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Patrick Haw got a reaction from Marinus in HMS Victory by Marinus - Caldercraft - 1/72
Welcome to the corps of Caldercraft Victory builders! Looks like you've made a great start...and a long way to go. There will be times when you will want to tear your hair out and wonder what you were thinking...but be patient and have fun, you'll get there with something to be very proud of in the end!
Patrick
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Patrick Haw got a reaction from EJ_L in HMS Enterprise by Kevin - CAF - 1/48 - August 2020
Kevin,
I just came upon your HMS Enterprise build and spent a very pleasant couple of hours going through it. It's fantastic and I'm impressed that you took on a challenge like this. You've done a great job. As others have said, don't let trolls on Facebook get to you...most of them probably couldn't glue two toothpicks together. I'm looking forward to you getting back on this build and seeing your results.
Patrick
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Patrick Haw got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Sphinx 1775 by Glenn-UK - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Hello Glenn,
I just found your Sphinx build log and really enjoyed looking through it. I'm so sorry that it went a bit pear-shaped on you, but I'm sure you'll recover and end up with a beautiful model.
Patrick
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Patrick Haw got a reaction from Old Collingwood in HMS Enterprise by Kevin - CAF - 1/48 - August 2020
Kevin,
I just came upon your HMS Enterprise build and spent a very pleasant couple of hours going through it. It's fantastic and I'm impressed that you took on a challenge like this. You've done a great job. As others have said, don't let trolls on Facebook get to you...most of them probably couldn't glue two toothpicks together. I'm looking forward to you getting back on this build and seeing your results.
Patrick
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Patrick Haw got a reaction from Glenn-UK in HMS Sphinx 1775 by Glenn-UK - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Hello Glenn,
I just found your Sphinx build log and really enjoyed looking through it. I'm so sorry that it went a bit pear-shaped on you, but I'm sure you'll recover and end up with a beautiful model.
Patrick
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Patrick Haw got a reaction from Gahm in HMS Enterprise by Kevin - CAF - 1/48 - August 2020
Kevin,
I just came upon your HMS Enterprise build and spent a very pleasant couple of hours going through it. It's fantastic and I'm impressed that you took on a challenge like this. You've done a great job. As others have said, don't let trolls on Facebook get to you...most of them probably couldn't glue two toothpicks together. I'm looking forward to you getting back on this build and seeing your results.
Patrick
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Patrick Haw reacted to chris watton in HMS Sphinx 1775 by James H - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64
I think what I shall do is continue doing what I do. I know I will never please everyone (and the loudest critics are usually the ones who would never buy your product anyway), but I like to think I know enough as to what most would like to see in a kit, I just think of what I would like to see in a kit that I paid my own hard earned on.
I will source flags at some point, but right now, I want to concentrate on new kits, this is where my investment money is going.
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Patrick Haw got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Enterprise by Kevin - CAF - 1/48 - August 2020
Kevin,
I just came upon your HMS Enterprise build and spent a very pleasant couple of hours going through it. It's fantastic and I'm impressed that you took on a challenge like this. You've done a great job. As others have said, don't let trolls on Facebook get to you...most of them probably couldn't glue two toothpicks together. I'm looking forward to you getting back on this build and seeing your results.
Patrick
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Patrick Haw reacted to chris watton in HMS Sphinx 1775 by James H - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64
I think it is very important to make the kits as easy as they can be. It really doesn't matter what experience some have, or have not got. It is a kit, so it should include as many pre-made parts as possible to give everyone a fighting chance.
There is always much room for improvement, depending on each modellers experience and preferences, and those that can, will still make their own stamp of the kits. At the same time, I am hoping that those who perhaps may have been a little scared off by other kits in the past will feel confident enough to tackle such subjects. For most, the kit is complete, but for a few, it is a blank canvas and only the start of what they plan to do to it. For example, you don't have to use the pre cut and etched lower side parts, as I will include enough pear strip to plank from bottom edge of the blue painted sides down, the choice is yours.
