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  1. 72Nova
    I really love the color scheme, she's coming to life. Michael D.
  2. 72Nova
    Thank you gentlemen, Marc adding another category does seem like a good idea and from I've seen, there really are a stagering amount of great modelers in each era, so how would one choose? plus the potential risk of over saturation of categories but certainly food for thought. Ian it's a pity I do not remember you from the Victory website days, were building yours around that time frame? Happy Modeling! Michael D
  3. 72Nova
    The detailing of the bulkheads is finally complete, obviously a lot of artistic license used here, but looks like a decent representation, now I can get back to work on the hull prior to glueing it up then finally set the decks in place. Michael D.
  4. 72Nova
    Thank you so much for the kind words, OC they are much appreciated. Michael D.
  5. 72Nova
    Thank you, Frank and Kirill, the decking for the most part is completed along with the poop deck bulkhead.....whew!!!. The final railings and steps will be added at the Qtr and poop decks once the hull and decks are glued in. Yes, the windows at the Qtr deck bulkhead might be a tad too big but overall in the grand scheme of things will not stand out, using the existing upper Qtr deck bulkhead I fashioned it as close to McKay's plans as possible to include 2 cannons and some artistic license. At this scale there are going to be some compromises. I still need to add a bit more decorations to the prior bulkheads or tone down the bling on the poop deck bulkhead, thanks for looking . Michael D.
  6. 72Nova
    Thank you Ian, regarding the ladders, all the reference material I've read does not show them, Payne, Van De Velde, McKay etc, the Culver model along with Wolfgang Rotter and others do show either, but some of those also show what appears to be grating or netting covering the main deck which would render ladders useless in that case, I could be wrong though. Besides some touch up the upper Qtr deck bulkhead railing is completed, this was quite fiddly to say the least and turned out ok. Michael D.
  7. 72Nova
    The detailing on the upper Qtr deck bulkhead is just about compete, I'm particularly pleased with how the windows turned out, I used the smallest tulle I could find for the grid and simply placed over some clear acrylic sheet and applied clear gel tacky glue over it, once dried glued them to the backside of the bulkhead, the armless crew member is there just for scale reference and measures 5'-8" tall at this scale. Michael D.
  8. 72Nova
    Work continues on the Qtr decks, the upper Qtr deck bulkhead is slowly taking shape along with the hatches with much fine tuning left to do but I'm liking the results thus far. Michael D.
  9. 72Nova
    Thanks Ian, 3D printing is definitely a game changer and something I had thought about recently but for me anyways for now, there's nothing more satisfying then building from scratch with your hands as frustrating as It may be sometimes. Regarding the the deadeyes and chains, on the Vasa I used bluejacket ship crafters 1/8" old style hearts which I felt were a little too out of scale so I'll fabricate those this time around and use the same 28g wire for the chains. Michael D.
  10. 72Nova
    I'm calling this bulkhead complete, while one cannot achieve the same level of crisp detail as that of a larger scale model, I think it looks fine without being too gawdy. As always thanks for taking the time to stop by and take a peek. Michael D.
  11. 72Nova
    A few more decorations and some touch up and this bulkhead will be finished and on to the Qtr deck mods. Michael D.
  12. 72Nova
    Working on the upper bulkhead, I sandwiched .011" styrene between the scale decking used for this, the armless crew member measures out to around 5'-8" for scale reference. Michael D.
  13. 72Nova
    Trimmed the height of the bulkhead minus the rail for the belying pins, also a shot of the scalloped extension of the Qtr deck. Thanks for looking. Michael D.
  14. 72Nova
    I finally have the main deck gratings in the arrangement I'm pleased with along with the capstan base, I needed to relocate the main mast forward according to plans in McKay's book, which was also needed as the modified bulkhead mockup would've hit the mast anyways and also needed to check clearance of the gun, it's tight but acceptable. Still much more work lays ahead in this area. Michael D.
  15. 72Nova
    interesting detail I've never seen before, looks kind of odd, were your gaps between those planks purposely created in that area of the hull for the battens and why? Just love your work Patrick. Michael D.
  16. 72Nova
    I use a #80 bit, the smallest available. The dead eyes for the bowsprit top are completed and I simulated the iron futtocks with thread, it looks ok and a mock up of the new overall length for the spritsail topmast. Michael D.
  17. 72Nova
    Michael I use 1.75 reading glasses and good lighting. I use mostly 1/2 knots which is more than sufficient at this scale and sometimes just glue. Michael D.
  18. 72Nova
    Indeed she is Marc and I'll try my best to produce a worthy representation of her and her rigging will definitely test my skill. I completed the wooldings using 100wt brown ploy thread and 50wt thread to simulate the wooden hoops, they are 1.8mm wide, 12" at scale. Thanks for looking. Michael D.
  19. 72Nova
    Thank you, Kirill, it will be quite useful, just amazed at the amount of detail in Paynes engraving. I'm working on the bowsprit shroud dead eye placement using .030"x.030" styrene as a rail to mount them on port side only with eye bolts on starboard side. This will no doubt be a tricky phase when the time comes to rig them, and I think scale wise everything is looking good. Michael D.
  20. 72Nova
    I took small break from the beakhead and roughed in the planking at the stern. I added the gammoning cleats, these measure just over 2mm in length and I'll pare them down a bit in height, the mock up gammoning rope is 0.4mm. Up next, I need to add the additional fore stay and shroud cleats and wooldings. Michael D.
  21. 72Nova
    The exercise the last couple of days has been fabricating the grating for the beakhead, this took a few tries but I'm satisfied with the result, the slats are made with .015"x.020" styrene, I also angled the bowsprit to the centerline and made the cut outs for the gammoning in the trailboard. Michael D.
  22. 72Nova
    Still in the process of dressing out the bowsprit, starting with the knee and top, as much customizing I've done on ships I've never fabricated a top from scratch, while not totally accurate, I think it looks ok. Michael D.
  23. 72Nova
    In case anyone was curious about how this mess will be attached, here's a few pics of the assembled one-piece unit, the glue points will be at the base of the simulated keel/stem, along the leading edge of the deck and the rear bulkhead piece where it mates against the inside of the hull, in theory it should work. Thanks for looking. Michael D.
  24. 72Nova
    Not yet Marc, still in dry fit stage but clamped pretty good as I fabricate the pieces though. Michael D.
  25. 72Nova
    All of the reworking of the beakhead required fabricating a new bowsprit as the supplied one was about 1" too short after the mods, I left a slight crown in it and is positioned on top as would be in real case scenario and extends out at a 30 degree angle, which was the toughest part of the process. I think it's looking pretty close scale wise but still more work needed. Michael D.

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