Kevin

good evening everyone day 4, hull build up, and galleries, with some 1st planking pleased with myself on how this id going so far, 90% of the frame is complete, stern galleries have been made up i have changed the kits requirement from singe planking to double, therefore using the kits 1x5mm in the wrong places until my ordered stock arrives.by planking the galleries now, i can protect them better, by going to double planking i think i will be in a better position to display the gunports shut, without having to do the lid linings the light kit arrived today, Thank you @chris watton and i will be possibly sorting that out in a couple of days that pretty well sums it up for today

i had planned for her to be with a full sail set, then changed my mind, also i had not seen one in that configuration, and my latest build will be the same,

wonderful work, so very clean and tidy

on recommendation i have now purchased this EIGHTEENTH - CENTURY RIGS& RIGGING. KARL HEINZ MARQUARDT. IST ENGLISH EDITION...

yep its me, asking silly questions again having just finished the Vanguard Models HMS Indefatigable, i have moved on to the Santìsima Trinidad, and it seams to me that she is certainly lacking in the amount of rigging, if i was to rig her with info from my Caldercraft HMS Victory would i be that far out, or is there a decent POR i can turn to, were allied 3/4 deckers more or less the same

Have a look all the instructions are here Wooden Model Kit Spanish Line Ship Santísima Trinidad 1:84

i have been spoilt by just finishing a well designed kit from @chris watton but like most wooden kits, im enjoying the journey

day 2 hull build up Good evening everyone My concerns for a sloppy loose joint build have gone away, i did a test fit of everything, and wasn't impressed, but once all the locking tabs are inserted and the glue allowed to dry the hull is quite sturdy. but still feels very light weight and looks fragile, i am already onto planking the middle gun deck, this needs to be done now before the rest of the upper hull is fitted looking ahead and seeing the lack of frames, i am going to convert her to a double planled hull and order some 1X4mm lime strips. she will then have a decent base for coppering, i also do not intend to have her with all guns showing, hoping to do the same as my Vic and have them in vent or shut

Will the poor join allow light bleed into the the deck level?

very nice indeed, i like the painted hull, very clean and tidy

Good evening everyone Welcome to my new build, this kit is the very same kit that was reviewed By @James H, and i would like to thank him for donating the kit to me for completion day 1 Frames No written instructions for this, its all online, but lots of it first impressions The frames are 2.5mm ply, and quite good quality, the laser cuts are clean, and the pieces can be pushed out quite easily, but on test fitting, all the joints are quite sloppy, and care is needed to ensure, each frame is kept as tight as possible, they are made up of at least 4 pieces, some are five Centre line why have one piece when you can have four. i quess it saves warping, but its a bit daft, considering as above all the joints are quite sloppy, side plates are added to add strength to the join bow and stern sections have been made up as well, again, well glued, because as soon as they are raised vertical to the centre line the bits fall off

kit review here, by @James H 1:84 Santisima Trinidad – Trafalgar 1805 by Artesanía Latina - REVIEWS:

#1 Posted November 12, 2023 1:84 Santisima Trinidad – Trafalgar 1805 The Santisima Trinidad (full name: Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad), was a Spanish first-rate ship of the line with 112 guns. This was increased in 1795–96 to 130 guns by closing in the spar deck between the quarterdeck and forecastle, and to 136 guns around 1802 (plus 4 small guns on the poop), thus creating what was in effect a continuous fourth gundeck although the extra guns added were actually relatively small. She was the heaviest-armed ship in the world when rebuilt and bore the most guns of any ship of the line outfitted in the Age of Sail. She was built at Havana, Cuba, to a design by Irish naval architect Matthew Mullan (domiciled in Spain under the name Mateo Mullán), originally intended as a ship of 112 guns. He died on 25 November 1767, and the construction of the ship was continued by his son, Ignacio Mullán. and the ship was launched in March 1769 and completed in August 1769 as a 116-gun three-decker. She was considerably larger than her British contemporary Victory and somewhat bigger than the French Bretagne. Commanded by Francisco Javier Uriarte and the flagship of Rear Admiral Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros, she took part in the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805, as part of the combined Franco-Spanish fleet. Due to her great bulk, her helm was unresponsive in the light winds on the day, contributing to her ineffective service in the combined fleet's cause. Her great size and position immediately ahead of the fleet flagship Bucentaure made her a target for the British fleet, and she came under concentrated attack by several ships. She lost her mast and eventually surrendered to the Neptune; a 98-gun second rate commanded by Captain Thomas Fremantle. She was taken in tow by the 98-gun second rate Prince but was eventually scuttled by her British captors northwest of Cádiz.

i await the company doing the decals, meanwhile i have today just put this on the table

thank you

Thank you, ive seen yr Sphinx Build, and certainly looks great, go for it,

Thank you Andrew

Thank you

good evening everyone first of all apologies for this build log, my standards are not very high at the best of times, and circumstances have left this log looking quite sorry for itself, i will try and get back up to how i used to present my builds, with regular updates, they used to be daily, anyway with that out of the way i would like to show the non believers that i can actually finish a build. and i present you with a completed HMS Indefatigable , but before the photo's a big thank you for @chris watton and @James H and for the followers, and contributors. more photos will be in the gallery Kit Vanguard Models Scale 1/64 Paints AK Acrylic with a hairy stick had the kit 825 days, but on the table 442, - not worked on every day though

there is so much lovely work going on in this build

Welcome to the forum, love the Sherbourne, im just down the road in Bridgwater

hopefully by the time i snuff it, lol after that i wont care as they are going to land fill with me as well

good evening everyone This week i had to do something about the hull i had used copper tape, and cleaned them with nail varnish remover, before using an acrylic varnish, but never wore gloves at any time, so i think the oils from my fingers wore everything away its a shame, as i now have a two tone hull, and made worse by not wanting to do the bow, which is not quite so bad

Welcome, to MSW i also have this kit in the stash

yes, i should have thought about others