Tensecondsdown Posted August 10, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 10, 2020 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. mtaylor, GrandpaPhil and Ryland Craze 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted August 11, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 11, 2020 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 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...
Jim Lad Posted August 11, 2020 Share #3 Posted August 11, 2020 Hello, and a warm welcome to MSW from 'Down Under'. John mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaager Posted August 11, 2020 Share #4 Posted August 11, 2020 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. allanyed, Ryland Craze and mtaylor 3 Quote NRG member 50 years Current: NMS 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 Porpose II 1836 brigantine/brig - POF framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted August 11, 2020 Share #5 Posted August 11, 2020 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. mtaylor 1 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryland Craze Posted August 11, 2020 Share #6 Posted August 11, 2020 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 mtaylor 1 Quote Ryland Member - Hampton Roads Ship Model Society - Ship Model Society of New Jersey - Nautical Research Guild Current Build - Armed Virginia Sloop, 18th Century Longboat Completed Build - Medway Longboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensecondsdown Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted August 11, 2020 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. Ryland Craze and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensecondsdown Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted August 11, 2020 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 mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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