Sjors

The framing of the Stern and Bow are done.
For the bow framing I have redo it 3 times because i don't like it how it was.
It goes to far outside.
So i think I'm all right now with that.
Then the waterway is also in place.
I think I'm gonna start planking at the top of the frames because they are very fragile.
I have broke all ready 8 frames.
Then the gunports.....
Also a question for other Conny builders.
I see at other build logs that they place a deck.
I think they make them by them self because they want fully rigged guns?
Picture are so sharp that you see every thing on it.
Keep in mind that it has to be planked and painted.
Now pictures.
 
Sjors 
 
 
 

Thanks for looking in and the likes.
And it is just what Mustafa is saying.....a lot of scratch.
So i'm going out of my comfort zone 🙂
 
The filler blocks are on it.
At the bow I have make a little reinforcement for the knighthead and a few other small frames.
At the stern i don't know if it is good.
I can not make it more to the end otherwise i have problems with the bearding line.
I try to look at other builds but can not find a good picture of that.
So I hope I have no problems when ( somewhere this year) i start with the planking.
First finishing the bow....
 
Sjors
 
 

The false keel is together and the frames are in it
 
 
 

I got this kit from Børge.
Børge is a member of this forum and built the Dragon.

His wish was always to build the Constitution one day.
Due to illness, he is no longer able to build.
A few weeks ago we visited him and his wife in Norway and he gave me this kit and asked me to build it.
I am very happy to comply with this.
As a result, the Victory and Duyfken are on hold until the Constitution is finished.
I'm going to do my best to build a beautiful ship.
My guide for this build will be the build log from Tom aka usedtosail.
 
Sjors

The framing of the Stern and Bow are done.
For the bow framing I have redo it 3 times because i don't like it how it was.
It goes to far outside.
So i think I'm all right now with that.
Then the waterway is also in place.
I think I'm gonna start planking at the top of the frames because they are very fragile.
I have broke all ready 8 frames.
Then the gunports.....
Also a question for other Conny builders.
I see at other build logs that they place a deck.
I think they make them by them self because they want fully rigged guns?
Picture are so sharp that you see every thing on it.
Keep in mind that it has to be planked and painted.
Now pictures.
 
Sjors 
 
 
 

Thank you Ron, glad my build log is of some help to others like other build logs have been of great help to me.  Case in point flying the pennant flag.
I was wondering how to fit the pennant on the main mast and couldn't really find any details on the internet.  Then I remembered seeing something on Gil Middleton's great build log.  Gil had details how pig sticks were used and I used the same idea. The pig stick is hoisted above the mast head so that the flag is not fouled by the stays.  The hoisting halyards are secured to the top.
 



 
Also secured the kedge anchor on the starboard mizzen channel.

 
Some more finishing touches to go.
 
Robert
 
 

Thank you Graham.  Hope it could be an idea  to other builders.   I found so many ideas in this forum from other builders in building my Victory. 
 
Anchors rigged in place as well.  I  deviated a bit from the manual's instructions on how the anchors are secured.  I included some chain as seen in many of the pictures I sourced.
 
 
Starboard Sheet Anchor.


 
The Bower Starboard Anchor.  Apart from the chain I also added the rope tied the the lower end of the anchor. Button I have no clue where the other end of this rope is belayed.  The same with the running end of the cat head tackle line.  The manual says it is to be belayed around the cathead at the cathead cleat.  Shouldn't it be belayed somewhere on board behind the bulwark!!! Maybe I am wrong, I am no expert,  any suggestions would be appreciated. 



 
Robert
 

Thank you Captain Hook, yes it is a lot of work, and now that I am nearing the finish I am really eager to see how it looks when its in a showcase that I still have to make.  
It's been a long time with no updates.  For the last month I had other priorities.  End of November I went to visit my daughter and my grandson who live in Stratford-Upon-Avon in the UK.  Christmas time they came to Malta and were staying with me, so basically I did not have much time for the Victory.  At the moment I am fitting the anchors, for which I will soon have some photos to upload.
For quite some time I have been thinking what am I going to rest the Victory on when its in the showcase.  I did no want to make any curly fancy stands and I came up with the following idea.
I had some wooden strips which were left over trimmings from another house project and decided to use them.
 
In the very beginning of the project, in the kit manual it was advised to drill holes though the keel and embed a nut inside to take a threaded rod which  then can pass through whatever stand is used and again through a base/table top and secured with another nut on that end. 


Apart from the holes for the threaded rods I also drilled another hole for the supply wires for the led lights I installed.  

 
The keel will rest on the stands in between the wooden bars to hold it in place. The supports on the sides are made to the exact measurements to support the hull and keep the ship from leaning to any side.


 
This is the stand on the stern side.   A  hole is drilled on one side through which the threaded rod coming out of the keel will pass through and secured to the base.  This way the threaded rod will be completely hidden.


 
Same thing with the stand on the bow side.

 
This is the stand in the middle.  I did not really need this stand, but I needed something to hide the supply wires coming out of the keel which are to be connected to a transformer hidden under the display table.  I drilled a hole on one side through which the wires will pass through.  There are no visible wires feeding the led lights throughout the ship, not even the supply wires now. 
 
Hoping to be back soon with photos showing the anchors,
 
Robert
 

Go on, i will see what you are doing 😁
Then i can make a copy of it.
Great job!
 
Sjors

Thanks Mustafa,
The whole thing redo is gonna be a little difficult at the moment.
All the frames are attached and glued.
What i can try is remove a little and place new wood against it.
I will see what i can do.
You will see the result later.
 
