Like the photo of a real Victory gun port. Shows the look we need to aim for while creating the replica gun ports
Borrowed a drill press and managed to drill a long line of holes for the cannon balls in the 3x3 oak. Still found it tricky with the 1mm drill bit 'bending' - so made a counter sink hole using a spike, then used the smallest drill I had then the 1mm drill. Made up a marker stick with the 3/16 inch gaps marked on it. Tried a ruler but my eyes just could not read it accurately enough - even a magnifying glass did not help (must be getting too old for this!!). Realised how skilled some machinist's must be to do such accurate work !!
Tried out Occre judea bitumen for the first time ever to give an 'aged' look - lots of info on it on this website but especially to Keith Lyall whose post below put me onto this technique. As you can see I used too much (varnished wood then brushed on a very small amount at a time) - need a bit more practise. Fortunately most of this 3rd deck will be hidden by the time the last deck goes on
Made up 30 more guns and glued them in position on the 3rd deck - need to create coils of rope to complete the affect of the gun carriages
Next step - the 4th Deck
Borrowed a drill press and managed to drill a long line of holes for the cannon balls in the 3x3 oak. Still found it tricky with the 1mm drill bit 'bending' - so made a counter sink hole using a spike, then used the smallest drill I had then the 1mm drill. Made up a marker stick with the 3/16 inch gaps marked on it. Tried a ruler but my eyes just could not read it accurately enough - even a magnifying glass did not help (must be getting too old for this!!). Realised how skilled some machinist's must be to do such accurate work !!
Tried out Occre judea bitumen for the first time ever to give an 'aged' look - lots of info on it on this website but especially to Keith Lyall whose post below put me onto this technique. As you can see I used too much (varnished wood then brushed on a very small amount at a time) - need a bit more practise. Fortunately most of this 3rd deck will be hidden by the time the last deck goes on
Occre Endurance (1:70) Build Log
Hi Shipmates, Having finally completed my Occre Endeavour build, 2024 brings in a New Year and a new challenge, the Occre Endurance. I had seen a number of great build logs on SOS of Endurance which attracted me to this model. I purchased it back in Feb 2023 from Cornwall Model Boats (UK)...
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Made up 30 more guns and glued them in position on the 3rd deck - need to create coils of rope to complete the affect of the gun carriages
Next step - the 4th Deck