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    rybakov reacted to Siggi52 in HMS Tiger 1747 by Siggi52 - 1:48 - 60 gun ship from NMM plans   
    Hello,
    the carpenters started building the bulkhead. This was a permanent bulkhead. As you may see, there was not much headroom under the beams. 


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    rybakov reacted to Steve Anderson in HMS Victory c.1765-1791 by Steve Anderson - FINISHED - 1:64 scale   
    After installing four sets of guns I went ahead and finished off the forecastle fittings.
     
    A closer look at the belfry. The ship's bell was turned on my Atlas lathe. The structure is painted in real gold leaf powder mixed with Damar varnish to a "whipping cream" thickness. Used on the ship carvings also.
     
    Side note;
    My wife's grandfather was an artisan/craftsman/sculptor at MGM Studios.  He worked on many of the miniatures of the 1906 earthquake scenes for the movie "San Francisco", starring Clarke Gable. A lot of his work can also be seen in the interior of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. I was given the two full pint cans of Fuller gold leaf and bronze leaf that belonged to him. Also his naval bronze drafting set, sculpting tools, etc.. 
     
    Amidships gun installation went much faster. The gangways were not in place until later, and no gunport doors were needed. At the quarter deck break guns and framing continued on to the stern. In the last picture you can get glimpse of the Admiral's dining and day cabin bulkheads. Sections of these were hinged to swing up to overhead when the ship was cleared for action.
     
    All said and done, the long twelves were finished before Christmas, with time to spare. I had exceeded my expectations. I now went into full burner seven days a week, with a few exceptions, for a year.
     
    The scary part... not to get in a rush and forget some important element.
     
    Next Part 10 the Quarter Deck: Complex problem solving but fun.
     
     
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    rybakov reacted to archjofo in La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette   
    @Wintergreen
    @wefalck
    Thank you very much for your interest and appreciation.
     
    Completion: Main yard - Studding sail boom iron - Cercle de bout-dehors de vergue
    With the production of the studding sail boom irons for the main yard, this chapter can be brought to a close.
    The first picture shows the already mounted studding sail boom irons of the main yard.
    In the next pictures I have gathered all the yards that have been equipped with studding sail boom irons.


    For the further equipment of the yards with blocks, footropes and jackstays, various details still have to be clarified.
    More about that soon ...
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    rybakov reacted to Steve Anderson in HMS Victory c.1765-1791 by Steve Anderson - FINISHED - 1:64 scale   
    Facing the upper deck with 30 guns seemed not quite so daunting. If I could have all the guns installed by Christmas I'd be happy.
     
    After some strategic thinking, with my morning cup a' Joe in hand, I decided to work from forward to aft. There's only six guns under the forecastle. Since I frame the deck above with its beams, hanging and lodging knees, as I install a set of port and starboard guns, I would have a finished part of the ship from the keel up. 
     
    There are only 14 gunport doors on the upper deck. I fabricate, with hinges, and install these first. Almost forgot. I pre-paint the interior planking red and install that before the guns go in too.
     

     
     
     
     
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    rybakov reacted to Admiral Beez in HMS Spartiate by Admiral Beez - Heller - 1/150 - PLASTIC - kit-bashing the Heller Le Superbe   
    Fabricating and installing breech rope from thread pulled through beeswax and affixed to the pommel on each quarterdeck 12 pounder cannon with instant glue.  Rope will be cut to meet inner hull side when cannon is permanently installed.




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    rybakov reacted to dafi in USS Constitution by dafi - Revell - PLASTIC - To Constitution and beyond ...   
    And now on to new adventures. After I was once again amazed by the print results of the iron swivel gun, I wanted to try out something I had been thinking about for a while.

    One of the most time-consuming parts of the gun deck is the gun rigging, especially the side tackles. And you don't see much of it. Why not try something new there? A quick test shot ...



    ... which showed that in principle it fits http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

    So I made it a bit more precise and quickly installed it.











    Still a bit much spiral spring, but I think something is possible.


    As a next step I made the ropes of the rigging a bit thinner, 0.3 mm instead of 0.4 mm diameter. I also broke up the uniformity a bit and added minimal variances. Old on the right, new on the left.



