This weekend i have worked on the rails either side of the belfry, measuring and marking out on masking tape where you want everything to go first and sticking this into position, using 3mmX3mm mahogany square i used a round file to get the profile of the bases, then with a sharp knife cut from the bottom of the semi circle lengthways with the grain of the wood down to 1.5mm and then cut the whole thing to length, these were then painted before being glued to the deck,next was attaching the rail, this is 1.5mmX5mm strake off cut,the caps were made from 3mmX3mm mahogany sq, the tops of the caps were filed down with a slight angle with a flat file and then the bases were cut square, next to the belfry the rounds (?) are 4mm dowel drilled out and cut in half and mounted on a small base, this needs to be filled and cleaned up, the belfry is not stuck down as yet as this needs to be primed and painted

Thank you very much Steve, looking at yours and other people's builds on the forum really makes you want to improve and better your own modelling skills, now thinking about ripping off the forecastle and re-doing that properly.

Thanks Alan, been enjoying getting back into the build

Thank you Ian for those kind words, slowly getting used to working in miniature.
Regards
Paul

It was my birthday in December and my two lovely daughters bought me my very own piece of history, some HMS Victory oak, it is 40mm X 30mm X 20mm, my intention is to cut the face off and use this as the nameplate for whatever stand or case this ship is going to go into and incorporate the rest somewhere in the build, i'm thinking flag lockers, but how ? or/and elsewhere ? any suggestions would be very welcome, especially on the how, bearing in mind i have a Proxxon Drill and stand and everything else is hand tools.

Hi Ian
Thanks for the suggestions, keep em coming, all very much appreciated and thanks for looking in.
Regards
Paul

Hi Alan
That's what i intend to do, i plan to keep the front with " Victory" on it at around 5mm thick and use that as the plaque for the display case, and the rest i'm thinking flag lockers and/or building the knightshead from it, just bought a secondhand Proxxon mini bench saw off ebay for fifty quid so that should make my building life a little easier, all suggestions very welcome.
Cheers
Paul

(pic 1)The supports i bought as part of the 1:98 bow kit from CMB do not fit as this is a 1:100 model, thinking i could adjust everything but no matter what i did chopping bits off here and there it just wouldn't go, so it was a case of use the metal parts supplied and a lot of scratch building, (pic 2)supports were built from 2mm ply to support the marines walk and veneer used on both sides to thicken it up to fit in the slots of the kits marine walk, so i now have to try and fit this lot in and make it look good.

Nice going, looks like lots of work involved here but it will be well worth it in the end

Steve

Hi Paul,
You're doing some great work there very inventive, keep it up.
Hope you don't mind if I mention the colour of your roundhouses at the bow, it may be the light but they look a very light blue. They would have been painted French Blue which is quite a bit darker.
Just a heads up really, to give you a chance to change it if you want to while its still easily accessible.
Regards
Alan