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Brian's 1/100 HMS Victory
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I Know, and I apologise to all the messy bench brigade
Has anyone been on the victory recently? what colour are the gun deck bulkheads I think I remember them being a off white but that was some 30 years ago
Found this
The instructions say's paint them red (not doing that)
Found this
The instructions say's paint them red (not doing that)
WELL Bri have you thought about askin Jim about askin to jion his TBC ?
AsI in a month of sundays i could never keep my bench that clean an tidy as i have need of so many tools an such an id spend more time gettin out the tools an then puttin them away then building mind you you dont have to scratchbuild like me do you sir an i must admit im losein my mojo an gettin lazy oh dear
chrisb
Chris I have nothing against a messy bench and wish I could cope with a few bits and bobs lying around but I would never sleep
WELL Bri jen an i have been over vitory 4 times an but not for several yrs but if i rember rightly she was painted red inside so when the crew got hurt or killed the red blood wont look so bad against the red paint so easyier to clean up an not lower crew morale an i think it was painted white so the member of the public tourin over her could see trip points or head bags points as thats what i got told when on her first time an they wont let me video because of trippin an such
chrisb
Damn makes sense but I really didn't want to paint it red.......need to look into this more
WELL Bri its your model so do it how you are happy with but that was what we was told on the first time over vicktory but mind you that was 20 odd yrs ago
chrisb
Brian
I can confirm that the inner bulwarks were in fact red. Sometimes the decking also was painted red, however in action it was liberally covered in sand to prevent the gun crews slipping. But as Chris says you should go with whatever colour suits you. White does make the interior more visible if thats what you are going for.
John
I can confirm that the inner bulwarks were in fact red. Sometimes the decking also was painted red, however in action it was liberally covered in sand to prevent the gun crews slipping. But as Chris says you should go with whatever colour suits you. White does make the interior more visible if thats what you are going for.
John
Yes John, you can only see the interior through the gun ports red would to dark to see anything really
According to the tests that were arrived out on the layers of paints.
The lower decks, not medical or admirals quarters were painted a a cheap lime wash or poor quality oil paint!
That is according to the 'Cricks Smiths' analysis.
Although on my visit many years ago it was a nice white colour. As you would expect from a museum!!!
The lower decks, not medical or admirals quarters were painted a a cheap lime wash or poor quality oil paint!
That is according to the 'Cricks Smiths' analysis.
Although on my visit many years ago it was a nice white colour. As you would expect from a museum!!!
The bulkheads were white when I last visited (2019).
Pete
Pete
A while ago I built a cross section of HMS Victory. I didn't do a great deal of research, just followed the instructions. I don't know if any of the pictures of my completed effort are of any use but there are some photos HERE. You're doing a great job Brian and I have no doubt your colours are far more accurate and well researched.
The gun decks being washed over with Lime wash/paint, would make sense as it would have a sanitising effect. The Gun openings and the inside of the covers red would also make sense. Didn't want those pesky French Pirates seeing they had drawn blood.
Not sure about the Bulwarks being red either. Being white would help see where the ship ended and the high dive began! Didn't want all the seamen falling overboard did we.
Not sure about the Bulwarks being red either. Being white would help see where the ship ended and the high dive began! Didn't want all the seamen falling overboard did we.
Dry fit before painting
Not too worried about the lower decks there not seen and I have the aftermarket oak deck for the upper decks
I don't have any red paint for the gun ports
gotta nip down the model shop tomorrow
I don't have any red paint for the gun ports
gotta nip down the model shop tomorrow
This is looking amazing Brian
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