HMS Victory by Helli - Caldercraft

[Old Collingwood]

This is an Amazing build  but by looking at your beautiful planes in the background  - no wonder you are so talented and building a beautiful Victory.

 

OC.

[Helli]

Hello,

 

After a long break from my build log, i begin with a few pictures from my start with the rigging.

Here i mounted the bobstay, flying jibboom guy, guy pendant and travelling guy

Then i startet with the shrouds on the fore lower mast

Here is the fore stay, the fore preventer stay and the fore tackle pendants

After this i made the futtock stave and the fore topmast futtock shrauds

Here are the catharpins

And now the rat-lines

And so i worked to the top of the mast

After the fore mast was ready with the standing rigging i began the main mast.

I rig this as well as the fore mast.

 

When i was finished wiht the main mast, i didn´t like the result.

All the lashings were smeared wiht glue.

For a long time i rummaged in various forums and decided i made all new.

I got new rigging yarn and started a few tries.

I was totally amazed at how great the result will be.

So i removed the rigging.

So and this is right now.

I will report on the further construction Progress.

 

Cheers

Helli

 

[Y.T.]

I really enjoyed looking at pictures you provided and the journey you are making towards perfection of your workmanship. Lots to learn for me with rigging as this is something I will be doing one day on my model but it is in more modest scale (1:90).

[Helli]

Hi,

 

After i was satisfied with the samples i began with the new rigging.

The first work i do was served the shrouds

The lashings are complete without glue.

Then i rigged the bowsprit and made the foot rope on the spritsail yard

 

That's all for now. I will report on progress

 

Helli

 

 

 

 

[Helli]

Hello,

 

Now I have finished rigging the bowsprit.

I left all the ropes open so that I can tighten everything at the end.
With the shrouds I have now also started.

I made the wooden rail so that I can get the deadeye all in one height. I have seen it in a forum and find it a very good idea.

So that's it again.

 

 

Helli

[Helli]

Hello,

 

Got a little further now.

I think it was right to remove the old rigging.

Compared to the new one.

Now I make all shrouds on the lower masts and then I work my way up.

I will report further.

 

 

Helli

[gieb8688]

Beautiful work!  Love the new shroud lines! 

[Helli]

Hi,

 

Now i am finished with the shrouds at the lower masts.

I have mounted an auxiliary stay, because otherwise the mast would be pulled too much backwards when setting the shrouds. This would have the consequence that when the stay is mounted the front shrouds would be looser than the rear ones and when the deadeyes are tightened the deadeyes would be at different heights.

 

 

 

Cheers

Helli

[Helli]

Hello,

 

Again a little further.

I've got all the stays in place.

 

 

 

 

 

Here fore preventer stay and fore stay with snaking

 

Here main preventer stay and main stay with snaking

 

 

And here mizzen stay

 

 

Helli

[clearway]

looking good - tearing off the old shrouds must have hurt a little, but replacements look a lot better. i nearly bought the caldercraft victory but the price was wayyyyyyyy too much despite the excellent detail😁

 

Keith

[Helli]

Hello,

 

First of all, thanks for the likes and comments.

Clearway
No actually it did not hurt because I did not like the result.

Of course it's not perfect now either. When I see other projects here in the forum I can only marvel and try to orientate myself on this level. But in the end I must like the result.
I think if I want to build scale, such a project is primarily about building and then the result should be as you imagine it.

 

Helli

 

 

[Helli]

Hello,

 

Now I have a small update again.
I have now finished the futtock stave and the futtock shrouds on the foremast. I decided to use the alternative method according to the book "The Anatomy of Nelson's Ship". 

 

 

 

 

Then I continued with the fore topmast shrouds.
I made myself a helpstay so that I can adjust the tension of the shrouds before the shrouds are ready.

 

 

 

 

 

It is quite tedious and progresses only slowly.
But I'll keep you posted on the progress.

 

Helli

[Wahka_est]

Hi

 

Really superb rigging.
 

Can you help me and explain what knots you use to rigg blocks to yards for example? Is it just normal knot around yard and block rigging same princible as deadeyes(sry dont know all the expressions).

 

Vahur

[Helli]

Hello,

 

For the shrouds on the mast I use a simple takling

 

 

and for the deadeyes I use a seizing

 

 

I can recommend two books. In my opinion, these are great works

 

 

 

I hope I helped you with that.

Helli

 

 

[Wahka_est]

2 hours ago, Helli said:

Hello,

 

For the shrouds on the mast I use a simple takling

 

 

and for the deadeyes I use a seizing

 

 

I can recommend two books. In my opinion, these are great works

 

 

 

I hope I helped you with that.

Helli

 

 

Thank you. This helps a lot. Guess i have to buy Nelsons ships anyway  .

