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The gratings are all made and the deck hatches by the main mast are made. The galley funnel is partially made. I cut slots in the head gratings to pass the gammoning through. None of the deck fittings are painted or glued down. I still need to shape the funnel and make the end look hollow. I need to make the pin rails. Due to the scale, I am using straight pins for belaying pins again. I still need to make the bellhouse, the skylights, the wheel and the binnacle. I also need to make the ladders and my remaining guns.
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Thank you very much, OC. Happy Thanksgiving!
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The gratings for the forward deck are made. I have them sitting in place until all are done, then I’ll paint them and install them permanently.
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Heller 1/75 La Reale De France- English Instructions
GrandpaPhil replied to Paul Frawley's topic in Plastic model kits
Google translate works wonders for me, too -
Heller 1/75 La Reale De France- English Instructions
GrandpaPhil replied to Paul Frawley's topic in Plastic model kits
Check the back of the instruction booklet. Mine had a couple pages of English translations in the very back. I found it after I had almost finished the model. I used a French-English dictionary for the rest. -
I have the same problem. It is hard to work on projects sequentially. I keep trying to tell myself that I can build multiple projects at once, but I know better. It leads to many started projects and drags out some of them for years.
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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Frank, I don’t see anything about rigging for the guns in the AAMM plans either. I also don’t see any in the photo of the built model either. I find it interesting that the carriages aren’t wheeled, so I wonder if they were hard mounted in place.
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Frank, I’ll check the AAMM plans the next time I have them out.
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Thank you very much, Richard!
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OC, I know, I thought about that. I was planning on cutting slots for the gammoning after the gratings dried, but I forgot. Thank you for the reminder. The Victory is the first ship that I’ve built which has a double gammoning. This should be interesting (but fun).
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Thank you very much, Mark! This build has been a learning experience. I’m getting better.
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I found out that my rigging line doesn’t fit the HO eyebolts that I used in the gunport lids. I need thinner thread. I also didn’t like the way my decks looked. So, I started making gratings...
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Thank you all for the likes and the comments! I am currently gathering ideas and looking at other builds to try and prevent the warping and twisting that I have had in the past. I think that I am going to fill the gaps in the bulkheads with balsa this time. The covering is going to be card, so strength won't be an issue. Balsa is light, so weight won't be a significant issue.
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Congratulations! Well done!
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I finished the head, except for the boomkins and the netting. I’m waiting until I get to the masting and sparring stage before I install the boomkins to prevent accidentally ripping them off. I’ll do all netting at the same time because I have to install netting all along the rails. I’m currently finishing the sides, then I’ll start at the front and work my way back on the deck fittings. Maybe, we’ll see. Either way, I’m having a lot of fun working on the Victory. Deciding to scratch build the rest of the model was a good decision. I’ve been having a lot of fun with it. I just finished the hardest part that I had left which means that the rest should go smoothly (aka: I’ve already been down this road).
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Congratulations! Well done!
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Congratulations! Well done!
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The seats of ease and the fashion pieces are made and on. Except for some minor paint work, the head is done. I started drilling the holes for the gunport lid rigging. I have the port side done.
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Thank you for the likes and the comments! I have the double seats of ease made. After they dry, I’ll bevel them to sit level on the head gratings.
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The head gratings are in place. They need some trimming and some paint work. The knight heads are just dry fitted. I extended the beak head and will paint it when I paint the gratings. I just need to make two fashion pieces that sit on top of the head rails and two double seats of ease and the head will be complete. I’m holding off on making the boomkins until I get further along so I don’t break them.
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Beakhead extension
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Okay, will do. Thanks for the tip.
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Thank you, Danny. I bought the Mont Marte glue that you recommended a while back. I’ll give it a go with the Big Fitz and let you know how it goes. Moab, thanks for the heads up.
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