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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    Had another hour on the yards :) The blocks are pretty poor considering the cost of the kit :( glad I have aftermarket ropes and blocks for my sovereign of the seas.
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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    OK done the horses on the bowsprit (harder than you think getting the overhand knots equally spaced) and made a start dressing the yards
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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    Thanks Neil praise indeed coming from you :)
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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    Yep it is certainly a steep learning curve :)
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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    Done for today.
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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    Early start this morning 5am did a fair bit, finished off the backstays and did a bit on the bowsprit :) One for John :)
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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    Yes they need lashing down :)
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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    Yes john next job :)
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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    Started the foremast backstays
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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    Port side mainmast backstays done fore mast next then I think I got to tackle the yards ?
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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    Did a bit more this afternoon using the 0.75mm rope. Mainmast backstays done stbd side
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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    Rope arrived this afternoon so back on the backsays tomorrow
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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    Cheers Joe, the fun for me is actually building the ship although the finished project look fine I have no attachment to it:)
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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    Going to make a start on the bowsprit rigging as I have the thread required.
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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    Looking for something to do today so fitted the shroud cleats and did a couple of the mainmast backstays Waiting for rope hopefully tomorrow
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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    This morning got caught out and run out of 0.75 thread/rope so did what I could then had a tidy up :)
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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    Thanks guys I need to have a think maybe an auction house
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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    Thing is John it's hardly a antique :)
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    Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory

    Nearest museum is Chester and Liverpool moving it will be a problem, I really didn't realise the size, its massive lol
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