1/72 HMS Victory Cross Section

[Guest]

This is fantastic!

I lived in Portsmouth for 10 years and have been aboard this ship many times so I'l be watching this intently.

[Guest]

Now that's a bit different!

It's a bit of alright too Jim. Will follow along now I've found it.

[Jim R]

Hi all
Again your support for this is really appreciated. At the moment the interaction with fellow modellers is more important than ever given that we, in the UK, can't mix with friends and relatives or go out much at all.

I have started planking the outer hull. Now the instructions would have you do a couple of things I didn't feel happy with. They want you to pin the planks to the ribs while the glue dries. I thought this may mark the edges of the planks and also I was afraid the pins would split the plywood ribs. They actually tell you to take care. I decided that using clamps would be safer.


The instructions tell you to cut the planks over size by a couple of mm and sand back to the outer ribs. Sanding back is fraught with problems - it takes ages, it stresses the framework and tends to splinter the wood. I decide to measure each plank and then cut it accurately to start with. I sanded the plank ends before gluing them in place so virtually no extra sanding was needed. It took longer but was safer. I used this cutter to cut the planks. Its not perfect but pretty accurate. (I bought it after seeing Steve J use one on one of his YouTube videos)


I worked evenly up each side from the keel up to the openings for the lower gun ports.

You can see here the planks were cut over size as per instructions. After that they were cut to size.





Not a lot to show but took a fair bit of time.

Thanks again for your posts.
Stay safe.
Jim

[boatman]

Very nice an neat work Jim we'll make a ship builder out of you yet now got to get Bob hooked an seriously you are doin a very grand an smart job on this an better than i could do an does it say what the scale is
chris

[Ian M]

Coming along very nicely. The trick with pinning the planks is to put the pin in the rib at an angle back over the plank, if you know what I'm on about.

[BattleshipBob]

Lovely work Jim, how much do you charge for fences!

[Jim R]

Hi all
Spent a fair bit of time at the bench but progress is slow. As I said the instructions would have all the planking cut slightly over size and then sanded back. Because I chose to measure and cut each plank it took more time but I think it made a neater job.
First job was to plank the inside up to the first deck supports, the orlop deck. Simply continued like this ....


After that I continued to plank the outside. I could see no reason not to do it at this stage and it gave a lot of rigidity to the framework. The position of the gun ports and the entrances was carefully measured and marked with tape.








There was very little sanding to do. I ended up with this. Outside complete and inner planking to first deck.


The gun ports and the entrances have 'side' bits to fit and then a little work will be needed to get the size/shape exact.

Stay safe.
Jim

As a slight aside the missus and I had our Covid jab yesterday. We went to a hub at a local hospital. The organization, the friendliness of the staff and the efficiency could not have been better. All credit to all concerned.

[Neil Merryweather]

Ooh, looking good Jim! very neat and tidy work

[boatman]

OH Jim i love this model its fab an like a work of art very well made an lookn forward to seein the finished artickle great work there
chris

[Guest]

You've made a wonderful job of that so far Jim. Keep up the good work.

[spanner570]

Lovely, neat work Jim.

[Andy Belsey]

I’m enjoying watching this develop with your neat and patient approach.
Andy

[BattleshipBob]

Lovely work Jim, a lot of work being done!

[JR]

Jim, apologies for missing the start.
Very impressed with you neatness and not using pins for the planking. Yes sanding those to size would seriously weaken the frame.
Will enjoy this a great deal. Tent is set up on your lawn if that's ok, can just see with the use of mirrors the build.

[BattleshipBob]

Jim, apologies for missing the start.
Very impressed with you neatness and not using pins for the planking. Yes sanding those to size would seriously weaken the frame.
Will enjoy this a great deal. Tent is set up on your lawn if that's ok, can just see with the use of mirrors the build.

With your tent no doubt being a certain green colour you might be invisable !John