    Then I swung the brush, added shading to each colour as usual, and added some ink to the whole thing.



    This was the time for a little setting test. The inner planks were marked with a pencil, the knees were glued on and I noticed that the holes for the bolts were still missing...



    ... so I got out the shish kebab skewers with the incorporated drills and ...



    ... drilled all the way through the ship http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

    Attached the side rigging to the gun and tested the position.



    Fits, only the breech rope is missing.



    The length is determined, all fittings are attached and ...



    ... wrapped the rope around the grape as in the Constitution.



    Since the breech rope is longer than the rest, this could be glued in place without any finger knotting ...



    ... and then the gun is pushed towards the ship's side, the guide rails are guided into the glued holes and the gun is placed, a little glue with the toothpick under the wheels and done http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif







    XXXDAn
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    rybakov reacted to Steve Anderson in HMS Victory c.1765-1791 by Steve Anderson - FINISHED - 1:64 scale   
    At this stage I was able to complete the upper balcony and close in the stern. The windows are made from thin strips of basswood. The bulkheads are made from lacquered manila file folder stock framed out with basswood for the pillars and cross piece moldings. The same process was used for the interior panels as well.


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    rybakov reacted to Steve Anderson in HMS Victory c.1765-1791 by Steve Anderson - FINISHED - 1:64 scale   
    Part 8 The upper deck.
     
    As of May, 2020, this is where Victory stands. A very long journey from April,1991, with still a long way to go. I'm starting to feel like Marco Polo and Ferdinand Magellan combined. And, oh yeah, lets not leave out Captain Cook for the sake of England's interests.
     
    All the beams for the quarterdeck and forecastle are loosely in place on their ledges. First thing to do was to lay in the checkered floor in the Admiral's day cabin. I made the pattern in Photoshop, scaled it to the proper size, and printed it out on white bond. Since paper is a wood bi-product, I consider it compatible with the structure. I spray several coats of clear lacquer on each side to completely impregnate the paper, sealing it from any future moisture. Cut to fit and spray 777 contact cement to the underside and fit in place.




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    rybakov reacted to Steve Anderson in HMS Victory c.1765-1791 by Steve Anderson - FINISHED - 1:64 scale   
    On a side note, Druxey very kindly pointed out that I had used New Times Roman for "VICTORY" which is a 20th Century typeface. Here is the re-painted version, which I'm much happier with. BTW, all my painting is directly on the wood, not on paper and glued on. 
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    rybakov reacted to Steve Anderson in HMS Victory c.1765-1791 by Steve Anderson - FINISHED - 1:64 scale   
    You can see this figure on the lower starboard side. The middle section, below the taffrail, is one shaped-to-fit piece with the figures carved in relief.
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    rybakov reacted to Steve Anderson in HMS Victory c.1765-1791 by Steve Anderson - FINISHED - 1:64 scale   
    There is a total of six large figures on each side of the upper and lower galleries. One of the figures is clamped to my rotating 30 lb. engraving ball vice. the great advantage of a ball vice is you can rotate the material into the cut for more precise control. I have a pneumatic gravure that I use for engraving steel and I use that to rough out the excess material. Then I modified some hand gravures into miniature chisels to refine the work. T

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    rybakov reacted to Steve Anderson in HMS Victory c.1765-1791 by Steve Anderson - FINISHED - 1:64 scale   
    Part 7 The stern galleries and carvings.
     
    Thanks again to all for your encouragement and comments. I've been remiss in keeping up with the log to match the rate I'm building. Here's where I left off after finishing the figurehead.
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    rybakov reacted to Steve Anderson in HMS Victory c.1765-1791 by Steve Anderson - FINISHED - 1:64 scale   
    Part 6  The Figurehead.
     
    Pictures say more than words on this phase of "Victory". The material I used to carve this is called prototyping foam, also known as butterboard. It is a urethane fine cell structure that can be carved, milled, and sanded. It's available through McMaster-Carr. The huge advantage is there is no grain to contend with. That said, lets get down to the carving and painting of Victory's original figurehead.
     
