Les Moore Posted April 16, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 16, 2020 Hi my name is Les Moore I live in Perth Western Australia I bought a Mantua model HMS Victory art 782 same as the 738 without sails. I was born in Chatham England where the Victory was built So it has a special place I am retired 79 so have plenty of time. i have completed the hull but desperately need help to fit the gun port lids as the instructions are useless I believe that after I drill the holes using the template provided I have to glue the pinties into the hull and glue the brass port hinges onto the gun port lids I have already cut and painted once the hinges and pinties are glued I believe I have to fix them with glue using the brass wire and I have to bend the hinge to accommodate the rope that goes into the hull I would appreciate any help on this, photos would be great or just a basic suggestion to help me to continue kind regards Les Moore stuglo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted April 16, 2020 Share #2 Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) I have the 1:98 Mantua Victory, you are better off making your own gunport lids. The metal ones are awful. I made mine following the diagrams in Zu Monfeld’s Historic Ship Models. Edited April 16, 2020 by GrandpaPhil mtaylor 1 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted April 16, 2020 Share #3 Posted April 16, 2020 Welcome to MSW, Les. Have look at the other Mantua Victory logs and see what they do. There is an index for kit models (to speed up your search) here: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/17023-quick-find-indexes-to-build-logs-for-kits/ And yes, some kit makers really do go somewhat obscure in the kit design and instructions. Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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