Kevin
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Derek give her our best wishes, for a speedy recovery -
looks a bit HMS Barham
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Jerry it is nice to see you making progress in the build, lol - im unable to find your build log
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hope everything is well at home Gil,give our best wishes for a speedy recovery to your wife
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from these picture, it would appear that at last billings are improving their standards, the figure head looks good
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ROYAL CAROLINE 1749 by Doris - 1:40 - CARD
Kevin replied to DORIS's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
such lovely work- 883 replies
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HMS Victory by Yon - Caldercraft 1:72
Kevin replied to Yon's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
also apart from the obvious sanding i also painted the inside of the stern pattern white to give a sense of depth -
HMS Victory by Yon - Caldercraft 1:72
Kevin replied to Yon's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
look at gils and put the windows in so the sill is seen from the stern, i lightly sanded each window on the 4 sides, and placed a dab of c/a in the corners they fit lovely keep an eye on the front and back of the windows they are slightly different, also the middle level ( i think) are different again there seams to be a top and bottom where six panes of each window are different to the top three, i put the 3 planes towards the top, not that it is noticeable when painted that much -
HMS Victory by Yon - Caldercraft 1:72
Kevin replied to Yon's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
well done, my friend, yr about to do lots of bits that will change the overall appearance of the build -
and where have we heard that before
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STENA FORWARDER until 2007 Feb MONT VENTOUX until 2005 Aug SEA CENTURION until 2002 Dec STENA AUSONIA until 1998
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i look forward to watching this build grow and hope it is not another 20 years good luck
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This day will be launched his majesties ship the Victory, estimated the largest and finest ship ever built. Several of the Lords of the Admiralty, Commissioners of the Navy, and many persons of quality and distinction, are expected to be present, for whose receptions great preparations are making through the Town" London Public Advertiser 7th May 1765 The order for the Victory to be built at Chatham was signed by the Navy Board on the 7th July 1759. Work started almost immediately and the first timbers, those for the keel were brought together at the Old Single Dock on the 23rd July 1759 in a ceremony that even have been attended by William Pitt the Elder - the then Prime Minister, and the future Earl of Chatham. Once her frame was complete she was left to ‘season in frame’ - a process that would normally take six to twelve months - but in the case of Victory lasted form many years - until the Seven Years War had ended - before work restarted on her. Launched on 7th May 1765 she was completed and fitted out - not for war but for the reserve fleet. It was not until 1778 that she left Chatham for sea service - as Augustus Keppel’s flagship. Following the Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) she returned to Chatham where she underwent a Great Repair - before returning to sea as Nelson’s flagship and the battle of Trafalgar
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OH NO another ugly one
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very nice, well done if this was a modern vessels, each of the panels would have a separate health and safety poster on it, like mind the mortar pit, beware of death - sort of thing
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wonderful work, ill be interested to see how you would approach the sail cloth, and make it look distressed
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must have read this wrong, lol - no one ever agrees with me
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very nice, much nicer than the transfers
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oh well, lol thats my middle name
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http://wonderduck.mu.nu/the_muroc_maru
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Looking forward to you getting back to building, get well soon all the best
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Good afternoon everyone Thank you for the comments Before I go out to cut the grass, I wanted to share my mornings efforts with you Before any one accuses me of copying Gills log – I am Total build time 791 hours Stern Painted the inside of the windows white Inserted all the windows into the stern facia, all went in very easy, a dab of C/A on the back will keep them in place Spray painted both sides with a grey primer ( car body spay) 1st coat of yellow orca, will sand and repeat 3 times at least, then make a mistake and do it all again – lol
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great to see this log back
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Thank you Gil for your latest update, absolutely wonderful work
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