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HMS Victory by Philg88 - Billing Boats - Scale 1:75


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This is what I meant by integral bulkhead lighting. I chased out a channel with an end cutter attached to my Proxxon rotary tool, soldered the connections and filled it in with plasto - the power feed wires are on the other side. This LED and the one on the other side will reflect off the upper deck and out through the waist under the spars.

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Thanks Keith. Let me try and explain what I mean in more detail ... The bulkhead tops that span the upper deck are equal in height (shown circled red) while those either side are slightly higher, hence the curve (yellow line). However, the upper deck is level (black lines) so I don't think there is a misalignment, just a curve built into the design. What do you think?

 

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I think mine had a slight curve upwards too towards the end where the cabins go, though maybe not quite so pronounced. I've included below some photos of mine at about the same stage you are and then a bit further on.

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Current build: HMS Victory - Billings Boats - 1:75 (first ever ship build)

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Time to plank the upper deck. I did a test as to which would be the best caulking method and decided to use the nylon. There's not a lot in it but t looks to me more "caulk like" and gives crisper lines. Scale wise it's also pretty close given that the original caulking on ships of this class was apparently 1 1⁄2in (38.1 mm), which at 1:75 gives 0.508 mm.

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Ha ha! Could be either!  What I'm not looking forward to is trying to fit the cannons on the upper deck once the quarterdeck is glued in place. With the restricted access it will be hard to rig the cannons but fitting them now means that they have to be prealigned with the gunports and be at risk from damage during planking etc. Decisions decisions ...

 

Cheers,

 

Philip

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definatley recommend leaving the cannons on the upper gun deck till all the woodwork is finished and sanded- the amount of sawdust and shavings that gather under there is sick!- i am waiting for better weather so i can clean all the rubbish out of there now all the major woodwork on the hull is finished.

Keith

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definatley recommend leaving the cannons on the upper gun deck till all the woodwork is finished and sanded- the amount of sawdust and shavings that gather under there is sick!- i am waiting for better weather so i can clean all the rubbish out of there now all the major woodwork on the hull is finished.

Keith

 

I agree. What I've decided to do is to cut out the waist sections of the quarterdeck, which will preserve access to the upper deck. The cut lines are shown as red dotted lines in the picture while the green squares are 4mm plywood tabs glued to the underside of the planked front and rear sections that are then glued to the framework. Planking, coppering etc can then proceed and once finished the cut out sections can be glued in and planked. Sound like a plan to you or an instance of congenital insanity?

 

Philip

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Gratings installed along with the stairs. Precut gratings were glued to 1mm plasticard to raise them above the level of the

yet to be fitted shot garlands. Access holes were lined with 0.7 x 5mm lime (subsequently painted walnut brown). Stair balustrades were 14mm (just short of 1 meter at scale) and cut from a toothpick, drilled with a 0.5 mm hole through which was inserted plain hemp thread of the same dimension. The fixing end was filed flat and glued with CA at 45 degrees at the bottom of each flight.

 

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I am really enjoying your build. I am a huge Vic fan and I am also drawn too Billing Boats kits. At present am trying to fix a very bad warped keel to Billing Boats Santa Maria. Will be watching.

Rick

Wherever I am at...........there I am

 

KARTONIST in the making.......... B)

 

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I am really enjoying your build. I am a huge Vic fan and I am also drawn too Billing Boats kits. At present am trying to fix a very bad warped keel to Billing Boats Santa Maria. Will be watching.

Rick

Thanks Rick. I like Billing kits too, it's the documentation that leaves a lot to be desired. Fortunately, there is so much reference material out there for the Vic it isn't really an issue.

 

I also had a warp problem at the stern of this build, which I fixed by gluing in a 30 x 30mm strut between two of the rear bulkheads that was cut a couple of mm too long to force the frame back into shape. That seems to have fixed it.

 

Cheers,

 

Philip

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Very impressed with your Deck planking Philip. lovely crisp and clean....it would make my day if I could end up with results like that :)

 

Keep up the impressive work.

 

Robert.

Thanks for the kind words Robert. The decking is all down to the fishing line - crisp lines, doesn't fray and is easy to cut at 90 degrees. Well worth the one month wait for shipping from China for just short of two and a half quid inc p&p. Search "0.45mm Black Monofilament Cable Spool 100m Fishing Line" on Amazon if you want to get hold of some.

 

Cheers,

 

Philip

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Finally finished the quarterdeck cabins! The window bars were made by rebating 0.5.mm styrene strips into the face of the bulkhead, painting them walnut brown then adding a layer of 0.6mm walnut veneer with a cut out for the window. Next, another layer of veneer with holes cut out around the edges of the panels. Finally, small infill pieces were glues into the centre of the holes to give the panel effects. I only did the dual layer veneer for the front bullheads as it's an incredibly fiddly and time consuming task. Besides, the others will be largely hidden once the binnacle, mast and ship's wheel are installed.

 

I also went ahead and cut out the quarterdeck waist to maintain access to the upper deck - so far so good and the cut out pieces slot back in very neatly with no distortion.

 

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Planked the now split quarterdeck, leaving spaces for the planks that will mate with the waist section once installed after hull planking and coppering. Mounted the LED's for the two cabins on the end of some brass rod and cut out a bit of the framing so that the light will shine up through the skylight. I have also installed the rest of the wiring for the stern cabins so it looks a bit like Spaghetti Junction in there. Poop deck also now installed ready for planking ...

 

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