HMS Victory Mantua 1:78 (first build) by Grant Tyler

Hi Grant. Sometimes our progress slows down to a crawling pace due to time restraints, but it remains progress nonetheless and your rigging on the foremast looks superb.
 
Good morning Grant or in your case Good Evening - I never cease to be amazed and inspired by your work. So clean, precise and obviously carried out with the 'Patience of Job'. I detect also, with just a little bit of humour. Looking forward to future updates. Cheers.
 
ConsNZ said:
Good morning Grant or in your case Good Evening - I never cease to be amazed and inspired by your work. So clean, precise and obviously carried out with the 'Patience of Job'. I detect also, with just a little bit of humour. Looking forward to future updates. Cheers.
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Good morning. Thanks. I think if us crazy modellers did not have humour our ships would be used as kindling for a Sunday braai.… Cheers Grant
 
GrantTyler said:
Good morning.

Made some kevels for the top yard tyes.

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While waiting for the glue to dry I attempted to make some rope coils for the poop deck cleats. They are faux coils. Untidy and inconsistent….non the less I am happy with them.
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Cheers Grant
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Looking at this picture I will need to redo the portside coil on the flag box at the stern. It is too large. Funny when looking at the ship with the naked eye it does not jump out at you.....luckily we have photos for redo's.....I think :rolleyes:
 
Notwithstanding the size issue - I really like the looser/freeform coils. I have increasingly become sloppy (not the right word, but I think you know what I mean) as I have moved into the sails and rope hanks stage of my build. I've even been thinking I need to go back and re-do the rope coils of my armament but that would be a violation of my new credo: no more do-overs!
 
GrantTyler said:
Good morning.

Made some kevels for the top yard tyes.

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While waiting for the glue to dry I attempted to make some rope coils for the poop deck cleats. They are faux coils. Untidy and inconsistent….non the less I am happy with them.
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Cheers Grant
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I do enjoy those coils and maybe especially so because they're not artificially tidy.
Redoing the one coil? If it's the not-so-tidy look you're after? Your call, but you reckon all these ropes were equally long?
 
dockattner said:
Notwithstanding the size issue - I really like the looser/freeform coils. I have increasingly become sloppy (not the right word, but I think you know what I mean) as I have moved into the sails and rope hanks stage of my build. I've even been thinking I need to go back and re-do the rope coils of my armament but that would be a violation of my new credo: no more do-overs!
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Good morning Paul. That is a coincidence. My first Hanks are very uniform and very unrealistic. I decided I am going to mix them up, make them more untidy and use different tie off's etc. If I continued with every Hank looking the same it would just look "weird" (best description I could think of). My coils just come out looser - I tried to make them really neat (didnt work ROTF ) however I am happy with this. Cheers Grant
 
dockattner said:
Notwithstanding the size issue - I really like the looser/freeform coils. I have increasingly become sloppy (not the right word, but I think you know what I mean) as I have moved into the sails and rope hanks stage of my build. I've even been thinking I need to go back and re-do the rope coils of my armament but that would be a violation of my new credo: no more do-overs!
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Oh, we Passover the Christmas time and we are Fast on first of january resolution !?!
 
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