Topic: HMS Victory Restoration (Read 3966 times)

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #70 on:** May 22, 2012, 06:15:38 PM »

Helens cherubs are now adorning the figurehead.

The port anchor is fitted next, its original rope being glued into the appropriate hole in the bow.

Vic has the repainting of the crest well in hand.

I get the pleasure of ' dropping ' the anchors. Apparently, if anyone else drills holes in the sea, I will just moan at them for doing it wrong, doesn't sound like me at all?

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #71 on:** May 22, 2012, 06:22:18 PM »

There was so much crud on the ships bell, that Colin took it home, put it in his lathe, and spun off all the muck at about 400rpm!

While all the work is going on aloft, there are feverish hands at work on lots of spars, yet to be fitted.

Victor has done us proud with the ships boats, and teaching Colin how to swear like an Englishman

John staring at the bowsprit, a position he was to occupy for the next three weeks!

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #72 on:** May 22, 2012, 06:40:10 PM »

A quick look at our workshop for the last eight weeks. What it lacked in heating, it made up for in fresh air, what it lacked in lighting, it gained by opening the door ( and letting the fresh air in ), what it lacked in toilet facilities, it made up for by having a sink ( No, we didn't use the sink for THAT, after all, we are southerners!! ), we had a kettle and four hundred fire extinguishers, what more could you need...

With week eight under our belts, and Victory safely anchored in the centre of the artex sea, it was time for home..

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #73 on:** May 28, 2012, 05:46:23 PM »

The lovely timber edging around the sea base has been getting progressively scruffier in the last ten weeks/thirty years. What was needed was a bit of restorer...

This stuff is fantastic, a bit on a cloth and a quick rub over the old varnish and you can see the effect. I then used it on the green canvas looking flag lockers and lifeboat covers. Not in its job description, however, it helped with the look of them.

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #74 on:** June 02, 2012, 04:14:30 PM »

Anchors sir.
The big anchors are extremely heavy and needed to be attached properly. looking back over previous posts, they appear to be held up with sash weight cord.
John decided to secure them with a length of piano wire initially. Then added the neccessary lengths of cord from the pulley to the cathead. The results as follows..

"Dont drop that anchor on my water." A simple request you would think...crash, right on my lovely waves!

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #75 on:** June 02, 2012, 04:20:19 PM »

The Belfry is finally all black, and looking much better for it.

'VICTORY' hand painted on the stern.

The decks are looking very fine with their gloss varnish, bringing out the best in the plywood decks!

The figurehead, now re-re-painted with Humbrol Gold with gold powder mixed into it.
Ships boats partly tied down.

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #76 on:** June 02, 2012, 04:26:13 PM »

Some close up details of the spars and the like next.

Birds eye view of the work so far, about 8' above the waterline..

And a bit more stick reference, nicely (?) gloss varnished.

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #77 on:** June 02, 2012, 04:52:47 PM »

The Bowsprit is receiving a fair amount of attention at present, much cordage being attached. Bearing in mind that a fair amount of this is now detachable.

John has been on the job so long he has taken to trying to set fire to the model!

Our reference books were being worked overtime as the finish line approached..

That brought week ten to an end, one week to go

Footski · « **Reply #78 on:** June 02, 2012, 05:55:56 PM »

Not too sure about that gammoning. Never seen it done that way before! Or am I missing something?

Footski · « **Reply #79 on:** June 03, 2012, 03:40:39 PM »

Should it not be done this way....

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #80 on:** June 05, 2012, 02:36:05 PM »

All we know about gammoning is how to cook them

justboatonic · « **Reply #81 on:** June 05, 2012, 07:14:40 PM »

Fascinating thread.

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #82 on:** June 06, 2012, 01:43:54 PM »

Thank you. The Gammoning issue, in our defence, we were replicating what was already there, also, it is pretty tough when finished. You know what these navy types will be like when they get hold of the model

Footski · « **Reply #83 on:** June 06, 2012, 04:03:03 PM »

Quote from: unbuiltnautilus on June 06, 2012, 01:43:54 PM

Thank you. The Gammoning issue, in our defence, we were replicating what was already there, also, it is pretty tough when finished. You know what these navy types will be like when they get hold of the model

Yes I do understand....

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #84 on:** June 07, 2012, 06:57:02 PM »

Just found some images showing how it should be done..

And the most important place on the ship?

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #85 on:** June 07, 2012, 07:01:58 PM »

Back to the build..Week Eleven, this is it (almost).
Firstly the mystery of the disappearing cannons. It sometimes takes eleven weeks to notice a previous builders deliberate mistake

our answer, they are there ( or not ) to frighten off the French!

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #86 on:** June 07, 2012, 07:05:24 PM »

England Expects... Colin an Vic to hang the Trafalgar Signal with no swearing. England are S*** out of luck!

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #87 on:** June 07, 2012, 07:09:25 PM »

The ships boats receive a final lashing down, along with a spare spar we seem to have acquired, its like an MFI wardrobe, this boat.

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #88 on:** June 07, 2012, 07:11:53 PM »

A mad frenzy gripped the team, as we scurried around the model looking for bits that we had missed, Paint, pulley blocks and string seemed the order of the day.

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #89 on:** June 07, 2012, 07:16:21 PM »

More stringage is added around the model.

John is looking desperately for more work to do to the model, he will be wearing that book soon!

I am put in charge of yellow string!

Which leads to copper wire...

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #90 on:** June 07, 2012, 07:19:16 PM »

Pulley blocks, possibly not in the correct position, but fulfilling the role of 'detailing widgets*'!

*See Star Wars, The Making Of.....

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #91 on:** June 07, 2012, 07:23:05 PM »

Cometh The Day, Cometh the Hour, its Grand Reveal time. Or put another way, four people breaking their backs to drag the model into daylight, so that the humble people of Mathem can see Victory in all her glory

As you can see, it fits through the door.

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #92 on:** June 07, 2012, 07:24:58 PM »

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #93 on:** June 07, 2012, 07:29:16 PM »

From this, three months ago...

To this, at the end of May....

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #94 on:** June 07, 2012, 07:39:41 PM »

Its done, mostly. Thanks to Chairman Graham for painting everything black, tedious ratlines and getting us into HMS Collingwood on a regular basis. for those of you that have met the members, you can see that we would appear to pose a security risk, even if only as gypsies. Rigging John, for rigging, bowsprits, polishing potions etc, Colin, for all the heavy wood turning, excellent removable masts, all the little bits and pieces around the model, Victor, for the ships boats, cannons, keeping Colin in line, Helen, for figureheads, transom decoration, the easy bit of the lanterns, and Me, for demanding biscuits, water effects and yellow stripes. Plus all of us for string, knots and superglue fingers.

romanjohn · « **Reply #95 on:** June 12, 2012, 10:29:14 PM »

portsmouth model boat display team. well done gang super job romanjohn

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