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Seventynet reacted to Jeff-E in HMS Victory by Jeff-E - FINISHED - Panart - 1:78 Scale - Bow Section
Hi All,
Sorry I have not posted an update for a few days as my internet connection has been down but I am back up and running now.
The forecastle deck planking was completed and sanded. The deck was then marked for tree nailing. Because the planks are only 4mm wide I did experiment with pencil marks to simulate the nails but I did not like the effect so after a bit of effort I was able to produce enough 0.5mm tree nails from a bamboo skewer, I know these are a bit oversize but I could not produce anything smaller in a reliable size or quantity and they should look OK once sanded down, I hope
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Seventynet got a reaction from slow2cool in HMS Victory by Seventynet - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 72 - first build
Hi folks,
Here we go. First picture is showing the stern post fit. I spent some time sanding and chiselling out a channel for the post. I thought I might otherwise run into problems doing that once the fascia is on.
Next pictures shows a few dry fits and then gluing the inner patterns and fascia.
The fascia patiently waits for me to catch the edges on my sweater so that I can join that august club .
Best, Ian
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Seventynet got a reaction from Dimitris71 in HMS Victory by Seventynet - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 72 - first build
Hi folks,
Here we go. First picture is showing the stern post fit. I spent some time sanding and chiselling out a channel for the post. I thought I might otherwise run into problems doing that once the fascia is on.
Next pictures shows a few dry fits and then gluing the inner patterns and fascia.
The fascia patiently waits for me to catch the edges on my sweater so that I can join that august club .
Best, Ian
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Seventynet got a reaction from slow2cool in HMS Victory by Seventynet - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 72 - first build
Next set of pictures.
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Seventynet got a reaction from Harvey in HMS Victory by Seventynet - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 72 - first build
Hi folks,
Here we go. First picture is showing the stern post fit. I spent some time sanding and chiselling out a channel for the post. I thought I might otherwise run into problems doing that once the fascia is on.
Next pictures shows a few dry fits and then gluing the inner patterns and fascia.
The fascia patiently waits for me to catch the edges on my sweater so that I can join that august club .
Best, Ian
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Seventynet reacted to Vasileios in HMS Victory by Vasileios - Caldercraft - 1:72
Hello to all.
After an absence of several months I have returned to my construction continuing with the second planking.
The stern post has been put into place.
I applied primer to the hull below the waterline in order to locate the areas where the second planking still requires some formation so as to avoid future problems when the copper plates are placed.
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Seventynet reacted to Ensign in HMS Victory by Ensign - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:72
Time for an update, the second planking has been completed down to the keel. Overall I am quite happy with the result and feel I have a handle on the spiling of planks at the bow.
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Seventynet reacted to Ensign in HMS Victory by Ensign - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:72
Time for an update. The first planking has now been completed. The benefit of spiling planks at the bow became very apparent as I progressed, not entirely necessary for first planking I know but good practice anyway. Now for a good deal of sanding and some filler.
Gary
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Seventynet got a reaction from slow2cool in HMS Victory by Seventynet - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 72 - first build
Thanks a lot David for the advice and others for the likes. Please be critical of my efforts, I am a neophyte at best. So I've finished the first planking with the exception of filling a few shallow areas and final sanding. I am so ready to move on to the next task!
Some picture mainly of the starboard side:
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Seventynet reacted to fnick in HMS Victory by Seventynet - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 72 - first build
Hi Ian
New to this hobby are you? You couldn't tell from your first planking. Super job!
Nick
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Seventynet reacted to mtdoramike in HMS Victory by mtdoramike - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
here is a bit of an update.
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Seventynet reacted to fifthace in HMS Victory by fifthace - Caldercraft - Scale 1:72
Evening.
I've finished all the lower gunports and this afternoon I masked off and sprayed the lower hull, first with a primer then black upto the first yellow band.
Few areas need touching up as the last pic shows, but nothing major.
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Seventynet reacted to Kevin in HMS VICTORY by Kevin - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1/72
A nice warm sunny summers day here 21 degs - time to take her back into the garden to show the runner beans off and plonk a badly build model in front, on top of a disguised dustbin
seriously though, im am pleased the way she is progressing, the futtock shroulds could have been better- but it is not impossible to redo them if needs be. have now started the foremast upper shrouds - and learning about sister blocks
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Seventynet reacted to fifthace in HMS Victory by fifthace - Caldercraft - Scale 1:72
Thanks Kevin.
I've decided where it comes to painting/linging the gunports and painting the ships sides, I am going to work deck by deck. It just breaks up the work a little for me. I've applied two coats of Admiralty Yellow Ochre to the lowest gun deck, allowing more than is needed so the black bands can go over after masking.
Is she yellow with black stripes though, or black with yellow stripes...?
I've also used filler to extend the whales into the q-galleries.