    For the tools I used a Dremel with a small ball cutter for removing large areas of material. Since I'm an Engraver I modified a few cutters into miniature chisels. Finally riffler files to smooth things out.
     
    Side note: I repositioned what I call the "Rose Parade" waving of arms and hands. 
     
    From NMM the 1/2 scale sculpture of the figurehead which I scaled to 1:64.
     
    Next Part 7 The stern galleries and start of the upper deck long 12 pounders.












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    rybakov reacted to Steve Anderson in HMS Victory c.1765-1791 by Steve Anderson - FINISHED - 1:64 scale   
    Part 5 The Stern Galleries
     
    Once more thanks to for interest and encouraging comments.
     
    First off, I'd like introduce the ship's cat "Pogo". Project manager, little best friend, and lays on the exact tool I'm looking for. Been on job just about 15 years.
     
    (Bottom photo) This is what Victory looked like for years, so after finishing the middle deck with the 24 pounders, it was time for a sanity break to start closing in the back of the ship. 
     
    Each of the middle deck windows consists of 32 individual pieces of wood. I made templates for all of them.
     
    The upper deck balcony was especially fun to build.
     
    "Victory" was painted by cutting a mask and then sprayed with my airbrush in gold leaf lacquer. The ladies are hand painted with a brush in oils. I had to chuckle at the drawn stage curtains revealing the gun ports. 
     
    This is the pattern I made in Photoshop for the balcony balustrade using the 1765 model for reference.
     
    Next, in Part 6, the magnificent figurehead that was removed in the 1800-03 rebuild.
     
     









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    rybakov reacted to Steve Anderson in HMS Victory c.1765-1791 by Steve Anderson - FINISHED - 1:64 scale   
    Part 4

    When I started building HMS Victory there was no Internet. All research had to be done through print media and involved years of building your own library. Centuries-old treasures lay in display cases in museums available only to visitors, and at that, only about 10 percent of their entire collection is on display. In 1994-95 along came the World Wide Web (www). That's what it was called. The term, Internet, did not exist yet. In its cave drawing days it was like a bad set of Encyclopedias, but it was a start. As Dr. Watson says, "After all Holmes, we are men of Science," and a giant network was born that expanded with light speed.

    In 2014 I discovered the National Maritime Museum's website. http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collec...8;collectionReference=subject-90308;start=260 
    Up to this point I was working in the blind as to what the actual details for the pre-1800 period of the ship.

    I eagerly went to the ship models collection, which is the link above, and found two contemporary Victory models in her 1765+ configuration.
     
    These models were not on display when I made multiple visits in 1988. The NMM is under an umbrella called the Royal Museums Greenwich or RMG. This is only one snowflake on the tip of the iceberg. The wonders of the Internet, and thanks to the staff of RMG, are showing us not only what is on display, but the other 90 percent as well. I finally found what I needed to complete the build I wanted. Original plan drawings are in a section too.

    With new inspiration I started back on the build and what changes had to be made. The first and most obvious was the fore and main channels had to lowered to below the upper deck gunports. I used brass pins to hold these in place so it was a matter of relocating them and replacing the missing moldings in their previous locations.
     
    Following: a series of before and after the changes.
     
    You'll notice other areas of progress between the below photos. Next thing on the list was the beakhead bulkhead and round houses. I had used contemporary model photos of another three decker for reference and the dimensions and moldings were too high. So this was cut out and newly constructed. Again before and after photos. Changes include entry ports and additional fenders.
     
     
    The last four photos are from 5-2016 to 5-2017.

    Next, Part 5 will cover the stern galleries.
     










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    rybakov reacted to Steve Anderson in HMS Victory c.1765-1791 by Steve Anderson - FINISHED - 1:64 scale   
    Part 3

    One thing about building a ship model is, that no matter what stage it's in, it's cool to look at. In 2002 my father-in-law built an oak and lexan case for the ship which fit over the building cradle to protect it from dust. The addition of the removable case made the ship construction look more museum like. It was the catalyst that got me motivated again to work on the project.
     

