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  1. Kevin
    at a guess I am now 1/2 way through my build, and thoroughly enjoying it again although I have noticed that I have failed to port by total time time taken, will resolve that this weekend (approx. 1200 hours) hope to be finished about this time next year the big decision on my next build has been taken, my decision not to go to scratch boiled down to not having the skills, and did not want to get disillusioned on attempting to do something out of my skill sets I have no intention to buy immediately, me and mutli projects end in me doing nothing (I spend to much time wondering what bit to do next) USF Confederacy is the build of choice
  2. Kevin
    i will be following, as she will be my next build, as i have dismissed any intentions to scratch build as my skills are not good enough
  3. Kevin
    i may redo them, as the quarter deck looks quite heavy, the poop deck looks ok in real life, sorry about the poor pictures
  4. Kevin
    good afternoon day off work today, with intentions of progressing the hammock netting, progress was slow but i am getting the hang of it now, i tried wire, but the brass didnt work for me, so i reverted to 0.5 black thread and cotton
  5. Kevin
    just caught up with your build - Fantastic the black card as caulking is so much better than the permanent marker way
  6. Kevin
    thank-you everyone, and mobsie for dropping me a PM, i now have had a rethink and a day off tomorrow to do the (redo)
  7. Kevin
    i try so hard to make a nice job on my build, and it all seams rubbish when i see what a fantastic job u=you ave done, thank you
  8. Kevin
    Hammock netting good evening everyone this is definitely one of those (i can do better) sessions, lol it took me ages to find a systrm to secure the netting to the hammock cranes, but the photo's make it look pretty - well yuck, one i find a way that works for me - no doubt it will be done in a fraction of the time and hopefully look a lot neater this is one side of the port poop deck
  9. Kevin
    good evening everyone One very dusty looking build, lol you dont see the dust in the daylight Foredeck cannonades completed and rigged, still finish of the loose end and create coils flag locker, now has some simulated flags in place, but look a bit bright, in fact they look like rolled up card, which is exactly what they are hammock cranes being put in,
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    lol its christmas idea time mordant http://www.euromodel-ship.com/eng/mordaunt.html#axzz3Fovz3eB2 Falmouth http://www.euromodel-ship.com/eng/falmouth.html#axzz3Fovz3eB2 syren http://www.modelexpo-online.com/product.asp?ITEMNO=MS2260 confederacy http://www.modelexpo-online.com/product.asp?ITEMNO=MS2262
  11. Kevin
    Good morning Peter I don't remember ever having to lower any of my gunport openings on the inboard or outboard i tried and failed to line the openings prior to planking, the sills all went in at a later date, long after the wales were set into place, as these gave me the best indication that everything was in the right place i found putting the cills in prior to planking difficult, as you then had to match the planking ends up to the template cut-outs not the cills , also gave a better finish to paint personally i found it easier the other way around, ie planking then remove the cut-outs, a simple home made jig allowed the cills to be put in with the 1mm recess But putting blocks on the inboard side to rest the cills on was a good idea
  12. Kevin
    sorry Gil I will remove if you are not happy me answering your question Sjors , for rigging the light wind sails (stuns) or studding , These boons swing away from the hull to allow the deployment of the cloths on the spars on the end of the main and foremast spars (Page 49 in my log)
  13. Kevin
    lovely to see you back posting
  14. Kevin
    Sjors she looks great, always been a pleasure to watch your work
  15. Kevin
    hello Bob, one big difference though, yours looks like it has been done with care and attention, mine well botched and painted over
  16. Kevin
    everything is so nicely finished off, and clean and tidy
  17. Kevin
    lovely work, will look fantastic when she is all together
  18. Kevin
    lovely to catch up on your log, brilliant work
  19. Kevin
    Congratulations, im well on my way to taking 19 years to complete mine and still will not 1/2 as good as your build
  20. Kevin
    unless you want them to look pristine you don't need to varnish them, you might (just might) find it to bright in the long term
  21. Kevin
    i am reaching a Facebook group i am in parts of a ship as i plod along, if anyone i interested i will do the same on here within my build, lol hopefully it is right so far
  22. Kevin
    Thank-you Augie and for everyone with the likes, i just wish could keep her cleaner, and not look so tired,
  23. Kevin
    good afternoon work continues, as i try to catch up on all the months away from the build, and also try to catch up on all my friends logs the gammoning went in much better today, the knight heads caused me some headache as to whether i needed two or three sets of blocks, i decided to go for the three, i believe they are for the martingales, but all this is new to me and will try to learn the names and update the log as i proceed, the boomkins and walkway are not fixed
  24. Kevin
    been going through all the Victory logs now to look for Knightheads and martingale rigging, nothing that i have founfd in the instructions
  25. Kevin
    This artist’s impression from about 1779 shows Victory’s original appearance a few years after launch. There are some significant differences from how she looks today. The artist has described her as His Majesty’s ship Victory, a First Rate carrying 116 guns and a crew of 960. She is shown sailing by the White Cliffs of Dover.

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