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HMS Victory Occre 225 - build log

This week, I finished the sail in the back, placed the anchors, and installed the construction to hold the lifeboats at each side of the ship. For the coming week, the goal is to create the 2 lifeboats and install them, let's see how far I get...

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Despite the heat in Europe, I still managed to keep my head cool, and finished the 2 lifeboats.:cool: I decided to put one on sea-level and the other high up, just above the cannons. I like it, hope you do also. ;)

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This week, I managed to install the 2nd sail. It are more ropes than I anticipated, and they barely fit on the deck. Still, I'm happy with the final looks. All the ropes seem to have some tension, while the mast and sails are loosely kept in place. Now, I'm going to continue with the sails of the main mast.

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After a last sprint of fixing ropes and mounting the flags, I managed to finish it. It took me more or less exactly 2 years to build this kit, I'm happy with the results. Also, I have decided to put it 'just' on a mirror, like I typically do with my other ships.
I'll miss working on this ship, but it is also time for the next one. In the coming weeks I'll start working on the Bonhomme Richard 1779, the cross-section kit form Unicorn Models. I got the spar and mast extension as well. I'll post my progress on a new blog.

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Crypton said:
After a last sprint of fixing ropes and mounting the flags, I managed to finish it. It took me more or less exactly 2 years to build this kit, I'm happy with the results. Also, I have decided to put it 'just' on a mirror, like I typically do with my other ships.
I'll miss working on this ship, but it is also time for the next one. In the coming weeks I'll start working on the Bonhomme Richard 1779, the cross-section kit form Unicorn Models. I got the spar and mast extension as well. I'll post my progress on a new blog.

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Nice, very nice. Congratulations. Cheers Grant
 
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