    Below are the rigging stations for each port and starboard gun sets. These are the middle deck 24 pounders. The lower gun 32's were done by the same method. I cut and installed the hanging knees, inner planking, and ring bolts. The beams were fitted but removed for installation of the guns in sets of four. After installation the middle deck area beams for that section and lodging knees were installed. And finally the gun port doors with hand fabricated brass hinges. Then on to the next set. By switching tasks I was able to keep my sanity and the progress was more rewarding. During this period of time the rudder, tiller with ropes for the helm were installed, and the chain pumps on the lower deck. The Galley stove and pantry were fabricated and installed too.

    As a working artist most of my weekday times, with some exceptions, are spent painting aviation art. (I specialize in the First Air War of 1914-18.) So construction on Victory has been confined to weekends if I'm not building something else. After the finish of the middle deck framing and planking it was back to guns again. This time the 24 pounders.

    Again I divided up the tasks and started on closing up the bow. The forward forecastle bulkhead and the top head rails set the tone. The head timbers and rails are probably the most complicated structure on the ship. You can just visualize them cutting through the enemy's line of battle.
     
    The finished head rails and timbers really stoked the fires of my building frenzy.

    As C. Nepean Longridge writes in his book, The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships, "One can light one's pipe at the end of the day and rest assured that the job was done properly." So British! Still cracks me up.

    Next: Part 4
    The ship project gains momentum.
     








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    rybakov reacted to Steve Anderson in HMS Victory c.1765-1791 by Steve Anderson - FINISHED - 1:64 scale   
    Part 2

    Thanks to all that have started following my attempt at a build log and for your likes and comments.

    Although most contemporary Admiralty models had no guns, I decided early on to add this level. If I didn't I might regret it later on. My early visions included the possibility of a fully rigged ship and so it would have to have sea going artillery. I seriously underestimated the scope of building a 100 gun ship of the line. The guns and tackle added a tremendous amount of hours and really tested my patience. I often tell my friends that in the time it has taken so far I could've built three frigates. But the other side of the coin would mean I wouldn't have a three decker, the most awesome war machine of its time.

    From early 1993 to mid 1995 I had made the master 32 pound barrel on my lathe, made the RTV rubber molds, and started casting 30+barrels. Carriages were constructed with the cross pieces and trucks. The cheeks I scaled on my computer, saved to a floppy disk, and I had them laser cut out of 1/8" white Lexan. The completed assemblies can be viewed in the above photos. Starting amidships in 1995 six cannons have been rigged, have gunport doors, and the middle deck framing has been started. I had also decided to have the guns run out to starboard and the portside guns run in with ports closed or open for viewing, to show the lines of the ship better.

    Each gun has three single blocks and three double blocks with corresponding ring bolts and lines. (And like an idiot I made the blocks). There's the breaching rope, etc. Now multiply by 100 and you can see the enormity of the task. Not saying it wasn't fun but I had to take breaks and go back to ship construction.

    One photo  shows the mainmast stepped. All three lower masts were made to line up through each deck.

    In July of 1995 I was relocated to Orlando, Florida for my work for 3 1/2 years. My wife and I decided to take the train first class with a sleeper compartment from LA's Union Station to Florida. I built a carry case with a clear lexan top and Victory made the trip safely in our compartment with us. Victory was laid up in Ordinary for over 6 years, due to other projects, before I got motivated to work on her again. Let's see...more guns.

    In Part 3 we will jump into the 21st Century.





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    rybakov reacted to Steve Anderson in HMS Victory c.1765-1791 by Steve Anderson - FINISHED - 1:64 scale   
    Greetings to all.
     
    This will be a "sort of build" log of my scratch-built model of the Victory starting in 1991 to present. In the pre-digital photography era the few photos I have were shot with a Nikon 35mm camera. I'm not the most disciplined when it comes to shooting progress pictures. I get so excited about the build that I think there's just a few more things to do before shooting the next pictures. So here's some shots and explanations of my process from the early '90's.

