leginseel

JUst look at the quality of the Gun Port linings. Mine are terrible by comparison
 
Would agree with the comments about copper plating the planking. Possibly do one side.  I actually have the guns run out one One side and the other with the ship close up.

Copper plating is again a bone of contention. It was laid like tiles on a roof. Starting from the stern working forward and , I think, on a Royal Navy ship from the keel they where laid over each other. The problem her is that they are too thick and the edges show. Particularly if you start at the keel. Looking down the plates the edges show. Starting at the Waterline and working down it is smoother.
Amati do plates that allow them to be laid side by side. They have left and right so they can be laid properly but they are expensive - about 22.00 for 350 ish. They also have an advantage that they are etched so quit large "blocks" could be laid at a time.

Allows for the beauty of the hull to be seen

Victory has the Lower POrts closed. Probabvly because of the weight of the Guns
 
The rigging of the Guns  in the instructions for the model are NOT complete
 
There are three ways to rig the guns.
 
1. As shown Close for the sea. Note the tackle is rove round the ropes to tidy it all up. Unusable. Actually the barrel should be rove up against the side of the ship
2. Cleared for action. Extra rope coiled by end of tackle (Picture 1)
3. Fired. Gun run out for reloading (Picture 3)
 
NOTE also the tackle to the sides of the ship is Single and double. The rear tackle is two doubles.


Have added 3 shots from 

 

fantastic planking. per I would not plate the hull looking like that. love how you have a mix of colours in the wood. really stands out 

Hi Robert,
Superb planking like yours needs to be celebrated, not hidden. 
Any mileage in considering plating just a small area? ..... probably not...
I do know that if I had achieved this level of craftsmanship on my own model the planks would stay fully exposed - and I'm speaking as a fellow builder who completed copper plating just under an hour ago!
 
Cheers,
 
Graham.

This looks wonderful, Robert! Amazing!
 
And please, please, please... no copper, please, please, please 
 
:-)))))

Excellent work on that planking.

Robert,
 
YES that planking work is indeed  superb.
Regards,

Absolutely stunning job Robert!
 
Best Regards,
Ian 

Outstanding hull planking Robert !!!,
 
one of the best planking jobs Ive seen.....
 
Nils

planking looks great!!

Shipyard Update:
More Ratlings(yes I am still at it):
Been a while since my last post.
Slow going with the Ratline knots.
Up to the next level > the TopMasts.
Made the templates and well, >> sit for hours and chug away at tying the half-hitches.
I will be glad when this phase is completed, aim is by Christmas.
 
Finished 95% the Main TopMast both sides:

I've left the top row off -> to see where the TopGallant shrouds tie off.
 
Main TopMast Port

Bit of a mess at times, knots tied before trimming.
 
The ForeTopMast Starboard done:

I've left the top row off -> to see where the TopGallant shrouds tie off.
 
 
Currently working on the MizzenTopMast Starboard:

 
I'll have to count up the number of half hitches at the end of the Ratlines.
120 each side of the Main Shrouds, then ++++++ for the others.
 
Well more to do.... however >>
The shipyard will be closed all next week, as I head to Fremantle W.A. to visit my eldest son for his Graduation from Bachelor of Medicine(Doctor).
 
 

Everything looks beautiful Nigel

That's a fair point about the Steering tackle Bob, I suspect that they were a little smaller and much nimbler than us!!  Also they didn't have to worry about Health and Safety Legislation.
 

this week I've made a little progress rigging the anchor blocks and making the chainplate racks plus some general tidying and fitting of blocks at various points on the hull and deck.  I'm off to the UK in a few days so I really want her to be ready so I can start on the masts, bowsprit and rigging when I get back in January.

Thanks to my followers and their 'likes' and comments.  Have a Happy Festive Season and I'll be around again in January.
 

Hi Firstly I'd like to thank my followers and 'Likers' for their continued encouragement.
I've made a little more progress and as I said on my last post I wanted to tidy up the paint job on the aft galleries, which I hope look a little better.

I'm currently in the process of fitting the window panes but after a while straining my eyes I thought I would take a break and fit the Windlass and Anchor ropes

Now back to the Aft Galleries!!
 

