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Kevin

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  1. ty Bruce, i have been looking at all sorts of photos today, but seam to be over complcating the issue for myself, if i do a 4 sided dock i will loose all detail below thee waterline but will secure the build, one side of the dock and a dock bottom appeals to me but the (how the hell do i keep her upright) keeps ringing in me ears, then do i copy her as she is now or at some time in the past
  2. Thank you everyone for the comments, at present i will press ahead a try to complete the build before the end of this month, a i will be attempting to put her into a dry dock, i suppose the year does not matter, as i doubt that little would be shown to date it, unless i threw in led dock lighting , now there is a thought
  3. just catching up on your log my friend, yesterday i also had one of those 1 step forward and 3 back, and few choice swear words, walk away take the dog out and get back on with it lovely work
  4. i dont have any phots to post tonight but have another day off tomorrow. the main mast stuns are completed and i have started going through the plans to check for any missing lines, found a couple already but today i finally had an eureka moment, wrt to the way to display, but not 100% how to do it plan is to put her into a dry dock, not specifically Portsmouth as there is not a actual time line you could date her by so i am open to suggestions on how this could be done so far i dont know if i need a base and 4 sides, or to have the 2 ends open
  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMNB_Portsmouth i am thinking of going down the road of a dry dock cutaway with my Victory in it, possibly two long sides and one end, as i need to ensure i have enough support to keep the build stable, if one end was open it wold show some detail of the hull, has anyone seen this done as a display
  6. silly question time how would a 1st rate be repaired below the waterline, was it always a case of demasting and leaning to one side, or was there actual docking facilities reason for asking is i dont have a stand for my HMS Victory, i dont have recesses made for pedestals, and was thinking of a dry dock scenario, any suggestions, i dont want to have to remove the masts lol
  7. red crosses https://www.alwayshobbies.com/materials/flags-and-decals/red-cross-custom-decals letters and numbers, https://www.mayfairstationers.co.uk/office-supplies/letraset-dry-transfers.html
  8. LOVE THIS BUILD just caught up with your build, hence a few more likes, she certainly took to the paint well,
  9. only by the quote button as you did with my post, or multiple quotes in one post or private message
  10. Nice to see you you go about restarting, still hoping to get mine completed this month, lolits been a long 7 years
  11. Thank you for the comments, i promise also to get back to you as soon as i can
  12. Good afternoon everyone, dreaded doing the fine painting, but it wasnt something i could put off any longer
  13. I have been trimming some of the secured lines, i think, but not yet checked that one wasnt quite as secured as i thought
  14. looking at the photos, i have a broken line allowing the foremast lower yard on the port side to be pulled aft
  15. Good evening everyone managed to get the foremast stuns in, they make quite a visual difference to the overall appearance of the build
  16. ty Paul, im thoroughly enjoying what time i get on her, normally just weekends
  17. Thank you Jerry, i wasnt quite sure how far forward to the spar they sat
  18. Good evening everyone, does this stun boom look more or less in the right position
  19. these are from the warhammer range, which i think work out at about 1/64 scale
  20. Thank you, the close up photos with flash highlight every blemish, which panics me quite a bit, so i see the pictures and rush down stairs to see if it is as bad as it appear, in most cases i cannot see anything
  21. Good evening everyone well i have ordered parts 2 and 5 of the set which have arrived, i also ordered 1.5mm plywwod sheets to replace the decks, 2mm thick balsa sheet for the 1st planking and lime strips for the 2nd planking all the main decks will be remade, the hull inside be reinforced to stop damage when drill portholes, and this build will have sails, some of the fittings will be scratched as they are very basic, my original build log was lost in the great crash, reinput and then i asked for that one to be deleted as this was going to landfill
  22. lovely work, and a great looking ship, yes times goes by quite quick doesn't it 6 years on yours 7 on mine
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