clearway Posted August 15, 2014 Author #31 Posted August 15, 2014 order for timber sheet and strip to replace the plywood pin rails, timber heads, kevels etc arrived today along with some 5mm anvil cleats for the shrouds from model dockyard. Also finished planking the poop deck, dry fitted the catheads and started planking the quarter deck as well as spraying the cannon barrels. Next job after planking is finished is to open out the holes for hatches and masts and sand them- interesting to see the difference in shade between old planking and new. Keith dafi, gieb8688, WackoWolf and 2 others 5 Quote
clearway Posted August 16, 2014 Author #32 Posted August 16, 2014 Managed to get the rest of the decks planked today- had to stand while doing it- me backs killing me- getting too old . Will start planking the stern next. Keith WackoWolf, dafi and Aussie048 3 Quote
clearway Posted August 17, 2014 Author #33 Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) Thanks to all for the comments and likes so far. Planked the stern and the bottoms of the quarter galleries today will sand everything to correct profile if this awfull weather breaks and i can get outside! Keith Edited August 17, 2014 by clearway foxy, Jan R, Aussie048 and 4 others 7 Quote
clearway Posted August 18, 2014 Author #34 Posted August 18, 2014 Ty Geoff- still a lot of detail to go and not sure how to go about detailing the ornamentation as the billings laser-cut stuff is just plain with no detail except for the outline! Was going to invest in the caldercraft castings but at 1/72 scale they will be oversize- will have to get some dimensions off some of the caldercraft victory builders on here. Seeing your Santa Maria is making me feel guilty about ignoring my AL Pinta. Keith Aussie048 1 Quote
clearway Posted August 20, 2014 Author #35 Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) Got more timber placed around the stern and roughly sanded back- still needs smoothed off and cleaned up. Cut the pieces from a sheet of lime wood as the billing timber isn't that good. Keith Edited August 20, 2014 by clearway knotty74, foxy, canoe21 and 5 others 8 Quote
dafi Posted August 20, 2014 #36 Posted August 20, 2014 Nice build! And sorry about your small companion! Cheers, Daniel clearway and Shipyard sid 2 Quote To victory and beyond! http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/76-hms-victory-by-dafi-to-victory-and-beyond/ See also our german forum for Sailing Ship Modeling and History: http://www.segelschiffsmodellbau.com/ Finest etch parts for HMS Victory 1:100 (Heller Kit), USS Constitution 1:96 (Revell) and other useful bits. http://dafinismus.de/index_en.html
shihawk Posted August 21, 2014 #37 Posted August 21, 2014 If you keep this up i will have to redo my gallaries as well !! lookin great clearway 1 Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish
clearway Posted August 21, 2014 Author #38 Posted August 21, 2014 Ty all for the comments and likes- appreciated, bit of a nightmare bending wood in two different directions. I used cardboard (cereal packet) to make templates for the pieces round the quarter gallery. Keith Quote
shihawk Posted August 21, 2014 #39 Posted August 21, 2014 Must remember that one clearway 1 Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish
clearway Posted August 21, 2014 Author #40 Posted August 21, 2014 Saves on wasting timber Boyd and in our household is in plentiful supply!- hope the weather other side of Irish Sea is better than the Cumbrian side m8 Quote
shihawk Posted August 21, 2014 #41 Posted August 21, 2014 showers every couple of hours ,makes outside work difficult ,but we are used to it. clearway 1 Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish
foxy Posted August 21, 2014 #42 Posted August 21, 2014 Nice build and just read through all the work so far, being a late comer, there's so much here that really takes some beating. Really like your work and will be watching this build with great interest. Foxy clearway 1 Quote
clearway Posted August 22, 2014 Author #43 Posted August 22, 2014 Lol Boyd and thats just in the summer- Roll on Autumn- sigh. Ty Foxy pull up a chair- snacks are an optional extra Keith Quote
clearway Posted August 22, 2014 Author #44 Posted August 22, 2014 more rails applied to the stern- once glue has hardened will sand back to correct profile. Keith foxy, canoe21, dafi and 2 others 5 Quote
clearway Posted August 23, 2014 Author #45 Posted August 23, 2014 Ty Geoff- just wish billings had provided better decoration detail for the stern as already mentioned earlier. Keith Quote
