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05/11/2017 Bulwark insides at bow/poop painted yellow ochre... bow front inside wall partially painted black... cannon ball racks painted black and fitted... cover frame at middle of quarterdeck cut, painted and fitted. Further bulwark covers added, small piece to middle of quarterdeck, one across the front at bow. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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07/11/2017 further bulwark top frames cut to size, painted and glued in place gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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08/11/2017 Protruding ends of front wall bulwark cover cut to flush with side covers... made lots of shallow cuts for poop deck bulwark cover to able to bend it around its tight radius... now need to soak in water to make it more pliable... By the way it’s insanely freezing in my garage 🤧⛄️ gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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11/11/2017 Plan A failed, the strip with shallow cuts, despite of soaking in water, snapped when tried to bend. As I have got limited number of strips in the kit I can’t afford to keep trying and maybe got succes for the 10th attempt 😳... here comes Plan B... I’ll form the curves from a block of hard wood by keep sanding them to shape... ... GRRRR 😡🤬🤯 Plan B also didn’t work... the benefit of the hard wood (that it’s actually hard) becomes disadvantage during the final shaping when it’s only 2mm thick/thin and need sanded. It requires quite a force with the needle file while supported on the other side... now second piece snapped... Plan C... try to make it from extreme soft wood (balsa). gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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12/11/2017 Plan C from balsa wood seems worked OK... well, still snapped twice but it wasn’t problem, I have lots of balsa blocks, also much quicker to shape it... two bulwark curved covers sanded... hopefully won’t cause problems later on that they’re very soft. Instructions checked in advance, they won’t be stressed. ... Curved bulwark covers glued in place, partially painted. Will be fully painted after rear section of covers fitted and sanded flush. They cut to size already, partially painted, now waiting to get it dry. Will be glued in place just before I go to sleep to allow sanding and final painting tomorrow. ... Rear section of poop deck bulwark covers glued in place. Will be sanded and painted tomorrow. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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13/11/2017 Poop deck bulwark covers sanded and painted. ... Half way down to complete the ship. 😁😊 60 of the 120 magazine issues completed. The hull main structure now completed, will be put aside for a while. It looks quite good already. 😊Next time when it will be touched will start to paint the lower hull, but now let’s start working on the masts. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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14/11/2017 started to assemble the main mast fighting top, baseplate, surrounding frames and cross trees fitted together. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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15/11/2017 main mast fighting top... handrail top and bottom assembled, holes drilled for rigging blocks, started to fit the fighting top base strips. They are all different size and there are 27 of them, must be shaped individually. First three done and fitted. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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18/11/2017 Further ribs fitted to main mast fighting top. Four more ribs shaped and fitted to main mast fighting top gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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19/11/2017 remaining ribs fitted to main mast fighting top and the whole assembly painted black gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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20/11/2017 eyelets added to the bottom of fighting top... 6 blocks preapered for rigging then rigged to the eyelets... handrail painted and fitted gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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21/11/2017 started to carve the main lower mast... main mast bottom trim ring also shaped. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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22/11/2017 main lower mast carved further... top support strips shaped and fitted... 17 bindings made around the mast to support the support strips 😆... the knots hidden in a tricky way underneath the bindings gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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24/11/2017 strip fitted above the bindings... two top supports (bibbs) also fitted, then the whole mast painted yellow ochre. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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25/11/2017 Fighting top glued to main lower mast... battens fitted onto four sides of the mast top section. Upper section of main lower mast painted black... main mast cross trees assembled... mast cap painted, prepared for rigging with eyelets and rigged blocks... main topmast shaped/carved gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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26/11/2017 Rigging added around main lower mast top, triple blocks rigged to the rigging 😄... mast cap glued in place... main topmast painted black and fitted in place... hand mast (short pole front of the top mast) formed, painted and glued in place... mast looks good already, next part is the topgallant mast which is the top section of the mast. Main topgallant mast carved/shaped, then octagonal area added and shaped at the middle, bead added to the top... topgallant mast and cross trees test fitted to main mast... complete height is 80 cm (!!!) gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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27/11/2017 Main topgallant mast, mast cap and cross trees painted black... main mast fully assembled... it’s huge... hardly fit in a picture. As now the main mast is completed, further blocks added to prepare it for the full rigging later on... various blocks prepared with threads to add to the mast tomorrow. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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28/11/2017 Rigging blocks added to the main mast which is with this now fully completed... will be put aside for a while and start working on the yards (spars) for the main mast. While putting the main mast aside next to the hull I just test fitted it... wow... looks good and huge... gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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29/11/2017 started to carve/shape the main yard. gingerale75 attached the following image(s): Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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Hi Shipmates, Phew... I now posted all pictures made since I restarted the build, I copied the comments from my Facebook posts, I apologies if some posts includes two obvious information for the experts who might read might posts here but on facebook my friends has no clue about what is what on a ship. :) Well... I also know the shipping terms only from the magazine, a don't know them either without help, specially not in English. By the way, originally I'm from Hungary. :D:D:D Please feel free to comment my build, I'm open for any positive or negative criticism. Remember, this is my first ever wooden model hence I'm open for all advise & suggestions. Happy building Happy building! Laszlo Finished builds: HMS Victory, HMS Victory Cross-Section
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