HMS Victory Mantua 1:78 (first build) by Grant Tyler

Vfordyce said:
You know, as accurate as we try to make these ships and boats, so much remains out of scale. For example, the strakes are at least twice as wide as the ones on a real pinnace. (I was watching Special Agent Gibbs building his boat in his basement on the NCIS TV show the other day, and he had more than twice as many strakes on his boat. I still haven’t figured out how he got it out of the basement.)
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Good afternoon Vic. I know right. ... Gibbs has been building that for way too long now and all he ever does is plane the same strake. I also think they are too large as I went with Caldercraft drawings whose Scale is 72 to my 78 so will make them slightly bigger than scale ( assumption: Caldercraft drawing to scale. )

Cheers
 
Good morning. I have been working on the Victory boats. For the Pinnace I started the gold strips on the water wash. Used masking tape cut to size and painted gold. Also started the paint details to the oars and cut a rudder (smaller than kit was too big).WIP.

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The Launch has been built over the past weeks, bashing the kit in a similar manner to the Pinnace. I have used the Caldercraft drawings and other builds to try and find something a little more resembling the launch than the kit. I decided not to stain the Launch And Barge as these will be on the deck of the Victory, while the Pinnace and the cutter (also dark stain) will be hung from the quarter Davits. Simply put- I don’t like the dark stain when on the deck.

Launch to date:
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Basically scratch built. The windlass I made a octagon from a 3mm dowel (well sort of an octagon ;) ) and the mast fittings from 2x2 birch stained. The ribs and seat fitting strakes are cardboard. TIP: (don’t dye your hair greenROTF)- seriously think ahead- I fitted the windlass and then attempted to add the rope and coil. Would have been easier if I did this prior to fitting the windlass. The sailor who did that coil is not having rum for a while for sureROTF.

Now for details on both and loads of paintwork and light poly- From my disappointment of the kit boats to now I am happy and holding thumbs they will look good enough for Grants Victory ;).

Cheers Grant
 
Great job on the pinnace Grant. Learned something new, didn't realize there was a small version of a windlass on a pinnace.
 
Working on those little beasts drives me nuts! I do like your work, Grant. Have you done something similar before building ships and boats? You seem to have experience working on small things.
 
Daniel20 said:
Great job on the pinnace Grant. Learned something new, didn't realize there was a small version of a windlass on a pinnace.
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Thank you Daniel. The windlass is on the Launch not the Pinnace. The Pinnace is small for me even at this scale and I don’t think I would have attempted a windlass even if was required....ok I would have very poorly;).
 
Vfordyce said:
Working on those little beasts drives me nuts! I do like your work, Grant. Have you done something similar before building ships and boats? You seem to have experience working on small things.
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Hello Vic- Strangely I enjoyed playing with these little chaps. It is funny you say that as I have never been a detailed person. My family still cannot believe I sit down and build my Victory- my Son thinks I’ve been possessed ROTF. Cheers Grant
 
Good afternoon. I have packed my boats into my WIP box, along with my Anchors, quarter Davits and lanterns. (A gift from one of the HR managers - “Grants Doos” - literal translation is Grants box, however in SA slang I cannot translate on this forum)...... It is time to get back to some rigging. Cheers GrantB6BBD6E1-CCD2-4AF4-A957-38D93975596C.jpegB3253137-0929-4D9F-B70B-8B033FCD1836.jpeg
 
GrantTyler said:
Hello Vic- Strangely I enjoyed playing with these little chaps. It is funny you say that as I have never been a detailed person. My family still cannot believe I sit down and build my Victory- my Son thinks I’ve been possessed ROTF. Cheers Grant
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That's so funny Grant! My family thinks its the most natural thing in the world for me to work on my model. But if I ever ride a motorcycle into the wilderness there will be an intervention... I'm glad this hobby brought two people who might otherwise have little in common together as friends.

BTW, my bride will be dropping off at the post office today...
 
Well done Grant. The lifeboats look really good - I also prefer the unstained one for the deck. I was going to "Box" the hull of my next WB, but now I'm not so sure!
 
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