clearway Posted August 23, 2014 Author #46 Posted August 23, 2014 Ty Lawrence, i will be painting the stern galleries- as much as it pains me as i like all the wood effects! I have loads of spare veneer from other builds so used that to plank the stern and quarter galleries it just happens to be a nice colour contrast and as mentioned will be a shame. Keith Quote
foxy Posted August 23, 2014 #47 Posted August 23, 2014 Keith will you be doing the cheque effect(bumble bee) or is this before 1800's on your build. Very nice work shipmate. Foxy clearway 1 Quote
clearway Posted August 24, 2014 Author #48 Posted August 24, 2014 (edited) Ty Foxy- i am going for the olde black n yellow for the colour sceme- thinking about using humbrol linen (matt 74) as this is a really subtle yellow. Back to the build- not much done due to being press ganged by the mother in law to repair her fence today , but here is some more stern details added. Keith Edited August 24, 2014 by clearway dafi, shihawk and canoe21 3 Quote
foxy Posted August 24, 2014 #49 Posted August 24, 2014 Ay, that's good. Like that stern effect. Done it proud foxy clearway 1 Quote
clearway Posted August 25, 2014 Author #50 Posted August 25, 2014 Ty guys- yet more timber added today- must admit this was one of the areas i was dreading when i first started the kit- especially when i found billings hadn't provided any etchings for the windows. Keith Harvey, Aussie048 and dafi 3 Quote
clearway Posted August 27, 2014 Author #51 Posted August 27, 2014 Ty Lawrence i was kind of hoping someone would bring out an upgrade for the billings Victory before i got this far- ah well- mind you if someone wants to produce 1/75 castings for the scrolls etc....................... Keith Quote
mrcc Posted August 27, 2014 #52 Posted August 27, 2014 Wonderful job you are doing! I am just curious why you primed and sanded back so much? I am about to prime my Bluenose hull and wondering if it provides a better surface to paint? clearway 1 Quote Julian Current: Mamoli - Friesland Billing Boats - Dutch Sperwer Finished: Billing Boats - Bluenose Mamoli - Santa Maria On Hold: Caldercraft - Bomb Vessel Granado
clearway Posted August 27, 2014 Author #53 Posted August 27, 2014 (edited) Ty mrcc- it was primed and sanded back to remove the coarse wood grain- normally i would use high build primer but victory's hull has too much detail for this- well for me anyways! The hull will be primed again before final painting. You will end up with a smoother hull and better surface to paint but will lose any planking detail. Keith Edited August 27, 2014 by clearway Quote
clearway Posted August 31, 2014 Author #54 Posted August 31, 2014 More timber added to the stern and made a start scratchbuilding some replacement catheads to replace the ply ones from the kit- someone gave me some hawthorn branches to chop for firewood and decided to use some of this- been seasoning in the shed for 12 months till i found a use for it! Ply catheads on the left keith Harvey, Aussie048, etubino and 4 others 7 Quote
clearway Posted September 1, 2014 Author #55 Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) Ty everyone for the likes and comments- have been trimming the new catheads down some more today Lawrence still need a little taken off and then some work to make the holes look more sheave like. Keith Edited September 1, 2014 by clearway Quote
clearway Posted September 2, 2014 Author #56 Posted September 2, 2014 After a couple of evenings whittling and sanding to shape the new hawthorn catheads are now down to the correct size- only dry fitted at the moment till i finish the stern- grrrr nights getting darker so alfresco modelling in the evenings is nearly over- i do all my sanding outside if i can help it. New catheads deffo look better than the ply one laid beside them. Keith canoe21, WackoWolf and Aussie048 3 Quote
clearway Posted September 3, 2014 Author #57 Posted September 3, 2014 Ty lawrence and enjoy your trip Keith Quote
mtdoramike Posted September 3, 2014 #58 Posted September 3, 2014 Wow, that stern section looks gorgeous. Wonderful job. clearway 1 Quote
clearway Posted September 3, 2014 Author #59 Posted September 3, 2014 (edited) Ty mike- still a way to go though- not sure what to do about the plain laser cut ply billings offerings for the scrolls etc on the stern. Keith Edited September 5, 2014 by clearway Quote
clearway Posted September 6, 2014 Author #60 Posted September 6, 2014 That's the first coat of primer on the bottom of the hull- hoping the weather stays nice so i can get a coat of high build primer on next- fast running out of summer! Keith WackoWolf, etubino and knotty74 3 Quote
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