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having purchased this kit at a very good price,from a dear friend,my dream of owning this version of the victory,is now complete. looking and carrying this enormous box,I couldn't wait to open it.and what was inside was astounding,lovely ply,walnut and brasswork,and bundles of strips enough to start a shop.also a large bundle of plans,and 3 manuals. a full set of paints by admiral,and 96 figures,and brass cannons.phewwwwwwwwwww.    Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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Now you are cooking with gas Karl  I wish you well in your build Best wishes 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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Looks a good kit Karl, should turn out a ripper, copper tiles supplied also I presume.  HMS Surprise
HMS Snake
HMS Bounty
HMS Royal Caroline
HMS Victory rebuild
HMS Supply
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thanks mike,when we gonna see yours?????  moriarty yes is fully tiled with scale size and rivets as well.     these pics are showing the build are dry fitted only and were not put in a jig as yet. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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Its the Rolls Royce of Victory kits Karl and a mega sized one at that
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Hi Karl. I have the distinct impression you dont just like the Victory, you love the Victory. Great challenge will be folowing your build with great curiosity and interest. 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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Hi Karl. Looks a very nice kit. Look forward to seeing your build Ian. Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Hi hans and tomick,yep this is the biz and no.6 victory started on.hope it's the best yet. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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I'm deeply envious Karl, that's one Kit I'd love to get my teeth into. Looking forward to enjoying it vicariously by watching your build.
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as their appears to be a general interest in this diary,I will make a more detailed account and log hours as well.  these are the support beams which will some of them will need to changed as the caldercraft vicory as not got split skid beams as yet,I understand that they are working on them and will probably send out a small kit to upgrade them.as I have not registered this kit yet I'm not expecting it any time soon.  all of the bulkheads(ribs)need to have the keel slots filed out a bit,a little too tight for comfort.  these are the bow rib and transom ribs being built up.again needing filing to fit. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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I wish you all the very best of luck with this build Karl! It was the review of this kit in the Model Boat magazine which dragged me back to carrying on with my DelPrado and also converting her en-route into a mini version of this kit. (I also downloaded nearly all the Jotika construction photos and their three pdf manuals from their website too! and a great help they've been as well!) Best of Luck again Robin 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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thanks robin,glad the manuals helped,they are very comprehensive,although some aspects have surprisingly been left out.more of an oversight I think. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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 You lucky so n so Will be watching this build with interest Are the frames MDF as with their Vanguard kit?
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hi bodge m8,not a sniff of mdf,it is beech ply,and it is 6mm thick,heavy. yes I feel VERY lucky in getting this kit at the price I got it for,and looking forward to build this kit to a high standard,at the mo. I'm wiring it up for 150 leds,so will take a couple of days.log time spent on it at 8pm tonight,is total 14hours,btw the formers keel and other bits are water jet cut,and not laser.so no charred wood. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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 not the neatest solder job,but it will do,Ive used orange l.e.d.s.resisted up to 12v. d.c. with a 12v. 1250m.a. transformer,at the moment.may need to change it later so the l.e.d.s. are dimmer.the first lot of leds number 60.and I chose to do it this way for cost,the resisters are 1p. each and leds are £12 per 500 from china,took 4 days to arrive,hope deag. are watching.   total build up to 9.30am. is 16 hours. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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Looks like you've fallen in love with it Karl
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Really interesting to see you logging the hours, Karl. It will be good to work out a cost per hour of amusement for this kit. I'm looking for justification and Wife persuading facts. You're at £44/hour so far, at full retail price
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if I got that much I would be doing this full time......................hang on I am doing this full time,just checked me bank account,.................nope still in red,where can I get some more dough??????????????????? gotta feed the cats somehow?????? Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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Hi Karl. Wow that victory build looks quality, everything to hand and build at the pace you want . The quality looks great from the pics .. Best regards, Ian Ian Builds in progress: E-type, HMS Victory, HMS Endeavour, HMS Soverein of the Seas Wish list: Bentley Blower http://forum.model-space...spx?g=posts&m=30439
http://mxpublishing.co.uk/engine/shop/product/9781780920184/Hunt+for+the+Blower+Bentley
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Great build karl, i hope to get this my self one day, though going to need to save up quite a bit :| Processing - Progressing
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