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hms victory 1:200 sails

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Does anyone know, or have, the dimensions of the HMS Victory 1:200 sails, as those Chinese instructions are so difficult to interpret.
 
The size of sails are easily figured out for the era of Victory using The Elements and Practice of Rigging And Seamanship, 1794, by David Steel starting at about page 99. It is available on line for free.

An example for the forecourse start with the following comment and goes into all the detail you would need.

FORE-COURSE
This sail is quadrilateral, square on the head, and made of canvas No. 1 or 2. It is bent, at the head, to the fore-yard, which hangs to the fore-mast at right angles with the ship's length, and parallel to the deck. This sail extends within 18 inches of the cleats on the yard-arms, and drops to the main-stay at the foot.

Allan
 
I want to get more information about that HMS Victory 1:200 ship, including planking and color scheme, my information is quite incomplete even though I have searched for information online
 
Beginner assembler said:
including planking and color scheme
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First, which Victory are you working on, 1735, 1765 or the 1803 rebuild of the 1765 ship? The planking is pretty much done the way any British ships are built. Are you looking for dimensional information? The color schemes would be different for each era.

Going back a step, as you are a beginner, maybe set your model aside and start with something more basic to learn on. :)

Allan
 
Thanks for this little thing, the Chinese boy doesn't tell you which model it is.I was offended when you consider me a beginner with 20 years of experience in crafts, so I don't need your so-called advice on where to start with a model ship.I ask the admin to remove me, because I'm getting some pretty offensive responses.
 
Beginner assembler said:
I was offended when you consider me a beginner with 20 years of experience in crafts,
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My sincere apologies. your screen name being Beginner Assembler made me think you were a beginner. Mea Culpa :) :)
I think any advice from the members is meant to be a help, not an insult in the least. Hope you stay on board:)
 
AllanKP69 said:
The size of sails are easily figured out for the era of Victory using The Elements and Practice of Rigging And Seamanship, 1794, by David Steel starting at about page 99. It is available on line for free.

An example for the forecourse start with the following comment and goes into all the detail you would need.

FORE-COURSE
This sail is quadrilateral, square on the head, and made of canvas No. 1 or 2. It is bent, at the head, to the fore-yard, which hangs to the fore-mast at right angles with the ship's length, and parallel to the deck. This sail extends within 18 inches of the cleats on the yard-arms, and drops to the main-stay at the foot.
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Alan - what is the website that has this free copy of Steele?
Amazon has numerous sources for this book for about 40 bucks.
I have been making sails for 20 years and would love to read this source.
I have several editions of Steele (and 2 copies of a couple by mistake), but not this one.
Thanks for the tip.
 
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Allan, the dude obviously has very thin skin so I would personally flip him the bird. How disrespectful, especially toward an obvious expert like you. His loss. And know that myself and probably many other modelers consider your knowledge and advice over the top. Let the moron disengage from this forum because he’s obviously not worthy to be a participant. I personally don’t ever want to hear his ignorant bs again so fu and goodbye.
 
BB, your post made me laugh and took me out of a funk. THANK YOU for making me feel better about this.
Allan
 
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