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Looking fab as usual 👌 I like the photo etched parts for deadeyes. I wish I had the same for mine but no harm here 😁 I really look forward to seeing it all installed and rigged. Keep us posted pls 😊
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tom.ganc wrote:Looking fab as usual 👌
I like the photo etched parts for deadeyes. I wish I had the same for mine but no harm here 😁
I really look forward to seeing it all installed and rigged.
Keep us posted pls 😊 Thank you Tom, the etch was originally made as an aftermarket for the Heller 1/100 kit by Dafinimus.de, i bought them a few years ago along with a couple of other etch plates. Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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The last couple nights i have been working on the catheads, knightheads, crew heads and the beakhead doors and gun-ports, the knighthead crowns were taken from the Heller kit and are sitting next to a 5p piece, i had to purchase a silicon stick just to pick them up, i didn't want to use tweezers because you just know they're going to ping off into the carpet never to be seen again, the knightheads are not installed yet because they are going to need blocks and stuff attaching and it will be a right beggar getting in there later. Gibbo attached the following image(s): Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Gibbo attached the following image(s): Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Great work Paul.
It looks like those crowns do not come with the DeAg kit. Do you or does anyone else know where they can be sourced?
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post #323 "... the knighthead crowns were taken from the Heller kit ..."
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Thanks, I did see that, but I was not rally thinking of buying another model just to get the crowns.
I was wondering if there was another source.
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Hi John,
I sent you an email just now.
Chris
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Well, onto the ekeing rails, i started by gluing together some 4mm X 4mm to be able to create the caps underneath then cut the lengths down to 3mm X3mm, shaped the caps with Proxxon rotary sander and then started soaking, heating, bending and twisting with a soldering iron trying not to split the wood, after sanding it was apparent that some of it had thinned out so added some filler hoping i could sand it back into shape and not have to re-do them, this is how they stand at the moment so there's still a lot to do on them, fingers crossed. Gibbo attached the following image(s): Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Those eking rails do cause quite a lot of work don't they?
You're are looking fine. Take your time and I'm sure they will come out looking perfect.
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Ekeking rails, in Ireland you put an "F" in front of it and you'd pretty much have the right description,  anyway, the rails were painted so i could get a better look at the overall shape and thickness and i was quite happy with them so it was time to put the stripe on, i stuck a piece of 3mm masking tape onto my cutting board and cut it down to approx 1.5mm, i then painted it blue let it dry off and applied it to the rail, i then gave it a coat of matt varnish to seal on the masking tape, i have to cut out some slots on the back to sit around the whales and on they go tomorrow. Gibbo attached the following image(s): Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Looking good I bet you can’t wait to finish all the structural jobs and get into the rigging. I’m living it  Regards Tom
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goddo wrote:Nice Job!!
Chris Thanks Chris, they turned out better than i expected. Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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tom.ganc wrote:Looking good I bet you can’t wait to finish all the structural jobs and get into the rigging. I’m living it Regards Tom Still a long way to go on the structure and the masts yet Tom, but that gives me more time to research the rigging, i have a couple of reference books and the official DeAg and others builds to refer to but still looks quite daunting. Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Gibbo wrote:tom.ganc wrote:Looking good I bet you can’t wait to finish all the structural jobs and get into the rigging. I’m living it Regards Tom Still a long way to go on the structure and the masts yet Tom, but that gives me more time to research the rigging, i have a couple of reference books and the official DeAg and others builds to refer to but still looks quite daunting. Don't worry about it, just take one step at time. If you want to really make it good think about doing your own ropes. Use really thin thread (I've got Gutermann Tera180 for black). This requires 3x10 strands to make 1mm rope which gives ton of details. And another thing - make sure the ropes are right size. Deagostini's model is bit off and I was using JoTiKa pdf instructions. It gives the rope dimensions which you can rescale to your model. Theirs is 1/72 I think. Do you have any reference photos for real rigging for mizzen mast at all? I'm bit stuck as Anatomy of Nelson's Ships doesn't have any drawings of that. Thanks Tom
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tom.ganc wrote:Gibbo wrote:tom.ganc wrote:Looking good I bet you can’t wait to finish all the structural jobs and get into the rigging. I’m living it Regards Tom Still a long way to go on the structure and the masts yet Tom, but that gives me more time to research the rigging, i have a couple of reference books and the official DeAg and others builds to refer to but still looks quite daunting. Don't worry about it, just take one step at time. If you want to really make it good think about doing your own ropes. Use really thin thread (I've got Gutermann Tera180 for black). This requires 3x10 strands to make 1mm rope which gives ton of details. And another thing - make sure the ropes are right size. Deagostini's model is bit off and I was using JoTiKa pdf instructions. It gives the rope dimensions which you can rescale to your model. Theirs is 1/72 I think. Do you have any reference photos for real rigging for mizzen mast at all? I'm bit stuck as Anatomy of Nelson's Ships doesn't have any drawings of that. Thanks Tom Hi Tom i have Alan McGowans book, HMS Victory her construstion, career and restoration, if you save them on your computer then you can zoom in and see what's going on, hope this helps. Gibbo attached the following image(s): Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Wow thanks for that. I shall have a proper look and hopefully all the doubts will be gone ;) Thanks again Tom
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tom.ganc wrote:Wow thanks for that. I shall have a proper look and hopefully all the doubts will be gone ;)
Thanks again
Tom Let me know how you get on with the pictures, if they're not clear enough we'll try something else. Regards Paul Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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The varnish on the Ekeing rails finally cured and were superglued on, i'm quite pleased with how they turned out and even more pleased that it happened first time round, i also cut out the moulding to be able to drop the channels into their right position, just a bit of filling and sanding and they're ready to be seated into position with pins but not yet attached. Gibbo attached the following image(s): Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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