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

[Kim]

It looks cool! Great job

[keelhauled]

Thanks for the update.  Looking forward to your return to the Victory when you are done with your other models 

[Kevin]

Happy Birthday HMS VICTORY, I hope to finish mine before it gets that old

[gjdale]

Okay Kevin,

 

That's enough slacking off on other modelling projects for now. It's time to get back into the shipyard and get on with Miss Vicky.

[Kevin]

Well mark, see what you have done

 

I AM BACK

[Kevin]

After eight months away - the cobwebs have been blown off the Vic and new sits back on the WIP bench - progressed a few other plastic model projects but nothing was finished (my life story), but this this project was always at the back of my mind, just lost the mojo 

 

anyway back to the masting - and placing the deadeyes in their representative strops on the fore mast lower top

 

hope now to catch up on some of the fantastic build logs here

 

 

[Jerry]

Hello kevin...and welcome back to HMS Victory land.

 

Good luck and please keep going.

 

Best,

 

Jerry

[shihawk]

glad to see you back !!!  Lookin good .

[augie]

GREAT to see you both back.  Send some of that mojo my way.

[gjdale]

Great to see you back Kevin and making some progress on your lovely Miss Vicky.

[mtaylor]

Great to see you back, Kevin.  I've heard mojo is contagious.  Given the summer doldrums have set in, I think we all can use some.

[WackoWolf]

Kevin,

 

     I for one am glad your back. I also know from talking with you that you have been working on others projects. Hope you and the wife and of cause the wrabbits are doing good.

 

Wacko

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

Thank-you for the replies 

 

well after a good hours dusting her off - i have reminded my self of all the bits that need to be done/ to be finished or re worked - lol the gun-port lids are not on any of them - im sure they were part of the reason for her being put to one side

 

the three masts continue to be worked on - i have still to properly define which parts are black, or yellow - 

[Kevin]

good afternoon everyone

 

?, placing the blocks under the lower tops on the fore mast, what/how were they secured, were they arrarnged to convienietly fit into the step on top or were extra wooden blocks used to help secure them from being ripped out

[Jerry]

Hello Kevin..

If I understand your question, which I'm not sure I do, I secured the blocks to the bottom of the foremast and mainmast tops with eyelets and CA cement.  I had no trouble with any of the blocks pulling out during the rigging.  I have attached a picture of the way I did it.  Incidentally, once the top is in place I would run thread through the blocks as they will prove very difficult to rig if you wait to long to do it.  David, (Shipyard Sid) gave me this tip and it was very useful.

Best,

Jerry

Edited July 7, 2015 by Jerry

[Kevin]

ty Jerry you understood the question - however did you drill into the step above or just into the platform - i have found that drilling those six holes i have missed the step  and have holes in the platform - which can been seen from above

[Kevin]

Jerry i have found the answer

 

on the Real ship the rope that goes around the block is passed through the platform and a peg prevents in from dropping back out

[Jerry]

Kevin,

Ok, thanks for the information about the pegs.  

I made sure that the tails of the eyelets were into the steps so they do not show at all.  I hope this has been helpful.

Best,

Jerry

Edited July 7, 2015 by Jerry

[Kevin]

ty Jerry - oh by the way nice to say hello to you again after all this time - hope you and family are well 

 

i found this photo

 

[Jerry]

Thank you, Kevin....We are all fine and hope the same for you and yours.  Nice photo...and one can see the tying of the underneath blocks.  I'm curious, where did it come from?

And as I said I adjusted the eyelets to make sure they entered the "steps" on topside so they're not visible.

 

I'm really happy that you are back "at it" .... I depended on your site a lot when I began building my Victory.

Best,

Jerry

Edited July 7, 2015 by Jerry

[Harvey]

Hi

Kevin

On the Real ship the four outer blocks were double blocks on the fore mast looks to me you have single blocks, At this stage on my build.

This might help.

http://www.jotika-ltd.com/Manuals/Victory_Rig.pdf

[Kevin]

ty Harvey - but lol i have not posted a picture yet

[Jerry]

Hello Harvey.. I posted the picture and I used double blocks for the  outside ones.  

Best,

Jerry 

[Shipyard sid]

Greetings Kevin

And welcome back to the most enjoyable phase of the build. Prob telling you the road you know. I would belay rope coils around the masts and other areas before you start any of your rigging to make things easier at the latter stages. The gun deck also needs a few belaying. Good luck and really enjoy yourself..DAVID

[Kevin]

Thank you Arthur, on Victory they sit in a different position - away from the brace like in the photo posted by Jerry above

[Kevin]

thank you very much Arthur that is again exactly what i was looking for

[Kevin]

http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/B_S_M/Blocks.html

 

just looking to see the best way to create the blocks that would pass through the mast tops

[Kevin]

Not much of an update, but decided to try and replicate the way the blocks are secured onto the lower top, these will be painted - depending on wether i change my mind and try some other way over night

[AvesP]

I have to say, "I like what you did there". It adds another level of detail that will contribute to the overall presentation .

[gjdale]

That looks good Kevin, and accurate. I'd stay with this method.