Keith
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