heller victory 1/100 1765 spec's [hopefully]

[Guest]

hi ! all , had a bit of a hiatus , but I'm back with something a bit different , I intend modifying the wale's, top deck ,hull,shorten the forecastle deck , and quite a few other thing's , that's the plan at the moment anyway . I have also bought a seizing machine for later on , on the rigging .,wish me luck .

[peterairfix]

I have just brought this very kit yesterday so l will be watching with interest.

[Guest]

got a fair bit done lately, shortened the hull sides for the forecastle deck , I'll shorten the deck a bit later , when the time come's to do it . I also moved the skylight back on the poop deck

[Guest]

This will be an epic build, brave man my friend.

[Guest]

did some more work on the cannon's , glued tooth pick's in the front , to make the plug's , the show cannon's were done , these are the unseen one's

[Guest]

Good progress steve

[Guest]

started mucking about with the channel's , moving them down one deck , and filling in the heller holes , apparently their are less shrouds on the 1765 model

[Guest]

the filled channel's

[Guest]

this where I am up to , shortened the forecastle deck , turned the grate's around on the same deck , shortened the main deck [I am yet to drill the hole for the mast ] , and I moved the sunlight back on the poop deck

[Guest]

I figured the carronade's , should have some sort of wheel's , so I cut up an old cannon from my soleil royal , much better , also added a height adjuster and some link's for the rigging.

[stillp]

Here's a picture of one at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, close to the Victory - looks like you've nailed it!
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[Guest]

thank's for the conformation peter , what a great photo .

[Guest]

I really don't know how this bit work's , I think it might protect the chain's , in the earlier structure .
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[Guest]

having a go at doing my own entry , following Michael's way on another forum , he's an amazing modeler . I,m yet to do the hand rail , still considering that one ,

[Guest]

got the two bottom gun deck's painted , put some scratch's on the upper one , to simulate the decking , for those that want to look through the hull entry .[ATTACH]286428[/ATTACH]