OllieS
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HMS Victory: Caldercraft or Artesania Latina
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HMS Victory: Caldercraft or Artesania Latina
OllieS replied to darkening's topic in Wood ship model kits
I have the Mantua Victory to start anytime now and I chose that one because at 1:98 the finished kit is about 1m long which is still a big chunk of space. I would spend the money on the Caldercraft kit if it wasn't huge. There is a gap in the market for a very accurate kit in a smaller scale. A half size Caldercraft Victory at 1:144 would be the same size as my other models for example. -
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Next "Intermediate Kit"
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Next "Intermediate Kit"
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So far I have built three Occre kits and my next is the Mantua Victory. I would recommend Occre up to a point, they are 'reliable' as a build but you won't end up with great accuracy and the fittings are at best okay. Vanguard is a first choice for many for very good reasons and I would say that in their safe hands you could be a little more ambitious in your next model compared to any other manufacturer.
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Any plastic kit he chooses for himself at the model store; with some help with better finishing and painting maybe.
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If you want a model to look like real life then very good painting technique (weathering) can make it real. Otherwise whatever is the most beautiful to you is best, painted or not.
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Hi Daniel, I have this kit and I'm not sure the poor quality photo I could provide would be much use. The two sheets are the full size plan and elevation of the hull and the full size plans of the masts. Cornwall model boats have the full plan set in stock for £35 if you can't find someone to give you them.
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HMS Sphinx 1775 by Ronald-V - Vanguard Models - 1:64
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Belle Poule - Occre - 1/90 - review by kevin
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New Occre Release 4-28-2024 La Belle Poule
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If you flex the deck so it is concave with edges going up it will inevitably get stuck like a monkey with its fist in a jar of nuts. I think James H meant flexing the deck the other way with the edges lower than the middle, then it will easily lift out by bending slightly more.
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Recommend me a frigate kit?
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You may also not know that we have a social problem with homeless unemployed (and employed unfortunately) who camp out in shop doorways amongst other places. That was of course a joke. In reality a genuine site has been hijacked and altered is my guess. In Britain the website would be co.uk not .com
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The head office is a Poundland in Inverness Scotland. Presumably the CEO is sitting in the doorway.
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Basic Question on the Placement of the Wales
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From what everyone has said it seems likely that the use of wales has evolved as the (gun)deck sheer became less pronounced Another point is that they may have had a predominant importance during construction to hold the framework before planking and gunports etc It also makes sense to me that the outer planking follows the wales just because it's so much easier to do.
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HM Schooner Ballahoo by georgeband - Caldercraft - Haddock drawings
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Ropes of Scale presumably have what you want. Their link is one of the side panel sponsors below recent replies here on MSW
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I have spent the last 18 months trying to turn the Occre Revenge into something I'm happy with using Amati builds on this site and the Kirsch Galleon book. With hindsight it would have been a lot simpler and quicker to buy the Amati kit, but that would have been a different occupation. It really depends what you want from your hobby i.e. more or less of an out-of-the-box build. I also agree that if you want sails you really need to make your own. Another great resource is Baker's Pelican build log on this site by the way.
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Cheerful build on hold....drop plank phobia
OllieS replied to bigcreekdad's topic in Wood ship model kits
This is not a model boat problem. iI's just another example of a the universal human problem which is the creation of the mental obstacle of perfection. You can't scale it, all you can do is keep going upwards at an angle to the slope you can cope with. It also helps to switch to another part of the same project to change the mood. Many people switch to a different project but this doesn't solve the initial problem. -
Rigging the Endurance by Occre
OllieS replied to David Enghauser's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
I don't have this model but hope this helps: 1. The lower shrouds are in pairs and in reality are looped around the mast one side pair and then the other. An easier modellers way is to pair through the platform one on each side as shown in the Occre Enduance video 61. on youtube. 2. Looks like those holes are just holes and nothing to do with the rigging. 3. Stays and shrouds then running rigging. You will make life easier if you do the ratlines after. You can then access ropes for belaying etc through the shrouds. Occre instructions mostly leave you to it at the rigging stage The belaying plan is the most useful diagram but it really helps if you have some understanding of what the various ropes are for. You will by the time you've finished. Good luck -
On the Jotika website there is some information on the research for Pickle which suggests a longer gundeck for the plans used which are closer to the (presumably accurate) Pickle length of 73 feet rather than what has already been mentioned above: Pickle How that relates to the kit and plans you have...? Book looks great and a bargain so on my shelf soon.
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