chris watton
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All kits on the website have the skill level shown now. The fishing boats are Novice and Amateur, with the main middling kits being Experienced, and Sphinx Advanced. Indy will be 'Master', as this is the largest and most complex to date. -
Just a little update. We have listened to some customers, not being sure of skill levels for my kits, so we now have skill labels for each kit: I am hoping this helps some modellers. On the Indy side, this is still progressing. Yesterday I received the photo etched sheets (25kg worth), dowels, first planking and red alder deck planking.
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It does actually mention the slots in the manual you have
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Jesse, All is correct, please do not start hacking the decks, the ply deck fits more or less perfectly.
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At some point, yes. However, I am currently so snowed under I am having difficulty in finding the time to produce all my current stuff! (Not that I'm complaining). Laser cut anchors will be slowly phased out in favour of 3-d printed ones.
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Looking very good, Glenn, you should be proud of that!
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I can tell you how tall he is in 64th, around 27mm. Have to guess a little due to hat, but my carver was given full details, including height. No Hardy figure for the foreseeable future. I commission the figures, the captains/admirals especially, for my own developments. As I have no plans to ever develop a Victory again (already done two in the past), I very much doubt I would pay to have a Hardy figure commissioned. When you say 'many' would buy, the hard truth is that I may sell 5-10 Hardy figures per year, taking many years before I even broke even for the cost having the figure sculpted in the first place. Anyway, no more figures for a while, all hands on deck for Indy development...
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I do have all of the parts for the four Endeavour boats, including the PE. I am waiting for the boats to be built for the mini instructions, but this will not happen until after Indy is finalised.
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I note Jim has compared the hulls of Indy and Victory in previous posts - Here is another comparison, both at waterline level.
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I just had these arrive for new stock today: Pin Vice and 10pc Drill Set – VANGUARD MODELS I have had my pin vice for over 30 years and have used it for every single model I have built when a powered drill isn't needed. In other news, I finished the Indy masts and yards plans today, just the rigging plans left to do. Plan sheets will be B2 size (980x680mm), and I think around 26 in total.
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I commission a professional digital sculptor who specialises in this sort of thing. I furnish him with all relevant pictures of the subject for features and clothing/uniform, and he does the rest. He does all of my digital carving, including the figureheads and stern decoration. Not the cheapest, but you get what you pay for. I may commission a figure in the future of a younger Nelson, and possibly Collingwood, Duncan, Hawke, Anson and Hoste, the latter having a stunning victory against the odds at the Battle of Lissa in 1811. And Chuck, Brillant pics, thank you so much for sharing, what an artist your friend is!
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I think it is quite certain that almost everyone on these forums know this, me included, as I have read every single book more than twice over. I also know the books refer to Indy actions at a time when she did not even exist as a razee. I asked for a Lieutenant Hornblower, and this is what I got.
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The black balls are Cellulose acetate. Certainly not the cheapest option, but for the job, certainly the best.
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Overall length (with Flying Jibboom) - 1345mm (without Flying Jibboom) - 1247mm Hull Only - (approx.) 880mm Height Overall - Approx 875mm Width of Main Yard and Stunsail Booms tips- 500mm Planned delivery date - When it's ready! Am hoping end of this year. Price - Between £1250 and £1350, but this can change. Today I completed mast and yard drawings, so 'just' the rigging plans left to do for my part... ETA - Had this arrive today..
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I have seen a lot of plans where there are green annotations and recommended changes. A lot, if you read between the lines, basically say 'why the hell did you put a ladderway there!', But with a lot more 18th Century decorum...
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I am thinking the ladders were removed when using the capstan. Here is an early cross section I did a long time ago, showing Bellona decks. The ladder would have to be removed when working the capstan.
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The cannon balls are 2.5mm. These are the closest match I could get for the 24 Pounders, which work out to about 2.4mm balls, scale wise. All of the upper deck beams, with the exception of the boat beams, were originally done in 6mm MDF, but decided pear would be a much better choice. So each kit will have a big slab of 6x100x500mm pear sheet..
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Kit designing has to be a compromise, otherwise two things will happen. The first is costs. If I designed a kit exactly how they were built as per Navy Board models, the development costs, materials and time required would be phenomenal. Anyone willing to take on such a project would no doubt have the requisite skills to scratch build their own at a fraction of the cost. This leads on to the second problem, the number of pre-cut parts that would need final shaping on every surface would also be a lot. For my part, I prefer to reduce pre shaping as much as I can. Such a kit would alienate perhaps 95% of people who buy and build kits. Makes little sense - taking years to develop a kit (which I could develop 6 or 7 marketable kits in that same time frame) that would be prohibitively expensive to the vast majority. Indy is about as far as I would like to go for now, with full upper deck beams, and (optional) knees. I say optional because depending on experience, they can be added or left off, and this will make no difference to the overall look of the finished model, as they are mostly hidden anyway. I have also included two options for bowsprit: one with no flying jibboom (reducing the overall length when built), and one with the flying jibboom, with 2 dolphin strikers to suit each option
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I can see the basswood/limewood strips in your picture, labelled F26 Sail cloth is no longer included, instead a pre made sail set is included Or, if you mean the wood for deck planking, the deck is now a laser engraved part.
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My wife managed to make up the first batch of Ranger kits today...
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