    Part 1
     
    After the usual research and gathering of plans and photos I decided to build in 1:64 scale, or 3/16th"=1'. A good average house scale. My base plans were taken from John McKay's book "The 100-gun Ship, Victory", and C. Nepean Longridge's "Anatomy of Nelson's Ships". McKay's plans are based on how she would've looked after her 1800-1803 large rebuild prior the Trafalgar. Longridge has more detailed  drawings along with structural details of general construction of the period. My original intention was to build this version. After prolonged study the drawings I noticed the original sheer line and rails, still visible today, before the build-up of the bulwarks along the quarterdeck. So back to research for drawings of how Victory looked from 1765-1799 with stern galleries and elaborate carvings. Meanwhile the build still went on for the hull structure.
     
    The first step was to enlarge the drawings to 1:64 scale. I enlarged the outboard, inboard, framing, profiles and plan views of the ship then all the frame sections. The keel, stem and stern post drawings as well.

    Framing and Shaping the Hull

    I used what is probably a unconventional approach to construction of the hull. Since the "Man of War" has more frames than a merchant vessel, and they almost touch each other, I figured that 1/4' thick frames would be very close for an Admiralty style builders model. All the frame sections were laid out on 1/4" thick birch marine ply and cut on a band saw. I cut 1/4" spacer sections for between the actual frames. These were carefully aligned and screwed together in stacked sections until I had the complete hull. (No photos exist of this phase). I used a 1" Makita belt sander to knock down the stair step frame sides close enough to start block sanding by hand. I forgot to mention you must make sure your frame drawings, before cutting, start amidships facing towards the bow and aft towards the stern post. That way when the shaping starts you are sanding to the line of the drawings for the proper shape. It's like making a pattern or wood buck for a mold.

    After the hull is shaped and sanded to a finer grit, the next step is to unscrew all the frames and take out the 1/4" spacers. Back to the band saw and cutout all the insides of the frames and notch for the keel indexing.

    The Keel, Stem and Stern Post

    Next was cutting out and assembly of the keel, etc. From here it conventional construction with the keel laid upright and plumb on the building board, and frames set in position. I cut frame shaped sections out of the spacers and placed these between the frames at the middle and lower gun deck levels for strength and rigidity. Once everything is glued in position with stringers holding the outside into place, I sanded and shaped the inside of the frames.


    The Planking

    All the planking is Basswood used for its very fine grain. For the bow and stern areas I used my wife's tea kettle to steam the planks for the tighter radius bends.
     
    Below is the completed planked hull, the cutting down of the bulwarks, The addition of the wales and moldings, upper rails. I made tooling jigs for shaping the moldings. Lower deck 32 pounders are sitting in place. Cannon construction is another project in itself. And of course one must take the motivational paint break to see how things will look.
     





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    rybakov reacted to Siggi52 in HMS Tiger 1747 by Siggi52 - 1:48 - 60 gun ship from NMM plans   
    Hello,
    the carpenters had build the bitts for the fore mast and made also the partners for that mast and the bowsprit new. 


    I'm puzzling with the galley. I know it is a galley made from brick, covered with wood. At older models you see also that there is a room in front of the galley like this one.

    Did anyone know how long this was made in this way? The latest model where I saw that is the Ipswich from 1730. But also Steve Anderson build it in his Victory.
    Many thanks in advance
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    rybakov reacted to Siggi52 in HMS Tiger 1747 by Siggi52 - 1:48 - 60 gun ship from NMM plans   
    Hello,
    the carpenters have the deck beams ready and fitted them in. The next thing they have to build are some hanging knees. But not all, you would't see them later.

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    rybakov reacted to archjofo in La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette   
    Continued: Fore yard- Studding sail boom irons - Cercle de bout-dehors de vergue
    In the meantime, I also made the studding sail boom irons for the fore yard. In this context, I would like to go into a little more detail about the method of making the hinges for the two-piece mast clamps. In the studding sail boom irons for the fore yard, the hinge lugs were still bent. In the meantime, I have refined the method, as can be seen in the following photo collage. I think the pictures speak for themselves:

     
    To finish this part, here's a picture with the studding sail boom irons for the fore yard already blackened.

