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Hi Shipmates, You can find my HMS Victory build diary in my public Facebook album. If I will have some spare time I might post the posts from the past to here as well. :) See link below. Happy building Laszlo Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Hi Shipmates, I started my build back in 2010 but due to moving home multiple times, also not having a space for all the staff involved in the build it was paused with the hull planked half way down with no documented pictures. This May I was able to carry on building my ship and I started to take pictures about the process and posted them on Facebook. I'll re-post here my old pictures with the same comments from there. This is my very first wooden model, hence I follow the magazine instructions letter-by-letter with minimal customised features. Because of this you might find my diary less interesting compared to other professional builder's diary here. Also due to the concern that my woodworking skill not as perfect as others, I decided to go for the Trafalgar colour painted option to able to hide any imperfections on my woodwork. If there will be any...  Anyhow, I still hope you'll enjoy it. First post is from the re-starting point: 14/05/2017 After a looooooooong pause let's crack on to continue my 1:84 scale wooden HMS Victory model. Regards Laszlo gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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16/05/2017 couple of more layers of plank fitted. It's not a very quick process. 17/05/2017 Another two layers fitted. With this the upper half of the hull is fully planked. Now comes the even more difficult and slower part: the lower hull, underneath the waterline. The much bigger curves requiring bending the planks, especially at the bow and stern. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Rank: Pro Groups: Registered
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18/05/2017 started planking the lower hull. Veeeeeryyyy slow 😴 Bend one strip each side, then leave it dry its place. Then taper towards the bow and fix it. A pair of plank = 30+ mins... 😴😴 21/05/2017 two more layers of planking fitted on the sides and at the bow. Next one is bent and now drying ready to tapering, then glueing on its place. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Rank: Pro Groups: Registered
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22/05/2017 Another layer and a dropper plank fitted at the bow. Will start working on the stern planking with nearly 90 degrees plank bending without snapping them... 😳😱😵😰 To get ready for this madness gaps filled with milliput. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Rank: Pro Groups: Registered
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23/05/2017 hardest task (so far) completed. Very first plank at the stern bent and twisted on the same time.... 😥😊😜 One of them is tiny bit split but hopefully won't be visible after pin is removed... gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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24/05/2017 Further layers added to the stern. Not the smoothest finish but theoretically the plank ends will be covered later on. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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29-31/05/2017 Further layers added to the sides and the bow. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Rank: Pro Groups: Registered
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01/06/2017 the two layers added yesterday to the bow now extended and completed at the stern... gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Rank: Pro Groups: Registered
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04/06/2017 one more layer fixed to the sides and the bow, and bent at the stern & left drying to shape overnight. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Rank: Pro Groups: Registered
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05/06/2017 another layer fitted on the sides, droppers fitted at the bow, temporary planks added for preparation of the next two layers at the bow. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Rank: Pro Groups: Registered
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07/06/2017 previously fitted layer at the sides now extended at the bow and the stern, new layer started at the sides. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Rank: Pro Groups: Registered
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08/06/2017 same task completed as yesterday: previously started layer extended at the bow and the stern, next layer started at the side. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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11/06/2017 repetative task again, extending planks to bow and stern, starting new layers on the sides...😳 however bit more productive today... two layers completed, third layer bent and left dry to shape overnight. 😊 the thing is now actually getting look like a ship... 😂 gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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12/06/2017 Layer started yesterday now completed at bow & stern. For now planking will stop here and start planking from the keel. To support the garboard plank little fillets fitted, first centre planks fitted next to keel. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Rank: Pro Groups: Registered
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13/06/2017 Very slow progress today. The garboard plank twisted and fitted at the stern, one side twisted and fitted at the bow. These must be thoroughly dry before they trimmed otherwise they will come off. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Rank: Pro Groups: Registered
Joined: 30/11/2017 Posts: 493 Points: 1,482 Location: South Norfolk
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14/06/2017 Garboard planks nicely dried and remained attached along the keel 😜😜, garboard plank fitted to to other side at the bow, again, left fully dry overnight before trimming and pins will be removed.... Planking now continues again 😳😲, one and a half row fitted. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Rank: Pro Groups: Registered
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15/06/2017 garboard plank on both sides now complete. And again another row is completed, also dropper fitted at bow... gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Rank: Pro Groups: Registered
Joined: 30/11/2017 Posts: 493 Points: 1,482 Location: South Norfolk
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17/06/2017 despite it's a weekend, slow progress due to I'm struggling from hayfever... 🤧🤧 two rows completed all around the hull. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Rank: Pro Groups: Registered
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18/06/2017 another two rows fitted all around and dropper fitted at the bow... the gap around the keel now closes noticeably... gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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