HMS Victory 1765 kit 1:200

Sgt_Hoser said:
Hello all, it's time to begin my first build log, of HMS Victory in 1:200 scale. This will be the 3rd sailing vessel I have built, though my previous 2 were Revel Plastic kits of the Cutty Sark and the CSS Alabama, and both were several decades ago while I was in high school.

I've been lurking here in SOS for a couple months now once I decided I wanted to pick up the hobby again and wanted to build in wood this time, and have been dropping hints to the Admiral that all along. So last week for Christmas she presented me with this kit, proud as can be. I just wish she had taken a closer look to my wish list on Amazon instead! But as a fist time kit to learn new skills and techniques on, I can't complain.

To start off, I am not sure who makes this kit, it came from Amazon from a seller called TWOBOYS and as far as I can tell the manufacturer is Western Wooden Sailboat. The parts sheets are die cut, I think, as I don't see any char on the cut edges, but as you can see in some of the pics below, of the stern windows and deck grates, the detail is pretty good at this scale
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Sadly, the plans and instructions are seriously lacking. I have basically 4 8.5x11 pages of very basic plans and directions to work from. I have tried searching online for the MFG, but have had no luck locating anything with greater detail. Luckily I have YOU here at SOS to lend a hand and a few tips and tricks when I run into a road block, and a number of Victory build logs that I can review also. What I do not have at all is a rigging and sail plan, but I think I can work this out, at least well enough for this first attempt.
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So, after checking each parts sheet for missing parts or damage, I popped the false keel out, and starting to dry fit the bulkheads. The fit and finish it pretty good with most of the bulkheads fitting snugly, but not to tight that I have to sand anything to make it fit. I want to head off to the hardware store tomorrow and get a few things to build a jig to hold the keel straight while I fit the bulkheads and gun port backing/supports, along with some filler blocks between bulkheads to stiffen the whole structure.
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Thank you, and wish me luck as I dive into this kit and see what I can make of it.

Thanks

Brian
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Hallo Brian alias @Sgt_Hoser
we wish you all the BEST ans a HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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How is your Victory project going?
 
Hi everyone.
I have the same kit as Brian & Paul and am also suffering the lack of decent instructions. Your build logs have been invaluable thanks.
However, I do need some help / clarification please. I haven’t started on the rigging, but will follow your guidance Brian and order the kit I need online. My question / problem is that I have no idea how to add the ‘yards’ or sail beams.
Can anyone advise please?
 
Hi Jimguk, good question, and i have looked into this also. Depending on which yard, they mounted pretty much the same way. Upper yards were hoisted into place up the mast with a single block and held there once tied off
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While the larger and heavier lower main yards were hoisted with two block sets.
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Each would also have a rope with a string of wooden beads lopping around the mast to hold it in position, (can't remember the name for these) to keep the yard secured to the mast, while the blocks held the weight of the yard in place. These two way to secure the yard allowed the yard to be flexible and move as needed to position the sails correctly.

Make sense?
 
Update, the ring of beads to tie the yard to the Mast are called Parrels, check out this excelent post here on SOS

securing yards to masts

I'm finishing up my first wood build, HMS Endeavour and have ordered the Diana. One thing (ok, many) I need some help is securing the yards to the installed masts. With the Endeavour I notched both units on the table and glued them together and then installed the mast. There was issues in...
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