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As a kid i used to build plastic kit Airfix model aeroplanes, and come November put bangers in them and chuck 'em out of the top window of the house, all good fun, then in my early teens built an Airfix kit of the Victory and again in my early twenties which my kids duly wrecked a few years after that so i haven't done any modelling for years(they're a lot older now), then i saw this advertised and thought i'll have a crack at that, so i started building and put together the ribs, decks and gunports then forgot about it for what must be nigh on ten years, so this was the stage i was at when i started building again.  Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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hi and welcome.if you re-size your pics to 800x600 or 600x 400 they will show on the page, good luck.  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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Hi Gibbo. Good to see you up and running! That brings back memories, a nice and clean start there (and an interesting choice of dry dock alignment!!  ) I didn't use the plywood hull sections on mine and planked the entire hull, using the plywood panels as templates for the gun ports. I then found that the single planking layer just didn't look thick enough through the port so I then added another layer on the inside which improved it no end. If you haven't got there yet I'd recommend planking the inside of the plywood panels and then cutting out the ports, (it'll be much easier than my 'retrospective' planking was, it was a nightmare getting in there once the decks were on!!  ) Looking good! Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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Nice to see your diary up Watching this one all the way Steve
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karl1113 wrote:hi and welcome.if you re-size your pics to 800x600 or 600x 400 they will show on the page, good luck. Hi karl Is that resizing the pixels or the percentage in the resize box ? Thanks Paul Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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pixels matey. 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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Gibbo wrote:As a kid i used to build plastic kit Airfix model aeroplanes, and come November put bangers in them and chuck 'em out of the top window of the house, all good fun, then in my early teens built an Airfix kit of the Victory and again in my early twenties which my kids duly wrecked a few years after that so i haven't done any modelling for years(they're a lot older now), then i saw this advertised and thought i'll have a crack at that, so i started building and put together the ribs, decks and gunports then forgot about it for what must be nigh on ten years, so this was the stage i was at when i started building again. OK, hopefully this comes out as a picture instead of a file, some of the gunports supplied were a funny shape, narrow at the front and wider at the back so i had to pack it out a little bit with a cocktail stick until the glue dried, the instructions were a bit hazy on this, ie: glue them into the slots, after they came out twice igot the dremmel out and had to re-cut the slots make them deeper and change the angle of some but finally got there. Gibbo attached the following image(s): Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Thanks Karl, worked a treat Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Congrat's on your first medal Gibbo 
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Hull nearly fully planked, as you can see thre is a slight twist on the bow section, not surprising as its been sitting on a window sill through winter and summer above a radiator for the last ten years Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Gibbo attached the following image(s): Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Hull fully planked filled and sanded. Gibbo attached the following image(s): Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Gun ports cut out and and hull veneered, quickly playing catch-up on some of the pictures i've taken. Gibbo attached the following image(s): Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Hull primed ready for some paint Gibbo attached the following image(s): Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Hull painted, going to copper plate from the waterline down courtesy of Plymouth57's build of this particular model, this is where i am at the moment, just started working on the galleries at the stern. Gibbo attached the following image(s): Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Tomick wrote:Congrat's on your first medal Gibbo Thanks Mr T. Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Cor! Doesn't she look different in white! Coming along really well, I'm surprised I didn't have any warping actually, she spent a few years up in the attic where it regularly topped the 100F in the summer! Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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Fantastic work Gibbo, youve certainly done a fair bit in one evening  Seriously though, very nice work. Steve
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stevie_o wrote:Fantastic work Gibbo, youve certainly done a fair bit in one evening Seriously though, very nice work. Steve Thanks Steve should have the masts on,rigging done, sails up and drinking rum on the high seas by morning Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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This is the original stern metal backplate that came with this kit, the instructions said just stick it on it doesn't need painting, i think it was an afterthought as the kit was being produced Gibbo attached the following image(s): Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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