Kranck Posted January 11, 2021 #61 Posted January 11, 2021 Looking good. I think the blue paper provided by Corel is a bit too bright. I'll use it, but slightly stained. Quote
Roberts Orca Posted January 14, 2021 #62 Posted January 14, 2021 On 12/13/2020 at 10:51 AM, Eugenio Treviño said: Hi friends !!! This is just the second time I work with wood, but the first time to work with pressed wood. The breakhead bulkhead is made out of this material. Because I decided not to use paint I decided to go with a kind of dry brush technique with pastel color powder to weather it. This is the result. Do you like it? Any comment or suggestion? Best regards, Great work! I'm way behind where you are. I'm building the same kit. I was wondering about that press wood stuff that's included in the kit. How do you cut those pieces out? Do you leave it attached to the cardboard, or is it removed some how? I appreciate any help you could give. Keep up the great work. Best regards, Robert. Quote
Shipyard sid Posted January 14, 2021 #63 Posted January 14, 2021 Truly excellent work, beep it up. David Quote
Eugenio Treviño Posted January 15, 2021 Author #64 Posted January 15, 2021 On 1/13/2021 at 9:45 PM, Roberts Orca said: Great work! I'm way behind where you are. I'm building the same kit. I was wondering about that press wood stuff that's included in the kit. How do you cut those pieces out? Do you leave it attached to the cardboard, or is it removed some how? I appreciate any help you could give. Keep up the great work. Best regards, Robert. Robert: I started hating the pressed wood pieces. It is a fragile material, difficult to cut and finish correctly. I broke several. I learned a little bit late that if you wet them, you can mold them much better. But now, with the experience I got, I think it is not so bad. The cardboard is layered. In most of the pieces I left the inner layer and applied glue over it. In others, I sanded out all the cardboard (see picks), and in 2 of them, pieces 54 and 79, I covered the cardboard side with Tanganyika wood. Piece 79 because I am not using paint and the cardboard side is visible (see pick) and number 54 to ad strength because it is very fragile. I cut the pieces with knife, but the result is far from good in the molding stripes (see pick). Taking time and not being in a rush is very important. I think that with your experience working with wood, it is going to be much more easier. If in the future you have specific questions let me know. Best regards. Eugenio. ccoyle 1 Quote
Roberts Orca Posted January 15, 2021 #65 Posted January 15, 2021 Hello Eugenio. Thank you so much for your response to this. It looks to be one of many challenges in this kit. I think what you have built is beautiful. Keep up the great work my friend. Quote
Eugenio Treviño Posted January 16, 2021 Author #66 Posted January 16, 2021 On 1/14/2021 at 12:22 PM, Shipyard sid said: Truly excellent work, beep it up. David David, thank you very much for your kind words!!! I continued the work on the stern galleries and the figure head. I liked the old wood finish and the glass effect on the windows. Best regards to all and... Here are the picks!!! WalrusGuy and Rach10199 2 Quote
Eugenio Treviño Posted January 19, 2021 Author #67 Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) Friends: Some more work done. Polyurethane varnish on the stern area and some work on the upper deck. I decided not to use the gilded rope provided for the stern galleries ornaments, and instead I used a dark brown one, to avoid a “flashy” look. Here are the picks !!! Edited January 19, 2021 by Eugenio Treviño Rach10199, Rob S and WalrusGuy 3 Quote
Eugenio Treviño Posted January 22, 2021 Author #69 Posted January 22, 2021 Some more details done. Here are the picks !!! Rach10199 1 Quote
Eugenio Treviño Posted January 23, 2021 Author #71 Posted January 23, 2021 10 hours ago, Rach10199 said: Beautiful! Thank you very much Rach for your nice comments!!! I appreciate them!!! Some more details added. Here are the picks !!! Dean77, Rach10199, WalrusGuy and 2 others 5 Quote
Rach10199 Posted January 23, 2021 #72 Posted January 23, 2021 I like that you've kept the natural wood. 👌Beautifully detailed work! Roberts Orca 1 Quote ~ Rachel
Kranck Posted January 25, 2021 #73 Posted January 25, 2021 Excellent work, as always... I'm taking some time off, as I got my hands full with painting and redecorating my new home. I just have a few minutes from time to time to add some planks. Quote
Eugenio Treviño Posted January 26, 2021 Author #74 Posted January 26, 2021 On 1/23/2021 at 11:24 AM, Rach10199 said: I like that you've kept the natural wood. 👌Beautifully detailed work! 16 hours ago, Kranck said: Excellent work, as always... I'm taking some time off, as I got my hands full with painting and redecorating my new home. I just have a few minutes from time to time to add some planks. Rach, thank you very much! Nicolas, thanks and congratulations on your new home!!! I spent some fun time drilling the holes for the timber heads. First time to do something like this. Here is the pick !!! Best regards. Dean77 and Rach10199 2 Quote
Eugenio Treviño Posted January 28, 2021 Author #75 Posted January 28, 2021 Hi everybody: Some more work in the stern area. I installed the rudder chain and the lanterns. The chain provided in the kit is completely out of scale. I may change it later for a more accurate one. The lanterns provided were modified in size and painted to be a little bit more realistic. Here are the picks!!! Best regards. WalrusGuy, Richard44, Dean77 and 1 other 4 Quote
