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Nearshore, hello! I'm impressed with your work on the cannons! It's been a long and meticulous process that has led to a remarkable outcome! The cannons look stunning! I believe the time spent installing the rivets on the wheels was well worth it. These small details add a touch of elegance to the overall appearance. And six rivets are just the right amount! Similarly, the use of wooden axles instead of brass wire is of great interest to me, as I have yet to explore these options. I want to take these decisions into account, if you don't mind, of course) Also, as I see it, you haven't installed the quarterdeck deck yet. Obviously, in order to be able to mount the guns under this deck. I have not yet determined the assembly sequence for myself, so I am not installing this deck yet either. But I still have a lot of work to do before making this decision, and I hope it will become obvious in due course. And good luck and inspiration to you in this difficult but interesting job!

I don't like the way Corel's proposed aft gallery bulkhead looks, so I decided to do it my way. At this scale, the window frames should be very thin. I don't know how to make them out of wood, so I printed them on a 3D printer. Same with the columns. I used a smartphone screen protector as a glazing simulation. I painted the wall of the frame opposite the window frames a dark gray color. In my opinion, it turned out better than the stock version. I like it. I think I'll tear off the stock bulkheads of the forecastle and quarterdeck and make them the same way.

Hello everyone! I decided to make a stern sink, not an imitation, as Corel suggests, but as it was on the prototype and on the museum models. To do this, I had to cut out a part of the afterdeck deck. There is a beautiful decor on the inside of the sink, but I'm not a good artist, so I just painted it red. I may add an applique later. I also experimented with the colors of the exterior paint and the decor of the side balconies. I'm not very satisfied with the result, so I'll probably redo it.

Very painstaking and high-quality work! A work of art, just like the entire model! It's a pleasure to look at!

Your approach to laying the first layer was very well thought out, which helped to avoid the incorrect positioning of the gun ports on the main deck. I was in a hurry at this stage, and later had to raise the gun ports by making inserts at the bottom and cutting them out at the top

Great job! Beautiful and neat! I'm watching the process with interest.

Hello everyone! I haven't figured out how to make the moldings of gratings lighter yet, so I've been busy with other things. I've made the afterdeck and balcony decking and started working on the aft gallery. I've attached the parts that give it the desired shape, and to achieve the correct positioning of the moldings, I've used double-sided tape to attach the windows and brass photo-etched decor. I don't like the way it looks, and I won't be using these parts. It's just to help me understand where to attach the moldings.

Hi, Nearshore! Thank you for your feedback! When making the cable reels, I didn't use all the details suggested by Corel. I made the cheeks them from walnut wood planks, following the shape described in Brian Lavery's book "Anatomy." I used squares of black paper to model the holes for the bars. I really like your work. It looks great! I've been following your publications with interest even before I started creating my own model.

Hi, Paul! Thank you for your feedback! I think the comings of the gratings should be lighter. I'll try some bleach.

I don't want to remake the grates a third time. Can someone tell me how to lighten dark wood?

Since the structure of dark walnut slats contains even darker, almost black fibers, the slats look overly contrasting on a light-colored deck.

But then, looking at the photos of the museum models, as well as the photos of the HMS Victory, I decided that the shape of the grates should be the same as it is there – rounded at the top. During the processing, all the thin slats were worn down, and the grates became light again. Therefore, I had to redo them for the third time. I made the camings out of dark walnut and gave them the desired shape. Here is what I got:

Hi! I wanted to see more small details on the model. I decided to start with the gratings on the main deck. As suggested by Corel, I made the grate comings out of light beech wood. However, I was disappointed with the result. The finished product almost blends in with the light deck. It doesn't look good. Therefore, I decided to add a thin, darker rail on top. Here's what I got.

Hi, Harlequin! Thank you for the feedback, I'm trying my best!) Before building my model, I carefully reviewed everything I could find on this topic. Including your excellent work. I've learned a lot from it!) And I'll keep learning more!)

Hello everyone! I spent the past week fixing the location of the gun ports on the main deck. I had to raise them 2-3 mm and cover the bottom part with a walnut rail insert. I probably should have matched the rail better in color, but it turned out the way it turned out. The inserts are visible in the photo, but the general appearance of the model does not catch the eye. I also started making frames for the main deck gun ports. The slats for them were previously painted in a dull red color.

Hi All! So, the work is moving. Since my last post, I have lathed the main deck, the inside of the bulwarks, installed the waterway and the afterdeck gunwale. From the outside, I installed anchor cushions, alignment of the cleats and a False wale. Glued the transom board and installed the bulkheads of the forecastle and quarterdeck. I don't like the fact that the bulkheads are made of brass plate, which doesn't paint very well, but I thought that both of these details are deep in the structure and don't catch the eye. I painted them brown (to look like wood), shaded the window openings with a simple pencil, and painted the columns on the quarterdeck bulkhead white. Maybe I'll add some more details to them later. The waterways were also pre-painted so as not to suffer on the assembled model. After sheathing the main deck, a very unpleasant problem came to light. Apparently, I hurried to cut through the main deck gun ports. After assembling one cannon and trying it on, I saw that the port was cut very low. The cannon barrel rests against the bulwark above the port… Cutting the port up 2-3 mm will not be any problem. But then it won't be square in shape, but rectangular. We'll have to make some kind of inserts to close the undersides of the ports.

Greetings, Ronald-V! Yes, I want to keep the natural wood. I'll just paint the barkhouts black and the upper part of the sides blue with decor. Like the Charles Middleton model, but without the copper plating

I finished the hull cladding with the second layer. I also lathed the keel, stem and the stern. I've done the pre-sanding. That's what it looks like.

Hello, cnemo! Now the work is going fast and a some later I will post new photos where the bow of the ship will be clearly visible.

Thanks! It's an interesting activity! I am pleased to see how the building is being transformed!

Thanks! That's until the enthusiasm runs out!

Hi, everyone! I continue to trim the model with a dark walnut rail. I use PVA glue and an iron. I glued the pads to the narrowed keel and achtersteven. Then I'll give them the right shape and hide them with a finishing trim.

Before starting the next stage of assembly, I thought for a long time about what to do first – to mount the aft gallery, or finish the hull cladding with a second layer. After carefully examining the models of various ships, including the Bellona model by Charles Middleton from the Greenwich Museum, I came to the conclusion that, after all, the gallery structures are located on top of the hull. That's why I'm starting the second layer. Before that, I painted with black acrylic paint inside the gun ports of the forecastle, quarterdeck and gundeck. And I started the top layer with moldings No. 56, 58 and two slats between them. Unfortunately, at the very beginning I took the wrong slats for the cladding. Beech, instead of the dark walnut intended in the trim kit. Well, that's fine. Anyway, this belt will be colored blue. Next, I will use the right rail.

Hi! Nearshore! Thank you for your assessment!

Well, I've finished the first layer of cladding. Treated with sandpaper. The hull takes on the shape of a ship) For some reason it looks rather rough in the photos, although tactile - everything is smooth. Well, as it turned out, so it turned out... I'll try to fix the flaws with a second layer.