BANYAN
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Whaaat? the shields are not colour matched to the rowers tunic - I am aghast Seriously though Steven that is one heck of a model, beautifully presented. You are doing real justice to this buil;d. cheers Pat -
Glad to hear all are well Michael; I think we all suffer a case of the 'doldrums' occasionally when it come to our modelling projects. cheers Pat
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Hi Ilhan, just caught up with your little beauty; wonderful subject to model. This is up there with your usual very highh quality work. cheers Pat
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I have to stop reading your log Keith, you make my efforts look so paltry. Just kidding, I get nothing but inspiration from you first-class work. cheers Pat
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Nice work on those guns Keith, they look really good in situ. Great to hear your hands are back to near full flexibility and use. cheers Pat
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Stunning results mate; worthy of display in a museum. cheers Pat
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Dick, when I was building my Endeavour I tried using under car bitumen coating on the lower hull. It went on well and dried to a nice even coating looking very much like a coating of 'brown stuff' - BUT, that was in winter , then along came summer, and while not making the bitumen slump, it got very tacky. So, off it came - but the surprise was that were the tar in the coating had penetrated the gaps, cracks etc in the lower hull planking, it left a very nice effect that showed a distinct darker shade under and above the waterline. Just saying - maybe a light wash that just darkens it while retaining the definition of your planking etc? That hull is looking very good and as Steven says, it would be a pity to cover it. cheers Pat
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Love the see-saw Steven - seriously though, that is some very nicer work and makes the ship so much more realistically displayed. cheers Pat
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Another very interesting subject you are modelling here Dick. I have been lurking on this topic so thought I had better join the crowd before the pop-corn runs out ( I would settle for a pack of maltesers though ) cheers Pat
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Just found you build Allan, a very nice subject and you model is doing her real justice. cheers Pat
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Impressive work; love the jig you used for the wheel. Great idea for the lanterns also; very effective results. cheers Pat
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Looks great. You must be close to using more twine than wood in this model soon cheers Pat
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Great to see you back Keith, even on a part-time basis. Look forward to your updates. cheers Pat
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Add a smidge here, take off a tad there and hey presto Just need to tie a few parts together with fencing wire and you will have a true Aussie creation cheers Pat
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Another interesting subject to model Greg. Despite the heavy dependence on after-market parts to dress her up, the hull itself seems like if is fairly well defined for her armour panels and the like? cheers Pat
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She's looking great Hellmuht; a very nice job you have done on the stitching. Must have taken some time to work out the repeating pattern to achieve the look? cheers Pat
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Hi again all, Keith, as promised, I have found the reference but had the wrong author. The book 'Naval Gunnery' by Captain H. Garbett, page 66, states that pivot guns were traversed on gun-metal racers (sweeps) secured to the deck. Note the wording which he uses in his book, which says secured to the deck, NOT into the deck. This book was first published in 1897, the copy I refer to is the 1971 reprint. Hope this helps. cheers Pat
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Not sure if directly applicable Rob, but WRT the plates, HMCSS Victoria's Contract required the builder to be redock the ship (at their expense) for sheathing after completely fitting out - probably to ensure a very clean bottom on delivery. cheers Pat
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Stunning work as usual Amalio, a feast for the eyes. cheers Pat
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The revised castles look good Steven, I might even suggest the core structure look even better. Moving them to better accommodate the rowers was also a very wise choice. Not too much any 'rivet counters' could find to fault in your model cheers Pat
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That's a very nice painting Rob, and as you say sits very nicely in your themed library - quite the cosy snug uou have there! cheers Pat
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HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
BANYAN replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Thanks for looking in Tony. Well.......... the reason there has been no progress shown is that I have made none. Before I can progress further I need to get the spars and rigging sorted and drawn up. The issue as you can see from the above discussion is that so much of this is inter-related - i.e the size of one thing determined the size of another etc. Until I get those finalised, I can't start on making the spars, which in turn governs some of the belaying of the rigging, which in turns governs the positions of the bitts, some pin rails/cross-pieces etc etc. Well I am sure you get the picture. As soon as I have sorted these tops I think I am in a position to finalise the spars. cheers Pat- 993 replies
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HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
BANYAN replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Thanks Rob, appreciate the thumbs up and you have encapsulated my delema nicely in those two approaches. My first attempt was to use the most current general conventions/building practices written by Fincham and Kipping, whom both released books on Masting and Rigging ships in 1855 (the year Victoria was built). This resulted in a top that is WAY oversized -nearly thre to four times bigger than what is shown in imagery. I agree with you WRT the builders using their own methods and designs, but unfortunately, as far as I know this was not recorded by the Victoria's builders. I live in the hope that when I can get back into the Public Records Office (once we get out of lock downs etc) and complete my investigations into the correspondence from and to the ship build supervisor (who wrote weekly build progress reports for the Governor of Victoria - a naval offer so the reports are in depth and about the appropriate matters - not just fancy words and 'fluff'). Underhill, as I have said, does advise that it was becoming increasingly more common to use iron in the tops. I am now reading him from cover-to-cover rather than selections based on the current item I am working on. As a result, I am now almost sure that Victoria will have used iron hounds and tops. Unfortunately, he, Fincham, Kipping Crothers nor Lees gives any guidance on these; so I will have to cast my net wider. I am now to trying to find anything that will help me in drawing up a set of completely iron tops and hounds. Thanks for all the 'thumbs-up' and looking in folks, much appreciate the interest in this subject matter. Cheers Pat- 993 replies
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Hydraulic Dredge by Steve Harvath
BANYAN replied to Steve Harvath's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
A very authentic looking model Steve; take a bow. cheers Pat
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