Regarding the plastics, or resin, which is what I use, after having to use white metal for the best part of two decades, I would choose the resin every time - easier to use, bend, file, better definition and next to zero shrinkage - with zero shrinkage for 3-d printed parts like the cannon barrels, figurehead, boat beam brackets and lanterns. If the material suits the end result, I will use it. But never again white metal...
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Patrick Haw got a reaction from Kevin in HMS Enterprise by Kevin - CAF - 1/48 - August 2020
Kevin,
I just came upon your HMS Enterprise build and spent a very pleasant couple of hours going through it. It's fantastic and I'm impressed that you took on a challenge like this. You've done a great job. As others have said, don't let trolls on Facebook get to you...most of them probably couldn't glue two toothpicks together. I'm looking forward to you getting back on this build and seeing your results.
Patrick
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Patrick Haw got a reaction from BobG in HMS Victory by Sjors - Caldercraft - 1:72
Lovely work Sjors. Are you going to copper her? It took me about 2 months to copper my Victory, but at your rate of work you can probably get it done in one weekend!!
Patrick
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Patrick Haw got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in HMS Victory by Patrick Haw - Caldercraft - Scale 1/72
Well, we're moving along now with gun port lids. I now have 15 of them under various stages of assembly/painting. Once these are finished and installed I only have seven more to build...whoopee! As each lid is custom-built and fitted to its respective gun port (to allow for building up wales and slight variations in size) I number them and then place them on sticky side up masking tape so they don't fly away or get mixed up once they're painted inside and out. I use the sticky side up masking tape on the painting bench too so the lids don't get blown away by air pressure from the air brush!
Patrick
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Patrick Haw got a reaction from Kevin in Phoenix by Kevin - Panart - 1/84 - Ex Amerigo Vespucci - restarted June 2020
Wow Kevin! Just found your AV build log. First off, I'm glad it's not just me who leaves a build sitting to one side for a few years! Second. I love how your AV looks, especially all the brass work and turnbuckles. So glad I'm back on board in MSW and finding such great build logs as this one. Looking forward to following you.
Patrick
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Patrick Haw got a reaction from Keith Black in Phoenix by Kevin - Panart - 1/84 - Ex Amerigo Vespucci - restarted June 2020
Wow Kevin! Just found your AV build log. First off, I'm glad it's not just me who leaves a build sitting to one side for a few years! Second. I love how your AV looks, especially all the brass work and turnbuckles. So glad I'm back on board in MSW and finding such great build logs as this one. Looking forward to following you.
Patrick
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Patrick Haw got a reaction from Old Collingwood in Phoenix by Kevin - Panart - 1/84 - Ex Amerigo Vespucci - restarted June 2020
Wow Kevin! Just found your AV build log. First off, I'm glad it's not just me who leaves a build sitting to one side for a few years! Second. I love how your AV looks, especially all the brass work and turnbuckles. So glad I'm back on board in MSW and finding such great build logs as this one. Looking forward to following you.
Patrick
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Patrick Haw got a reaction from mtaylor in Phoenix by Kevin - Panart - 1/84 - Ex Amerigo Vespucci - restarted June 2020
Wow Kevin! Just found your AV build log. First off, I'm glad it's not just me who leaves a build sitting to one side for a few years! Second. I love how your AV looks, especially all the brass work and turnbuckles. So glad I'm back on board in MSW and finding such great build logs as this one. Looking forward to following you.
Patrick
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Patrick Haw reacted to Charter33 in HMS Victory by Charter33 - Caldercraft - Scale 1:72
Hi Patrick,
I'm still here but sometimes life gets a bit complicated. I had to retire from a 43+ year career teaching Design Technology last December . The impact of this was significant including the loss of access to a great suite of workshops, equipment, and the loss of 'my' computer.
My own personal tools, including work bench (rescued from a skip when my faculty was extended and modernised), wood turning lathe and numerous woodwork and engineering tools collected over the years had to be packed away and put into storage. The more valued and precious items are currently cluttering my already cramped model room, ie. the smallest bedroom in the house.
