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I am half way through a Corel Greyhound and it is turning out pretty good considering the lack of good instructions. I am 40 and have been building things my whole life starting with lego and plastic car models and now with my career. I am a boilermaker by trade for the last 20 years. So I am very good at reading and following blueprints. I am hobby machinist, with a lathe and mill and I build any neat little gadgets I see online. I have always wanted to build a wooden ship and the greyhound is fun but I want a bigger challenge.

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Welcome to MSW, Tensecondsdown.    Is there a name we can use?   

 

If you can be patient, Amati is coming out with probably the ultimate Victory model.   One of the Admins is building her and working on the instruction manual.

 

Here's his log: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/25071-hms-victory-prototype-by-james-h-amati-164/

 

And there's this from the news...  The designer is a member here, BTW.  https://modelshipworld.com/topic/21086-amati-164-hms-victory-latest-news/?tab=comments#comment-639774

 

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

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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)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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7 hours ago, Tensecondsdown said:

but I want a bigger challenge.

In the spirit of a wink and dry humor:

 

Challenge?  if you want a real challenge:    ANCRE -  monograph for St. Philippe  -  scratch build @ 1:48.  There probably won't be much competition in the number of copies. 

A factor with HMS Victory is the really large number of copies,  although,  the number started and abandoned is probably at least 2 magnitudes higher than the number completed.

Less daunting in decoration but without a peer for beauty  - another 1st rate - a contemporary of Victory - also an ANCRE monograph is La Commerce de Marseille.

 

Any first rate is a momentous challenge.   Done well, it is a magnum opus.  At a scale where you have a lot of detail,  Furniture will have to be given up to have room to display it.

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HMS Ajax 1767 - 74-gun 3rd rate - 1:192 POF exploration - works but too intense -no margin for error

HMS Centurion 1732 - 60-gun 4th rate - POF Navall Timber framing

HMS Beagle 1831 refiit  10-gun brig with a small mizzen - POF Navall (ish) Timber framing

The U.S. Ex. Ex. 1838-1842
Flying Fish 1838  pilot schooner - POF framed - ready for stern timbers
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Vincennes  1825  Sloop-of-War  - POF timbers assembled, need shaping
Peacock  1828  Sloop-of -War  - POF timbers ready for assembly
Sea Gull  1838  pilot schooner - POF timbers ready for assembly
Relief  1835 packet hull USN ship - POF timbers ready for assembly

Other

Portsmouth  1843  Sloop-of-War  - POF timbers ready for assembly
Le Commerce de Marseilles  1788   118 cannons - POF framed

La Renommee 1744 Frigate - POF framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers

 

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Welcome to MSW, Tensecondsdown. Interesting name - is there a story attached?

 

Victory is a huge undertaking, but that doesn't mean it can't be done. Patience and persistence are your best "tools".

 

In the meantime, I'd recommend starting a build log for your Greyhound - it's a great way to get help and advice,and often solutions to the problems that arise, from people who've already been there.

 

The instructions for starting a buildlog are here:

 

As your model is already part complete, it's probably best to start out with a few photos to bring it up to date, and then proceed from there.

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Welcome to Model Ship World Tensecondsdown.  You mentioned that you are a hobby machinist.  There is a hobby machinist show held in Pennsylvania each year called Cabin Fever.  The work these machinist do is just fabulous.  They take real size blueprints and scale down their work.  I really like the scaled down engines, both gasoline and steam.  I have attached a video of a scaled down flathead engine: 

00005.MTS

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Thanks everyone. You can call me Ten. I got the name from a song by the band Sugar Ray. OMG That Amati parts kit looks amazing, I might just wait for that one. 

6 hours ago, Ryland Craze said:

Welcome to Model Ship World Tensecondsdown.  You mentioned that you are a hobby machinist.  There is a hobby machinist show held in Pennsylvania each year called Cabin Fever.  The work these machinist do is just fabulous.  They take real size blueprints and scale down their work.  I really like the scaled down engines, both gasoline and steam.  I have attached a video of a scaled down flathead engine: 

00005.MTS 64 MB · 7 downloads

I am actually building a Little Demon V8 by Steve Hucks right now.

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15 hours ago, Jaager said:

In the spirit of a wink and dry humor:

 

Challenge?  if you want a real challenge:    ANCRE -  monograph for St. Philippe  -  scratch build @ 1:48.  There probably won't be much competition in the number of copies. 

A factor with HMS Victory is the really large number of copies,  although,  the number started and abandoned is probably at least 2 magnitudes higher than the number completed.

Less daunting in decoration but without a peer for beauty  - another 1st rate - a contemporary of Victory - also an ANCRE monograph is La Commerce de Marseille.

 

Any first rate is a momentous challenge.   Done well, it is a magnum opus.  At a scale where you have a lot of detail,  Furniture will have to be given up to have room to display it.

Well, considering I won't be building a Victory until late 2021, I think I might look into this. Thanks

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