dragzz

as jpett says on with the show. i send jpett a pm today i went to the hobby shop came home with two more ships i said i hate going to the hobby shop lol. jpett look like i got the flu lol. ok now what i have done on the victory. i put on the gunports again in pencile this time i got it right i went right off the plans i have some pic so u all can see what iam doing befor i cut them out let me know what u think 
 
 
 

Ahoy Mates
 
Lawrence: I believe it is a cheap knock off of an X-Acto #18 Chiseling blade that comes in the assortment pack. I do have  X-Acto #17 Lightweight Chiseling Blade which is just a little thinner. The key is control. I find I have much more cutting straight down into the wood as compared to from the side as you would using "that kind what the doctors are using" . 
 
Augie:It is always a pleasure to have a Rear Admiral aboard. Seeing how nice your deck came out had nothing to do with me ripping mine off. Really absolutely nothing   
 
Dragzz: I really like the Vic. I am not sure if it is because I have  slightly more knowledge then I had when I started the Ratt or if its the challenge.  
 
Sjors: If that's balsa, my kit sat on the shelf for a very long time. The wood fossilized 
 
 
 
Thx for the likes and replies 
 
Back to the build 
 
Well I figured out the problem with the bow fillers and how far forward they go and P#25 sits. I sat in bed last night, re-reading the "little book" and going over the plans. Today I spread them all over the house and pulled some parts to do mock ups so i could to figure this out and finish my fillers. I really am a visual learner. I forgot to mention that I peel away a few layers of the cardboard before I sand the mystery parts out too. See my last post
 
It seems that the planking does extend into the grating and P#25 does butt up to B1  The planking actually butts right up against the support (P#58) too and completely covers the bottom of first grating P#63. This is where I was confused. I actually thought the grating would be unobstructed.  The cryptic little book wins again.  It was right there on Sheet 2 image A just like it said "lol"  

tys canoe21 good to know iam going the right way i will use the jig to make sure there all the same tys
 
 
tys popeye yes poeple are giving me great info of what i need to do
 
 
hello jpett as all ways great info from u as we build the same kit once i get the ports done all will be good. the best to get thing done is just to take are time and   just have fun with the build 

as u see here i used a penclie to draw on the gun ports now to me they just dont look right let me know what u all think
 
 
 

ok here u see what iam trying to do . and yes cannoe i have the jig make for it lol .. in the pic u will see iam cutting out the ports on the coyped plans i had done so i think this will be the right way to set up much better be for i put on the ship let me know what u all think  tys all
 
 
 

i here u there canone   i got the jig all made just looking to get it right befor i do anything now dont wont to mess this part up so just bare whis this u all all ways have great infor for me thanks again 

Good morning dragzz
Looks like everybody's been waiting for you to return, friend galore and I got a chair. Well done DAVID

here is some work thats been done to it , its been slow going but its all good 
 

Ahoy Dragzz 
 
I would say good is an understatement. I can only hope mine turns out half as nice. 
 
I am currently working on the fillers on my build. Not sure what wood was included in your kit but my fillers are made from some form of rock disguised as wood 

here is some work thats been done to it , its been slow going but its all good 
 

here is some work thats been done to it , its been slow going but its all good 
 

here is some work thats been done to it , its been slow going but its all good 
 

Welcome back
Were on earth have you been?? Well it looks like you have got things sorted now. The planking looks really good. Keep enjoying it DAVID

vary nice popeye its looks great so far 

Thanks guys, I just took a really close look at the sails and they are a huge let down, I will install them anyway and see how they look, if they really bother me I will have to make my own.

hello popeye   its looking vary nice so far keep up the great work 

hello sid wow she looks great craftmenship is sec to none . great work there keep up the great work 

i still have to say the ship is looking great keep up the great work

hello all this all i have done for now . popeye i put in a plank like the book said to u will see it in the pic iam going to post i will get this right some year lol
 

yes popeye iknow what u mean iam going to sand them a little bit then plank the rest of them then sand the blocks again to match the planks

yepper!!! it figures this is pretty much the same stern configuration as the Nordkap and the Cux 87, I did {my first two builds}. I wrapped the planking to the stern stem.......crappy job, but I did my best. this will do just as well......I'd be careful with the sanding though.

hello popeye yes its is mahogany  the wood that came with the kit is not good at all i tryed to use it so i put in water for 45mins and still snaped on me . so tryed the mahogany and it was fine did snap at all so that what iam going to use so in the pic u will iam starting to plank and yes the sec plank was beveled to fit snug to the frist one so here some pic
 
 

in the pic i got one plank on its just a test fit let me know if its wrong ples and thank u
 

tys popeye    so in this pic u will i got the front bulwarks glued in place now so far so good . now i just to know how to tapered the planks the right way . so this will be fun .
 

ok here is the blocks in place i got to let them dry put i sand them this is what i was talking about popeye and in the book and on the plans it does not show it go fig right lol here some pic