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You should see if you can find dimensions for the Vasa, she is an extant example of an early 17th Century ship. https://www.vasamuseet.se/en Gary
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Corel gun port lids for HMS Victory
Morgan replied to Pfälzer's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Try here for them, they are in stock. https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/Corel-Model-Boat-Fittings-S160-Gunport-Bronzed-Metal-10x11mm-AMNS160.html#SID=3199 -
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https://syrenshipmodelcompany.com/laser-cut-ship-model-fittings.php#!/9-32-long-Belaying-Pins-7-4-mm-1-64-scale-25-per-package/p/758201032
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Welcome aboard Stephen, or as the Doric speakers in your part of the world say ‘Fit like’ For those not from these shores Doric is an old Scottish dialect often spoke in the NE of Scotland Gary
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Welcome aboard Martin, good to have another NE lad join. Gary - from sunny Hartlepool
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The successive tiers of the galleries should noticeably decrease as they rise up the ship, the current interpretation loses this vital aesthetic feature with little differentiation between tiers, much to the ship’s detriment in my opinion. I would seriously consider using that return ticket to visit whilst she doesn’t have her skin on, it’s not often you get to see so much of the exposed framing close up. Also, the temporary support structures internally used to transfer the load whilst beams are removed are of interest in themselves. Collectively it’s not the kind of thing that will be seen again in our lifetimes (so says the nerdy structural engineering bit of me 🤓). Gary
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I’m afraid what Victory has now is the abysmal 1980’s reconstruction, they have none of the elegance of Trafalgar, or even the 1920’s reconstruction. The image below is from Bugler’s 1966 as-reconstructed drawings. The current quarter galleries are slab sided in my view and far too upright. Heller have them correct. Gary
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If you haven’t already done so it is worthwhile watching ‘The Model Shed’ 1/200 build on YouTube, there are a few pitfalls he picks up on that are worthwhile avoiding. Agree on the decking as well, I have the 1/200 Hood sat awaiting a new deck as the one I had from Pontos lifted, unfortunately I had smoothed / sanded off the planking so painting isn’t now an option. Gary
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Some interesting Market Data can be inferred from the assumption that Occre are approaching their ‘limited 1,000 sales’, and Artesania Latina seem to be hot on their heels, which shows the kit market to be buoyant. Pricing - with these both retailing for circa €1,400 / USD $1,700 / GBP £1,200 then price does not in general seem to be a barrier to sales. Albeit here in the UK with no suppliers to negate the import duty costs for the end consumer at present you can add 20% customs tax, which may be a reason for not seeing any UK builds as yet. Quality - Certainly the AL kit imitates much of John McKays Anatomy of the Ship, or possibly the Bugler works, these being largely indistinguishable from each other, however, having watched several of the build video’s both kits exhibit some really good aspects, and yet simultaneously are lacking in other areas and naïve in their execution. Their skeletal frame style is analogous to that which Chris Watton first piloted on his Bellona and Victory a decade ago, but not as refined, they both remain behind Vanguard Models, but they are moving forward. It seems to me that their main competition is with each other, and within that narrow market segment their offerings can be considered as ‘premium’. Scale - both are small scale by todays standards, with Syren at 1:48 and larger, Vanguard at 1:64, then models of 1:87 and 1:84 seem small in comparison. Also consider scale to price as a factor here, all of a sudden Vanguards Indefatigable and Syren’s Winchelsea are right in the competitive mix, especially given their qualitative edge (in my view). Of course, what you are able to do with your wooden behemoth if you ever complete it may outweigh pricing considerations. Product attraction - given the pricing point for these products coupled with the perception of them being ‘premium’ products then price is not an actual barrier, it is probably the individual subject (Victory) that in a large part sells itself, and for something perceived as new, then Occre and AL seem to have hit a sweet spot. Yet Amati reportedly shelved their 1:64 Victory for now as they perceive it only serving a predominantly UK focussed market, it shows how companies can have wildly varying views of that same market, for Amati the consequence seems to be that they missed the boat (sorry, ship). In general good news for the hobby, if Occre can generate something approaching €1.4m of sales in such a short space of time for a single kit then it shows demand is there to sustain the developers and manufacturers. Gary
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Just to jump in. Artesania Latina have followed the John McKay HMS Victory Anatomy of the Ship, he uses a mix of scarph and chock joints at different cross sections along the hull, even on the same frames, but he uses scarphs only for the mid-section frames. I doubt McKay knew what was actually used as it is mostly covered up unless under reconstruction as she currently is, and there will be an element of conjecture. Having visited the ship several times during this period of reconstruction all frame joints that I have witnessed have been scarphed, albeit these are all above the waterline. Gary
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Nice work. Watch out for the gunport and entry port frames, being around 1mm they are delicate and the ears that locate on to the dowels are easily snapped off! Fortunately they have plenty of other contact points. Gary
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