HMS Victory by Paul0367 - Constructo - Scale 1:94 - First wooden ship build

[fxitgood]

Paul (Sir), My email address is fxitgood@aol.com if you find some awesome diagrams of the platforms. Thank You Again. Happy and Safe Holidays.

Very respectfully, Rich

[mtdoramike]

Paul, you are coming along nicely on the Vic. This is going to be a real beauty when you finish her.

[Paul0367]

Mike

I look at yours and i'm standing still, too many distractions and lifes other jobs and holidays of course.

Only just back so I will mooch about other builds progress

[Paul0367]

Spars ready for blocks, pondered on the black paint for dark wood colour but its a must here I felt.

Edited December 13, 2015 by Paul0367

[Paul0367]

Still going, when the time fits, most contruction is now complete, many loose ends and avoided parts, yes canon rigging being one.

[Paul0367]

Still going, when the time fits, most contruction is now complete, many loose ends and avoided parts, yes canon rigging being one.

[AndyW]

Been MIA mate, but been worth catching up, beautiful sir.

[Paul0367]

Still working on the spars, been adding a touch of detail before the blocks and ropes are required

[waspy]

looking great Paul.

 

Although I'm probably at least a year away from that stage.....the masts and spars look really daunting, so your log will continue to be a mine of information for me! 

[fxitgood]

Paul (Sir), Hope all is going great for you and family this new year! I have been beginning the rigging phase of HMS VICTORY, but still have not completed the windows.  Can you email me pictures of the windows Port, Starboard and Stern shots please, thank you! Rich

email address: fxitgood@aol.com

[Paul0367]

Hi. Happy New Year to you and yours, regards the windows, look back at my build pages 5/6/7 the info you seek is on there my friend. My build is going very slow / stopped for a while, the rigging and and added details are very taxing and I am trying to get into doing them. Life and other things get in the way.

[Paul0367]

Finished my first spar, very little information how to actually attach them but I have not got the mast fitted yet so That's a future issue. I am going to have all parts (Spars) made ready and just grab them when needed. Canon bolts also added, I have been flicking across jobs, canons & spars to prevent the jobs being monotonous.

[waspy]

spars and cannon looking great Paul!

[Seventynet]

Lovely work Paul. I'm well in your wake.

 

Best, Ian

[mtdoramike]

I always loved Constructo cannon, they always looked great no matter what kit I built of thiers and I can't say that with all kits Artesania Latina being one of them. This Victory is going to be a real beauty when she is finished. I can't wait to see her sitting in port waiting for her departing orders. Your doing a great job on her Paul.

 

 

mike

[AndyW]

She just gets better and better Paul

[fxitgood]

Paul (Sir), Your details are awesome. Have you made any Videos on how you fabricate your awesome parts you have made?

Thank you, you continue to inspire me to do better! Very respectfully, Rich

[fxitgood]

Paul (Sir), Working on the windows on the stern, port and starboard. Since the windows are reset in some what, I need to do some very fine and detailed sanding. Do you have a recommendation on micro detailed sanding tools that are available. Thank You, Very respectfully, Rich

[Submarineman]

Paul,

All is looking fantastic, just moved house and now need to set up my workshop, my build of the Constructo Victory has been delayed and delayed and I cannot wait to get started. I think my build will be made easier with your excellent ships build log. Thanks for sharing your experiences, trials and tribulations.

[mtdoramike]

She is looking fantastic Paul, what a beautiful representation of the Victory the Constructo kit can make with slight modifications and dedication. WOW!

 

 

mike 

[Paul0367]

Cheers for the comments guys, ive just passed my 2nd year, yes already, I have not done much really since the new year, My drone building hobby has taken over a bit. I have just resumed my spars, three now completed

[mtdoramike]

Don't worry, you have a lot more to go

 

 

mike

[Paul0367]

Well I'm making quite good progress with the spars but anyone who reads my build knows I tend to get fed up and then leap ahead and return later to job in hand. This time I jumped to the rigging of the mast and part of the supports for the spars.

Oh, this is the point where our friends at constructo decided to bail out and leave us to fend for ourselves, stopping with info and pictures, word, thanks. Well I have a book / bible and I am trying to duplicate what was once the way to go about rigging.

At this stage I have just fitted clamps to add weight to the ropes to produce the shape before the spars arrive.

[waspy]

looking good as always! ....

 

Constructo certainly have left us to our own imagination when it comes to the rigging - very limited to the detail of where all the ropes are supposed to go!

 

What is the title of that book Paul ? - the pictures look much more informative than the book on rigging that I am trying to decipher!

[Paul0367]

The book. HMS victory, her construction, career and restoration by Alan McGowan from amazon, the detail is second to non.

[Seventynet]

Yikes, they want $175 used from Amazon here in Canada. Sounds very good though. Thanks for the reference.

Ian

[AndyW]

Superb mate, on Sea trials at moment, just catching up.

[Kevin]

Paul, lovely work, I am also using the Alan McGowan book and the Longbridge book, plus a couple of build logs on MSW,

 

I have just moved my build back into the Mancave after a few months due to doggie training, also like you I tend to go backwards and forwards in the build process, which in the long term does not save any time, by the time you have worked out what has still to be done,

 

hopefully will be back onto it this weekend after some DIY projects

[Kevin]

the alister McGowan book is from £23 on Amazon in the UK (must be about (about $30 on conversion)

Edited April 13, 2016 by Kevin

[Paul0367]

MMM I don't understand where $175 came from, full list price on the book in the uk is £40 which is $56,81.

Spars factory still churning out parts

Hey I was looking at reviews for this kit on Amazon and someone has left one stating 4 months solid build, What? Still don't think I could manage double that time. Mike, I mooched on your build and wow she looks stunning in her (library) resting place.