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GrandpaPhil
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I thought about that. I have netting and have looked into making the hammocks. I think that would make the Victory look awesome!
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The poopdeck boat davits are painted: The stern lantern brackets are painted: I installed 6 more cleats and 20 eyebolts: Here’s a side-on shot of the Victory: The only fittings left on the poop are two snatch blocks on the tops of the bulwarks and two kevels on the insides of the bulwarks, before the hammock cranes, which I have been dreading making for the last two years. After I make/install those, I’ll install netting and then install the poopdeck boat davits.
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Looking good!
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It has been a good day working on the Victory! I made many cleats and eyebolts, which I’ll use until I run out again. I mostly finished the quarterdeck boat davits. For those who would like to make their own eyebolts, here is how I make mine: I take blackened annealed steel wire from the hardware store. I make a small loop. I cut it off with a pair of cutters. Then I finish making the eyebolt. I use an old pair of needlenose pliers. They are relatively quick and easy to make and you can make a bunch of them at one time.
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Thank you all very much for the likes and just for stopping by! The first thing needed to get the Victory in motion are many cleats, which are used everywhere for rigging points. So, I am mass producing cleats: For those who would also like to make their own, I am making mine from popsicle sticks from a craft store. This works quite well. First, I measure them off and notch them with a razor saw: Second, I cut them apart with a razor saw: Then I draw out the final shape: Next, I trim off the “T” part of the cleat with a scalpel: Then I cut them apart with a scalpel: Before you know it you have a whole pile of cleats. The last step (not done yet) is to trim them all to their final shape and paint them before installation.
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I officially need to finish Victory. I bought an Orel kit of the French Ironclad “Solferino” in 1/200 scale. It is a card kit. I think I will use it to build both the “Solferino”, from the kit, and then her sister ship “Magenta” in 1/100 scale based off both the kit and her original builder’s plans. The French Ministry Of Defense has been kind enough to post the plans of “Solferino” on their website and Magenta is identical except for not having a figurehead. However, I do not like leaving anything unfinished, therefore I need to finish Victory before I build anything else.
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Your Waratah is looking great! Your card builds keep making me want to build another one. I would love to build some of the HMV kits, but shipping to the US is not cheap. Regarding the starving cow look, I ran into the same problem during my build of the Prince de Neufchatel (a LOT worse than yours). For my next card build (the Hannah), I made the deck a double thickness, to greatly reduce the starving cow look. I laminated two pieces of poster board together. It worked well.
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Well done!
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Well done!
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Nicely done!
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Very nice!
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Congratulations! Well done!
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Congratulations! Well done!
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Congratulations! Well done!
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Congratulations! Well done!
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Well done!
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