HMS VICTORY by Kevin - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1/72

[Kevin]

Hello everyone 

 

Are we re-posting everything from start of the project, or from where we are at present

 

contents

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/403-hms-victory-by-kevin-caldercraftjotika-172/

 

workshop makeover

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/403-hms-victory-by-kevin-caldercraftjotika-172/page-2#entry7118

 

beakhead chase cannons

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/403-hms-victory-by-kevin-caldercraftjotika-172/page-5

[Shipyard sid]

Hello Kevin

It appears that most builders are posting a summary of there work from the beginning up to present stage. If you have the time and patience you could put up blocks of photos and dialogue stage by stage, the hull build , the planking , the lower deck the middle deck etc. Its all up to. Look forward to see you up and running soon. DAVID

[ocean clipper]

Hi Kevin Well i like most others put all out pics back up,pleased your found your way back     DEREK S

[Patrick Haw]

Hi Kevin,

 

Good to have you back.  This is sort of like a parachute company re-grouping after a dispersed jump, everybody showing up at the marshalling area in dribs and drabs!  As for re-posting your pictures, it's up to you how you do it.  I put up blocks of pictures of my build - basic hull construction, gun ports, stern galleries.  Of course I had it much easier than you folks who are much further along in your builds since I'm still at the early stages.  Looking forward to seeing your build again and your progress going forward.

 

Patrick

[dafi]

Me too, looking foreward for your reposting and everything coming will be welcomed with interest and gratitude :-)

 

Daniel

 

PS: The more the better ;-)

[romiol]

Hi Kevin

 

Great to have you back here too - looking forward to the first pictures.

 

Cheers,

Rosmarie

[Kevin]

Contents

Edited November 19, 2013 by Kevin

[Sjors]

Hi Kevin,

 

There you are…...

Welcome home.

I was lucky that i had my build log on another forum.

So I can put a lot back.

Not all the comment but that is stored in my head 

I'll be waiting for you upgrades.

 

Sjors

[gjdale]

Nice to see you back Kevin.  I'll look forward to your resumed build log.  How is the new workshop fitting out coming along?

[Kevin]

it is absolutely essential that the gun port templates are exactly in the right position, as i found out and had to rip them out at a later date, 

[Kevin]

the 1/4 galleries fit nicely to the gun port templates, lol providing the previous post is correct this was at 150 hours into the build

 

[Kevin]

at 240 hours into the build, all second planking had been done and redone, whales took several attempts to get right, at this stage, I was getting ready to do the gun port linings

[Kevin]

sept 2011-280 hours into build, all gun ports middle and lower have been lined.

 

This was achieved using a simple built jig that allowed the linings to be put into the cut-out at a depth of 1mm from the outside of the hull, without constantly loosing then into the hull

 

[Kevin]

the copper tiles took me 140+ hours - to be in a position where i was happy with them, I made lots of mistakes and found ways to correct them

 

few things i learnt

 

i used superglue,, but there are different formula's - i found the medium jel worked for me in the end,

ensure you have a good waterline

from the waterline i worked down about 14 rows and found from there i had a continual run of tiles which hit the waterline forward and aft, then worked from the keel up this ensured that that the gore line was hidden under the belly of the build

the stern up to the rudder post was a pain to get - so that it looked the same when viewed from there looking forward, this was because both side were not exactly the same

 

i used a thin strip of plastic on the waterline to tidy the tiles up

 

copper tape always was an option - i decided against this

i required to purchase more tiles

i would change the glue type next time to something light something like evostick - something that gives you time to move the tile around, and easier to get any residue off

 

hope this makes sense

[Kevin]

480 hours into build

 

the 1/4 galleries were perhaps the easiest bit so far for me anyway i got it right 1st time. I can only presume that is because i managed to get everything where it needed to be, ie i would rip it off and do again if not so

 

there was quite a debate about this at the time, i had a PM through stating they are in the wrong place/position, this is in fact an optical illusion

 

[Kevin]

570 hours into build

 

all the external planking has now been completed

 

the gun deck - is almost finished, i only rigged the weapons that would be seen, perhaps a decision i regret now, 

[ocean clipper]

hello Kevin i also did not rig the hidden canons,i just do not see the point no one  will see them only you know they are there.DEREK

[Kevin]

this is where i left off last July at 690 hours into the build

[Shipyard sid]

Kevin

Excellent start , up and running in no time and well laid out to follow on with you build log. Well done, look forward to you restarting

Your build DAVID

[mtaylor]

Kevin,

Good to see you re-posting.  How's the work on the house coming?  Able to get some build time in?

[Kevin]

part of my build journey was having the loft conversion done, just a few phots of before and after

[Sjors]

Hi Kevin,

 

The loft looks great.

It's almost model building but then bigger 

 

Sjors

[gjdale]

Good to see your log back and up to date Kevin.  I'm looking forward to seeing your new workshop once the refit is complete.  Haven't seen any pictures of the wabbits this time around........

[Anja]

Hello Kevin,

 

Another Victory! Going to wacth this one.

Your copper plating is different compared to Rosmarie's. But it looks fantastic.

 

You're doing a great job. I will follow your progress.

And your fluffy animals make a great audience. Love them!

 

Take care,

 

Anja

[Kevin]

Post loft conversion and with the extra room, the opportunity has come to move into the garage, up sizing from the 10x8 shed, which does not have the height room to complete the Victory, so i am at present lagging it to make it a habitable environment

Edited November 19, 2013 by Kevin

[Sjors]

Hi Kevin,

 

Can you make up your mind with witch build you go further?

The ship or the garage…...

 

Sjors

 

P>S Anja love the Wabbits!

[gjdale]

Thanks for the pictures of the Wabbits Kevin, your build log would be incomplete without them! 

 

Can't wait to see the new workspace ready for action.

 

Cheers,

[Sjors]

Take your time Kevin,

 

We are not going anywhere.

The new site is to much fun!

 

Sjors

[Sjors]

Give it some time and a lot will be back Kevin.

 

S… happens.

 

Sjors

[Kevin]

My new workshop continues to grow, all surfaces are/have been lagged, and slowly it is being brought to life with power

 

the lit area is 4'x8' where i can do messy bits, - but it is taking oh so slow,

 

I need my weekends to be longer than the working week