Erik H
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Haha, yes, the instructions are terrible. So glad we got the internet now, that's more valuable then the bloody manual
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Finally got some work done .. slow going and not much time to work on the Victory. Second planking on the port side is done. Could have been a cleaner job but I'm not unhappy with it Erik
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They must have changed a lot
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They must have changed that over the years. These are wood parts. I think you can buy them on their website https://www.mantuamodel.co.uk/ (currently down, new site under development) Another link http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/mantua-laser-etch.html
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Hahaha nice And, same here, all the extra bits did cost more then the kit itself lol, but so far well worth it. Erik
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Yeah .. followed the instructions and now I'm left with a challenge there I'll think off something to get the guns in there once I get the planking done. Working on both sides now. Erik
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I think these are the ones you're talking about They're not too bad and I think they will work for me. Been a pain cleaning them and I recently started painting them, bottom left is done. Maybe, just maybe, I'll order a few extra bits and pieces to add to it https://www.shapeways.com/product/Z3AEMH3UQ/1-78-hms-victory-stern-gallery-decoration?optionId=9864351
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They're much bigger in the kit then on the real ship. This being my first complete hull I decided to stick with the kit Erik
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Thanks Bill
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Finally another update Had to correct an error. The tapering towards the bow was not going well, the planks were going up too steep (you can see that clearly in the last posted image) I'm happy with the new line I found. The next few planks are going on very smoothly now. Also started some preparations on the galleries. Erik
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thx all Been very busy and have not had much time to work on the victory. Hope to have an update soon(ish)
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Thx And I have no idea, it's all kit supplied. I'll see if I can find the parts list, it might mention the type of wood. Partlist found .. type of wood is not mentioned. The darker ones could be walnut. Erik
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Hey Rick, I got the figurehead and the trophy of arms and also the lanterns from cornwallmodelboats in the uk. http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/caldercraft-figureheads.html http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/caldercraft_decorations.html http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/caldercraft_lanterns.html The monograms I got from https://www.syrenshipmodelcompany.com/ And I received some more replacement parts yesterday from https://www.shapeways.com/shops/victoryparts?s=0§ion=Scale+1%3A78 (The rigols) Think I spend more on the extra bits then I did on the model so far (got the model for a little over 100 euro) Start your build also Erik
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small update, second planking is going slow
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Hey John, Hahaha, must be the old kit then. Still got rudimentary plans and the booklet is very poorly translated indeed. But luckely there's tons of information to be found on the internet now. I hope to visit the ship myself someday Erik
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Hey Antony, Thx! I'm from the Netherlands, I'll update my profile Erik
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Hi John, Tbh I don't know. Didn't know there was a new and an old kit
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All decks done, gunports done. time to start the second planking And we're all up to date at this point. Will post an update soon Erik
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Found some monograms to put on the guns online and with the extra monograms I decided to upgrade the buckets Few more items I just had to replace, on the right the ones that came with the kit. Too big and a bad finish. this new one is too big, but it's so much nicer then the original one, I'll be using it anyway
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Deviating from the plans. The gunports should be opened after finishing the second planking according to the plans. I decided to do it my way The kit comes with lots of metal frames to put into the gunports, but they leave me with a metal window on top of the wood. My plan is/was to insert these frames in the first planking (cut away a tiny amount of extra wood so they sit flush in the first planking) and then do the second planking.
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Started on the first deck and the first planking The deck treated with Danish Oil:
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I didnt like the compass housing so I made my own from some left over wood. The kit just has a solid block of wood. Not very nice Ordered some paint and got some replacement lanters. (kit lantern on the right, I found them to be ugly)
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Thought I'd share my build with you all. It'll be a lot of pictures at first since I'm already building Little about myself, I'm Erik, 47 years old and I'm from the Netherlands. Done a partial Rattlesnake build years ago and I've done the Constitution cross section, both from Mamoli. Managed to get this kit second hand. The first owner gave up and it was so cheap I just had to have a go at it. This is what I got: It'll be a kit build with some minor adjustments and replacements
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