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That could work- especially if you remember to leave staggered gaps in the deck planking which you can plank in later to hide the join lines. Keith -
Ty Lukas- will be 1.4 metres long when finished- don't know where she is going to live when finished though! At last the catheads, the rest of the rigols and the timber for the hammock netting alongside the forecastle knightheads is in place. All that is left are the steps and i can start painting the hull and coppering her bottom Keith
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definatley recommend leaving the cannons on the upper gun deck till all the woodwork is finished and sanded- the amount of sawdust and shavings that gather under there is sick!- i am waiting for better weather so i can clean all the rubbish out of there now all the major woodwork on the hull is finished. Keith
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It was still like that in the 90's as well- not sure when Billings moved over to laser cutting for their Cutty Sark. Keith
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Looking nice and with lighting fitted it wont be as un-noticable as it may have been otherwise. Smurf or blue painted scotsman?! Apparently the Romans got to the naked blue men and built a wall to keep em out Keith
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Ty for the likes everyone and if she ends up looking as good as yours Lawrence i will be happy . Due to some nice weather yesterday didn't get much done due to needing work done in the garden, but today fog had moved in so got most of the rigols added and cut the mouldings away from the gunports. Yey lighter nights and alfresco modelling are approaching weather permitting in the north of England! Keith
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Looking nice- when i bought my billings cutty in 1995 they had moved on to wooden deadeyes and blocks. I painted my yards black as opposed to blue suggested by billings.
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Shaped the supports for the channels and glued them in place. Added the mouldings to the upper hull- just used the laser cut scrolls supplied with the kit- however wasn't any suitable strip wood in the kit so cut some strip from some 1.5 mm sheet as the 3mm strip suggested by billings in the instructions was way too wide looking. Just when you thought you didn't have any planking to cut away from gunports anymore...... Hopefully we will get some nice spring weather this bank holiday weekend and i can take her outside and clean the sawdust out of all the nooks and crannies Keith
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Hi Dominic didn't realise this was you- just been catching up with your Vic and she looks good so far- did you ever finish you soveriegn of the seas? Keith
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see what you mean mate- yes that looks right with the datum lines showing the curve better.
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Probably a mis alignment as mine doesn't - take one of the planking strips and run it frombow to stern- it should flow smoothe with no dips. Keith
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Ty for the likes and comments everyone- cant wait till you re-start yor Vic Frank Keith
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Bit more detail added to the bows and also dry fitted the chainwales- added some square section timber under these which will be sanded/ filed down the thinner profile once the glue has hardened fully. Leaving fitting the catheads till as late as possible! Till next time Keith
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I agree phil- even without mods a build like this requires a lot of forward thinking and planning. Keith
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looking great there- bit different from the mighty Vic! Have you thought about copper "dolls house tape" for running lighting conduits? Keith
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got the blue finished and the first coat of yellow is on the forecastle bulkhead. Also dry fitted some of the other fittings i have been working on including the skid beam assembly. Once second coat of yellow is on i can start thinking about adding detail to the sides of the hull as i wont need to sandwich it between my legs! also added capping rails. Keith
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builds into a nice kit- built this just over 18 years ago now myself
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Ty Lawrence it's nice to see her starting to come together and looking more like Victory. Keith
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Thanks again for all the likes everyone. Added the seats of ease to the bow grating and a thin strip below the capping rail on the forecastle bulkhead cut from lime sheet which wasn't a part of the billings instructions. Applied thinned down "priming coats of Humbrol matt 33 black and gloss 14 blue - nice using a colour apart from black and yellow! Also made the galley chimney from some brass tubing i had spare- didn't have any 6mm tubing in the fittings which is listed in the destructions! Hopefully will have most of the bow detail added within the next few days depending how the painting goes. Keith
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Playing devils advocate here you could even include the hatches for the second run of steps as well! It scares you when the frames start going in and you realise exactley how big she is. Keith
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Ty Phil- i decided to just use the laser cut ply for some bits because you probably wont be able to tell the difference once painted. Some stuff is being replaced with proper wood like the posts for the pin rails. Keith
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Looking fantastic as always daniel
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Welcome back Bob- and yup that looks strong enuff!!! keith
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sometimes you need a break Frank- why i went and did german armour for four months- just needed a break from my victory Keith
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Bit more progress with the bow area and trial fitted the masts and bowsprit. Also made a start on the tops just for a break of routine Didn't use the ply from billings for the curved "heads" but used some offcuts of thin aero modellers ply i have in my scrap box- it is half the thickness of the billings ply. Keith
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