|
|
 Rank: Master      Groups: Registered
Joined: 29/03/2011 Posts: 1,053 Points: 3,165 Location: Glenvista JHB
|
Hi All Thanks for all the great posts on this forum. Still trying to get my head around this pc stuff??? Finally added some pix of my build. I had the best intentions of posting them sooner, but it is more daunting extracting and posting images, than planking the stern!!! I am a little further than these images, but now that I’m getting more used to the IT component, I will be able add them more often. File Attachment(s): Garth attached the following image(s): "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.
|
|
|
 Rank: Pro Groups: Registered
Joined: 07/01/2011 Posts: 399 Points: 1,212 Location: Penhill Estate, Western Cape, ZA
|
Nicely done Garth! She's looking splendid.
|
|
|
Rank: Pro  Groups: Registered
Joined: 11/09/2011 Posts: 227 Points: 677 Location: Heidelberg South Africa
|
Hi Garth Welcome to the forum, your build is looking good. Some advice, reside your pics to 100k they will be visible immediately. Regards Pierre Current Buid:
HMS Victory
Next Build:
Captain Cook's Endeavour Collecting issues
Wish List:
Santa Ana
Bounty
Santisima-Trinidad
|
|
|
Rank: Master Groups: Registered
Joined: 29/03/2011 Posts: 1,053 Points: 3,165 Location: Glenvista JHB
|
Hi Pierre, Thank you, will do so next time. 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.
|
|
|
 Rank: Semi-Pro Level 2  Groups: Registered
Joined: 10/01/2011 Posts: 89 Points: 267 Location: South Africa
|
Hi there Garth
Welcome to the forum. Congrats with your build She is looking very good.
All the best onwards
Gerrit
|
|
|
 Rank: Super-Elite    Groups: Registered
Joined: 24/04/2010 Posts: 5,787 Points: 17,662 Location: Stafford, United Kingdom
|
Hi Garth A big warm welcome to the Model Space Forum  Your build is coming on. Regards Mike MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
|
|
|
Rank: Master  Groups: Registered
Joined: 30/03/2011 Posts: 1,344 Points: 4,079 Location: Bryanston, Johannesburg. RSA
|
Hi Garth Welcome aboard. You are at the right place with many a splendid builds, advice, tips and tutorials. I see you reside just down the road from me. Enjoy your build. 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
|
|
|
Rank: Master Groups: Registered
Joined: 29/03/2011 Posts: 1,053 Points: 3,165 Location: Glenvista JHB
|
Once again, thanks to all for the positive feedback. Finally got some more work done!!! I decided to build all the masts and yards together, this seemed the most obvious solution as the activities seemed similar. As a result, that past few weeks have just been finishing up bits and pieces of the mast and yard issues. Garth attached the following image(s): "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.
|
|
|
Rank: Master Groups: Registered
Joined: 30/03/2011 Posts: 1,344 Points: 4,079 Location: Bryanston, Johannesburg. RSA
|
Well done looking very good, neat and clean. 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
|
|
|
Rank: Master Groups: Registered
Joined: 29/03/2011 Posts: 1,053 Points: 3,165 Location: Glenvista JHB
|
Hi all Finally had a chance to get some work done on my Victory. Our daughter was born on 21 January and we’re only touching ground now. After three weeks leave over Christmas and two weeks paternity leave, I only got 16 hours of work done on my Victory - SHOCKING Attached are my progress pics. Regards Garth Garth attached the following image(s): "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.
|
|
|
 Rank: Vice-Master  Groups: Registered
Joined: 20/01/2011 Posts: 605 Points: 1,744 Location: Canberra, Australia
|
A nice looking build. Love that your using a cat to show the size of the Victory. Meow
|
|
|
Rank: Master Groups: Registered
Joined: 29/03/2011 Posts: 1,053 Points: 3,165 Location: Glenvista JHB
|
Hi Skyfire, Thanks. ...and he's a big cat too (My First-mate) 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.
|
|
|
Rank: Master Groups: Registered
Joined: 30/03/2011 Posts: 1,344 Points: 4,079 Location: Bryanston, Johannesburg. RSA
|
Beautiful clean build there Garth. It's obvious you have put a lot of effort into it. She looks great and it's paying off. Beware the feline. One of our members had to redo a large portion of his VIc as the feline knocked it over, I believe it was using it as a "scratching post". Still, well done looking forward to your further progress. 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
|
|
|
Rank: Master Groups: Registered
Joined: 30/03/2011 Posts: 1,344 Points: 4,079 Location: Bryanston, Johannesburg. RSA
|
Slight lapse of concentration. Congratulations on the birth of your daughter. that is a full tiome job on it's own. 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
|
|
|
|
|
Warm welcome to the forum Garth... Very nice looking build you got there... Keep posting, we all look forward to seeing all the different builds..... Regards Alan
|
|
|
 Rank: Beginner Level 2 Groups: Registered
Joined: 11/04/2013 Posts: 14 Points: 42 Location: South Africa
|
Garth,
Awesome work! I also want to leave mine in the natuaral wood colours. I am now on the 1st deck and still got a lot of work to be done, but looking at yours I am very excited!
My 1st baby daughter is due next month, so I am sure my build will also come to a stand still soon :)
Did you varnish your build as you went along, or would most be possible to do afterwards? Might be a silly question, but just curious.
Enjoy the rugby :) Go Stormers!
|
|
|
Rank: Pro Groups: Joined: 24/08/2009 Posts: 48,827 Points: -13,348
|
Sorry Garth I missed this...well done..looks great! 
|
|
|
Rank: Master Groups: Registered
Joined: 29/03/2011 Posts: 1,053 Points: 3,165 Location: Glenvista JHB
|
Wow... I'm truly humbled by all the positive feedback by such accomplished model builders. Thank you, it's really inspiring!!! Hi Hans (neighbour) Thank you for your well wishes. Have you posted imiges of your build? Hi dizz16, Congratulations on the pending birth of your daughter and your Stormers win. Contrary to what you may feel at the time - the crying does stop and you will eventually get more than 2 consecutive hours of sleep!!! I have basically varnished when instructed to do so by following their instructions. I did however forget to varnish the masts and booms before rigging them - I am busy doing some tests to see if the varnish will affect the cotton. So far, it seems to be OK as I am using matt varnish. I wish however to do a few more tests rather than to have to remake an entire mast. If the varnished cotton is unsuccessful, I will simply leave them unvarnished. In hind sight, perhaps a semi gloss varnish may look better than the Matt??? I will leave the varnishing till as late as possible, because once the wood is varnished, I cannot use wood glue to attach other parts. 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.
|
|
|
Rank: Master Groups: Registered
Joined: 30/03/2011 Posts: 1,344 Points: 4,079 Location: Bryanston, Johannesburg. RSA
|
Hi Garth. Yes I have posted my build, it is under the main members build. I and a few others came aboard before there was a South african Forum. You will find it under Hans's Humble Victory. Do not worry too much about when you varnish. I built the masts complete first and varnished and then added the bits and pieces when dry. Wood glue will not stick to varnish, but superglue does. I'm already on my 20th tube of superglue. Using a toothpick as an appplicator prevents overflow of superglue onto the item you are working on. Hope this helps. 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
|
|
|
Rank: Master Groups: Registered
Joined: 29/03/2011 Posts: 1,053 Points: 3,165 Location: Glenvista JHB
|
Hi Hans, Thank you for the advice. Will try it out. kind regards, Garth PS. Found your build - looking really good!!! "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.
|
|
|
|
Guest (2)
|
US
