Erik A Posted June 4 #1 Posted June 4 Picked this up and its a very old model. discontinued at least 25 years ago. Billings couldnt give me any information as to when it was discontinued or any info in general. not sure why but possibly they dont keep records that old. this is going to be a slow time build (says me who hasnt finished my HMS Victory after starting it 5 years ago) mainly due to the age and very sparse build notes/plans etc. yvesvidal and ccoyle 2 Quote Ships in Drydock for build. De Agostini HMS Victory, BB Dannebrog, Artesania Latina Cutty Sark and Endeavour longboat.
Erik A Posted June 9 Author #2 Posted June 9 pics here of the opened box. the deck panels and backbone are warped. i assume due to age. the rest are the bits and pieces in the box along with a sheet of instructions and a full size plan page. yvesvidal 1 Quote Ships in Drydock for build. De Agostini HMS Victory, BB Dannebrog, Artesania Latina Cutty Sark and Endeavour longboat.
Erik A Posted June 17 Author #3 Posted June 17 Picked up the bits i needed to make a slip for the ship and was checking out the parts and none of them fit all the BH will need to be filed back to fit the backbone. i assume thats what they did pre CNC. so that they werent too loose Quote Ships in Drydock for build. De Agostini HMS Victory, BB Dannebrog, Artesania Latina Cutty Sark and Endeavour longboat.
Erik A Posted June 18 Author #4 Posted June 18 Slipway built and backbone in place. A little warped and I can't straighten it so will have to watch as I plank up. yvesvidal 1 Quote Ships in Drydock for build. De Agostini HMS Victory, BB Dannebrog, Artesania Latina Cutty Sark and Endeavour longboat.
Erik A Posted June 18 Author #5 Posted June 18 Dry fit the BH. Hmm not looking that good. Gonna have to take this real slow making sure I straighten as I go king derelict and yvesvidal 2 Quote Ships in Drydock for build. De Agostini HMS Victory, BB Dannebrog, Artesania Latina Cutty Sark and Endeavour longboat.
yvesvidal Posted June 18 #6 Posted June 18 What a beautiful yacht. Too bad this model is seldomly built and pretty much unavailable nowadays. Yes, you absolutely need to straighten that keel, before planking. The deck will help get it straight but I would use pieces of wood/strips between the frames, to keep it as straight as possible. Yves king derelict 1 Quote
Erik A Posted June 25 Author #7 Posted June 25 all glued up and ready for planking but i will add in infill blocks to add more stability and to help straighten although the strength members added in did a lot to help. Victory also in progress sitting behind yvesvidal and ccoyle 2 Quote Ships in Drydock for build. De Agostini HMS Victory, BB Dannebrog, Artesania Latina Cutty Sark and Endeavour longboat.
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