Kevin

Andy - its a nice warm day- Bay of Biscay, all hatches open for ventilation, and all sails set to get too destination of Gibraltar

what an enjoyable Sunday Roast Pork Lunch

finished picking the years raspberries

brilliant  weather

Fantastic cricket

 

what else - oh i remember-  my build

i am trying to improve my "how i did it photo- please bear with me"

 

after matching the lids against the cut-outs - i have followed the wale lins

 

the hinges are attached, i have not made any jigs to do this, just cut down the qty made at any time to qty 5, as i dont have the pleasure of spending all day everyday on the build

 

0.5 mm hole drilled for the two eyelets also helps keep the hinges in place as the pins go through the whole of the lid and glued on the back, as they will not be seen

 

the vents are just a bit of styrene with the etched part gued onto the end and attached between the hinges

 

and finally the whole unit is spray pained, in matt black, i have done away with my black paint being brushed on, as it is allergic to flash photo's

 

 

the top of the lid has been filed to an angle to allow gluing to the hull, it is to much to expected the lugs on the hinges to take the load by them selfs, i may pin any open lids into position, im just thinking ahead

JULY 21

 

 

1781

HMS Charlestown (28), Cptn. Evans (Killed in Action), HMS Allegiance (24), HMS Vulture (20), Cptn. George, armed transport Vernon (14), HMS Thorn, and armed ship Little Jack (14) escorting a convoy of 18 ships engaged Astrée (38), Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, and Hermione (34), Louis-René Levassor de Latouche Tréville, off the harbour of Louisbourg. Little Jack, Thorn and three merchantmen were taken.

1801

Boats of HMS Beaulieu (40), Cptn. Stephen Poyntz, HMS Doris (36), Cptn. John Halliday, and HMS Uranie(38), Cptn. W. H. Gage, cut out French corvette Chevrette (20) from Camerat Bay.

HMS Sir Thomas Paisley (16), Lt. Wooldridge, engaged a Spanish xebec (22) off the island of Carbera

HMS Jason (36), Cptn. Hon. John Murray, wrecked near St. Malo.

1812

HMS Sealark (10), Lt. Thomas Warrand, captured Ville de Caen (16), Cptn. Cocket, off Start Point

1823

After pirate attack, LT David G. Farragut leads landing party to destroy pirate stronghold in Cuba. 

1850

The Danish paddle steamer Hekla, Cmdr. Edouard Suensson, opens fire at a Schleswig-Holstein gunboat, which catches fire and explodes, in the Bay of Neustadt.

Gunport Lids , 

 

can i do better?

 

very difficult to get a decent photo, this afternoon, very muggy/humid but to bright as well, paint work continues to bug me as well and the gloss acrylic reflecting the camera flash, might start again and go for the satin of the spray can

 

 

 

JULY 20

 

1801

HMS Iphigenia (32) burnt by accident at Alexandria

1810

HMS Warspite (76), Cptn. Hon. H. Blackwood, and consorts engaged French squadron off Toulon.

1811

HMS Thames, Cptn. Napier, and HMS Cephalus, Cptn. Clifford, took possession of a strong fort on the coast and 26 vessells at Palinurus.

1846

First visit of U.S. warships (USS Columbus and USS Vincennes) to Japan is unsuccessful in negotiating a treaty. 

Dafi - i Just love what you put into this - some lovely ideas

Good evening everyone

 

The rudder is finished,although i may just do the top strap again, the spectackle (or however you spell it will be done next time around, when i remember to do the chaser gun ports and chains

 

Gunport lids

 

yes i know she is a 1st rate, i know that cannons are there to be installed, but i had no intentions from the start to show everyone in position, most of the lower lids will be slighty open, 1/2 open on the middle gun deck, some fully open and some shut on the upper gun deck, 

My reasoning behind this is the sails that is where i wanted to base my concentration on, and lol im still wanting to, at present i am ensuring that the lids are the right size and planking them to follow the lines of the hull.