Aft deck equipment almost completed and anchors and culverins are in the spray booth waiting for their final coat.  Looking at the aft quarter galleries now which doesn't look like and easy job.  Done an initial paint job but not totally happy so I'll give them another look.

Cannons completed

Robert, that planking looks superb and as you say it would be a shame to cover it up, but my understanding is that much of the Victory build is covered up - lower gun decks etc., so I would go with your gut feeling because what ever you decide to do, it will be exceptional.
 
 

Robert, that planking looks superb and as you say it would be a shame to cover it up, but my understanding is that much of the Victory build is covered up - lower gun decks etc., so I would go with your gut feeling because what ever you decide to do, it will be exceptional.
 
 

Finished the hull, from the lower wale to the keel, I finished it with mat varnish, wanted to try the Wipe-on-Poly but did not find it locally.  I am still undecided if to leave the lower hull as is or to copper plate.  This was a dilemma from the beginning, that is why I took the pain to lay and finish the planks as I did.  To cover it all now is a pity.  On the other hand I know that the real Victory had its hull copper plated!!!!
 
 
 
Bounty, my son's dog couldn't be bothered what I was doing

 
 

 
 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

It seems like ages since I last posted but I've been otherwise employed as my wife has had a back operation so whilst I've been working on the Bounty it's been some small jobs.  As I've said in a previous post I wasn't impressed by the chain links in the kit so I've fashioned some myself

They need tidying up but they look a little more realistic than the kit supplied brass strips.
The next job was the cannons.  The kit shows just a simple rope draped over the pomiglion which looked awful, so I decided to a little research.  As there is no pomiglion ring I found some pictures with a rope fashioned to fit around the button as follows.

I started by seizing a small rope and then splicing it onto the main rope.  The third photo shows the top one with both sides of the 'ring' seized.  This produced a fitting which was much too stiff so I only seized one side of the others and coloured the non seized rope black.  Then I looked at the tackle which is not mentioned at all in the kit.  Looking at the posts of others I needed double and single blocks to create the 8 sets for the four cannon.  I realized that I would have to make these as there was insufficient in the kit.  So I ventured into the world of block making.

After some sore fingers, lost parts and much swearing I managed it.  I have to take my hat off to all the scratch builders out there as making 100's of these must be a nightmare!!  I then rigged the blocks and the cannon.

On reflection it would have been better to not have waxed the pomiglion ropes as they don't sag in this forward position, but that's another lesson I've learnt for future builds.
My wife is now getting over her operation and mobile so I hope to have a little more time in the shipyard.
Thank you all for your comments and likes on my previous postings, it's much appreciated.
 

this week I've made a little progress rigging the anchor blocks and making the chainplate racks plus some general tidying and fitting of blocks at various points on the hull and deck.  I'm off to the UK in a few days so I really want her to be ready so I can start on the masts, bowsprit and rigging when I get back in January.

Thanks to my followers and their 'likes' and comments.  Have a Happy Festive Season and I'll be around again in January.
 

Making more slow progress.  Glazed and fitted both Aft Galleries, they need a little tidying up where I've cut into the wales and I've made both Anchors.  The kit anchors were very plain and basic so I've added studs, bands and seized the rings.

Aft deck equipment almost completed and anchors and culverins are in the spray booth waiting for their final coat.  Looking at the aft quarter galleries now which doesn't look like and easy job.  Done an initial paint job but not totally happy so I'll give them another look.

Morning all, been working pretty well this week and I have completed the nightmare called the Cutwater.  I'm sure that all the lessons I've learned constructing this will save me in good stead for future builds.

After this I turned my attention to the steering gear and for the first time tried my hand at seizing ropes.  You guys make it look so easy!!  It was fairly easy to seize the rope on the Tiller while it wasn't fixed but when I'd fitted all the blocks I used a little CA to hold the ropes together but when it came to seizing my big fingers kept getting in the way.  I can only hope that this process gets easier with practice.  Here are the photos.

this week I've made a little progress rigging the anchor blocks and making the chainplate racks plus some general tidying and fitting of blocks at various points on the hull and deck.  I'm off to the UK in a few days so I really want her to be ready so I can start on the masts, bowsprit and rigging when I get back in January.

Thanks to my followers and their 'likes' and comments.  Have a Happy Festive Season and I'll be around again in January.