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

[GrandpaPhil]

I’m glad that you liked the cannons!  Thank you very much.

 

Daliab, you will most likely see a very close twin of the keel clamp when I build my next ship.  Thank you very much.

 

I am making eyebolts and putting them on the breech of Victory’s guns.  My method for making them is simple because of where they are going.  I just make a curly Q and cut then off.  For an eyebolt anywhere else, I do the same and bend the loop back to make the traditional eyebolt shape.

They are a bit large for the scale, but that cannot be helped due to the wire I have and the scale to of the model.

Edited February 22, 2020 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

All guns are now ready for final painting, after the glue dries.

[Emmet]

21 minutes ago, GrandpaPhil said:

I’m glad that you liked the cannons!  Thank you very much.

 

Daliab, you will most likely see a very close twin of the keel clamp when I build my next ship.  Thank you very much.

 

I am making eyebolts and putting them on the breech of Victory’s guns.  My method for making them is simple because of where they are going.  I just make a curly Q and cut then off.  For an eyebolt anywhere else, I do the same and bend the loop back to make the traditional eyebolt shape.

They are a bit large for the scale, but that cannot be helped due to the wire I have and the scale to of the model.

Nifty job with such tiny stuff. Annealed wire is pretty tough so I imagine it will keep its shape.  The little cannons are great. I am just a newbie but I enjoy watching these kinds of thngs.

[GrandpaPhil]

I’m pre-tying rigging blocks to eyebolts to make installing easier.  I need to make 72 of them.  

These are Tichy HO scale eyebolts with 3mm double blocks from Model Shipways.

For those having difficulty with rigging thread fuzzing out, I use a block of beeswax to prevent this.

[GrandpaPhil]

Correction, I forgot about the carronades. Make that 88 double blocks tied to eyebolts.

[GrandpaPhil]

All guns are final painted and ready to receive eyebolts.

[Edwardkenway]

Great job as always Phil. 

Cannon and carronade look excellent 😃👍

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you very much!

 

 The first set of eyebolts with double blocks are on!  The long 12’s are done!

Edited February 23, 2020 by GrandpaPhil

[Henke]

I have to ask a question (Grandpa)Phil. Have the cannons been dry brushed with white or silver to give them a more vivid appearance?

 

Kind regards

 

Henrik

[GrandpaPhil]

Yes, white.  I used a faux metallic technique with two shades of gray and finished by highlighting with white.

Edited February 23, 2020 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

The bow chasers are done:

[Emmet]

33 minutes ago, GrandpaPhil said:

The bow chasers are done:

Holy cow-something else-great stuff

[The Lazy Saint]

Very nicely done Grandphil, l am looking forward to seeing them in situation. Well done you. 

Best wishes as always, 

The Lazy Saint. 

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you both for the comments!  Thank you everyone for all the likes!

 

All guns now have eyebolts, complete with double blocks.  They are complete.

It is now time to resume work on the ship herself.  I drilled all holes for the eyebolts yesterday.

 

I am doing the same thing by preattaching blocks to eyebolts prior to installation.  The eyebolts for the breech ropes will be made from that annealed wire.  
 

The eyebolts located beneath the quarterdeck and spar deck will have their breech ropes pre-tied to them.

[GrandpaPhil]

Making progress on the eyebolts with blocks:

[Old Collingwood]

So much work going into her  - hats off to you  phil.

 

OC.

[GrandpaPhil]

Thanks, OC!  The detailing and the rigging are my favorite parts of ship modeling.

[GrandpaPhil]

The Victory has been moved again, and is in her new home.

Edited March 6, 2020 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

The rigging blocks for the forward guns are installed:

At this point, all she needs are the eyebolts for the breech ropes, except for the bow chasers, which don’t have breech ropes.

Next up, 36 eyebolts!

[GrandpaPhil]

Thanks, Mark!

 

Here’s 40 eyebolts:

I only needed 36, but I made a few extra, because every one of us knows what happens when you only have just enough small parts, lol.

[GrandpaPhil]

Finishing up preparations to install the cannons (adding eyebolts for the breech ropes).

[GrandpaPhil]

All eyebolts for the guns are installed:

[GrandpaPhil]

All guns are now installed:

[rkwz]

2 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said:

Thanks, Mark!

 

Here’s 40 eyebolts:

I only needed 36, but I made a few extra, because every one of us knows what happens when you only have just enough small parts, lol.

Exactly right... Need to account for the "angels share" always!

[Duanelaker]

Looks great!

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you everyone for all the likes and the comments!

All guns that require breech ropes, have them:

The first set of guns have their tackle (inhaul anyways, the outhaul wouldn’t fit).

[Emmet]

5 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said:

Thank you everyone for all the likes and the comments!

All guns that require breech ropes, have them:

The first set of guns have their tackle (inhaul anyways, the outhaul wouldn’t fit).

The pictures do justice to the work

[Old Collingwood]

All your hard work and attention to detail  is paying off phil.

 

OC.

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you all for the comments and the likes!

 

 I finished the upper gundeck rigging and am moving on to the quarterdeck guns rigging.

Technically speaking, I don’t need to rig the spar deck and quarterdeck guns yet, but...why not?
 

[GrandpaPhil]

The first quarterdeck gun is rigged.

Note to self-person: always make sure other rigging is on the correct side of the rigging you are working with BEFORE securing the rigging with glue.