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

[papa 695]

Hi Steve I've just read through the build so far, and may I say what great work your putting into this. The wood effect looks so real and the cannon work is just fantastic. I'm now watching this all the way.

[Guest]

thankyou ian , I really appreciate the comment's

[Guest]

made a new walkway , with some support post's , not painted yet , and I'm not sure if to put 2 or 4 post's
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My personal opinion would be 4, or move those 2 one canon over each.

[Guest]

[ATTACH]290643[/ATTACH] I agree with you ken , but my two mentor's dafi and Michael , have shown me this wasn't the proper way , I think French ship's use to do it not English , teach me to go off half cocked on my own LOL , I am trying to do a reasonable representation of the 1765 , [won't be quite up to Michael's ] , but this is how I am going at the moment , most of it is a dry fit .
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[Guest]

I agree with you ken , but my two mentor's dafi and Michael , have shown me this wasn't the proper way , I think French ship's use to do it not English , teach me to go off half cocked on my own LOL , I am trying to do a reasonable representation of the 1765 , [won't be quite up to Michael's ] , but this is how I am going at the moment , most of it is a dry fit .
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[Guest]

Its all looking mighty fine to me

[flyjoe180]

Looking great Steve, very impressive work.

[Guest]

thank's for the nice word's ken , joe .
I have taken the iron hoop's off of the mast's , apparently they didn't come into being till bout 1800 , filled the gap's with some 2.5mm 1/4 round rod and some bog , just have to add some rope band's mow .
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[Guest]

Donig some really great work mate

[monica]

real nice work on this one,liking the detail.your added,well done so far

[Guest]

cheer's ken , monica ,

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the main mast done .
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[ATTACH]291397[/ATTACH][ATTACH]291398[/ATTACH]the bowspit was also a different shape . before and after photos , still a bit of polish to finish it off

[Guest]

well superb ,model my hats of too you lovely clean detail ,wouldn't care to finish my victory all parts for me ? he he i'll get there all depends on health and year hopefully this century or whilst i,am still alive he thoughts how fustrated i,am
all aside all tribute to ya looking forward to seeing end nice one respectfully cryton spur on or what chaps ??/