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  1. Kevin
    Good morning everyone Coming to the end of this project, but not the build,, as some things cannot be completed, like the derricks and majority of the weathering until i put her into the diorama, later on this year after gallows all stays are fitted, the one from the superstructure is a pain, the Y shape is soldered together as part of the kit, there are no suggestions as to how it fits or kit parts to help it go in a set position, so i drilled two holes under the guard rails and one into the gallows, however it does hamper the removal of the spare otter board, this is now in black, lol i have seen enough red ochre to last me a life time, this needs to be removed when separating the superstructure from the hull port and stbd nav lights work and are fitted, all portholes and wheel house windows are glazed i may redo the whole of the wheel house roof again as the kits parts are well below being acceptable, but help slighlt towards the finish i want majority of the rigging is fitted, but just needs tightening up, most are on slip knots, there is no provision for side stays from the top of the mast, so im not sure where they should go all boat deck supports are in place, these cannot be fixed to the hull, ladders fixed rudder chains going in and me, still wondering about the aerial wires and where they should go
  2. Kevin
    Unless your name is Dafi
  3. Kevin
    funny thing is, why were the needs of sailors not taken into consideration on ships, im sure even the designers and admiralty had the need to go at some time,
  4. Kevin
    lovely work, far beyond what i am capable of achieving
  5. Kevin
    i am glad this topic has come up, as i will be starting my Billings Cutty Sark within two weeks, and intend to set every sail, would love to do her in a bigger scale, but the kit will have to do
  6. Kevin
    that PDF file runs into 126 pages lol
  7. Kevin
    https://modelshipworld.com/topic/3123-the-heads-in-the-head-and-the-aft/ https://nautarch.tamu.edu/Theses/pdf-files/Simmons-MA1985.pdf
  8. Kevin
    normally they would be exactly as described, a hole directly into the water below High ranking officers had their own private latrines attached to their cabins that overhung the sea. "Respectable" officers could use the officers' wardroom quarter gallery unless the captain thought an officer wasn't a "gentleman" and didn't deserve the privilege. Junior officers could use one of the 2 "roundhouses", enclosed cubicles at the bow of the ship, overhanging the water. Approximately 694 ratings and marine privates had to share 6 latrines or heads that were also at the bow of the ship and overhanging the water. These latrines were also simple benches with holes but they were completely exposed to the elements. Sailors who couldn't get to the heads made do with a bucket that was dumped over the side of the ship not facing the wind.
  9. Kevin
    Congratulations she looks great and a fitting tribute. whats next?
  10. Kevin
    Good evening everyone the wheel house is getting attention again. another spot light fitted and the bits and pieces that stand in front of the window. which still have to be toned down, two more air vents to find that sit on the roof tonight the boat deck supports are being fitted, they cannot be secured to the hull as the whole assembly is removable, so i dont quite know how to stop them falling inwards, as they are on wire hinges
  11. Kevin
    Good evening everyone, i have had a delay on completing her, last week i started to watch Game of Thrones Season 1, the wife was not interested in it what so ever, she told me many times what she thought of it was having never seen any of it, however she sat down and watched episode 10 with me, instantly liked it and started asking what happened in the previous episodes, so we started watching them from the start, she is hooked, and we are on 4 episodes a day, and well into season 2
  12. Kevin
    wow, i love quick builds, mine has only been 12 months so far im enjoying your build, well done
  13. Kevin
    very effective
  14. Kevin
    thank you Alan its is indeed an optical illusion
  15. Kevin
    Good morning Dennis, that freebe hull looks fantastic. lol i was thinking i could re scale the new billings Cutty sark to kit to 1/48, as the intention was ro scratch most of it anyway
  16. Kevin
    hope you dont mind, i have supplied the link https://www.pocher.com/uk-en/
  17. Kevin
    Foremast rigging Good morning everyone i wasnt happy with the white metal deadeyes and assembly, so i made my own please dont ask where the missing one is the one on the left is the replacement using the white metal deadeye
  18. Kevin
    another Vic log, i will tag along for the ride, i recently completed the Caldercraft version, so good luck and there are plenty of people around to get advice from
  19. Kevin
    good morning Andy that looks fantastic, sorry, i wasnt aware of you doing any build logs, but then again, lots o things i dont know any more, hope you are keeping well, send you a PM later
  20. Kevin
    it was these things, they are pained white and form the positions for the portholes ate the same time
  21. Kevin
    since finishing my Victory, i have done a few fibre glass hulled kits, this one has made me realise, its time to go back to masting and rigging, the Cutty sark is awaiting the build table, hopefully within the next couple of weeks, i am not sue about the complexity of the AV i just think its a kit that could have been so much better, (where have we all heard that before) but a have a couple of pointers that might help you, check the stern decoration veranda against the hull early on, the hull could do with some more thickness behind the portholes, as it gets quite thin there after sanding, and you get a nice finish with using the port hole strips as a template but dont use them, you will get a great result painting the white area directly to the hull
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  23. Kevin
    Good morning Ken I started mine about 10 years ago, and then abanoded her in favour of the 1/72 Victory, there are some lovely builds of her around, and she makes into a stunning build,But its a shame that very very few are completed, and i dont know why, She is a very busy ship,and basicly the kit parts do her no justice what so ever, and therfore to get a realistic finish the instructions need to be binned and and obtaining some decent reference material I wish you luck and will follow your journey, as i have plans to redo mine in the future, at present i have stripped her down to the bare hull
  24. Kevin
    thank you for the comments still to sort the wiring under the bridge roof, as it is stopping me putting it into position rig the foremast. put the braces in for the after gallows find homes for at least 100 bits, mainly brackets, cleats, chains tidy her up and then fwd to aft touch ups another week or so and then i think as a build she will be completed, and then be set aside for the diorama which will be an ongoing never ending project
  25. Kevin
    good morning, its me again we have lights, phots are poor, but we have lights,

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