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Seventynet reacted to fifthace in HMS Victory by fifthace - Caldercraft - Scale 1:72
Afternoon.
I've finished adding the whales on either side, and on one side so far tidied them up, partly filled any cracks although not completely. (The real thing isn't made of fibreglass after all). Obviously I still have a lot of work to do on the ports...but I would like opinions on the upper whale.
To me it looks too low in the centre. It measures up correctly going by the planks but still to me it looks too curved? Could just be optical illusion based on the direction one looks at it, I don't know.
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Seventynet reacted to guraus in HMS Victory by guraus - scale 1:48 - plank on frame
Thank you all for the comments and likes.
Greg, the planks are 5mm by 1.5mm.
Here is another update.
Alexandru
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Seventynet reacted to Heinz6672 in HMS Victory by Heinz746 - Caldercraft
Hello David,
thank you very much for your nice words!
Definitively I will not copper the hull. I never wanted to do it. It was just an opportunity if I would not get the hull planking right. But I am more than just happy with the result. No need to hide it with copper :-)
If somebody is interested in the copper plates, please tell me. I don´t need them anymore!
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Seventynet reacted to Shipyard sid in HMS Victory by Seventynet - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 72 - first build
Greetings Ian
Don't use primer at all on the finished first planking. Use filler, but Only on any low point areas, and small gaps. Of course you can use PVA and CA were you think it helps. Most builders primed the hull after the second planking before adding the copper plates, as it gives a nice clean an clear surface to work on if you follow. Others will also give you advice, which you will never be short of during your build. Well done Ian, it's looking good. Take your time and simply enjoy it. DAVID
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Seventynet reacted to fifthace in HMS Victory by fifthace - Caldercraft - Scale 1:72
Thanks for the vote of confidence. It actually wasn't as much of a chore as I thought it was going to be.
Trimming the lower edge was easy, for the most part the strip came off with little damage to the underlying planking. I think filling the resulting gap on the upper portion was the most fiddly, and will no doubt need redoing before work on the hull is finished.
Pics below. Needless to say everything is looking rather rough at the moment.
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Seventynet got a reaction from Mike Dowling in HMS Victory by shihawk - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:75
Lovely build and truly an inspiration for my Victory. Keep up the great work!
Ian
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Seventynet got a reaction from slow2cool in HMS Victory by Seventynet - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 72 - first build
Hi Folks,
I have finished the port side first planking. The darker wood pieces in contrast to the lime wood are basswood planks. I cut them a little thicker to reduce the number of drop planks/stealers. I noticed that they snap a little more readily than the lime wood . I'm 80% complete on the starboard side and once I am finished I will go after a few shallow spots that I noticed. I'm not sure what is the best was to find all of these areas but I'll figure it out when I get there.
Can anyone tell me whether I can still use PVA with the walnut planking if I prime the first layer? I've noticed that some of you prime the walnut layer before coppering but I haven't noticed whether anyone has primed the first layer as a means of detecting flaws and smoothing the hull.
Best, Ian
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Seventynet got a reaction from Y.T. in HMS Victory by Seventynet - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 72 - first build
Thanks for the encouragement David. Ok a quick update because I will be away from the shipyard for a week or two. As you can see I haven't progressed that far but I feel as though I have conquered a few challenges.
The first picture is of my good friends whom I relied on so much for this first planking. I have found them to be invaluable.
The next pictures are of the port stern, midships and bow. I am not unhappy with the stern planking. I found the bow approach to be tedious and not pleasing to the eye. I should mention that my main goal for the first planking was to let the planks go where they wanted and minimize edge bending. This of course results in pretty obvious convergence points at bulkhead 17 and right at the bow necessitating lots of tapering and drop planks.
I know it's only first planking but I have relied on this stage to educate myself about how it's done so that the second planking will be better. I have in my mind that I would like to more closely imitate the bow planking on the real Victory which as far as I can determine is for all of the planks to run parallel and horizontally. I am guessing this will require lots of spiling and as a consequence, wider walnut planks.
Ian
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Seventynet got a reaction from slow2cool in HMS Victory by Seventynet - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 72 - first build
And final set that brings me up to where I am now. Lots of work ahead!
Ian
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Seventynet got a reaction from Canute in HMS Victory by Seventynet - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 72 - first build
Next set of pictures.
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Seventynet got a reaction from maddog33 in HMS Victory by Seventynet - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 72 - first build
Hi all,
This is my first build and I am aware this ship represents an expert level kit, but I love a challenge, and so far, at least with all of the excellent build logs on this site I don't feel out of my depth. Although please be the judge of that as my efforts unfold.
I elected to take the bulkhead filler block path and even though it took me a while to shape these, I was happy I did. It allowed me to see how the planks would lie and provided a solid surface to mate the planks in these geometrically complicated areas.
Next set of pics to follow.
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