willz

hi Moxis, dont have much on the main emblem on the stern, but found a few pics finishing the left hand side as you look at it,  as i go i use a wet toothbrush for cleaning the piece

another one with a match
 
 
 
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as for the balustrades Greg i have dabbled with them, the problem is that they are not round and they are all cut at different angles. so heres a couple of pics of the different shapes, one is of the centre balustrade next to an ordinary pin for scale the other is of the centre balustrade and the other is the extreme right one
 
 
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this is the marked point where i started the teethy things. so when you look at the finished band it looks perfectly symmetrical, and its not bad, but any discrepancy would be at the centre hidden behind the main emblem
 
 
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next just kept cutting away at the top side till happy with the thickness then simply drew round my finished piece to make an exact mirror image

when happy with the gully I simply marked out the teethy cut outs, started at the marked area in the pic , to emulate the one on the real Vic. Then with my trusty dremel again in the spindle attachment I simply cut out the teethy shapes
 

to get the gully shape i put a brass rod into some ply and left it sticking up 2mm,, then with rounded type cutter in the dremel I ran my piece down the edge of the brass rod,, (the ply with the brass rod was fixed to my dremel drill attachment)
 
 

I used a dremel in the spindle attachment to get the basic shape

heres a pic of my Vic stern, all carvings done with a stanley blade except for the band that goes all the way across, think i may still have a tutorial on how i did that if anyone is interested, cheers lads..
 
 
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Victorys stern carvings, all done with a stanley blade, totally done without mounting
 

finished the wales on the port side and lower gunports linings, shoved in the cannons

cheers lads for the comments appreciated, done the second planking on the top half of one side, close up of the sheath

checked out your stern shihawk and its looks fine, commercial parts are nearly always a let down but you have cleaned them up super, as for the carving you must use the correct material, I purchased some boxwood and like you had a go, took a couple of attempts to get the hang of it and although not perfect they look ok, here`s my version of the right hand strong man and the view through a macro lens shows all the errors but when looking with the naked eye he`s acceptable.

some work on the stern
 

Thanks all for your kind coments, small update, finished the first planking of the hull, cut out all the gun ports inserted the linings and filled in all the gashy bits on the ports side, the quarter galley doors have had the linings inserted and left slightly proud so as to let the second planking butt up and then be sanded flush, all prep work finished on this side, started work on the starboard side but still lots of work to do ,cheers
  William
 

finished the crown, inserted a 1.5 mm brass rod so as to fix it to the shield

small update, both the small guys are finished for the time being, more work will be needed when fitting them

thanks for the comments, appreciated.
Time to tackle the sheild, complex piece, so will be semi abstract

thanks all for your comments, appreciated, managed to finish the shield, here`s the pics

I havent posted on here for over a year but my build is still going, it is my first scratch build, a 1/72 HMS Victory. My problem lies in the lack of challenge, It all started with a monthly subscription of the AL HMS Victory 6 years ago, it was well advertised in Britain. Started the kit along with many others at the time on a slowly but surly monthly build, time went by and I started to feel a lack of challenge that I was expecting from the kit, so I bought McKay`s book and jumped into a scratch build.
I decided to make it at 1/72 simply because I could buy 3rd party cannons anchors and all the stuff I couldn`t make, as I merrily carried on with my build not hitting any problems. So I decided to have a go at making the cannons, turned them out of ebony and found yep I can do that.
So thinking a little deeper I split the cannons in two so I could build the entire cannons on every deck then remove the bit of the barrel that sticks out any replace it when the build is finished. Then my old mate the LACK OF CHALLENGE was again tapping on my shoulder so OK going to have a go at carving the stern decorations and again did that, next carved the figure head, built a the barge with anchor and oars and again no challenge, so as the challenges fall so does my enthusiasm.
 
So advice for a beginner… dont think one day, right gonna build a wooden model ship, no keep the idea in your head and let your enthusiasm grow, and when your really keen and ready thats the time to jump in, as for the rules there is none. Pick as big a scale as you can this makes the detail much easier but keep in mind the space you need to build it, another point is the time it will take to finish the build, the longer it takes the more your mind will go through different phases, so I think a 3 to 6 month build would be ideal, one last point and I use this one, is if you find you need a break, cover you build up with a towel, this stops you catching sight of your model on a regular basis, then when your ready to start again, you will find removing the cover will give the model a fresh look..
 

my victory started in 2007, love it hate it and all the bits in between 

I havent posted on here for over a year but my build is still going, it is my first scratch build, a 1/72 HMS Victory. My problem lies in the lack of challenge, It all started with a monthly subscription of the AL HMS Victory 6 years ago, it was well advertised in Britain. Started the kit along with many others at the time on a slowly but surly monthly build, time went by and I started to feel a lack of challenge that I was expecting from the kit, so I bought McKay`s book and jumped into a scratch build.
I decided to make it at 1/72 simply because I could buy 3rd party cannons anchors and all the stuff I couldn`t make, as I merrily carried on with my build not hitting any problems. So I decided to have a go at making the cannons, turned them out of ebony and found yep I can do that.
So thinking a little deeper I split the cannons in two so I could build the entire cannons on every deck then remove the bit of the barrel that sticks out any replace it when the build is finished. Then my old mate the LACK OF CHALLENGE was again tapping on my shoulder so OK going to have a go at carving the stern decorations and again did that, next carved the figure head, built a the barge with anchor and oars and again no challenge, so as the challenges fall so does my enthusiasm.
 
So advice for a beginner… dont think one day, right gonna build a wooden model ship, no keep the idea in your head and let your enthusiasm grow, and when your really keen and ready thats the time to jump in, as for the rules there is none. Pick as big a scale as you can this makes the detail much easier but keep in mind the space you need to build it, another point is the time it will take to finish the build, the longer it takes the more your mind will go through different phases, so I think a 3 to 6 month build would be ideal, one last point and I use this one, is if you find you need a break, cover you build up with a towel, this stops you catching sight of your model on a regular basis, then when your ready to start again, you will find removing the cover will give the model a fresh look..
 

heres a pic of my Vic stern, all carvings done with a stanley blade except for the band that goes all the way across, think i may still have a tutorial on how i did that if anyone is interested, cheers lads..
 
 
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great stuff, and so many. i used to paint pictures years ago but somehow i never really got the bug, i`ve painted about 25 in the last 45 years and none in the last 15 most i gave away.  and i dont know why i just got bored, bit similar to my model building now, seem to have the skills but not the drive, of all my paintings only two were of ships, one i gave to an old friend that used to be in the merchant navy and the other i gave to my younger brother and his wife, i have a photo of this one, it was a picture i saw on a book cover in a second hand book store, so i bought the book for a few pence and painted it, the picture was done on a 30" x 20" board in oils, so here it is

great stuff, and so many. i used to paint pictures years ago but somehow i never really got the bug, i`ve painted about 25 in the last 45 years and none in the last 15 most i gave away.  and i dont know why i just got bored, bit similar to my model building now, seem to have the skills but not the drive, of all my paintings only two were of ships, one i gave to an old friend that used to be in the merchant navy and the other i gave to my younger brother and his wife, i have a photo of this one, it was a picture i saw on a book cover in a second hand book store, so i bought the book for a few pence and painted it, the picture was done on a 30" x 20" board in oils, so here it is