Kevin

i thought that was what patio tables were for also

glad you are enjoying the trip, keep safe

all the best

September 3

1665

British squadron under Lord Sandwich captures the Dutch East India Fleet.

1691

HMS Coronation (90) sank in a storm whilst attempting to get into Plymouth Sound

1782

As a token of gratitude for French aid during American Revolution, the U.S. gives America (first ship-of-the-line built by U.S.) to France to replace a French ship lost in Boston.
Hughes engaged Suffren (4th action).

1783

Britain and US sign treaty of Paris formally ending War of Independance 

1800

Boats of HMS Minotaur (74), Cptn. Thomas Louis, and HMS Niger (33), Cptn. James Hillyer, cut out corvettesLa Paz (22) and Esmeralda  (22) from the Roads off Barcelona.

1811

HMS Rinaldo (10), James Anderson, and HMS Redpole (10), Colin M'Donald, engaged a flotilla of Boulogne.

A Court of Inquiry began to sit, to investigate the conduct of Commodore Rodgers, USS President (44) respecting his affair with HMS Little Belt (20), Arthur Batt Bingham

1813

6 Danish cannon shallops, under Lt. Martinus C. Klaumann, en route on the Eider to reinforce the naval forces at Glückstadt, fight their way through a British blockade, consisting of 13 gunboats and 4 armed shallops. 2 British gunboats are sunk.

1814

American frigate USS Adams (28) and 10 vessels destroyed by British squadron under Rear Ad. Edward Griffith's up the Penobscot river at Hamden.

Boats of HMS Nancy (3) captured U.S. schooner Tigress.

WOW

Nick i see you also have the same issue of a missing Gun port on the lower deck fwd

lol - Well you were behind me, in build progress

lovely work, well done

sorry to hear your news

all the best

Hi Kevin, I've been quietly following your build, excellent work. Thank you for the latest set of photos, the lighting outside was just right to show off the yellow ochre. I have the 1/90 scale Mamoli Victory waiting in the wings and was a little worried how she would look. I have the Caldercraft paint set for her but most builds I see show her looking rather more yellow, it's been many years since I visited Victory so don't remember exactly how she looks.

 

Thanks

Gary

 

PS A belated happy birthday.

Thank you, i like the Caldercraft paints, they also get deeper, depending on the amount of coats used,

Gil Middletons uses Polyscale Acrylics from Testor 

Chris watten uses http://www.acrylicosvallejo.com/en_US/model-color/family/15 

where as Keith Jullier uses Humbrol Paints

September 2

1759

The naval Battle of Pondicherry. Indecisive battle between a British squadron under Vice-Admiral George Pocock and French squadron under Comte d'Aché.

1762

HMS Aeolus (32), Cptn. William Lord Hotham, drove Spanish West-Indiaman St. Joseph ashore in Aviles Bay near Cape Pinas and set her on fire.

1782

HMS Duc de Chartres (16), Cptn. J. C. Purvis, took French frigate Aigle (22) .

1801

Start of long engagement in which HMS Victor (18), George Ralph Collier, destroyed a French corvette Fleche(20), Lt. Bonamy, in the inner harbour at Mahe, Seychelles.

HMS Minerve (38), Cptn. George Cockburn, HMS Pomone (44), Cptn. Gower, and HMS Phoenix (36), Cptn. L. W. Halsted, chased Le Succes (32) which ran aground off Vado and struck and La Bravoure which grounded off Livorno and was wrecked.

1807

Bombardment of Second Battle of Copenhagen commenced by British fleet under Admiral Gambier.

1809

Danish gunboat flotilla from Fladstrand, Northern Jutland, under Lt. Nicolai H. Tuxen, takes brig HMS Minx(14), Lt. George Le Blanc, that was stationed as a light ship off Skagen Reef.

1811

Danish brigs Lolland, Samsø and Alsen, under Cdr. Hans P. Holm, attacks 2 British brigs in the River Ems, Norway and HMS Manly (14), Lt. Martin White, is taken.

1812

Boats of HMS Menelaus (38), Cptn. Peter Parker, brought out a French letter of marque, St. Esprit, from the River Mignore near Civita Vecchia.

good afternoon - its me again

completed the steps and side access hatch today (port side), only had 1st painting though, bright afternoon, so took her back out side to blow the dust off

i love the repair you did on the catheads, thank-you for showing how you did it

Gasp... she's masted!!!!!  Cool!!!   oh.. and I hope you've had a great birthday in spite of no cake.

No mark, she is not masted, i have part of the mizzen mast in place, so that i can set up the 1/4 deck boat davits, the main mast dowel, is there's because i keep dropping things in the hole, and it is always bits i didnt want to loose

September 1

1747

HMS Hind (14) foundered in North America.

1748

HMS Serpent bomb (12) wrecked

1762

HMS Lyon (60), Cptn. Le Cross, captured French frigate  Zephyre (26).

1810

The Danish brig Lougen, Lt. Cdr. Jochum N. Müller, and the brig Langeland, Lt. Thomas Lütken, together with 3 schooners, under Lt. Broder Wigelsen arrived at Trondhjem, Norway, following a successful expedition to the Northern Atlantic, bringing 11 large prizes.

1812

Boats of HMS Bacchante (38), Cptn. William Hoste, captured French national xebec Tisiphone (3), two gunboats and seven vessels from a convoy, at Port Lemo, Adriatic.

1814

A British squadron under Rear Ad. Edward Griffith's capture Castine in Penobscot Bay.

HMS Avon (18), Hon. James Arbuthnot, sunk by USS Wasp sloop (22), Cptn. Johnston Blakely, off L'Orient.

not a lot to show for 4 hours work, but what a difference it make to the profile of the build, the banding was made with plastic strips, - not finished 

one of the reasons i have done this early is to have a rough idea where the shrouds will lie, as i want to place the 1/4 deck davits in soon, they fit between the deadeys.

good afternoon everyone, thank you for the Birthday wishes, very much appreciated

had a play with the mizzen mast, months ahead of where i am at present, but fancied a change, if i have to do it again, it's no big deal

i did the mast in two sections, 8mm dowel, and 5mm square stock, and will pin the two together

the mast is tapered on the two sides so as to fit the cheeks. but is banded with styrene before and after they are added, the assembly is then primed

Happy Birthday my friend

AUGUST 31

1803

HMS Boadicea (38), Cptn. John Maitland, engaged French Duguay-Trouin (74) and Guerriere (38).

1810

HMS Repulse (74), Cptn. John Halliday, and HMS Philomel (18), Gardener Henry Guion, repulsed 3 French frigates off Toulon.

1807

HMS Psyche (36), Cptn. Fleetwood Broughton Pellew, and boats at Samarang.

1809

HMS Foxhound Sloop (18) foundered in the Atlantic on her return from Halifax.

sorry i have not been able to help you, the help you seek is way beyond me- lol - 

Best of luck

thank you, but at the moment i am not contemplating purchasing the material, just looking but thank you for the offer anyway

lol - i would love to be able to hold my build between my legs, but i would have to dislocate them and move one of them to  another property

lovely work

i never thought of audio books on in the back ground - brilliant idea, lol - i can read, and write (even joined up writing (even though no one even me can read it)

back to the TV, i purposely put a TV into my build room to watch DVD box sets, at present watching the whole series of the David Attonbourgh series, like life on earth etc

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Life-Collection-David-Attenborough/dp/B000B3MJ1E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377856085&sr=8-1&keywords=david+attenborough

Calico come in three weights i think, light, medium and heavy, do you know what you are using?