HMS Victory by clearway - Billing Boats - 1/75

[harrybeishuizen]

hello there, i'm living in holland and i am reading your build log with interrest, becose i am building the HMS Victory also from Billing Boats,

i have mutch support and help from your log,so keep up the good works.

i am sending some pictures of my ship, i have started the built in december 2014 and i'm very happy so far with the result.

 

 

[ementzingen]

Excellent, I have just started the same ship, from DeAgostini, right?

[clearway]

Ty Harry- your Vic is also looking very impressive. ementzingen these are the billing boats 1/75 kits.

Keith

[harrybeishuizen]

yes, it's the BB 1/75 kit

[clearway]

Just a quick update- couple of more coats on the yellow stripes- can't believe its a year since i was doing the stern gallery windows- woooosh goes time 

 

Keith

 

[fifthace]

Looks great. The coppering came out well

[clearway]

Ty for the likes and comments everyone. think the copper will need re lacquered when i have finished though Dom.

 

Keith.

[shihawk]

The years are passing quick ,will soon have 2 done myself and i have been at it constant , maybe thats part of the problem ? Painting has it,s problems too ,all those coats !! At least with the poly it,s just a case of slap it on . Lookin great .

 

Boyd 

[clearway]

your right about the time flying Boyd- been doing this build since xmas 2013 but never really started in earnest till about february 2014 as i was remasting and rigging an old mantua 1/96 Victory for a friend- see below pic.

 

Back to my Vic and carried out a bit more work to the masts as a break from painting yellow stripes. When on the workbench the mainmast stands at just under 5 feet 10 inches tall!

 

Only the tops and the cheeks are actually glued all the rest is just held up with friction at the time being.

Keith

Edited August 3, 2015 by clearway

[shihawk]

Both pics make me think my part rigging notion may be the way to go ,the thought of all that rigging ,impressive BTW, could take me another 2 years???  The 1-96 mantau don,t look to be much smaller than the Billings ? 

[clearway]

Ty for the likes and comments so far everyone-there was more rigging added after that pic was taken Boyd! The Mantua victory is about two thirds the size of the billings model so  it is still pretty impressive.

[clearway]

Due to outdoor work being cancelled due to rain- again, i fastened the quarter deck pinrails, staghorns and kevels in place ( replaced the ply kevels and pin rails using lime wood, but used the staghorns that came with the kit). Also built replacement posts for the mizzen fife rail again out of lime wood- thinking i should maybe have painted the pinrails and staghorns before attatching but nevermind!

 

 

Have fun all,

Keith

 

[shihawk]

that,s the only good thing about all this rain ,more build time ????

[clearway]

Yep Boyd, but some actual summer would be nice though- dont think we have had more than two days of straight clear sunny weather without it raining on the west coast of cumbria and we even had to fire the heating on at work a few weeks back!

Keith

[S.Coleman]

Looking great! What sort of primer did you use for the hull? Your cannon trucks came up real good. I like your painting techniques.

[clearway]

Ty for the likes and comments- the hull was first primed with white acrylic wood primer then sanded back slightly and halfords high build auto primer applied then sanded back then humbrol grey acrylic primer was used below the waterline. Above the waterline i applied a couple of coats of the main colour thinned down to act as a further priming coat.

Keith

[clearway]

Ty Lawrence, i have been seriously considering the Tamiya masking tape for some time now- i dont normally use it but my eyes are getting past painting long straight lines feehand these days - also thinking about delving into the world of airbrushing as opposed to hand painting and rattle cans.

Keith.

[clearway]

after a long break of a year due to garden and house renovations (and 1/35 ww2 armour) back to the vic! Wasn't happy with the yellow stripes so re did them using tamiya masking tape while also realigning them especially at the stern. Billings had the rear gun ports too high so the stripes looked wrong when you followed the gunports!

 

also started on the gunport lids.

 

 thanks for all the views and comments during the build so far.

 

Keith

 

[clearway]

thanks for the likes and visits to the log everyone. finally got all the gunports in place and work progressing on the figurehead, also painted the mouldings on the forepeak. If modelling billings Vic with the ports closed you will find yourself six lids and twelve hinges too short!

 

 

 

 

due to all the handling of the lower hull I will have to remove the old laquer and re-do it- when I am sure I wont have to handle the copper again. On top of all this fun I have also started on the great little ships 1/72 flower class corvette upgrade for the revel (old matchbox) kit  

 

Have fun all and keep building!

 

Keith

 

[foxy]

Lovely work Kieth.

 

Been in cookoo land with me own builds and missed your work.

 

Fantastico work mate. she really is a beut.

 

Keep it coming.

 

Frank 

[Kevin]

lovely work, nice to catch up on some of the Victory builds, the yellow orca lines look much better now

[clearway]

Ty Kevin- yours is looking pretty darn good too B.T.W. (had a quick peek now and again). Hi again Frank-no problem she was idle on the ways for a year before i re-started again me old mucker. Also cheers for looking in and the likes everyone.

 

Keith

[clearway]

Ty for the views likes and comments again everyone. Finished painting the figurehead, and got the supports for the channels attached- used the fittings supplied for the chainplates by billings for these. Also getting further on  with the guns on the upper gun deck and nearly ready for rigging them (need these fitted before I can carry on fitting out the f'sle deck with the belfry and skid beams). Also added the etchings from the sergal 1/78 victory etchings set I bought for the stunsail booms(billings didn't provide for these). sorry the pics are a bit blurry.

 

 

 

Till later, have fun all.

 

Keith

Edited October 16, 2016 by clearway

[clearway]

Back in the olde shipyard with vic again. started on the deadeye strops using an home made jig and 22gauge tinned copper wire.

 

the strops were soldered using soft solder after bending to shape.

 

still getting used to the new site set up here!

take care all

Keith

[donrobinson]

Good to see you back Keith. Looking forward to seeing more updates

[clearway]

Ty don and thanks for the likes/ views everyone. Not sure how to go about blackening the deadeyes and the chainplates when i get them finished though- thats a lot of painting!

 

Keith

[clearway]

hi again all- made the rest of the chainplates using jigs similar to the deadeye jig. Not actually fastening them until after painting them black. Also decided just to buy some brackets as opposed to making them

 

 

take care all and have fun.

 

keith

[knotty74]

Hi Keith, been away from the site for a while! Your coppering looks stunning and great job on the figurehead ( I know how small it is and the level of precision required on the paint job! I'm back following your progress with interest. Chris

[clearway]

Thankyou Chris- was actually wondering about yours and philgs billings victories the other week!

 

Keith

[janet bode]

janet bode,

                  Hi clearway have followed your build from start,i did not realize that Billings kits were that good.Some-one told me that they were lots of

 

                 plastic parts anyway i am very impressed with you lovely build of Victory.