HMS Victory 1805 by kiwiron - Caldercraft - 1:72

[kiwiron]

Next project, Started 6th July 2022.

[kiwiron]

 Trimmed bulkhead 1 hole before gluing to test bowsprit fitting. Thanks to others for the idea, before it was too late. 

[kiwiron]

Top gun port. Red pins to get the curvature of the bulkheads.

Edited July 11, 2022 by kiwiron

[kiwiron]

Dry fit of gun ports, glue on once dry. 

 

Edited July 31, 2022 by kiwiron

[popeye the sailor]

I won't cry foul if you got help     .....I wish I did sometimes!     looking really nice.....great start!  so glad to see your back.

[kiwiron]

Thanks Popeye, good to be back. Start of the first planking.

[kiwiron]

[kiwiron]

Filled in now for the sanding.

 

Edited July 31, 2022 by kiwiron

[kiwiron]

First sanding done. Filler to sand tomorrow. Shape not to bad so far.

[kiwiron]

Galleries started. 

[kiwiron]

Galleries done, not my finest work, but I've never said I was any good. 

[Charter33]

Looking good - I found these one of the more challenging stages of the build, just didn't seem to have enough hands....🤔

[kiwiron]

For sure, It was only looking at other builds to know how it should look. 1mm out with the inner stern makes a difference.

[kiwiron]

Trying a couple of deck planking ideas.

Edited August 7, 2022 by kiwiron

[kiwiron]

Start of second planking, looking forward to it.

[kiwiron]

A bit more planking, clean up gun ports later on.

[Bill Morrison]

I love this version of the Victory!  You are doing well!

 

Bill

[kiwiron]

Thanks Bill, I spend a lot of time looking at Graham's and Roberts etc builds to see what to do. I hope with sanding, filler and thick paint to end up with something reasonable. Ron. 

[Charter33]

The secret lies in using a good quality filler, careful sanding, then you only need light coats of paint😀.

Have you seen the treatment Robert did to the Quarter Galleries, Ron? Adding an extra layer of 0.5 mm thick strip around the windows makes a much better job of giving a slight recess to the frames when fitted. I've just finished this on my build - will be posting pictures soon.

Keep up the good work!

Graham. 

 

[kiwiron]

Must have a look sounds good.

[kiwiron]

Closing in a bit. Cut planks until waterline then whole lengths as I will copper the hull. 

[kiwiron]

[Charter33]

Coming along very nicely!👍

[kiwiron]

Major sanding today, Happy with the hull shape now. Thanks Graham, I spend lots of time looking at your great build log.

[kiwiron]

Inner port linings trimmed at the bottom. Onto the upper deck once I get my tennis elbow surgery done. 

[kiwiron]

Found more broken parts. Quality control is poor. No answer to emails to Jotika but supplier of kit has been very good. 

[Charter33]

Hi Ron,

When I had a parts problem I found that phoning Jotika directly was the best method of contact. That broken part you have looks like the lower curved rail for the bow. Once fixed in place it's not under any load and is supported all along the back. It also will need trimming in length to fit properly. You might find that it is still usable...

Great progress with that second planking and squaring up the corners of those ports - keep up the great work! 

[The Gimps Chimp]

When I had problems with one of their kits they wanted me to deal through the supplier.  There wasn't any problems with getting replacement parts but they said it was easier for them to always deal through the suppliers.

 

Your build is coming along well Kiwiron.  I'm keeping an eye on it as I'm thinking of adding it to my list of future builds (if I can find the space)  

 

Chimp

[kiwiron]

Thanks for the advice. Need to file my ports a bit more yet. The wooden part sheet is being sent. I was waiting for the Amati kit but no idea when that will be available. 

[Kusawa2000]

11 hours ago, kiwiron said:

Found more broken parts. Quality control is poor. No answer to emails to Jotika but supplier of kit has been very good. 

If waiting for a new part is going to be lengthy why dont you use the broken part as a template and draw it on the remaining wood on the sheet. then using a table saw, or a hand saw, cut it out of the sheet and then sand it to the shape you need... there is nothing worse than waiting for replacement parts. I have had to do that a few times.. more for parts that went missing (wheels off a gun carriage that disappear into a carpet).

 

Mike Draper