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I have the framing for the head gratings in place.

 

The first set of seats of ease are painted and installed.

 

I have a few more pieces to make and install so I can paint the framing.  Then I will start the gratings themselves.  

 

I am going to use the exact same method I used on the Prince de Neufchatel to make the gratings.

 

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13 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said:

The beak head bulkhead is done and permanently installed.

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That looks smart.

 

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Just a suggestion phil  - where the beak head comes up and you have it flush with the heads decking,  it would be good if  you made an extion of the beak head as I understand it was designed  so the  bowsprit  can rest on it.

 

You would need to test dry fit the bowsprit  first  to get an idea  of how much  gap there is under neath where the beak head comes through.

 

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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

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The head gratings are in place.  


They need some trimming and some paint work.

 

The knight heads are just dry fitted.

 

I extended the beak head and will paint it when I paint the gratings.

 

I just need to make two fashion pieces that sit on top of the head rails and two double seats of ease and the head will be complete.

 

I’m holding off on making the boomkins until I get further along so I don’t break them.

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39 minutes ago, GrandpaPhil said:

Beakhead extension

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Thats the ticket phil, should help the tention  on the bowsprit  when you fit it and rig it.

 

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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

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8 minutes ago, GrandpaPhil said:

The head gratings are in place.  


They need some trimming and some paint work.

 

The knight heads are just dry fitted.

 

I extended the beak head and will paint it when I paint the gratings.

 

I just need to make two fashion pieces that sit on top of the head rails and two double seats of ease and the head will be complete.

 

I’m holding off on making the boomkins until I get further along so I don’t break them.

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Very tidy work phil, coming together now.

 

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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

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The seats of ease and the fashion pieces are made and on.

 

Except for some minor paint work, the head is done.

 

I started drilling the holes for the gunport lid rigging.  I have the port side done.

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I finished the head, except for the boomkins and the netting.

 

I’m waiting until I get to the masting and sparring stage before I install the boomkins to prevent accidentally ripping them off.

 

I’ll do all netting at the same time because I have to install netting all along the rails.

 

I’m currently finishing the sides, then I’ll start at the front and work my way back on the deck fittings.  Maybe, we’ll see.

 

Either way, I’m having a lot of fun working on the Victory.  Deciding to scratch build the rest of the model was a good decision.  I’ve been having a lot of fun with it.

 

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I found out that my rigging line doesn’t fit the HO eyebolts that I used in the gunport lids.  I need thinner thread.

 

I also didn’t like the way my decks looked. So, I started making gratings...

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Phil  just another thought about your beakhead gratting,   dont foreget  you will need to feed the gammoning rope  that comes up from the beak slot/s, and  wraps around the  bowsprit  several times thats then seized  in the middle  under the bowsprit.

 

OC.

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

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  I know, I thought about that.  I was planning on cutting slots for the gammoning after the gratings dried, but I forgot.  Thank you for the reminder.

 

The Victory is the first ship that I’ve built which has a double gammoning.  This should be interesting (but fun).

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1 hour ago, GrandpaPhil said:

The gratings for the forward deck are made.  I have them sitting in place until all are done, then I’ll paint them and install them permanently.

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Very nice work phil  happy thanksgiving to you and yours.

 

OC.

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

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The gratings are all made and the deck hatches by the main mast are made.  The galley funnel is partially made.


I cut slots in the head gratings to pass the gammoning through.

 

None of the deck fittings are painted or glued down.  I still need to shape the funnel and make the end look hollow.

 

I need to make the pin rails.


Due to the scale, I am using straight pins for belaying pins again.

 

I still need to make the bellhouse, the skylights, the wheel and the binnacle.

 

I also need to make the ladders and my remaining guns.

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Thanks for all the likes!

 

The decks look better.  
 

The fittings are just sitting there, and I still have many more to make, but I’m making good progress and I’m feeling a lot better about this build than I was.  


The holes in the deck did not make me happy.

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I glued down my deck fittings.

 

I painted the bulwarks.

 

I am much happier now.

 

This model is a hybrid.  My modeling skills have significantly developed in the two and a half years since I started working on it, so I have many problems to fix, or just live with.

 

There are many areas where I have ripped stuff out and replaced it.

 

The areas such as the stern and the quarter galleries, and the wales, I’m leaving alone.

 

I could make the stern and quarter galleries better than the brass sheet.  I will make the wales (which are too narrow) correctly in my next build.

 

However, the amount of damage that I would inflict ripping them out, is not worth it on this model.

 

So, I will leave it as is and move on.

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