 

 

 

Sorry about the photo's the sun is setting and causing some long shadows (ill tell myself to do better)

wow - that all looks fantastic

good morning

 

imo i would continue down so any gore line would be hidden under the waist of the ship

 

For anyone not understanding the gore line - it is where the tiles down meet the tiles from the keel up, and in some cases you would end up with a row or two of cut tiles to infill - hence gore/scare line, by continuing down this line would be hidden under the belly of the build

JULY 19

 

1545

Henry VIII's Mary Rose sinks  in the Solent during an engagement with the French fleet.

1777

HMS Lowestoffe (32), Cptn. William Locker, (2nd. Lt. Horatio Nelson) arrives at Port Royal, Jamaica.

1805

HMS Blanche (36), Cptn. Zachary Mudge, taken and destroyed by French  Topaze (44), Department des Landes (20), Torche (18) and Faune (16) some 150 miles north of Puerto Rico.

1806

 HMS Blanche (38), Cptn. Thomas Lavie, captured French frigate Guerriere (50) off the Farroes.

1810

Squadron of 6 Danish brigs departing from Norway, under Cmdr. Johannes Krieger, defeats a British convoy of 47 merchant ships in the Skagerak.

1812

USS Constitution (44), Isaac Hull, escapes from British squadron after 3 day chase off New Jersey

1821

Earl St. Vincent confirmed in rank of Admiral of the Fleet

At random an event from today

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Frankfurt

i love the hull planking - especially some of the fancy joints - very nice

JULY 18

 

1775

Continental Congress resolves that each colony provide armed vessels

1779

Commodore Abraham Whipple's squadron captures 11 prizes in largest prize value of Revolutionary War.

1792

John Paul Jones dies in Paris, France 

1798

HMS Aigle (38) wrecked off Cape Farina, Spain.

1799

HMS Alcmene (32), Cptn. G. Hope, and boats captured two Spanish vessels.

1813

USS President (44), John Rodgers, sinks British brig Daphne off the Irish coast.

1815

French convoy captured by HMS Ferret (14), William Ramsden, HMS Fly (18).

lovely work

i will be following this project with interest, but have noticed that the stringers will possibly hinder any internal work you have planned and they also looks like they have taken quite an acute angle on the bow, thats how it appears to me looking at the photo, 

 

all the best 

congrats on promotion

Happy Birthday

 

from just up the M5 Bridgwater

 

have a nice warm day

JULY 17

 

1788

A Russian fleet of 17 ships of the line under Admiral Samuel Greig met the Swedish fleet of 15 ships of the line under Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, off Hogland Island, Gulf of Finland. Greig's flagship, Rostislav (100), forced the surrender of Prins Gustav (70), Vice-Admiral Gustav Wachtmeister and the Swedes disabledVladislav (74), which also surrendered to Kronprins Gustav Adolf (62). The fighting continued for six hours, and the fleets only separated after dark with the Swedish ships beginning to run out of ammunition.

1805

HMS Ariadne (24), Cptn. Hon. Edward King, and consorts engaged off Boulogne.

HMS Orestes (16), Thomas Browne, ran aground on the Splitter Sands off Gravelines and was burnt to prevent capture by the enemy.

1810

HMS Euryalus (36), Cptn. George Heneage Dundas, engaged a French 74 off Toulon.

1858

U.S. sloop Niagara departs Queenstown, Ireland, to assist in laying first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable. 

Nice to see you back

 

All the best

this is where i got the info from - hope it helps, also looks like a poor way of doing it - but hey ho - perhaps im wrong again

 

http://www.model-dockyard.com/acatalog/Amati_Deadeyes.html

this is the best i can do 

 

deadeys are inserted into the band

 

one lug is turned 90 degs and one end of the band in inserted then the 2nd lug turned to lock into posion

 

although i tend to use a permanent market on one edge of each board - i still get some bleeding, other prefer using card, which gives a nice result, i hope your way works

i am interested to see how much the planks will clean up, i had guessed the ink would stain through the full depth of the plank

Hi, I just now found your build. Looks very nice, and of course a lot of very hard and skilled work.

thankyou - have you seen Gil Middleton's version - a lot further ahead than myself - but an absolute gem of of build, 

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/485-hms-victory-by-gil-middleton-jotika-172/?hl=%2Bgil+%2Bmiddleton