GrandpaPhil
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Very well done!
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You’re doing just fine. Take your time and have fun building.
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I made the crown cipher on my third attempt. I bas reliefed it into 3/16” basswood. It’s not perfect but it’ll do for now. I made it with a #11 x-acto blade. Among my lessons learned is that basswood is not really effective for miniature carving (which I already knew, but I wanted to try it anyway, because I have a lot of it, lol). I also learned that I am going to have to buy some pear or boxwood for the carvings on the Victory, because these are giant in comparison.
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Finished the second one! Still 1/16” basswood! Still learning! Having fun and feeling better about the Victory’s carvings. I have some cedar grilling planks that are going to get cannibalized into those carvings.
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1st attempt, 1/16” thick basswood
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I’m not sure what order we’re supposed to do these in, but I started with this one because it looked like the easiest to cut out. I used a #11 X-Acto blade
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I’m currently trying to carve my entry ports for my model of the Victory. It’s a steep learning curve, which is a nice way of saying that it’s not going well. I have carved a bas relief before, but at much larger scale. I am going to give these carvings a try. I printed the patterns out and pasted them down to the board. I’ll let y’all know how it goes.
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Side two!
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Thank you! I made some adjustments to my bulwarks and opened up the entry ports. I have one framed. I will be making the canopies after I frame up the other one. I’ve never done this level of model building before. So, I am developing much of my woodworking skills on the fly, lol. I’m having fun with it and learning a lot, which is the whole point of this project.
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All wriggles are installed! Thanks, OC for the right terminology! Now I need to make some more adjustments to the hull IAW the AOTS outboard profile. Then I’m going to make the entry port.
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The drip shields divert rain and spray running down the hull away from the gunports, which aren’t sealed. They’re for housekeeping purposes.
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While waiting for the sealant to dry on my drip shields, I made the hull sheaves. I’ve learned a lot on this forum, and I’m putting it to good use.
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One sheet of drip shields!
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I made the lower gundeck drip shields and installed them! They are made from cardstock. I cut them from the sheets that I made for the port scuttles. I made sure that I made plenty of extras. Next, I’m going to scan a picture of the rest of the drip shields (which are different), and cut them out. Quick lessons learned for everyone, make sure you use sealant on cardstock parts before you cut them out. It makes life much easier.
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Thank you! I’m using the Anatomy Of The Ship: The 100-Gun Ship Victory by John McKay. It has complete plans of the Victory.
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My quarterdeck gunports now have frames! On to the drip shields! As a side note, I am very happy with how this project is turning out. I’m very glad that I bought the Anatomy Of The Ship for this build. Modifications are going well. I’m not going to mess with the stern or quarter galleries, and I’m using the guns that came with the kit, but everything else is getting modified to the AOTS standard. By the time I get to the Triton, I’ll have plenty of experience. 😀
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My quarterdeck now has proper sized gunports!
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I removed the gunport lids from the waist gun gunports and modified the gunport frames accordingly. I also marked out my cut marks for the quarterdeck gunports. I drew them slightly oversized to allow for the gunport frames that I am going to make. I’m not going to lie, the model looks a little rough right now, but it’ll look a whole lot better once I touch up all of the paint.
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Okay, thank you very much.
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I have all gunport lids installed. Upon careful review of the plans contained in the Anatomy of the Ship, I discovered that two of my gunports weren’t gunports, they were windows. I adjusted the gunport lids accordingly. I already knew about the two up front. I made those from leftover gunport lids. None of the windows were on the Mantua plans that came with the kit, lol. I’m learning a lot with this build. I posted up a question about the AOTS plans. I think that 8 gunports on each side of the upper deck do not have lids. I would appreciate any feedback on that. If it turns out that I’m right and they’re not supposed to be there, I’m going to remove them. Next, I’m going to redo the gunports on the quarterdeck. I’m going to open them up and make some frames for them.
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It doesn’t appear that there are gunport lids on 8 gunports on each side of the Upper Gun Deck of the HMS Victory according to the outboard profile in the Anatomy of the Ship for the Victory. Am I reading my plans right? I just want to make sure before I make appropriate adjustments.
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