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John McKay’s 100-Gun Ship Victory, of the Anatomy of the Ship series is the reference that I have been using for my own Victory build, which was a 1:98 scale Mantua kit. It has complete plans for the Victory. John McKay’s book is excellent and I strongly recommend it!
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Rob, Your clippers are incredible! Looking good!
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They tried to make them look like British warships as much as possible so as not to alarm their enemies/prey. It also helped to avoid direct confrontation with British warships.
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Eberhard, It’s a large broom used for cleaning floors (or decks in this case). https://www.acehardware.com/departments/home-and-decor/cleaning-and-disinfectants/push-brooms/1581016
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Hello from Wakefield New Zealnd
GrandpaPhil replied to neuman5022's topic in New member Introductions
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Looking good! I bought a light table (tablet?) in A1 size off Amazon during one of their Prime days. It is worth its weight in gold for transferring plans to normal paper that can then be glued down to wood or card for cutting.
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Congratulations on the finish! Excellent work on a beautiful model!
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Don’t forget the extension cords run out and the air hoses! The crews I worked with were pretty conscious about them though. Cleaning them and everything else up was part of our shift change.
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Sorry to hear about that! I hope that you get to feeling better! Your Victory looks amazing!
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Keith, Glad to hear that you are doing better! Lula looks amazing! Regarding workboat cleanliness, many years ago I worked on a supply boat in the former Gulf of Mexico. It was usually kept as uncluttered as possible to reduce the possibility of tripping or otherwise damaging either the crew or the equipment. We were pretty careful about making sure that we kept everything picked up and stowed.
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I don’t have the book, but many translator apps will enable one to take a picture of the page and it will translate directly onto the picture, replacing the original text with English, if you decide to get the book. I did that for a German book on the Wappen Von Hamburg, with the plans in the back of the book, and it worked well enough to get the gist of what was being written.
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Barbara, Also, Nic, @MrBlueJacket is on this forum and is part of the Bluejacket upper management. He would probably help you with any questions you have about the kit.
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Seeking recommendations for next Build
GrandpaPhil replied to BurgundyModels's topic in Wood ship model kits
Given what you’ve already built, I would say that you could pick any of those models and build them without significant difficulty. I have heard really good things about the Vanguard Models kits. Chris Watton’s work is excellent! I have purchased many of the plans sets that he designed for the Victory Models line belonging to Amati, to include the Revenge that is in my signature line. They are top notch, and his own company, Vanguard Models, takes things even further (although I have not had one of their kits in my possession). From what I have heard and seen on this forum, Vanguard’s kits are second to few. Model Shipways makes decent quality kits. I have built one of their models, the Sultana, and I have a couple of their plans sets, which are very good, although I liked the Rattlesnake plans better than the Essex plans. The Syren looks like a phenomenal kit, and that plans set is on my short list of models to buy the next time I need to get something for myself. The designer is Chuck Passaro, whose work is also excellent! I have no experience with Caldercraft’s kits, but many also like them. -
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Hello from Christchurch, New Zealand
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All the railings for the middle bridges are finished and installed: I still need to paint and seal them. Then it will be time for the main guns. The Borodino’s had two double turrets for the primary batteries and six double turrets for the secondary batteries. Once those are in, I’ll get the 47mm guns, the search lights, and the rest of the small inner deck/superstructure fittings, to include the ship’s boats and fit them in place. Then the rest of the outer hull fittings. Then it will be time for masts. All masts will be painted wood, with the rest of the mast fittings in card, much like the Solferino. Sometime in between I need to install a bunch of eyebolts to tie off to on the decks and stacks for the rigging. This ship had a brig rig.
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