William-Victory
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I got a comment and had doubt myself if the yellow I was using was deep enough. So I bought this Acrylic to use as a toner and it appears to be more rich and deeper. The boat on the left has the toner treatment. I also found some pictures of progress on the bow on my iPad. After I get the chains on I am going to return to the Bow. You can see the places where I used CA on the ropes. I started with black rope for the bowsprit rigging but I couldnt see the rope in tight spaces. So I used running rigging line instead. I may try to dye it black in the future.
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Used white glue for the bend in the ropes. I wish I had this tid-bit of knowledge when I started. Now I can add the appearance of gravity in future rigging cases. Thanks Popeye.
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More dead eyes. As monotonous as building tank wheels. Ill be building this this for a while. I want a console table or something similar to use as display and as a work bench as I do the rigging. Dust looks great on a tank. Not so much on a navy ship.
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Some days I feel pressed to get things done on this ship. However the sooner its finished the sooner will the experience be over. I lucked out and found this Victory for $50 at an estate sale. I look at prices and realize like right now that it is a privilege to build one of these models in ones life.
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Working on one of the lower deck cannon. 24# I set it aside a long time ago because of the casting defects. Fixed it up yesterday and looking a lot better. The lower decks obviously buttoned up. Not sure where I'll place it yet. Question: On the last photo where the clip is holding the rope I put a small amount of CA. Is that a bad idea to use CA for tight rope bends?
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In natural light the yellow is much deeper and darker. I think the phone camera is lightening the image in low light.
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See below I fogged the glass by using CA instead of solder for the brass. Too late to fix with solder without stripping the paint.
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This old photo shows my confusing first four deadeyes. The first is backwards, 2nd and 3rd are good. Then I had to repair the fourth.
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I think I have done as best I could on the first Carronade. I may add the elevation screw. Any comments?
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Amateur. I couldn’t believe that Heller kit carronades are only three pieces! Calling it a night and playing ‘Naval Action’.
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I’m not sure what to think about adding a crew. i bought 1/100 scale architecture figures and tried adding some to the deck. Does anyone know of 1/100 scale figures?
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The wire ends on my serving machine broke at the solder joint... and since have disappeared. I use the alligator clips now and improvise. (The chains, above, are too close to the cannon doors imho. ) Alligator clips and brass wire actually give me more options. Its bendable is strong enough to keep thing tight so far.
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Pikes. Without the photo etch details I could not have made a model I would be happy with. Thanks to Dafi of course. I removed the grates at the main mast. I think I should have just cut the slots out of the grates instead of removing them completely.
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My first multi-piece brass etching parts. I didnt solder it. I just used CA and I hope it holds. The problem with CA is that it fogged up the glass and you cant see the compass. I've also given it a dash of brown. The finished look is likely to pop up in future pictures. Thanks for the thumbs up so far. A purist will certainly find problems with my build. I take constructive criticism very well. So if you have tips let me know.
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Yes. Dafi is who I get my photo etch stuff from. I have the draft numbers on the rudder which I think is a mistake. These numbers are cool details I try to add. I ended up putting them all on individually. I just bought the parts/plates I needed from Dafi. What I need are 1/100 scale fittings. Blocks, barrells, figures. My serving machine broke. kind of stuck on being able to do rigging. (2019 now) I am now really regretting putting those draft numbers on the rudder!
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I'm new to MSW and ship building. I have done a lot of modeling over the years. And I have found out that ship building is the 'meat and potatoes', if you will, of modeling. I have lost a lot of my earlier photos of the cannon being built and the hull construction. I followed pete coleman example and others to get ideas for details. Books are needed to build these ship models if you want to even try to be accurate. I'll be submitting a lot of my photos. Many of which will be rather boring but I want to preserve them somewhere other than Facebook. All comments and tips are welcome!
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I found this site through someone playing Naval Action. Promising game. I found an old Heller kit at an estate sale for $50. So I'm in year three of my build. Taking time not to get burned out. I lost a lot of my photos from the beginning. I'll deposit what I can here for suggestions and comments. William Anderson
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