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Artesania Latina Anatomy of Lord Nelson’s HMS Victory Trafalgar 1805
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Great job, excellent sanding, you probably won't have problems laying the slats. The most difficult point is the stern but by wetting the strips they shape well. The small yellow sanding block is also nice, I think it's very comfortable to use, where was it bought? Thanks and good work
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Great job, excellent sanding, you probably won't have problems laying the slats. The most difficult point is the stern but by wetting the strips they shape well. The small yellow sanding block is also nice, I think it's very comfortable to use, where was it bought? Thank you and good work
I have the gator handheld sanding tool as well. Love it. The planking start is looking great.
I gonna work on some upper wales today. Looks like rain.
I gonna work on some upper wales today. Looks like rain.
Video 16 - (Part 2 - Complete)
The last bits of video 16. Completing the gun ports cut outs.
I started on the first of the port side cut outs and came up with an idea to assit the task. I needed to enlist the help of the "MaxiPep 2000 Sanding Protector", well actually I needed a small piece of Aluminium.
I fashioned a small piece to sit inside the base of the gun ports.
Held there with a small piece of double sided tape it provided a protective buffer whilst I sanded away the unwanted material around the port. Worked quite well.
All the port side for the lower gun deck now done.
Video 17 starts with the installation of the linings, once they are fitted and painted I will then go back to Video 15 and complete the installation of the inner walls as I talked about previous.
Thanks for dropping by.
Tony
The last bits of video 16. Completing the gun ports cut outs.
I started on the first of the port side cut outs and came up with an idea to assit the task. I needed to enlist the help of the "MaxiPep 2000 Sanding Protector", well actually I needed a small piece of Aluminium.
I fashioned a small piece to sit inside the base of the gun ports.
Held there with a small piece of double sided tape it provided a protective buffer whilst I sanded away the unwanted material around the port. Worked quite well.
All the port side for the lower gun deck now done.
Video 17 starts with the installation of the linings, once they are fitted and painted I will then go back to Video 15 and complete the installation of the inner walls as I talked about previous.
Thanks for dropping by.
Tony
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Hello, great job, especially a beautiful solution to use a small piece of aluminum but I didn't understand how you used it and in what position you put it to shape the slats.
It had nothing to do with shaping the planks. It was purely to protect the inside of the gun port from oversanding. I placed it on both the bottom and top of the gun port.
Video 16 - (Part 3)
I was never happy with the method shown in the instructions in regard to where the inner planking ended leaving a lot of filling. The guy in the video used a mix of CA and talc to make a quick drying filler. I decided to place the linings first then add the planks covering the ends of the linings thus avoiding the need to fill at all.
This is how the instructions have you end the planking (NOT covering the lining) leaving a lot of filling.
This is how I approached the task. Installed and painted the linings first, then fitting the planks covering the lining ends. NO FILLER)!
This seemed a better approach.
Thanks for dropping by
T
I was never happy with the method shown in the instructions in regard to where the inner planking ended leaving a lot of filling. The guy in the video used a mix of CA and talc to make a quick drying filler. I decided to place the linings first then add the planks covering the ends of the linings thus avoiding the need to fill at all.
This is how the instructions have you end the planking (NOT covering the lining) leaving a lot of filling.
This is how I approached the task. Installed and painted the linings first, then fitting the planks covering the lining ends. NO FILLER)!
This seemed a better approach.
Thanks for dropping by
T
Video #17 - Part 1
Little bit out of order here due to the fact I installed the linings before doing the inner planking. Here I start the linings.
Make sure you number the parts, they look the same but they are all slightly different.
The liner on the inside is later sanded flush with the inside framework.
Some parts needed some gentle persuasion to lock them in. I found a scalpel handle did the job.
The lining here is sanded flush with the framework and painted red.
Thanks for dropping by.
T
Little bit out of order here due to the fact I installed the linings before doing the inner planking. Here I start the linings.
Make sure you number the parts, they look the same but they are all slightly different.
The liner on the inside is later sanded flush with the inside framework.
Some parts needed some gentle persuasion to lock them in. I found a scalpel handle did the job.
The lining here is sanded flush with the framework and painted red.
Thanks for dropping by.
T
Fabulous work Tony.
Thanks Grant
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Congratulations, they are perfectly and precisely framed. How did you do it? They don't come out like this for me, I always get the angles wrong.
Thank you. Patience. Make sure you number the parts, they are not exactly the same. Use wood glue not CA glue it gives you more time to adjust their position.
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Hi, I do the same, in particular I was referring to the perfect cut of the edge of the strips of the external coating
It's just careful filing with needle files. In the corners I like to use a needle file with a triangular profile.
Video #17 - Part 2 - Complete
I finish off the painting of the cannon ports and drill the holes for the cannon rigging.
To align the holes for the eyebolts AL provide this jig which you make up.
Quite clever really, well done AL.
The only problem is it is very difficult to get a pin vice in and to get enough pressure to drill the hole, I did try and got one done.
I copied the guy in the video instructions and cobbled together a similar tool. A few people have asked on forums where to get the extension tool the guy uses and I don't think there has been an answer. However if you look very closely at the video I think that the extension is only a length of transparent plastic tube shoved over the end of a pin vice (I may be wrong).
My extension is a length of 6mm dowel held on with some electrical tape. Very crude but it worked!
The gun ports cut from their frame and painted white
I decided to airbrush the linings so time for some masking.
Only another 14 to go and I'm done with Video 17.
Thanks for dropping by.
T
I finish off the painting of the cannon ports and drill the holes for the cannon rigging.
To align the holes for the eyebolts AL provide this jig which you make up.
Quite clever really, well done AL.
The only problem is it is very difficult to get a pin vice in and to get enough pressure to drill the hole, I did try and got one done.
I copied the guy in the video instructions and cobbled together a similar tool. A few people have asked on forums where to get the extension tool the guy uses and I don't think there has been an answer. However if you look very closely at the video I think that the extension is only a length of transparent plastic tube shoved over the end of a pin vice (I may be wrong).
My extension is a length of 6mm dowel held on with some electrical tape. Very crude but it worked!
The gun ports cut from their frame and painted white
I decided to airbrush the linings so time for some masking.
Only another 14 to go and I'm done with Video 17.
Thanks for dropping by.
T
Video 18 - (Part 1)
I had already fitted some of the deck parts in a previous video so lets continue with the rest.
The ladders are quite a challenge to put together, I found getting one side in using wood glue then laying it down helped get the other side in.
Ball blackening!
The Riding Bits.
Cannon ball racks.
Ladders installed.
I will complete this video in part 2.
Thanks for dropping by.
T
I had already fitted some of the deck parts in a previous video so lets continue with the rest.
The ladders are quite a challenge to put together, I found getting one side in using wood glue then laying it down helped get the other side in.
Ball blackening!
The Riding Bits.
Cannon ball racks.
Ladders installed.
I will complete this video in part 2.
Thanks for dropping by.
T
Video 18 - (Part 2)
Cannon balls fitted.
Thanks for dropping by.
T
Cannon balls fitted.
Thanks for dropping by.
T