GrandpaPhil Posted July 15, 2018 Author #31 Posted July 15, 2018 Last 2 dummy guns. Tom E, Fernando E, Jobbie and 1 other 4 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted July 24, 2018 Author #32 Posted July 24, 2018 I decided to make my own gunport lids because I didn’t particularly care for the metal ones that came in the kit. They don’t look right and in order to make them historically accurate I will have to install two eyebolts. This means drilling two half millimeter holes which doesn’t work well with metal fittings. I am using basswood and I made a jig out of scrap wood. Tom E 1 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted July 26, 2018 Author #33 Posted July 26, 2018 I started cutting the top pieces of my gunport lids. So far I’m 210 pieces in. I need a total of 288. I’m building them IAW Wolfram Zu Monfeld’s Historic Ship Models. I’m making them out of 1/32” basswood. Fernando E and SIDEWAYS SAM 2 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
SIDEWAYS SAM Posted July 26, 2018 #34 Posted July 26, 2018 Afternoon GrandpaPhil, Have just found this post and as I intend to make Victory my next project I am following with interest. Impressive work so far. Keep it up. Sideways Sam. Old Collingwood and GrandpaPhil 2 Quote
GrandpaPhil Posted July 26, 2018 Author #35 Posted July 26, 2018 Thank you, I’m working on it. Old Collingwood 1 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted July 29, 2018 Author #36 Posted July 29, 2018 96 gunport lids, some assembly required! 😃 Peter Bloemendaal, Old Collingwood, John Allen and 2 others 5 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted July 29, 2018 Author #37 Posted July 29, 2018 I’m trying to develop my scratch building skills. That is part of my objective with this model. I am fixing anything that is not historically accurate. I am also replacing a fair number of the fittings in the name of learning. My next build will be the HMS Triton. That will be my first ever scratch build. I am leaning heavily on Wolfram zu Monfeld’s Historic Ship Models. Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Old Collingwood Posted July 29, 2018 #38 Posted July 29, 2018 3 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said: 96 gunport lids, some assembly required! 😃 Wowza thats some lids. OC. GrandpaPhil 1 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
GrandpaPhil Posted August 1, 2018 Author #39 Posted August 1, 2018 (edited) I’ve made 30 gunport lids so far. 😀 Rough assembled anyway. Edited August 1, 2018 by GrandpaPhil Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted August 3, 2018 Author #40 Posted August 3, 2018 My gunport lid assembly line: Old Collingwood and CDW 2 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted August 3, 2018 Author #41 Posted August 3, 2018 I have 72 squared off and 26 more rough assembled. Old Collingwood 1 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted August 3, 2018 Author #42 Posted August 3, 2018 I have also printed out the gunport lid strapping on cardstock. I scanned the picture from Wolfram zu Monfeld’s Historic Ship Models. I resized it to scale and then duplicated it 250 times. This gives me a few extras. Cardstock is the right thickness, is easy to work with and is going to get painted anyways. I’ll let y’all know how it turns out. 😀 SIDEWAYS SAM, Old Collingwood and Jobbie 3 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted August 4, 2018 Author #43 Posted August 4, 2018 I’ve got 98 gunport lids assembled and squared off. I only need 96, but I figured that making a couple extra wouldn’t hurt anything. I also started cutting out the strapping. So far good. I’ve cut 18 out so far. Old Collingwood, Tom E, SIDEWAYS SAM and 2 others 5 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
CDW Posted August 4, 2018 #44 Posted August 4, 2018 I am impressed with your tenacity, Grandpa Phil. Your Victory is really shaping up nicely. I must shamefully admit that once I got to the "coppering" of the hull, I backed off and have never picked back up on construction of my HMS Victory. Following your build thread may give me the encouragement needed to start mine back up. Old Collingwood and GrandpaPhil 2 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700
GrandpaPhil Posted August 6, 2018 Author #45 Posted August 6, 2018 Thank you, I hope you do pick back up on your build. I have been enjoying mine. I will admit that the coppering was a bit tedious, but well worth it. 😀 Old Collingwood 1 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted August 6, 2018 Author #46 Posted August 6, 2018 I have two prototypes. Next, they will get pounce wheeled to simulate the nail heads on the strapping. Eyebolts will then be installed. I will be using model railroad HO scale eyebolts from Tichy. I have 200 of them. Then I will paint the underside red and the top black prior to installing them. They will be fixed in place with steel pins to prevent breakage. Old Collingwood, Ondras71 and rafine 3 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted August 6, 2018 Author #47 Posted August 6, 2018 The prototype John Allen, Ondras71, rafine and 3 others 6 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
SIDEWAYS SAM Posted August 7, 2018 #48 Posted August 7, 2018 Thanks for the eye bolts tip. Sometimes you can forget that there are other things out there at the same scale as the boat you are working on. A project this size can get tedious but it is always worth the effort in the end. Keep up the good work. A fine looking model. GrandpaPhil, Shipyard sid and Old Collingwood 3 Quote
GrandpaPhil Posted August 24, 2018 Author #49 Posted August 24, 2018 Thank you. Will do. Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted September 4, 2018 Author #50 Posted September 4, 2018 After a quick side project, I have reorganized my work space and will be resuming work on the Victory. Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted September 5, 2018 Author #51 Posted September 5, 2018 Tom E, mtdoramike, russ and 1 other 4 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted September 8, 2018 Author #52 Posted September 8, 2018 Making headway, slowly but surely. Tom E, CDW, rafine and 4 others 7 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted September 21, 2018 Author #53 Posted September 21, 2018 I finished cutting out the gunport lid strapping today. 😀 SIDEWAYS SAM, Old Collingwood and CDW 3 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted September 24, 2018 Author #54 Posted September 24, 2018 99 gunport lids with strapping. I used a pounce wheel to create the impression of nail heads. I’m currently drilling the 200 holes for the eyebolts. Progress is good! 😀 Retired guy, Old Collingwood, mtdoramike and 3 others 6 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
CDW Posted September 24, 2018 #55 Posted September 24, 2018 Nice job! Takes some real dedication to do that many gun ports. Yikes! Mine have not even begun. 🤨 SIDEWAYS SAM, Old Collingwood and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700
GrandpaPhil Posted September 24, 2018 Author #56 Posted September 24, 2018 Thank you kindly! I’ve been having a lot of fun with this build. SIDEWAYS SAM and Old Collingwood 2 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted October 1, 2018 Author #57 Posted October 1, 2018 My Anatomy Of The Ship for the Victory came today! I also finished drilling all 200 holes in my gunport lids and have started installing eyebolts! Tom E, Old Collingwood, John Allen and 2 others 5 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted October 1, 2018 Author #58 Posted October 1, 2018 20 down, 79 to go! Old Collingwood, SIDEWAYS SAM, Tom E and 1 other 4 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted October 7, 2018 Author #59 Posted October 7, 2018 Making progress! Tom E, GrantGoodale, CDW and 3 others 6 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
John Allen Posted October 7, 2018 #60 Posted October 7, 2018 Very good Grandpa Phil, that wee bit of tiny work is a warm up for the ratlines. Vic is looking good. CDW and GrandpaPhil 2 Quote John Allen Current builds HMS Victory-Mamoli On deck USS Tecumseh, CSS Hunley scratch build, Double hull Polynesian canoe (Holakea) scratch build Finished Waka Taua Maori War Canoe, Armed Launch-Panart, Diligence English Revenue Cutter-Marine Model Co.
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