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

[GrandpaPhil]

Last 2 dummy guns.

[GrandpaPhil]

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.

[GrandpaPhil]

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.

[SIDEWAYS SAM]

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.

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you, I’m working on it.

[GrandpaPhil]

96 gunport lids, some assembly required! 😃

[GrandpaPhil]

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.

[Old Collingwood]

3 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said:

96 gunport lids, some assembly required! 😃

Wowza   thats some lids.

 

OC.

[GrandpaPhil]

I’ve made 30 gunport lids so far. 😀

 

Rough assembled anyway.

 

Edited August 1, 2018 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

My gunport lid assembly line:

 

[GrandpaPhil]

I have 72 squared off and 26 more rough assembled.

[GrandpaPhil]

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. 😀

[GrandpaPhil]

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.

[CDW]

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. 

[GrandpaPhil]

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. 😀

[GrandpaPhil]

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.

[GrandpaPhil]

The prototype 

[SIDEWAYS SAM]

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]

Thank you.  Will do.

[GrandpaPhil]

After a quick side project, I have reorganized my work space and will be resuming work on the Victory.

[GrandpaPhil]

[GrandpaPhil]

Making headway, slowly but surely.

[GrandpaPhil]

I finished cutting out the gunport lid strapping today. 😀

[GrandpaPhil]

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!  😀

[CDW]

Nice job! Takes some real dedication to do that many gun ports. Yikes!

Mine have not even begun. 🤨

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you kindly!  I’ve been having a lot of fun with this build.

[GrandpaPhil]

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!

[GrandpaPhil]

20 down, 79 to go!

[GrandpaPhil]

Making progress!

[John Allen]

Very good Grandpa Phil, that wee bit of tiny work is a warm up for the ratlines.

 

Vic is looking good.