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Good point izzy- and why do people only put fastenings on the end of the planks as any boat i have been on has had fastenings were the plank crosses every beam -
Ty Lawrence, i have been seriously considering the Tamiya masking tape for some time now- i dont normally use it but my eyes are getting past painting long straight lines feehand these days - also thinking about delving into the world of airbrushing as opposed to hand painting and rattle cans. Keith.
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Ty for the likes and comments- the hull was first primed with white acrylic wood primer then sanded back slightly and halfords high build auto primer applied then sanded back then humbrol grey acrylic primer was used below the waterline. Above the waterline i applied a couple of coats of the main colour thinned down to act as a further priming coat. Keith
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Yep Boyd, but some actual summer would be nice though- dont think we have had more than two days of straight clear sunny weather without it raining on the west coast of cumbria and we even had to fire the heating on at work a few weeks back! Keith
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what a delightful little build this is and thankyou for sharing with us. Keith
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Due to outdoor work being cancelled due to rain- again, i fastened the quarter deck pinrails, staghorns and kevels in place ( replaced the ply kevels and pin rails using lime wood, but used the staghorns that came with the kit). Also built replacement posts for the mizzen fife rail again out of lime wood- thinking i should maybe have painted the pinrails and staghorns before attatching but nevermind! Have fun all, Keith
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i always either prime wood before painting or thin down the first coat to let it sink into the wood a bit like stain to get it to stick. Keith
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interesting seeing the similar yet different approaches billings and caldercraft used for the stern tuck and galleries- the caldercraft galleries look better thought out. Keith
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The wales are a bit tricky to fathom seeing as billings made no allowance for them. I used pictures of stern bow and midships on the real thing as a reference using hawse holes, gunports and stern galleries as a guide. Keith
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who said alchemists never discovered anything! being 1 off the big 50 meself i know the O.M.G. half century fast approaching!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! feeling Keith
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5) and perhaps the biggest one would be.......the admirals would always know where we are I gotta agree- when the admiral complains about time in the workshop i reply at least you know where i am (physically- dunno about mentally ) builds really coming together and having started the zvezda 1/350 dreadnought i can appreciate how tiny the 1/400 bits are on the titanic! Keith
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Have you thought about using planking battens to give an idea for the run of the planking Dominic? I also use a small hand held surfoam and sandpaper around a block of wood to taper planking. Keith
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i think it was perpetuated by the copper bottoms on ships being relatively straight- i am also building the panart uss lynx and have done a straight waterline on that- its a hard habit to break! Lovely job so far by the way keep it up. Keith
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I use the block of wood with a pencil taped on top- however i will deffo try this one in future . I did read somewhere once that on these earlier period ships the waterline followed the wales and straight waterlines we know it is a later invention. Keith
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looks like an interesting little kit to build. I assume the frames are just a "plug" that is removed once the planks are glued to the keel? Keith
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Ty for the likes and comments so far everyone-there was more rigging added after that pic was taken Boyd! The Mantua victory is about two thirds the size of the billings model so it is still pretty impressive.
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your right about the time flying Boyd- been doing this build since xmas 2013 but never really started in earnest till about february 2014 as i was remasting and rigging an old mantua 1/96 Victory for a friend- see below pic. Back to my Vic and carried out a bit more work to the masts as a break from painting yellow stripes. When on the workbench the mainmast stands at just under 5 feet 10 inches tall! Only the tops and the cheeks are actually glued all the rest is just held up with friction at the time being. Keith
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you need to get some smoke in there too Dan - you can almost hear the shouting, swearing and gunfire- fantastic work.
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Ty for the likes and comments everyone. think the copper will need re lacquered when i have finished though Dom. Keith.
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looking great Boyd m8- you will find the walnut will most likely tone down to a more yellowy shade after it is exposed to light for a few weeks which i think looks nice. Know what you mean about the heights of the masts- i did the top masts and cross trees today and they are nearly as high as me with the vic on the bench, When i have the topgallant masts on i will have to stand and reach up to rig it!. Also when you start to rig her i advise starting with the mizzen mast first. Keep up the great work. Keith
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Just a quick update- couple of more coats on the yellow stripes- can't believe its a year since i was doing the stern gallery windows- woooosh goes time Keith
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Ty Harry- your Vic is also looking very impressive. ementzingen these are the billing boats 1/75 kits. Keith
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lol Dominic we all been there m8- you don't realise how big Vicky's bottom is till you plank it Keith
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