clearway
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Ouch at 95 degrees- here in the Cumbria we usually have it fairly moderate- though we did get a couple of winters with -20 centigrade. Our summers normally peak at about 22 degrees centigrade for a couple of weeks- rest of time its cool and raing and raining and...... Keith -
Don't know if its still in print, but there is also Log of the Cutty Sark by Lubbock which is an excellent read and has plans. That is where i got the idea of painting the panels on the deckhouses white from. Keith
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another option might be to drill through the cathead and insert a piece of brass rod then add a covering splint to hide the ends of the rod. Keith
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Do you know anyone with a mini lathe who could turn some brass rod for you? Keith
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I never fail to be amazed at your work- keep it up. Keith
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coming along nicely Boyd- if you like the look then you are doing it right! Will probably stick with the self adhesive paper for my windows. Keith
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Not been upto much victory wise due to still aiting for timber to arrive for the wales and garden and outbuilding maintenance- oh the joy of built up felt roofing!!! Have been working on the gun carriages between though. matt white base coat applied. Iron work picked out in black. Coats of light oak stain/varnish applied- about two more coats to go. The wheels will be done with dark oak. Keith
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I rig all the shrouds and forestays first then move onto the yards- attatching any blocks and eyes needed first before attatching the yards to the mast. Keith
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welcome to the wonderfull world of hms victory, best advise i can give is read through the instructions 20 times then look at the model then read the instructions some more! Keith
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thankyou Keith- took around 4 years of build time (with a 10 year break due to housemove and no decent work area till new workshop built!).
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seeing your log brings back memories from 18 year ago! remember having the sames trials and tribulations myself! Heres a pic of my finished stern section. Hope this provides inspiration! Keith
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I agree with you on the rigging thread- i used it to rig mine, but wish i had used billings thread instead as the A L stuff was far too "stiff". Keith
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The replacement stern from cornwall model boats certainly looks better than the one supplied with the kit! Keith
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gonna look great when they are in place and painted up Bob. Nice to see the anchor deck back in place too. Keith
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Hmm- could just be from the casting mould and hasn't been fettled?
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i think the smaller one may be for the quater deck as the ones on my billings victory are smaller than the ports on the upper gun deck. Keith
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still a long way from actually making the chainplates myself Boyd- sort of thinking five steps ahead. Will either use tinned copper wire or annealed iron wire (like what jewellry makers use). Keith
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does no one manufacture etched handrails to that scale?
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Hi Boyd- will certainly look ok when glued in and varnished- there are plenty of reference works on shipbuilding if you want to research further. Been having thoughts about the chainplates billings provided and am thinking of scratch building more accurate ones- are you game!? Keith
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certianly looking the part now Keith- erm bad news though- if rigging victory is doing your nut in- wait till you rig the cutty sark! Keith
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good job there, Are you going to add planking to the deck or just use the printed deck? Keith
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Fun huh! I normally rig all the shrouds first then move on to rigging the yards, leaving the backstays till last. I must be a bit nuts as i love doing the rigging. Are you going to rig the braces correctly and include the missing ones? the braces on the foreyard are wrong on the billings plan. Keith
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Hi Keith, when i was nearing the end of my cutty sark build i realised i was one deadeye short!!!!!! Luckily i had a spare in my bits box- on the other hand i did end up with a few blocks left over to add to my odds n sods collection. Keith
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coming along nicely- i was considering buying this one myself but opted for billings hms victory instead. Keith
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looks fine from here, everything tidy and square- importent to get the skylight right as it is very noticable on the finished model. Good luck with the figurehead! Keith
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