Hi Nick,
Just found this photograph series while looking on Pinterest. What a build!!! Wish I had half of your skills. I'm currently building a Caldercraft Victory and because of my not so good technical English I have some problems with the manual provided. Looking to your great build photographs I already found some of the answers to my questions. Although I still have lots of issues, one of them being the mounting of the deadeye strops on the channels. I tried several positions but, for me anyway, they don't seem to fit in the tiny slots in front of the channel. And there are two small lips facing one side, I really can't figure out why they are there. Even if I should cut them away the brass strops look to wide to fit the slots.
I know now that it was not my best idea ever, but this build is my very first of a sailing ship model. Only build an Amati Bismarck first to start this hobby, and that was a peace of cake comparing to the HMS Victory...
Now I will look to your photographs until I worn them out... 😉
Daniel
