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Brian's Sovereign of the seas
Done for today. torn on which way to go as for the colour of the inner bulwark..... Red or natural wood?- Bri62
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found one of the waterline :) although the hull shape differs one of the many discrepancies of this kit.- Bri62
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Done for today, all trimmed up going to let the glue cure fully.- Bri62
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She sold to a buyer in Portsmouth I'm happy with what I got :) Lot Description Reserve Estimates Sir/Madam Descriptor 2631 Caldercraft - An exquisitely presented 1/72 scale Caldercraft HMS Victory (1781), offered with its display stand and measuring approximately 138 cm long, 52 cm wide...- Bri62
- Post #179
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Cheers Joe, finished the first planking and I think the next job is the deck bulkheads then cutting in the cannon ports :)- Bri62
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Progress for the day, going to be another hot one. This glue is the best glue very thin but grabs like ca say's good for plastic too.- Bri62
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Continuing with the first planking you can see temp ribs for the hull shape on the main deck, fitted with small drops of ca these will break off after the planks have set (hopefully with no damage).- Bri62
- Post #174
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Just pottering (waiting on stuff tomorrow)- Bri62
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There is 4 on the fwd bulkhead and there yet to be installed in the hull- Bri62
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Hi Jim unknown mate King Charles I insisted on gold decorations on black timber Royal Navy specifications combined pitch, sulfur, and rosin to achieve this finish. The white hull was anti foul paint.- Bri62
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Yes the largest warship of it's time 102 guns, she had 118 gun port but could only mount 102 making her most powerfully armed warship in the world at that time- Bri62
- Post #169
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Ok Gold leaf not an option so change of plan to gold wax. The pic doesn't do it justice the bottom one is waxed- Bri62
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Ok guys I value your input so here goes do I leave the bronze/brass pieces as is, or I have some nice gold leaf form a previous project ? But.......there are over 600 pieces :) According to my book King Charles I insisted the carvings were all gilded- Bri62
- Post #160
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not sure how old my kit is but all the metal pieces are solid bronze, (had to file some burrs off) whereas I have seen online white metal pieces in the newer kits. is this correct? Not that i'm moaning the solid brass is better quality than the white metal.- Bri62
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More bulkhead planks, using stain and not paint hoping for a better finish :)- Bri62
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