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HMS Victory by Y.T.- Mamoli - 1:90 scale
This thread is a godsend! I just bought this kit at a yard sale for $10.00 (yes; ten dollars!). You are being very clear about the kit's shortcomings, and I appreciate it very much! You are doing an outstanding job!
Bill
Bill
Steering wheel. Front column support is scratch built as kit does not have this detail any close to reality.
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This is nice! Try checking if all items are in your kit. It is very hard to do though.
one more picture
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Looks great.
Stern progress
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Door and window area turned out fantastic as did the wheel
Very clean and accurate workmanship - your hull is looking very goodStern progress
This is how I plan having little windows in false gun-ports with no guns. I plan same construction to all stern ocre color windows as well. Each window is individually made and inserted into the opening with some back supports to hold window from falling inside.
By the way Mamoli instructs installing a gun there where I installed a small window now. It is an office space there and no gun would fit inside. On current actual Victory there are windows there with no guns.
By the way Mamoli instructs installing a gun there where I installed a small window now. It is an office space there and no gun would fit inside. On current actual Victory there are windows there with no guns.
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Hi, what is the material you use for the windows?
Polyethylene sheet and wood framing glued to it. Wood profiles are painted before gluing
Beautiful result.
I was trying to install these stern planks but... it did not work well at first time. I had to pull all planks out after gluing. Issue was planks did not get a proper curvature. Some intermediate brackets had to be installed. Besides many adjustments with adding and removing the wood to the brackets were necessary. Finally I got what I wanted.
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Just an update. It is obvious that when one builds a hull from a kit one never gets a perfect hull - kit manufacturers always have some error in their design to hinder your progress. Note that for building this hull I still never used any wood filler. I purchased one, just in case, but still never used it. I glue wood plank leftovers instead and have them filed to the shape.
Please note a semi triangular hole for the rudder. Not sure it was a practice on actual Victory but as most practical shape it makes sense to me.
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this is an example of how I shape the hull
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A few days ago I fixed a set of rigging blocks from my kit. Now I can use them when time comes.
https://www.shipsofscale.com/sosfor...ood-mixer-fast-cheap-solution.2670/post-45784
https://www.shipsofscale.com/sosfor...ood-mixer-fast-cheap-solution.2670/post-45784
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Here is a final placing of a steering wheel. I added rudder driving ropes. Next step covering all with a deck on the top. I believe it is called a quarter deck?
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