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Hello Andy, Thank you for looking at my post,I must say that I did enjoy building the ropes and I will be turning some more the best bit to me is that the rope came from Chatham Docks. Regards Trev. Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
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Hello Shipmates, Now onto the hull,I have decided to Copper Plate so here are a few pictures of my work so far. After sanding a coat of PVA. One Coat of PVA. 2 Coats of grey primer. Filling Small Cavitys plus sanding. 2 Coats of Tamiya xf dark copper. Next I will be posting more picture's,this will be spraying the top with my own mix. Thank you for looking, Regards Trev. Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
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Hi Trev. I will follow this part quite closely for when i will be doing mine which wont be for a while yet as i have to many builds going on at the mo. Anyway wanted to say that you are doing a great job on the vic . Top work from a top craftsman. Best regards. Mark
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Good luck with the tiling Trev. I have every confidence in you making a very good job of this part of the build. Steve..
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Hi Trev as usual your work is to an excellent standard Good stuff. 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.
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Hello Shipmates, Thank you for looking at my post,Mark,Steve,and Mike,and thank you for your comments,tonight I have mixed the paint to spray the top I will post when I have completed and would you believe I am looking forward to starting the copper plating,I am not to sure about the keel,I will start on the sides of the keel, but did they copper the bottom? Regards Trev. Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
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Excellent job so far Trev, real top class workmanship. 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
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Looking good trev Can`t wait for yout first pictures with copperplates I just finisht the waterline, and now I started with the kiel
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Hello Hans, Thank you for your reply,I am looking forward to seeing your update how's the Vic coming on. Regards Trev. Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
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Hello Peter, Thank you for looking at my post,I still wonder when they will arrive. Regards Trev. Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
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Hi Trevor. Truley fantastic build. Keep up the good work. And the pictures coming. Looking forward to seeing more. Ian Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood. Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Hi Trev Very nice build . When I ordered the copper tiles they took well over a month to arrive but were worth the wait. Cheers Chris Builds in progress: DeAgostini HMS VictoryDeAgostini McLaren MP4-23 " If it looks right then it is right "
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Hi Trev. Have you got your copper tiles yet. Best regards. Mark
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Hi Trev Looking great! Harty was looking into the 'did they copper the bottom' question a little while ago. From his (and others) research the answer was yes they did, and also no they didn't! It seems the whole of the keel as built into our models was coppered but then the dockyards added a thin sacrificial 'false keel' in plain wood under the actual one which was designed to scrape on the sea bed in shallow water without damaging the copper plates above it. Hope this helps. Also, does the DeAg copper come in one single pack or two? The Jotika set comes in two packs and their web site recommends opening both packs and mixing the contents otherwise the second bag will have a different degree of surface patina since it will be exposed to the air for a shorter time than the first. Happy Plateing 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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Plymouth57 wrote:Hi Trev Looking great! Harty was looking into the 'did they copper the bottom' question a little while ago. From his (and others) research the answer was yes they did, and also no they didn't! It seems the whole of the keel as built into our models was coppered but then the dockyards added a thin sacrificial 'false keel' in plain wood under the actual one which was designed to scrape on the sea bed in shallow water without damaging the copper plates above it. Hope this helps. Also, does the DeAg copper come in one single pack or two? The Jotika set comes in two packs and their web site recommends opening both packs and mixing the contents otherwise the second bag will have a different degree of surface patina since it will be exposed to the air for a shorter time than the first. Happy Plateing Hi Plymouth57. The Deagostini tiles come in one pack. Best regards. Mark
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Hi Trev all looking good Kind 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.
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Really looking good... look forward to your progress with the tiling...
Regards
Alan
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Hi All, Update on the Victory,spray painted yellow ochre I used Tamiya Lemon Yellow(x8)plus Desert Yellow(xf59)plus Flat Red XF 7 this I found to make up a good base under coat. Thank you for looking in. Regards Trev. Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
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Hello I have now started copper tiling my Victory I have found that a steady hand is a must and chop up some bits of wood to use as a guide when placing tiles.There is a back and front way to stick them and also you can pick up two copper tiles which are stuck together, but it looks like one.Before you start you need to make sure you are familiar with trimming I used a very sharp pair of scissors I used two types of glue the main glue was Evo-Stik Serious which will give you time to move them around be for they set, but if you need a quick set I used Vitalbond CA Thin cures in 10 Sec. I also found that Blue-Tac on a probe helped me to judge and keep the tile in line. Also what you need is a lot of time, so far I have spent over 170 hours and I haven't finished one side yet. I started this work over a month ago and had to leave all my other models but what a learning curve. I have posted a few pictures to have a look at to give you an idea. Thanks for viewing my post it may change your mind about copper tiling. Regards to you all Trev. Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
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Nice work Trev and no it hasn't put me off copper tiling.... just haven't decided if I will tile or not.... ... When you see the finished tiled hull then I'm sure you will think all those hours spent will have beenw orth it..... Keep up the good work.... Regards Alan
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