My aim is to now build a workshop in the garden - I've planned it and hope to start construction soon.
I made the mistake of putting things off until I retired, forgetting the the Admiral would have her own ideas for how my practical skills could be employed!
My Victory is safe and a little progress has been made. I hope to be in a position to crack on with it in the near future. I do have some photos on my camera, but no way of downloading them at the moment. I can only access this site via my phone - but following the various threads on it is a great pleasure. Good to see the number of Caldercraft Victorys now under way; some superb and truly inspirational work, including your own!
Cheers,
Graham
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Patrick Haw got a reaction from mort stoll in HMS Victory by Patrick Haw - Caldercraft - Scale 1/72
Well, we're moving along now with gun port lids. I now have 15 of them under various stages of assembly/painting. Once these are finished and installed I only have seven more to build...whoopee! As each lid is custom-built and fitted to its respective gun port (to allow for building up wales and slight variations in size) I number them and then place them on sticky side up masking tape so they don't fly away or get mixed up once they're painted inside and out. I use the sticky side up masking tape on the painting bench too so the lids don't get blown away by air pressure from the air brush!
Patrick
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Patrick Haw got a reaction from gjdale in HMS Victory by Patrick Haw - Caldercraft - Scale 1/72
Well, we're moving along now with gun port lids. I now have 15 of them under various stages of assembly/painting. Once these are finished and installed I only have seven more to build...whoopee! As each lid is custom-built and fitted to its respective gun port (to allow for building up wales and slight variations in size) I number them and then place them on sticky side up masking tape so they don't fly away or get mixed up once they're painted inside and out. I use the sticky side up masking tape on the painting bench too so the lids don't get blown away by air pressure from the air brush!
Patrick
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Patrick Haw got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in HMS Victory by Patrick Haw - Caldercraft - Scale 1/72
We grow...in more ways than one. Just for laughs here's a picture of my entire workshop/workbench when I started this project so long ago, followed by a couple of more pics of what it looks like today. I need a bigger garage! Mind you, when I see some other builders' custom-built workshops I salivate...and then I think of Gil Middleton who built his amazing Victory on a table top in a condominium!
Patrick
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Patrick Haw got a reaction from Kevin in HMS Victory by Sjors - Caldercraft - 1:72
Lovely work Sjors. Are you going to copper her? It took me about 2 months to copper my Victory, but at your rate of work you can probably get it done in one weekend!!
Patrick
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Patrick Haw reacted to Sjors in HMS Victory by Patrick Haw - Caldercraft - Scale 1/72
And there he is again.
Hello stranger....
Nice build you have there.
My seat has a lot of dust zo cleaning and we can go further where we are the last time 2 1/2 years ago......
But welcome back!
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Patrick Haw reacted to Sjors in HMS Victory by Sjors - Caldercraft - 1:72
And he has find me again 🙂
Hello Patrick, missed you!
Welcome to my Victory.
That i'm going fast has everything to do with Anja .
She is working at home so I have to go to the hobby room all the time 🙂
And I hate it ( fingers crossed )
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Patrick Haw got a reaction from mort stoll in HMS Victory by Marinus - Caldercraft - 1/72
Welcome to the corps of Caldercraft Victory builders! Looks like you've made a great start...and a long way to go. There will be times when you will want to tear your hair out and wonder what you were thinking...but be patient and have fun, you'll get there with something to be very proud of in the end!
Patrick
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Patrick Haw got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in HMS Victory by Patrick Haw - Caldercraft - Scale 1/72
Progress from the last couple of days. Port side middle gun deck port lids are all installed. I started out with the gun port lids building one at a time, then 3 at a time, now I'm juggling 8 at a time and it goes much quicker. As is always the case with the repetitive jobs on the build, you start of shaky and get better as you go along. When you finally get good at it, you've pretty much finished the job and don't need those skills any more!
Patrick
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