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Great work , keep it going ...
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Great looking update and fab work on those cabin walls, very nicely done....  Regards Alan
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Thanks guys! Glad you like it!Greetings,
Walter
Present builds:
Revell B-24D Liberator 1:48
On the shelf:
Italeri "Fiat Mefistofele", Italeri "Moto Guzzi California", Fokker "Red Baron", Revell Bismarck, Revell Tirpitz, Arab Dow, Stage Coach, .....
Completed builds:
McLaren MP4/4, D-51 Steam Locomotive, HMS Victory, GWH F-15D Eagle, St. Stephen`s Cathedral (cardboard), Solar-powered paddle Steamer (little project with my son), HMS Victory X-section, "Geli" Phantom II (cardboard)
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Joined: 04/10/2016 Posts: 135 Points: 412 Location: Newcastle U.K.
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Nice improvisation Walter. Looking good. Alan. Today is the tomorrow you wished for yesterday!
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Great work Walter.  Congrats also on your "Orange" medal for 500 posts. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Beautiful and realistic, Walter.
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Thanks again! So here`s what i`ve done this Weekend.
First up was the ships`s wheel. I purchased Mike`s enhancement quite some time ago and i must say this one really makes a difference! Each wheel consists of 14 small parts.
As i was sure not to achieve a matching colour on the metal i decided to leave the wheels in bare metal, which gives a good contrast to the surrounding wood.
Also i corrected the backward wheel-support, added the steering-rope and the blocks through which they are guided as well as some painted details.I added the decorations of the bulwarks and prepared the plastic sheet for the poop deck:Finally i added the ledge (?) which runs from the cabin walls to the wheels (i guess that`s where the splinter guard was hooked in (?)) and scratch-built a mast-collar for the mizzen-mast:DaDokta attached the following image(s): Greetings,
Walter
Present builds:
Revell B-24D Liberator 1:48
On the shelf:
Italeri "Fiat Mefistofele", Italeri "Moto Guzzi California", Fokker "Red Baron", Revell Bismarck, Revell Tirpitz, Arab Dow, Stage Coach, .....
Completed builds:
McLaren MP4/4, D-51 Steam Locomotive, HMS Victory, GWH F-15D Eagle, St. Stephen`s Cathedral (cardboard), Solar-powered paddle Steamer (little project with my son), HMS Victory X-section, "Geli" Phantom II (cardboard)
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Great work Walter  love that wheel regards Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
So Much to Build,But What a Hobby!
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That wheel looks fantastic. I wish these enhancement parts where still available. They add the icing to a great cake.
Do you mind me asking., why are you putting plastic under the deck? I'm intrigued :-/
Lovely build!
Neil
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Thanks guys!
@Neil
For once the plastic sheet gives the whole deck more stability (e.g. with the poop deck there`s a gap of several inches between the last deck-beam and the transom).
But the main purpose is that is use 4mm deck planks which i lay in a particular butting pattern (you can see this with my main deck). This is hard to do without a continous surface. Otherwise you could only butt two planks where there is a deck beam. Greetings,
Walter
Present builds:
Revell B-24D Liberator 1:48
On the shelf:
Italeri "Fiat Mefistofele", Italeri "Moto Guzzi California", Fokker "Red Baron", Revell Bismarck, Revell Tirpitz, Arab Dow, Stage Coach, .....
Completed builds:
McLaren MP4/4, D-51 Steam Locomotive, HMS Victory, GWH F-15D Eagle, St. Stephen`s Cathedral (cardboard), Solar-powered paddle Steamer (little project with my son), HMS Victory X-section, "Geli" Phantom II (cardboard)
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The wheel looks great Walter. Keep up the good work. Alan. Today is the tomorrow you wished for yesterday!
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Hi Walter,
Thanks for clearing that up. It makes perfect sense now.
So is that the plank pattern of the real Victory decks?
Thanks,
Neil
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To my knowledge no one knows the exact planking pattern of the victory as it was in 1805.
I thinks there are much more experts in this forum than me who can tell you something about that topic.
I did a lot of research and especially read Wolfram zu MOndfeld`s "Historische Schiffsmodelle" - which is the german standard ouevre regarding ship-models - and he says that this was one of the (and certainly not the only one ) patterns used at that time.
What i can certainly say is that the plank-measurements i use (4mm width and 12cm lenght) is more accurate than the ones used in the instructions.
Who knows if it`s exactly right? I thinks the main issue is that you like what you built.
(by the way: advices regarding my english are always welcome as with all the very special naval vocabulary i just can hope that everyone understands what i am trying to say!) :)Greetings,
Walter
Present builds:
Revell B-24D Liberator 1:48
On the shelf:
Italeri "Fiat Mefistofele", Italeri "Moto Guzzi California", Fokker "Red Baron", Revell Bismarck, Revell Tirpitz, Arab Dow, Stage Coach, .....
Completed builds:
McLaren MP4/4, D-51 Steam Locomotive, HMS Victory, GWH F-15D Eagle, St. Stephen`s Cathedral (cardboard), Solar-powered paddle Steamer (little project with my son), HMS Victory X-section, "Geli" Phantom II (cardboard)
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Excellent work Walter, the extra touches you're adding is making a great difference.... very well done.... Regards Alan
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Joined: 29/03/2011 Posts: 1,053 Points: 3,165 Location: Glenvista JHB
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Hi Walter, Great update. Your work on the cabin and ships wheel is outstanding. Kind regards, Garth "Measure twice, cut once!!!"
Finished!!! HMS Victory,
Current build: Black Pearl.
On hold: Bismarck, Golden Hind, Flying Scotsman, Victory Cross Section, SOTS, Tiger 1.
Wish list: USS Constitution.
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Thanks Alan, Garth!
This is some minor update.
I prepared the guns for the main deck, installed the first two guns - as the area won`t be easily accessible once the poop deck is installed - and glued the plastic base for the poop.Next step will be planking the poop-deck.DaDokta attached the following image(s): Greetings,
Walter
Present builds:
Revell B-24D Liberator 1:48
On the shelf:
Italeri "Fiat Mefistofele", Italeri "Moto Guzzi California", Fokker "Red Baron", Revell Bismarck, Revell Tirpitz, Arab Dow, Stage Coach, .....
Completed builds:
McLaren MP4/4, D-51 Steam Locomotive, HMS Victory, GWH F-15D Eagle, St. Stephen`s Cathedral (cardboard), Solar-powered paddle Steamer (little project with my son), HMS Victory X-section, "Geli" Phantom II (cardboard)
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Cannons look great Walter, very nicely rigged.... Regards Alan
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Another great update Walter enjoying seeing your ship come together. Al
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Nice work and looking good Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Excellent work on the cannons Walter. I could not get the brackets straight on mine. Alan. Today is the tomorrow you wished for yesterday!
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