Sjors
 

The false keel is together and the frames are in it
 
 
 

The framing of the Stern and Bow are done.
For the bow framing I have redo it 3 times because i don't like it how it was.
It goes to far outside.
So i think I'm all right now with that.
Then the waterway is also in place.
I think I'm gonna start planking at the top of the frames because they are very fragile.
I have broke all ready 8 frames.
Then the gunports.....
Also a question for other Conny builders.
I see at other build logs that they place a deck.
I think they make them by them self because they want fully rigged guns?
Picture are so sharp that you see every thing on it.
Keep in mind that it has to be planked and painted.
Now pictures.
 
Sjors 
 
 
 

Thanks Mustafa,
The whole thing redo is gonna be a little difficult at the moment.
All the frames are attached and glued.
What i can try is remove a little and place new wood against it.
I will see what i can do.
You will see the result later.
 
Sjors
 

The framing of the Stern and Bow are done.
For the bow framing I have redo it 3 times because i don't like it how it was.
It goes to far outside.
So i think I'm all right now with that.
Then the waterway is also in place.
I think I'm gonna start planking at the top of the frames because they are very fragile.
I have broke all ready 8 frames.
Then the gunports.....
Also a question for other Conny builders.
I see at other build logs that they place a deck.
I think they make them by them self because they want fully rigged guns?
Picture are so sharp that you see every thing on it.
Keep in mind that it has to be planked and painted.
Now pictures.
 
Sjors 
 
 
 

Thanks for looking in and the likes.
And it is just what Mustafa is saying.....a lot of scratch.
So i'm going out of my comfort zone 🙂
 
The filler blocks are on it.
At the bow I have make a little reinforcement for the knighthead and a few other small frames.
At the stern i don't know if it is good.
I can not make it more to the end otherwise i have problems with the bearding line.
I try to look at other builds but can not find a good picture of that.
So I hope I have no problems when ( somewhere this year) i start with the planking.
First finishing the bow....
 
Sjors
 
 

The framing of the Stern and Bow are done.
For the bow framing I have redo it 3 times because i don't like it how it was.
It goes to far outside.
So i think I'm all right now with that.
Then the waterway is also in place.
I think I'm gonna start planking at the top of the frames because they are very fragile.
I have broke all ready 8 frames.
Then the gunports.....
Also a question for other Conny builders.
I see at other build logs that they place a deck.
I think they make them by them self because they want fully rigged guns?
Picture are so sharp that you see every thing on it.
Keep in mind that it has to be planked and painted.
Now pictures.
 
Sjors 
 
 
 

The framing of the Stern and Bow are done.
For the bow framing I have redo it 3 times because i don't like it how it was.
It goes to far outside.
So i think I'm all right now with that.
Then the waterway is also in place.
I think I'm gonna start planking at the top of the frames because they are very fragile.
I have broke all ready 8 frames.
Then the gunports.....
Also a question for other Conny builders.
I see at other build logs that they place a deck.
I think they make them by them self because they want fully rigged guns?
Picture are so sharp that you see every thing on it.
Keep in mind that it has to be planked and painted.
Now pictures.
 
Sjors 
 
 
 

The framing of the Stern and Bow are done.
For the bow framing I have redo it 3 times because i don't like it how it was.
It goes to far outside.
So i think I'm all right now with that.
Then the waterway is also in place.
I think I'm gonna start planking at the top of the frames because they are very fragile.
I have broke all ready 8 frames.
Then the gunports.....
Also a question for other Conny builders.
I see at other build logs that they place a deck.
I think they make them by them self because they want fully rigged guns?
Picture are so sharp that you see every thing on it.
Keep in mind that it has to be planked and painted.
Now pictures.
 
Sjors 
 
 
 

Before I continue with my build, I have a question for any of you who have build Conny from this kit.  The next step in the process is to glue the bulkheads onto the keel.  I noticed that the some (?) bulkhead components have yet another flaw.  See below:
 
I don't plan to install a gun deck, so the fact that the flaw is repeated in what would be the gundeck (lower) cutout may not be an issue.  However, when it'll get to be time to plank the spar deck, absent a fix now, the portside of the deck will be slightly lower than the starboard side.  I see two options.  One is also illustrated below, and the approach I am taking with bulkhead C.  It occurs to me that I could also slightly taper slots in the offending pieces to allow for a little wiggle room to align the bulkhead so the deck edges line up with the closest neighbors.  C would align with B and E, and so forth. 
 
Sorry, the photos are out of sequence.  But I think third one (Bulkhead A) clearly illustrates the problem.
 
(I now see the advantage to making the bulkheads from scratch, but it's probably less work to fix the poorly laser-cut parts than dust off my scroll saw.)
 
Thoughts?  Advice?


 
 
 
 

Seems like I'm on my own..  Oh well,  
 
The build continues.

Now i finish the four yards of the main mast. Paint and put it in place without cementing because is easier to place the ropes in the center of the ship and after put them in place permanent. Now i proceed to mizzen mast. the shortest one.

Now i finish the main mast. As seen in the photos the total hight of the model with the base is now aprox. 37 inches (94.5 cm)
I start now the four yards as the fore mast.

good afternoon everyone
thankyou or the interest shown, it is very much appreciated
day 137-4
 
 

good evening everyone
 
thank you for comments and likes
 
i didnt like how she looked in the last post,  to much yellow, so i have removed everything and had a bit of a redo
the decoration above the far right window needs a slight adjustment, and paint the inner sills