Richard44 Posted January 28, 2021 #77 Posted January 28, 2021 Nice work Eugenio, your latterns look really good, as does the stern. I agree about the chains, they do look oversize. Cheers Quote Richard Next build: Completed builds: AL's Endeavour, Corel's Bellona, Amati's Xebec, Billing's Roar Ege, Panart's Armed Launch Ships' Boats - Vanguard 1:64 and Master Korabel 1:72 Alexander Arbuthnot, Christiaan Brunings, Pevensey all by World of Paperships, card HMS Pegasus by Victory Captain John Smith's Shallop by Pavel Nitikin Rumpler "Taube" 1911 by HMV, card
Eugenio Treviño Posted February 4, 2021 Author #78 Posted February 4, 2021 On 1/28/2021 at 3:03 PM, Richard44 said: Nice work Eugenio, your latterns look really good, as does the stern. I agree about the chains, they do look oversize. Cheers Richard thank you very much. I am very happy realizing that I am getting closer to finish the second stage of the build. But that also scares me, because I have no idea of how to face the rigging!!! But with the help of this forum I am sure I will do a decent job. Some more work in the decks was done. Rigging and placing all the cannons and some other details. I am not completely satisfied with the stair’s hand rails and with all brass pieces in general. They are too “flashy”. Maybe some weathering would help. I will consider that. Here are the picks !!! Rob S and Roberts Orca 2 Quote
Roberts Orca Posted February 4, 2021 #79 Posted February 4, 2021 Eugenio your cannons look awesome!! It's really looking great. Quote
Eugenio Treviño Posted February 7, 2021 Author #80 Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) Time for rigging and setting the carronades. This time I followed some pictures of the original ones, so these are much more accurate and detailed. Here are the pics!!! Edited February 7, 2021 by Eugenio Treviño Add picture. Roberts Orca and Dean77 2 Quote
Eugenio Treviño Posted February 12, 2021 Author #81 Posted February 12, 2021 Hi everybody! Some more work done on the decks in the past few days. Here are the picks! Best regards. Dean77, WalrusGuy, Rob S and 1 other 4 Quote
Richard44 Posted February 12, 2021 #82 Posted February 12, 2021 You're making wonderful progress Eugenio, you must be happy with how the Victory is going. Quote Richard Next build: Completed builds: AL's Endeavour, Corel's Bellona, Amati's Xebec, Billing's Roar Ege, Panart's Armed Launch Ships' Boats - Vanguard 1:64 and Master Korabel 1:72 Alexander Arbuthnot, Christiaan Brunings, Pevensey all by World of Paperships, card HMS Pegasus by Victory Captain John Smith's Shallop by Pavel Nitikin Rumpler "Taube" 1911 by HMV, card
Roberts Orca Posted February 12, 2021 #83 Posted February 12, 2021 I think your choosing to let the natural beauty of the wood show through is beautiful. It's a fine piece of craftsmanship. Congratulations my friend. Job well done. 😍🙂 Quote
Eugenio Treviño Posted February 15, 2021 Author #84 Posted February 15, 2021 On 2/12/2021 at 12:06 AM, Richard44 said: You're making wonderful progress Eugenio, you must be happy with how the Victory is going. On 2/12/2021 at 9:11 AM, Roberts Orca said: I think your choosing to let the natural beauty of the wood show through is beautiful. It's a fine piece of craftsmanship. Congratulations my friend. Job well done. 😍🙂 Richard, Robert, thank you so much for your kind words. Today I worked on the hammock’s netting. I used a surgical gauze, weathered it with instant coffee (I think the final color matches the wood tone nicely), cut it to shape and insert it in place using the brass wire for the rail as a big needle threading it all. I think the result is good enough. I also worked in some other deck pieces. I am getting closer to finish this second big stage, before the masts and rigging. We got some snow tonight. Rare for Monterrey! Here are the picks!!! Best regards. WalrusGuy, Roberts Orca and Dean77 3 Quote
Eugenio Treviño Posted February 20, 2021 Author #85 Posted February 20, 2021 Hi friends: Not too much build work in the past few days, but I was able to finish another netting and the taffrail. Here are the picks. Best regards. Richard44 and Dean77 2 Quote
Eugenio Treviño Posted February 20, 2021 Author #86 Posted February 20, 2021 Port side hammock netting installed. Experience is paying dividends!!! I was able to set it very rapidly by first threading the “u”shaped supports with the brass wire and then gluing them into position. Here are the picks !!! Best regards. Richard44 and BLACK VIKING 2 Quote
Eugenio Treviño Posted February 22, 2021 Author #87 Posted February 22, 2021 Hi everybody! Netting has been completed! I also worked on the poop kevels and the channels. Here are the picks. Best regards. Gregory 1 Quote
Roberts Orca Posted February 22, 2021 #88 Posted February 22, 2021 Very nice looking ship my friend. Keep up the great work. Quote
Eugenio Treviño Posted February 26, 2021 Author #89 Posted February 26, 2021 Hi my friends!!! Today I finished installing the side ladders. I just need to apply varnish. A few things more and I will be ready for installing the channels and start with the mast and rigging. Here is the pick! Best regards. WalrusGuy 1 Quote
Eugenio Treviño Posted February 28, 2021 Author #90 Posted February 28, 2021 I have installed the starboard mizzen channel. A tricky job but, thanks to Pythagoras, I could installed the supports on the first try and it feels really solid in place. Now I can tell my oldest daughter that you do use math in real life! The vertical strakes were also set. Now I have several pieces ready for varnishing. Here are the picks! Best regards. Quote
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