HMS Victory by GrandpaPhil - Mantua - Scale 1:98 - Kit-Bash

[Javlin]

Phil lots of Very Nice progress has been made since the last time I poked my head in Kevin

[clearway]

i have re-masted a 1/98 mantua victory so can appreciate how tiny some of this stuff is😵- well done.

 

Keith

[Retired guy]

Nice update Phil, took this picture of the area you are working on 👍

 

 

Regards

Richard

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you very much, Richard!

 

Thank you all for the comments and the likes!

 

The bitts are installed and progress has been made:

I made part of another rigging fitting that I do not know the name to.  It looks like a large cleat.  I will post pictures the next time I work on Victory (soon).

[GrandpaPhil]

The large rigging fittings are the staghorns.

I will work more on those later.

 

I am currently working on the poop deck fittings because the poop deck is completely empty and that is annoying me.

Here is the start of the skylight:

It should look more or less like this when done:

Edited May 1, 2020 by GrandpaPhil

[Old Collingwood]

Looking forward to this stage Phil,   you going to have a go at the flag lockers also?

 

OC.

[GrandpaPhil]

4 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said:

Looking forward to this stage Phil,   you going to have a go at the flag lockers also?

 

OC.

Yes, soon.  I am thinking about how to make the cubbyholes.

[GrandpaPhil]

The lower part of the skylight:

Here’s how I made the structure, in case someone else wanted to make one from card.  I did the same thing for the deckhouses for the Prince de Neufchatel.

[GrandpaPhil]

The interior is painted and windows are being installed.

I found a sheet of acrylic at a thrift store a couple months ago and grabbed it for model windows.

[clearway]

nice to see card is still being used by some modellers 

[GrandpaPhil]

I use card very heavily.  It is a very versatile and useful material.

 

The poop deck is no longer empty:

[John Ruy]

Nice! 👍

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you very much!

 

The railing on the poop deck is made.

The mizzen mast coat is done and installed.

The remaining stanchions for the ladders are awaiting paint.  They broke during carving and had to be glued back together.

 The pattern for the mizzen mast bitts are glued to the wood.

The horns for the staghorns and the patterns for the giant cleats on the poop deck are glued down.

I discovered from pictures taken by a member of this forum, and posted on YT’s build, that the flag lockers are removable cabinets that are not permanently installed.  I will make them after I make the knees on the transom (which are on my to do list).

[Retired guy]

Another great update Phil 👍

 

Regards

Richard

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you Mark and Richard!

 

Thank you everyone for all the likes!

 

The railings for the ladders from the poop deck to the quarterdeck are installed and mostly done.

I ordered desert camouflage netting off EBay for the netting on the hammock cranes and the railings because it looks like the right color and mesh size for my scale netting.  The Tulle that I had previously purchased was out of scale and black, which is the wrong color.

 

In other news, I carved both poop deck staghorns.

[Emmet]

The railings for the ladders from the poop deck to the quarterdeck are nifty-nice patient work.

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you, Emmet!

Thank you everyone for all the likes!

 

Two staghorns are made and installed.

The mizzen bitts are in the process of being made.  They are currently drying, because they keep splitting out.

The Victory has proven to be very frustrating at times because of the scale.

Yet my skills are improving as I go, so it is paying off.  I have put much more detail into a much more complicated model at a much smaller scale, compared to the Prince de Neufchatel.  

This will help immensely on my next project.
 

 

Edited May 9, 2020 by GrandpaPhil

[rkwz]

I managed to get my hands on tulle labelled as "champagne" colour and saved having to stain it for the netting.

 

Looking forward to more updates!

[GrandpaPhil]

Test fit for more poop deck fittings:

[GrandpaPhil]

The poop deck knees are glued down:

The quarterdeck staghorns are drying and will be ready to install shortly:

[GrandpaPhil]

Made some belaying pins out of sewing pins:

[clearway]

starting to look nice and busy on the poop 😁

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you!

 

The start of the ship’s wheel:

Also starting on the Binnacle.

 

Edited May 10, 2020 by GrandpaPhil
Added the binnacle

[GrandpaPhil]

The binnacle is roughed out:

The Victory is starting to really take shape:

[GrandpaPhil]

Working on the wheel:

The pillar, stanchion and barrel:

[VTHokiEE]

Those are coming along very nicely! How did you decide on the dimensions for the bucket? I may be making some in the future.

[John Ruy]

You are really making great progress. Looking very nice. 😎 My Constitution was this scale, but all those tiny tiny parts were molded plastic. Your doing a great job at the micro carpentry. 👍

[Keith S]

Nice work Grandpa Phil. I especially like your use of card to make the skylights. I wish I had thought of that on my Terror model. I used veneer, which split and cracked maddeningly. 

 

I'd like to see more pictures of your work on the binnacle as you go along. I can't find any mention of a binnacle in any of the research I've done on Terror, but I'm sure there must have been one. In the fictional TV show, which was in fact very extensively researched, there is a binnacle sitting on the aft skylight, which would be a sensible place to put it as the wheel is right behind it. I've been trying to work out how to make one. I'm going to copy what you do, if you'll be so kind as to document the process!

 

Edited May 12, 2020 by Keith S

[Emmet]

What kind of card are you using for skylights?  I enjoy visiting.

[KeithAug]

Just catching up Phil, so much detail, you must be very dedicated to your task.