Artesania Latina Anatomy of Lord Nelson’s HMS Victory 1805

[AlanOES]

Thanks Gunter
No, the green are squares of masking tape that I cut to size (5mm x5mm) After painting black they are removed revealing the original white beneath

 

[RussF]

Thanks Gunter
No, the green are squares of masking tape that I cut to size (5mm x5mm) After painting black they are removed revealing the original white beneath

Wow! So, did you cut and place each individual square of tape, or did you cover the decks with a solid layer of tape, cut the squares and then remove every other one? I see no guide lines and can't imagine how you would place each square so perfectly - even if there were lines! Well done Alan!

 

[AlanOES]

Wow! So, did you cut and place each individual square of tape, or did you cover the decks with a solid layer of tape, cut the squares and then remove every other one? I see no guide lines and can't imagine how you would place each square so perfectly - even if there were lines! Well done Alan!

Thanks Russ
Yeah I cut each square and placed individually, I described how I did them back in video #27 (seems a long time ago )
There are markings on the deck, (I’m not that good ), 2nd picture in video #31 description

 

[Corsair]

Hey Alan,

That looks great. I do have one question, though: is the checked pattern a foil? I mean the green checked one. Because later it's black – did you paint over the foil with black?

As always, it looks incredibly beautiful!! Thanks for showing us.

The green looks like it is a template for painting. If you look, it hangs over the deck on one side.
beautiful work !!!

 

[AlanOES]

The green looks like it is a template for painting. If you look, it hangs over the deck on one side.
beautiful work !!!

Thanks Corsair
It’s squares of masking tape They hang over the edge because it’s not worth cutting them down Also, after painting the black it gives you several easy pull offs to start showing the pattern of squares that need to be removed

 

[AlanOES]

Instructions video #31 Completed

In this final part I deal with the external and internal hull planking for the upper gun deck level, installing the gun port linings, creating the upper wale, masking and painting as required.

Although I show a small hand saw to demonstrate cutting out the horizontal frame sections, I have always used a mini jigsaw for this task to make it quick and easy.

Also in this post I fit the Perspex strips on the starboard hull framework that will later provide fixings for the chains.

A note on this . I struggled to get the nuts onto the M1 bolts as at 10mm long the barely got through the framing. Whether I should have sanded it down more I don’t know, nothing was mentioned at the time apart from getting it smooth and uniform to take the planking. Anyway, I sourced some 12mm long M1 bolts and that made the task a lot easier. As in other videos, I changed the work sequence to suit how I like to do things.

Again, most of these tasks have been explained in detail in my previous posts so again just some picture progress.