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Victory 1737 - 1:84 scale
Fantastic! Love seeing your updates, great work.
Hi Ekis,
Your rigging is sublime. Did you use standard blocks which you upgraded or all scratch build?
Your rigging is sublime. Did you use standard blocks which you upgraded or all scratch build?
Thanks ! Much apreciated. 
Most of the pulleys are not those of the kit: I do not like the "parallepipedic things" that are sold with ... I use aftermarket with small sellers: Polish or Czech manufacturers.
For anchor pulleys for example, I scratch them myself with metal strapping.
For this Victory, I also chose not to take tinted ropes, but to tint me even black or brown to best imitate the old side or tar.
Most of the pulleys are not those of the kit: I do not like the "parallepipedic things" that are sold with ... I use aftermarket with small sellers: Polish or Czech manufacturers.
For anchor pulleys for example, I scratch them myself with metal strapping.
For this Victory, I also chose not to take tinted ropes, but to tint me even black or brown to best imitate the old side or tar.
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Hi Ekis can you put a link to these manufactorers?Thanks ! Much apreciated.
Most of the pulleys are not those of the kit: I do not like the "parallepipedic things" that are sold with ... I use aftermarket with small sellers: Polish or Czech manufacturers.
For anchor pulleys for example, I scratch them myself with metal strapping.
For this Victory, I also chose not to take tinted ropes, but to tint me even black or brown to best imitate the old side or tar.
Thx.
@DenisR : thx a lot !
@Maarten
Sure :
Polish manufacturer : http://clasicmodel.com/shop/
Czech manufacturer : https://www.hismodel.com/articles-category-with-subcategory-9
@Maarten
Sure :
Polish manufacturer : http://clasicmodel.com/shop/
Czech manufacturer : https://www.hismodel.com/articles-category-with-subcategory-9
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Few comments, the photos speak for themselves: the Victory has hair growing!
More than a hundred shrouds to put in place ... it's a bit of a job. The props of the low masts are in place, the rear davits port and starboard too (but removable, it is simply to be certain of the passage of the stays).
The next shipyard is already waiting for me: high masts, yards and sails ...
But the masts of hune and parrot have already received their pulleys and various other stays while waiting to be in place.
More than a hundred shrouds to put in place ... it's a bit of a job. The props of the low masts are in place, the rear davits port and starboard too (but removable, it is simply to be certain of the passage of the stays).
The next shipyard is already waiting for me: high masts, yards and sails ...
But the masts of hune and parrot have already received their pulleys and various other stays while waiting to be in place.
Masterpiece beautiful work
Which kit did you originally start from?
This box : Artesania Latina HMS Victory wood ship kit
But many pieces have been redone or changed. I also used wood bought separately as mahogany or ebony. The hardware comes from different kits or even trimmings or jewelery supplies for example. I managed to find old things at the old sellers of models, etc ...
But many pieces have been redone or changed. I also used wood bought separately as mahogany or ebony. The hardware comes from different kits or even trimmings or jewelery supplies for example. I managed to find old things at the old sellers of models, etc ...
You have done a fantastic job! Hats off!
To have taken the A/L Victory kit and stylized her to perfection is just the best. My hats off to you, you creativity is exceptional.
Still tight shots. Things are moving forward, but nothing spectacular ...
The skiff in front of the castle, the nets were filled with more than 300 hammocks, the shrouds received their platforms.
And many little things that take time but do not jump in the eyes...
It is ultimately that all these details change a model, I think.
The skiff in front of the castle, the nets were filled with more than 300 hammocks, the shrouds received their platforms.
And many little things that take time but do not jump in the eyes...
It is ultimately that all these details change a model, I think.
Excellent; To take the AL kit ( very basic ) to this level is outstanding.
It is not so important what brand name kit you are working on, much more important is how the model looks when finished! You doing a great job on small details, Ekis!
Stunning Masterpiece here Brother, your Craftsmanship and eye for details is second to none. I've seen quite a few Victory ship builds and this is WAAYY above all others I've seen. Amazing Work
Very nice and realistic details - looking very good
Ekis,
Stunning work. The articulation, and execution of the smallest details EVERYWHERE are spectacular indeed.
Regards,
Stunning work. The articulation, and execution of the smallest details EVERYWHERE are spectacular indeed.
Regards,