BikerMart Posted August 31, 2022 Share #31 Posted August 31, 2022 While no-one likes to receive sub-par items, this might not be a lack of quality control on the part of Caldercraft. More likely perhaps a result of the box being shaken on its long journey from England to New Zealand? Bill Morrison and kiwiron 2 Quote Finished: Billings Nordkap / Billings Boulogne Etaples / Billings Evelyn / Billings Elbjorn In progress: Billings HMS Endeavour / Billings HMS Bounty / Caldercraft HMS Pickle / Amati HMS Vanguard / Caldercraft HMS Victory / Caldercraft HMS Badger / Caldercraft HMS Diana / Caldercraft HMS Snake / Amati HMS Pegasus In the dim distant past: Model Slipway Wyeforce / Mountfleet Models Boston Typhoon (abandoned build) / Bluejacket Charles P. Notman (abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share #32 Posted September 1, 2022 Yup, just the cast piece I really need. Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share #33 Posted September 1, 2022 The cast piece broken off wasn't in the plastic bag or I could of just glued it. Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share #34 Posted September 11, 2022 Small update. mort stoll, Bill Morrison, yvesvidal and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share #35 Posted September 13, 2022 4 butt shift planned out. Trial of quarter deck. The Gimps Chimp, Bill Morrison, Charter33 and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share #36 Posted September 14, 2022 The Gimps Chimp, Ian_Grant, Bill Morrison and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted September 25, 2022 Author Share #37 Posted September 25, 2022 Inner gun ports linings next. Bill Morrison, Mr Whippy, The Gimps Chimp and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share #38 Posted September 26, 2022 Gun ports linings on,dry fit camber beams. Next clean up gun ports, sanding, painting. Ian_Grant, Charter33, Mr Whippy and 6 others 9 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share #39 Posted September 27, 2022 Wales next, paint later on after finding something for the waterways. The Gimps Chimp, Snug Harbor Johnny, Ian_Grant and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share #40 Posted September 28, 2022 Replacement castings from kit supplier. Hobbies.co.uk have been great getting these for me. Looking at using some 1.5 x 1.5 walnut supplied in kit for waterways but worried about running short later on. Has anyone finished theirs and had spare left over? Thanks Ron. Bill Morrison 1 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charter33 Posted September 28, 2022 Share #41 Posted September 28, 2022 Can't speak specifically about the 1.5 mm sq. walnut as I bought extra from a local model shop to do that particular additional feature, but so far I have found that Jotika/Caldercraft have been generous in the quality of various materials, both wood and metal, that they provide. Even having had to re-do some of my build due to inexperience/incompetence there hasn't (yet!) been the problem of running out of stock. Cheers, Graham kiwiron and mort stoll 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mort stoll Posted September 29, 2022 Share #42 Posted September 29, 2022 Same here. kiwiron 1 Quote Current Build - Caldercraft Victory Completed - Artesiana Latina Swift, Harvey, MGS Prince de Neufchatel, Imai USS Susquehanna, Mamoli Constitution, Rattlesnake per Hunt Practium, Caldercraft Snake, Diana, Kammerlander Duke William Waiting to be Launched - Bluejacket Constitution Proud member of The New Jersey Ship Model Society Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted October 1, 2022 Author Share #43 Posted October 1, 2022 Good one, thanks a lot. I managed to find some 1.5 x 2mm, all good now at the hobby shop. Must have a look at your builds to check my wale line for the top position of the bottom Wale. mort stoll, Bill Morrison, Charter33 and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlequin Posted October 1, 2022 Share #44 Posted October 1, 2022 my pet hate....quarter galleries and transoms....along with ratlines and first planking....thinking about it....why do i do this hobby....your build is look good... Bill Morrison and kiwiron 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted October 1, 2022 Author Share #45 Posted October 1, 2022 Thanks lol, I'm trying but a lot of other Victory builds on here are amazing. I get a difficult piece and think it's a mess but by the time I use filler and later on paint it should'nt be too bad. I do enjoy most of it. Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted October 20, 2022 Author Share #46 Posted October 20, 2022 First side of lower wale done. mort stoll, Charter33, Bill Morrison and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share #47 Posted November 28, 2022 Wales done now after a break, onto the gun port linings. Rudely interrupted by going to work. mort stoll, Charter33, ccoyle and 4 others 7 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share #48 Posted December 3, 2022 Starboard gun ports done, now to carry on the production line port side. Charter33, mort stoll, Bill Morrison and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gimps Chimp Posted December 3, 2022 Share #49 Posted December 3, 2022 Coming together nicely Kiwiron! kiwiron 1 Quote Current Build: .... Previous Builds: HMS Beagle - OcCre, HM Schooner Ballahoo - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share #50 Posted December 6, 2022 Thanks, small mistakes from early on showing up now but can be fixed. I didn't find the gun ports linings to bad, just gentle with the 16mm walnut. Only a few linings lost into the hull out of 288. Hope I can do a decent waterline mark out. Ron. Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share #51 Posted December 8, 2022 Thanks a lot to Graham and others doing the Victory. I would be lost without you. The waterline was easy following Grahams idea. Charter33 1 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share #52 Posted December 17, 2022 Painting done for now. Trial cannons. etubino, The Gimps Chimp, Zarkon and 1 other 3 1 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share #53 Posted December 18, 2022 Cannon trial fit. The Gimps Chimp and mort stoll 2 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share #54 Posted December 18, 2022 mort stoll and The Gimps Chimp 2 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charter33 Posted December 18, 2022 Share #55 Posted December 18, 2022 Excellent work there Ron.... looking good...👏 The Gimps Chimp and kiwiron 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share #56 Posted December 19, 2022 (edited) Thanks, nowhere near your standard but happy with it so far. A start on the copper now, trying to butt the copper plates as close as I can together. Edited December 19, 2022 by kiwiron mort stoll, ccoyle and Charter33 3 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted December 19, 2022 Share #57 Posted December 19, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, kiwiron said: trying to butt the copper plates as close as I can together. Hi Kiwiron, Lovely build, thank you for sharing your log. For future consideration note that actually the plates overlap 1 1/2", they never butted together. This might be difficult and may not look good with the kit plates as they look to be much too thick. At your scale they should only be about one to two thousandths thick so likely have no choice unless you go to copper foil which is a good choice. At your scale, nail dents (not raised bumps) would be barely visible. See the sketch below. (The copper paint looks very good by itself.) One point about which I am curious, hope you don't mind. Did the kit call for the port lid stops on all four sides? I am pretty sure Victory is like most ships of that era in that they were only on the bottom and sides of the port to keep the lid from swinging in. Edited December 19, 2022 by allanyed kiwiron 1 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share #58 Posted December 19, 2022 Thanks for the info, I also found doing my Endeavour a lot of things were not accurate or just someone's best guess of how things looked. I think with kit parts they do what they can to get close to reality. With the current plates over lapping they would stick up a lot, like you say they should be really very thin. The kit calls for 4 gun port linings. If someone else hasn't got that far they could be left out. Any comments welcome thanks. Charter33 and allanyed 2 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share #59 Posted December 20, 2022 The journey has begun, had to re align part way along. yvesvidal, mort stoll and The Gimps Chimp 3 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share #60 Posted December 27, 2022 mort stoll, Oldsalt1950, etubino and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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