hi tony,I will be painting a lot of the model,but will also be using stains and varnish,as the copper plates are supplied,I'll be tiling as well.the staining will be mostly the deck fittings instead of painting them black.the bow end and stern def.paint,and try to get some internal details.e.g. cpt. cabin etc.I'm fine btw,and hope you are keeping well.

hi andy,no problem at all,for me anyway,first I must explain,I am lucky I have 1. an understanding wife who has hobbies of her own.
2.a spare room/workshop to myself.
3.a very large loft space.
4.I am retired.
my main love is building models,so once I have finished them they are either sold,or stored in the loft,the other victory's,two were made from card,one was made from matchsticks,one del prado which was sold to a shop in Nelson walk,greenwich,and two sold on e-bay for a pittance,a mantua and a panart victory.at present the deag finished (almost) is beside me as I type,and next to it is sots,with a deag vic(just started)above that.on the other shelf ongoing san philip,below that is the vic cross section,top shelf is the ongoing titanic which is being restored.and the last shelf in a case is the maclaren f1.on top of the wardrobe is the amerigo vespucci,which is in 7 kits,and I'M up to kit five,the last two kits are expensive so they can wait.the other ship were all given away or sold to family and friends.in my locality I don't have a name,Im known as the bloke who makes boats.even the postie knows which parcels to be careful with.I don't consider myself a master builder or expert even,I just do the best I can,and have learn't so much in the 3 years on this forum,and more then willing to pass on that knowledge to who ever want it, k.

I would like to say at this point,treasure the other half,loads of flowers and pressies,it may not work for you but your love like certainly will.

Not all the models DeAg do are as large as victory you may be able to find some small corners if you want to carry on with little ships after victory

this is how I finished the planking on this side,just like the real thing.first I must explain what is going on.the joints at each end must always be over a rib for strength,it is very easy to do,why models don't incorporate these joints I do not know,but here it is.





build log to date:-98hours.

thanks jase,no not yet,otherside to do yet,maybe next week.

Beauty in the making there Karl, beauty in the making

Hi Karl what a difference once she has been sanded
Looks really smooth
Looking forward to more pics of your progress brill

many thanks bodge,steve,a lotta hard work went into that,very sore arm,and 120 sheets later,boy did I sleep well,now gotta do it all over again with the second skin,....................stretching exercises.

Hi Karl.
Looking superp. Keep up the good work. Just a quick question Karl the white pins you used to fix the gun ports with where this supplied with the kit or are these something you use, look very useful.
Look forward to seeing more of your build.
Ian.