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It does not seem like much, but 2 days work to rig the railings. I have only done a single rail amidships as this appears on original photos. I’ve also added the 12 waist gun barrels and 6 88mm’s.
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Sigh. I tried it on scrap pieces ages ago and did not like the outcome. Maybe some oils.
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Tried, wrong at this scale. Stepping back it’s not too bad. The decks would be hardwood in real life. So if wet would look almost black, if dried out, grubby. I can play with it a bit but if real it would be a like plastic deck. Using pastels with a fixer will lose the detail of the planks.
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Yes I know, the thing is when you stain it the waxy pre chewed deck’s planking disappears
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Returning to the forecastle, I removed the home made chain stoppers and replaced them with Pelican hooks which are correct. Three are loose as I intend to have an anchor hanging down. You can just make out lines running to the capstan and bollards which will be run down to the torpedo net booms later.
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Back at work now, which has slowed me up. Lots of tiny details to collate again before the next update. It’s now up to me build partners.
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HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
RGL replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
That is awesome- 993 replies
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Thanks. Using 1/700 destroyer bollards I’ve rigged the first half of the brailing davits. I also added 6 German coaling winches to the deck. Starboard side done
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Now the aftermarket set provides brailing davits with no placement instructions or even folding instructions. I’ve taken a self educated guess as to their placement. I’ve replaced the kit and aftermarket sets railing with individual stanchions.
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I’m going to go with canvas as coaling was a dirty business and it would be a lot easier to clean up afterwards and cutting it to size would be easy enough. They were coaled frequently so the expense would be worth it. The photos look like canvas and every other photo shows decking amidships
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It is said to be Seydlitz but could be any of it’s sisters as it’s over 100 years ago. I Did read they used canvas when coaling and later they used Linoleum but such a large area should be a huge fire risk.
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HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
RGL replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Australia and modelling has lost a master. It’s a shame more have not heard of him.- 993 replies
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It’s pretty simple really, I made the spreaders using 2 stanchions glued together. I can now start on the innumerable deck pieces and the rigging for the nets.
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That’s the way they were lashed to the deck, and the plans have it that way. I believe when not in use the arms were lowered to the deck. There is a photo of it in the log somewhere.
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I have now glued down the funnel and main mast, and rigged the lashing for the two cranes. I can now rig the aerials.
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Slow progress. I ran a line of rings along both sides of the deck than ran some waxed rigging line. This line was used (I believe) with lashed pulleys to both draw lines from the brailing davits and also when lifted up for coaling.
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Hey Cog, think it could be the next group build!!!
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