     
    Finally, only the studding sail boom irons for the main yard remain to be made. 
    More about that soon ...
     
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    rybakov reacted to Hubac's Historian in Soleil Royal by Hubac's Historian - Heller - An Extensive Modification and Partial Scratch-Build   
    Here is a decent back-lit shot that shows how well the CA fog disappeared:

    I’ve modified the supporting pilasters for between the middle and upper balconies.  Owing to all of the modifications and scratch-work, the height between balconies is a little different.  This necessitated adding plastic, top and bottom, to make up the difference, but I also added a strip of .032 to the backs of these because I felt they were too spindly and slight looking to be doing the support work they represent:


    The other little side project was to create a glue lip to make it easier to mount the upper balcony bulwarks; I did this with a bit of the smallest quarter-round strip that I had:

    With that in place, it was much easier to make a cardboard template that followed the camber of the balcony, at the appropriate raking angle, fore and aft.  This also enabled me to lay out the 3/32” pilasters.  I should mention that my final attempt at heat-bending the stock balcony bulwark was a failure.
     
    I filled a large pasta pot with water and heated to a near boil.  I rubbed some olive oil on the side of the pot, and attempted to gently induce a curve.  Unfortunately, there’s no getting around the fact that the ornamental spindles of the railing are much thinner than the caprail.  As such, they flash malleable much sooner and then become irreversibly distorted.  Given that, I realized there was no way to get around making the balcony bulwarks from scratch.
     
    For whatever reason, this is a detail that was very difficult to draw.  Irrespective of what exactly is happening with the pilasters below, the only way to draw a repeating element like this is to ensure that the panels for the spindles are all the same uniform size.
     
    After much re-drawing, I got the port half down to an acceptable draft, which could be improved upon with the making of the thing:

    For some reason, I just could not get the spacing right for the first panel, starboard of center.  So, I made a mirror photocopy of the port side and this seemed to work perfectly.  The guaranteed symmetry between sides also helps smooth over some of the hand-drawn imperfection of the thing:

    As I say, I’ve found that, if I can get the drawing layout reasonably close, then I can bring it home with the tools.  My drawing is no worse than the stock rendering of this detail, so that’s a go for me.
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    rybakov reacted to dafi in USS Constitution by dafi - Revell - PLASTIC - To Constitution and beyond ...   
    A short excursus.

    The printer has once again spit out something, a small collaborative work from www.segelschiffsmodellbau.com



    A small iron swivel for older ships.

    Faramir had built the original file of the barrel, with me making a few more adations.

    Interesting are the dimensions of the trunnions with 0.3 mm and the matching eyebolt of the holder. This actually results in a fully movable gun even in this scale :-)

    All modern drawings known to me show the powder chamber handle always pointing upwards. After the first test prints I saw a Life-Fire video and realised that the handle was turned to the side and so the fuse hole was on top, otherwise the fuse would not have been able to reach it. So I turned the handle and inserted the fuse hole.

    And there they were, the new prints. For painting, I put the barrels on a needle and noticed that the difference in diameter is not very big. With a very dry brush I brushed them with black paint, which doesn't put to much volume on and rubbed them carefully with graphite on a Q-tip.



    I was most surprised that the firing hole is actually visible :-)



    And because it is so beautiful, different views.













    There you go, the bad boys may finally come 🙂


     
    XXXDAn
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    rybakov reacted to SJSoane in HMS Bellona 1760 by SJSoane - Scale 1:64 - English 74-gun - as designed   
    I have now drilled the hawse holes, and fitted a bolster waiting for final assembly for final trimming:
     

     
     
     
    I now have to turn my attention to the trailboard. I am getting closer to painting the blue around this area, and I want to know where the trailboards need gluing.
    I want to build the Bellona as first designed, and shown in the first model. But the trailboard detail is frustratingly difficult to see or to reconstruct, from the photo I took:

    Unless someone has a better photo, I may have to build the trailboard on the second Bellona model:
     

    If I do the latter, do you have any advice for how to glue this down to a backing board for piercing and carving, and then how to get it unglued from the backing board with those tiny, fragile pieces holding it together?
     
    Mark
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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