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Gil, i have struggled with the appearance of my build for a couple of months now - not quite knowing,why - wondering if i was looking for excuses to avoid getting on with her. Today having read your log again - i now know what is wrong - ever since the gun port lanyards were put on i have been itching to rip them off and try again, even though the replacements were going to be made the same - all of a sudden it dawned what was wrong, they are to bright, tonight i toned two pairs down just to see what difference it made, and was pleasantly surprised how quickly they no longer shouted - HEY LOOK AT ME, Thankyou- 753 replies
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lovely work, so many ideas you have given me towards my build
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lol - i was about to say - i liked Danny,s option, but just realised that was written weeks ago, god where/ what is happening to my year, it is just flying by seriously though she looks lovely
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23rd February 1805 HMS Leander (50), Cptn. John Talbot, re-captured HMS Cleopatra and took French frigateVille de Milan (38), Cptn. Pierre Guillet. 1814 HMS Epervier (18), Ruchard Wales, took U.S. privateer brig Alfred (16), Cptn. Williams. 1824 HMS Delight (10), Robert Hay, lost in a hurricane at the Mauritius.
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Good morning, the middle and lower gunports are dummies, fitted into the bulkhead bracing strip that runs the full length of the build, the cannon barrels have lugs that fit into holes that are drilled into this here is a link show, - hope you dont mind Gil -if so i will remove http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/485-hms-victory-by-gil-middleton-jotika-172/ or a different photo from my build http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/403-hms-victory-by-kevin-caldercraftjotika-172/
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LOL im taking notes to avoid the staining issues, thankyou yet again for all the hard work you are putting into this build and sharing it with us
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have you tried clicking on the photo, to enlarge it?
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nice progress, lol i forgot to add the glass to mine
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wonderful work, sorry i have not been following your progress up to now
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22nd February 1799 HMS Espoir, Cptn. James Sanders, engaged Spanish flotilla and captured Spanish xebec Africa off Marbella 1812 HMS Victorious (74), Cptn. John Talbot, and HMS Weasel (18), John William Andrew, captured French Rivoli(74), Commodore Jean-Baptiste Barré, engaged brig Mercure (16) which blew up, off Venice. 1815 Engagement between British boats and U.S. troops in St. Mary's River.
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21st February 1692 British squadron of 7 ships, under Commodore Ralph Wrenn, engaged a French squadron of 18 ships, under M. de Blenac, in the West Indies. 1759 HMS Vestal (32), Cptn. Samuel Hood, took French frigate Bellona (32) in the Channel 1793 HMS Alligator (28), Cptn. William Affleck, captures the French privateer Prend Tout in the North Sea 1810 HMS Horatio (44), Cpt. George Scott, captured Necessite (28).
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love the last phot's - i still dream of getting that far on my Victory build, seam like i have had her on the build table for ever
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20th February 1745 HMS Chester (50), Cptn. Francis Geary, and HMS Sutherland (50) captured privateer Elephant. 1804 HMS Active (38), Cptn. Richard Hussey Moubray, engaged 16 gunboats and took a transport. 1811 Sir Joseph Yorke's squadron arrived in the Tagus, with a reinforcement of 6,500 men for Lord Wellington. 1815 USS Constitution (44), Cptn. Charles Stewart, captures HMS Cyane (22), Cptn. Gordon Falcon, and sloop-of-war HMS Levant (20), Hon. George Douglas, east of Madeira.
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lovely progress, i will continue to watch you build her
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19th February 1694 HMS Sussex (80), Ad. Sir Francis Wheler, and HMS Cambridge (70) Capt. John WARD (1), lost in a hurricane off Gibraltar. 1758 HMS Invincible (74) lost on the Owers. 1781 Whilst proceeding to the Chesapeake HMS Romulus (44), Cptn. George Gayton, was captured by a French squadron from Des Touches's squadron under the orders of Cptn Le Gardeur de Tilly, composed of theEveille (64), Gentille (32), Surveillante (32) and the cutter Guepe 1794 British squadron under Commodore Robert Linzee captured Minerve. 1801 HMS Phoebe (36), Cptn. Robert Barlow took French frigate Africaine (44), Cptn. Majendie, off Ceuta in Morocco. 1804 Boats of HMS Drake (14), Samuel W. King, cut out a schooner from the harbour of Trinite in the north part of Martinique. HMS Cerberus Gun-brig, Lt. Joseph Patey, wrecked on rocks near Berry Head 1807 HMS Ignition Fire-ship, Phillip Griffin, wrecked off Dieppe. 1814 USS Constitution (44), Cptn. Charles Stewart, captures British merchant brig Catherine
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Wow - what copper journey, just caught up with your log, and thought how nice the false keel, looked, i may do that on mine, i like the appearance of the ageing tiles, - but i will have to clean them again with brasso before final completion, as i keep replacing the occasional one, l looks a bit patchy as a result. I will follow you progress and await the final chapter with the final coating
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just caught up again with your log, lovely work my friend, putting me to shame
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just a suggestion - instead of using acetate, try pva glue watered down or one of the widow making film liquids, it would give it a more realistic appearance
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18th February 1653 Start of 3 day Battle of Portland. English fleet, under Robert Blake, was attacked by a Dutch fleet escorting a large convoy, under Lt.-Admiral Maarten Tromp. Figures are unclear but each fleet had 70-80 warships and whilst the British lost 1-3 warships the Dutch lost 8-12 and 40- 50 merchantmen. 1756 HMS Royal George (100), built at Woolwich Dockyard, launched 1800 HMS Alexander (74), Lt. William Harrington (Acting), and HMS Success (32), Cptn. Shuldham Peard, capturedGenereux (74) off Malta. 1801 HMS Penguin (16), Robert Mansel, engaged a French corvette (24) and two merchantmen (16) in the South Atlantic. 1807 HMS Griper (12), Lt. Edward Oorris, foundered off Ostend. HMS Inveterate Gun-boat (12), Lt. George Norton, wrecked near St. Valery en Caux, Calais, when she drifted ashore in a heavy gale. HMS Prospero bomb (8), William KING(1), and HMS Speedwell (16) foundered off Dieppe. 1817 HMS Alceste (38), Cptn. Murray Maxwell, wrecked off Island of Pulo Leat, China Seas. 1827 HMS Diamond (38) accidentally burnt whilst out of commission at Portsmouth
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it didn't last for long, it has been awful all day again, i had the day of and looked at making the waiste ladders, but that was as far as it got, still allays next weekend
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17th February 1782 British fleet of 9 ships of the line, under Sir Edward Hughes, engaged a French fleet of 11 ships of the line, under Bailli de Suffren, off the East coast of India. 1793 HMS Juno (32), Cptn. Samuel Hood, captures the French privateer Entreprenant in the Channel 1794 British squadron under Commodore Robert Linzee captured Fornelli, Corsica. 1805 French frigateVille de Milan (38), Cptn. Jean-Marie Renaud (Killed in Action), captured,HMS Cleopatra (32), Cptn. Sir Robert Lawrie, off Bermuda. 1864 Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley sinks USS Housatonic
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thank you everyone, yes the weather has been extremely poor, for a lot of people, but whilst the sun came out it was the perfect opportunity for her to get some vitamin S
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Good afternoon, some progress on my build, the fore deck is complete with the exception of the cannons. I t has taken a little while to get back into it, not being 100% and the weather here, like in many other places has been - well - poor nothing is fixed into position yet, hence some bits look not quite level - good to be back
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