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Rank: Amateur Level 1 Groups: Registered
Joined: 16/09/2013 Posts: 32 Points: 102 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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ok... i put links to pics, but theyre not showing up :( EDIT So apparently you cant link pics from dropbox. Just uploading to Imgur then I'll update the main post with pics :) Give quiche a chance!My Victory build
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Hi Rob,
Really nice start. You decking looks fine to me, having visited the real thing. The launch looks great too.
Looking forward to more pics
Jase“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Thanks Jase! I've still got all your detail packs too which will come in handy when I actually get up to detailing. I'm actually going back again this June to the UK/Europe on a 9 week holiday and plan on going to to Portsmouth again but this time I'll go aboard the Victory. Can't wait to see first hand what I'm trying to build  Give quiche a chance!My Victory build
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Hi Zepp Nice start to your build, the launch looks great . I have always found wood stains to be a little hit and miss so I always do a test piece to see if I like the colour. keep the pics coming regards Andy  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Hi Rob, very nice start.... Hope you enjoy you visit to the lady herself... Regards Alan
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Lovely start to this build, keep it up, Im sure you will enjoy the rest of the build Steve
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find it easy to build still start the victory which the a beautiful beginning. Best regards,
Reiner
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The start looks very good Rob 
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Good start Rob , looking forward to seeing more. Regards Alan England expects that every man will do his duty.
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Good clean build there Rob, well done. Rgds, Hans
"It's okay to make mistakes. mistakes are our teachers - they help us to to learn, even if it is painfully"
Current Build:
Endeavour Cross section,D51
Completed: HMS Victory
Under the bench: Endeavour x 2,Sovereign of the Seas, Akagi and The Black Pearl!HMS Victory Cross Section
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Hi Rob. Very nice clean build. Look forward to seeing your progress Ian. Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Beautiful work on the launch Rob, very neat - if this is an indicator of the quality of your work then the Vic will be a masterpiece. Steve
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stevie_o wrote:Beautiful work on the launch Rob, very neat - if this is an indicator of the quality of your work then the Vic will be a masterpiece.
Steve I have to agree wholeheartedly with Steve on that, well done Rob
Happy building
David
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Top Job
Jase“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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rob,clean work :-) Best regards,
Reiner
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very neat and tidy, well done. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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Lovely work,,,,,  Regards Alan
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Thank you everyone for the positive comments!
So after many hours fussing over whether I had faired the hull the correct amount I finally started laying the planks down! Pretty long process as I don't get much time after work to work on her, but I am really enjoying it.
Still not sure I have the bow shape correct where the planks run from the last full rib (11a) to the curved bow formers on the front. It sorta goes more flat than curved at that point, but visually I don't think it'll look so bad once the entire hull is planked and has the gun port cut out of that section?. As the planks go up it looks like they will take on a more rounded shape to match the curve on the bow.
I also added in some balsa wood to help with the curve and give the planks more surface area to stick to.
Did away with the plank bender I bought and just used the handheld crimping one supplied in the the free toolkit. Works brilliantly!
I didnt like using the push nailer as it was too easy to go too far and push the pins all the way in. So in the end i just marked each plank with a Push pin and pre nailed in the nails with a jewlers hammer before gluing and nailing the planks on. Much easier!!
Give quiche a chance!My Victory build
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