HMS Revenge 1577 by GrandpaPhil - 1/64 - CARD - from Victory Models Plans

[Baker]

Take good care of your thumb.
He is important to us. A healthy thumb gives us a good model 👍

[GrandpaPhil]

The thumb is good!  
 

Thank you both very much!

 

Here is where I am starting out:

I still need to finish installing some deck beams:

Here is my next round of parts:

[GrandpaPhil]

I want to try a slotted ladder.

 

I am going to copy that and glue it down to some more card to make the doubler and see what happens.

[GrandpaPhil]

Test run:

The setup is a little tricky, but no worse than making a jig.

 

Assembly was super easy though.

 

And the steps are to scale.

 

I think I just found my new way of making ladders.

Edited March 12, 2023 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

One finished ladder:

Everyone has a fitting that is challenging to them.  Ladders are that fitting for me.  I am very pleased with how it turned out.

[GrandpaPhil]

My whipstaff:

And the platform:

They were part of this group of pieces.

[Glen McGuire]

Ladder looks fantastic, Phil!

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you very much!

Edited March 13, 2023 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

Added more deck beams:

Here are side on shots:

Making progress!

[GrandpaPhil]

Another research book:

These galleons are starting to grow on me.

I have a feeling that I will end up with at least a couple of them.

 

I still want some of the floating palaces of the Baroque era though.

 

Those ships are downright beautiful!

Edited March 17, 2023 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

I would like to build a Venetian galleass too.

[Old Collingwood]

This is  excellent  craftsmanship  Phil,   I take my hat off  to  you guys  who attempt  these  mediums.

 

OC.

 

[Baker]

a good investment.
i have this book too.

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you all very much for the comments, the likes, and the book recommendations!

 

The first wooden parts are made and installed:

The next set of deck beams are on and awaiting final cleanup and painting:

The whipstaff is assembled and installed:

The whipstaff is glued because this is a paper model and I do not care to have moving parts.

 

Next up, it will be time to paint everything once the glue is dried!

[GrandpaPhil]

Stern gallery deck test fit:

Overhead view:

 

I have 3 more decks traced and drying now.

Edited March 20, 2023 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

The gundeck is painted and sealed:

I will be working on the stern castle for a bit.

[GrandpaPhil]

Build time has been limited due to life and weather, and I have not had time to take pictures this past week.

 

However, I made a new batch of parts and have laid down the first stern castle deck:

The sides are just pinned in place for locational purposes and will be removed shortly.

 

I am still “planking” the port side.

 

[GrandpaPhil]

Planking the stern castle main deck:

Side on shot after more planking:

Edited March 27, 2023 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

Making progress:

A side on shot:

[GrandpaPhil]

The main deck in the stern castle is planked:

[GrandpaPhil]

Making another ladder:

It’s actually assembled now but my pictures are lagging.

[GrandpaPhil]

I just bought the Armada Guns article from Mariner’s Mirror Vol 28 from 1942, off Abe Books.

 

I am now well over $100 in books for this project, lol.

 

It’s an investment because I plan on continuing to build models in this fashion.

[GrandpaPhil]

Here’s the load-out I need to make:

According to OpenAI, the cannon perier would have been 12 feet long and cast in iron.

 

The fowlers would have been around 6-8 feet long according to OpenAI, so I am going with 7 feet.

 

All other dimensions are already mentioned.

 

The big guns are going on the main gun deck, the rest are going on the upper decks.

Edited April 2, 2023 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

Working on doors, the ladder and a bulkhead:

Doors and hinges:

Ladder and bulkhead:

Installed the ladder:

Part of the helmsman’s platform:

Working on tracing more parts.

Edited April 4, 2023 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

The doors are assembled, along with a bulkhead and the helmsman’s platform pieces, ignore the excess glue:

I have another round of parts being made, mostly gunport frames, another interior bulkhead and gunport sides:

Edited April 8, 2023 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

Side on and slightly overhead shot with the aft interior main deck on:

[GrandpaPhil]

The helmsman’s room w/ platform is made.

 

One bulkhead with pieces of the platform:

The aft bulkhead:

The aft bulkhead with doors and the platform:

Installed:

And a side on shot:

Now, I need to add some trim “wood” and a ladder to the platform.

 

Next up, it will be time to do a lot of test fitting and aligning of the forecastle pieces and the gunport patterns.

 

Part of that involves gunport frames which are now rough cut.

 

Part of that involves prepositioning gun carriages.

 

Since I am at the point of needing weapons, once I get the helmsman’s platform finished and finish painting/touching up/sealing what is already made and installed, I am going to make all 40 guns with carriages so I can figure out where everything is going.

I have good pictures of Elizabethan guns in Historic Ship Models, The Ship and The Galleon, so I will adjust accordingly to get my full complement of artillery.

 

I will use the rolling carriages for the bigger guns such as demi-cannon, culverins and demi-culverins.

 

The cannon periers, minions, falcons and sakers will get the type of carriages with two wheels on the front.

 

I am going to add an inner bulkhead for the gundeck so I can rig those cannons.

 

Cannons will be made of dowel rods like the last few models, but will get card banding to improve the appearance.

 

Also, I am adding the royal seal to these.  

They will be sealed card stock.

Edited April 9, 2023 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

I have the Victory Models plan set for the Granado too.

 

If this one keeps going as well as it has, I will have to build that one next.

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you all for the likes and for stopping by.

 

The vast majority of the framework is now done.

 

 

Here is the helmsman’s area, and the ladder:

The helmsman’s area is done except for some minor touch ups and sealant.

Next up is the part where I test fit all the gunport patterns and gunport frames.

 

Part of this involves gun carriages.

 

Gun carriages involve guns.

 

So…once I get the test fit and alter as required, it will be time to make some artillery and carriages.

[GrandpaPhil]

The test fit: