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  1. gjdale
    Yes, that’s correct Spider. I’m travelling for work at the moment, but will be home on Friday so can send it then for you.
  2. gjdale
    Spider, If you send me a PM with your email address (don’t post it here), I’ll send you a copy of my riggging spreadsheet(s) that I developed for Victory. The other piece of advice I would offer is, if you haven’t already got it, then get yourself of copy of “Anatomy of Nelson’s Ships” by C. Nepean Longridge. This book is the “bible” for any Victory modeller and I found it invaluable - especially when it came to the rigging stage.
  3. gjdale
    Danny, You obviously need one of these.
  4. gjdale
    Spider, My best advice is to take all the string provided in the kit and throw it away. Then replace it all with quality scale rope from Syren Ship Model company: https://www.syrenshipmodelcompany.com/ Chuck’s rope is the best going. I used it nearly exclusively on my Victory (I’d already completed the Standing Rigging before Chuck started making and selling his).
  5. gjdale
    Thanks for dropping by Guy. I’ll try and take some pictures of the cabinet work on the weekend. I’m almost done with garage workshop cabinet building, so may be able to get back to modelling again soon. Only problem is, the Admiral has presented me with a list of other projects she wants building now that I’ve had some practice.................
  6. gjdale
    Great photography Daria! Looks like you’ve got the hang of using the file too.
  7. gjdale
    Thank you for your kind words Spider. I’m glad my build log has been inspiring for you and I hope that it continues to give you help as you progress. I must note though, that my build would not have turned out nearly so well had it not been for the kindness and generosity of the good folks who make up this forum community.
  8. gjdale
    Thanks for the heads-up Ben - wasn’t aware this was available. Just ordered one!
  9. gjdale
    Looking good Mark. Is that a selfie in the last photo?
  10. gjdale
    Looks like an interesting diversion Marcus. Think I’ll pull up a chair and follow along too.
  11. gjdale
    Welcome to MSW from downunda, Spider. I’ve built this kit and it does make into a nice model with a substantial amount of kit bashing. You are correct in that the instructions will paint you into a corner. As Mark has said, the lower two rows of guns are duumies (barrels only). The problem is the top row (where you have a completely open gun port). The instructions invite you to insert the completed guns, with their carriages, through the gun ports from the outside. They won’t fit through the opening. The only real solution would be to remove the deck that sits above them and place the guns after completing the hull planking and before fitting that deck. The alternative would be to fit gunport lids to these gunports and display the model with these closed. As others have said, there are a number of build logs of this kit, and other versions, on the forum. Read through some of these, start a build log of your own, and ask as many questions as you can. There are no “dumb” questions here. Link to my own build log is in my signature below.
  12. gjdale
    OK - I’m here now Danny - you may proceed. Looking forward to following another inspirational Dan Vadas build.
  13. gjdale
    Congratulations Danny on yet another fine (and instructive) build.
  14. gjdale
    Congratulations on a fine build Boyd. You can be justifiably proud!
  15. gjdale
    Wonderfully well done Antony. Congratulations on a fine build.
  16. gjdale
    Great work Daria. And I think you have captured a very good likeness of your Dad in your drawing!
  17. gjdale
    I’m in! Always a pleasure to follow one of your builds Bob. I think you might have forgotten the photo though.....
  18. gjdale
    Looks fantastic Danny - well done!
  19. gjdale
    Congratulations Bob - another fine model for the collection. I look forward to following your next project.
  20. gjdale
    I also have received nothing but excellent support from Alexey. Glad to see someone brought this post to his attention so that he was able to jump in straight away.
  21. gjdale
    Jim, I’ve had some issues with my 230V disc sander overheating. The motor will simply switch itself off when it gets too hot, Once it cools down again it can be re-started and appears to run fine. Only seems to happen if its been running for a long time, rather than in response to loading from the workpiece. Just thought I’d mention it in case it is a common problem with the 230V motors.
  22. gjdale
    Lovely to see you back again Sherry. That violin project sounds like a major undertaking - I’m sure your daughter will treasure it. Hope to see you back at the modelling bench again soon.
  23. gjdale
    Superb Bob, just superb! Sorry to hear you’ve been having some health issues - hope all is well, or on the mend now?
  24. gjdale
    Thanks for dropping by Aldo - so pleased to see you back on the forum. I just realised that its been 4 months since I updated this log! In case anyone was wondering, I haven’t abandoned this project - it's just been “on hold” while I’ve been attending to some 1:1 scale work building cabinets and storage in the garage workshop. Hope to get back to modelling again soon.
  25. gjdale
    Hey Aldo! So pleased to see you back my friend - its been way too long! As for your plans quandary, have you tried a print shop that deals with architects plans and large blueprints? They might have the capacity to scan your NMM plans to file for you. Looking forward to seeing the resumption of your build. My own modelling is “on hold” at the moment while I attend to some 1:1 scale stuff - building a bunch of cabinets and storage solutions for the garage workshop.

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