[Robert29]

Hi Helli, I just came across your build,  I don't know how I have missed it during all this time.  That's a great job you are doing on the rigging.  I agree with you about the two books you recommended to Vahur, I have both of them.  When I came to do the masts, which I am still working on,  I deviated a bit from the plans supplied with the kit and referred a lot to 'The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships'.  It has some great drawings on the masts and rigging. I haven't started the rigging yet, and I am sure I will be referring a lot to these two books, and your build to steal some ideas 🙂.  

 

Robert

[Helli]

Hello,

 

Of course I have been following your construction report since the beginning. There were also a lot of things I took over.👍
It would be a pleasure for me if you would take over some of my ideas.
The rigging is already a difficult task. After I removed the old one like it was so smeared with glue, I am making very slow progress.
The most important thing for me is not to use any glue at all. But this is not so easy as it is a very tricky job. You always have to sew the thread back. Sometimes you need several different needles and especially four hands.☺️
But it's fun and I'll keep at it and continue to follow other construction reports.

 

Helli

[Helli]

Hello,

 

 

Now I have finished the shrouds on the fore mast.

For a change I started with the ratlines.

 

 

Cheers

Helli

[Robert29]

Hi Helli,

Really nice work on the shrouds, very neat and authentic. The rigging is going to be a challenge for me, never attempted a rigging job of the Victory's level.  The only rigging I did was on the J.S. Elcano, which was very basic, and Bluenose II which again is far from the Victory rigging. 

 

Robert

[Helli]

Hello,

 

We have the same fate. The victory is my first ship. It's a big challenge. But you grow with the tasks.

And when I look at your work like that, I can only take my hat off to this perfection.

 

Helli

[Helli]

Hello,

 

I got a little further again.
I have now finished the ratlines at the Foremast

 

 

 

The next task were all the backstay's on the foremast

 

 

And finally all the stay's.
So the foremast with the standing rigging is almost finished

 

 

 

Now I will finally fix the standing rigging

Then I will start with the main mast.

 

Cheers

Helli

[Helli]

Hello,

 

 

I have a few more detailed photos of the fore mast

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think it was the right decision to remove the old rigging and make everything new

 

Now I have started with the ratlines at the main mast

 

 

 

About the further progress i will report again

 

 

Helli

[Helli]

Hello,

 

Have made a little progress again

 

 

 

Now I have finished the ratlines on the main mast and the main topmast.

 

 

After that I have mounted the main topgallant shrouds.

 

 

 

 

Main topmast stay and main topmast preventer stay are now also mounted and fixed.

 

The next work is all the backstays on the main mast.
When I am ready I will report again.

 

Helli

 

Edited December 20, 2020 by Helli

[Helli]

Hello,

 

Have made a huge big mistake.
I have forgotten the two main topmast tackle pendants and the blocks for the main topmast yard.
Does anyone have an idea how I can subsequently mount the reasonable?

 

Helli

[mort stoll]

what plan sheet # are they shown on?

[Helli]

Hallo 

 

You can see it on plan sheet 12 and 15

 

Helli

 

 

[Helli]

Hello,

 

I have been able to solve the problem with the tackle pendants and the blocks for the yard. Many thanks to mort stoll who gave me valuable help.

 

 

After solving the problem, I went back to the backstays.

 

 

 

 

 

After the completion of the standing rigging on the main mast, the tensioning of all ropes will be controlled and fixed.

 

Now I can devote myself to rigging the mizzen mast.

 

Helli

Edited December 25, 2020 by Helli

[Helli]

Hello,

Before it went to the fitting of Deadeye Futtock Strops I soldered them. But with a maximum of 10w soldering iron because otherwise the brass anneals and cracks.

 

 

Then I mounted all the blocks and the futtock shrouds.

 

 

And again ratlines :-)

 

Now I have a forced break because I lost one when painting the deadeyes and I have no more in reserve. Due to the lockdown all stores are closed so I have to get them online.
But there are still enough other things to do.

 

Helli

[Helli]

Hello,

 

Since I have a forced break in the rigging, I started with the dinghies.
The method of gluing the frames was too risky for me.
Therefore, I have separated them before gluing to use them afterwards as placeholders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

After that I sanded the first planking filled and sanded again

 

 Now I started with the second planking

 

 

 

 

Add a few more details and fill a first time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So the whole three times

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I will report again on the further progress

 

Helli

Edited January 1, 2021 by Helli

[Helli]

Hello,

 

I have made a little progress again.
Now I have all four dinghies in the shell finished.

 

 

 

With the two small boats I have planked only once.

 

 

Since this is not very strong, I have applied a layer of GFK.

 

 

 

This is now also sanded and filled.

 

 

The decks are already made and weathered.

 

 

 

 

Now the interior begins.

 

 

 

Cheers

Helli