Topic: HMS VICTORY 1/75 SCALE all wooden build (Read 39791 times)

wallace · « **Reply #50 on:** June 04, 2024, 09:46:23 am »

Many thanks to you Footski as always great comments.

wallace · « **Reply #51 on:** June 11, 2024, 09:45:31 am »

More on the planking almost done

wallace · « **Reply #52 on:** June 11, 2024, 09:52:37 am »

Bow and Stern trims all fix and the big sanding is on

wallace · « **Reply #53 on:** June 11, 2024, 10:03:48 am »

Hi these next lot of photos are taken with the work done upto June 10th, and while I have been sanding nice and easy WOW a very big mistake in the planking
as you can see by the photos I have cut 4 rows out reason being is that they were not sitting very well and putting the shape out and did not glue very well so its wood and you can fix wood
as I have said before its a hobby so dont cut corners, and dont rush, and dont cover up, I take all these words in from the comments I get and put them into place ok its put me back a week or two but its better right than wrong,It took me just over 2 hrs to cut out etc and sand bits away, wow I was lucky.

LenM · « **Reply #54 on:** June 11, 2024, 11:01:12 am »

Hi Wallace,

This might be useful in the future.

Victory has been repainted. I wanted to know the RAL number of her 'yellow occur' colour for my model. Here is the reply from Andrew Bains, the Deputy Executive Director of Museum Operations at the RN.

" There isn't a RAL colour reference for Victory, nor is there a RAL that comes close. What we now use on the hull now is mixed to a NCS number
NCS S 3020-Y40R."

Len

warspite · « **Reply #55 on:** June 11, 2024, 01:59:46 pm »

So more of a Mediterranean skin tone than pink (i.e. a sun burnt brit second day of the holiday)

not the ubiquitous 'yellow' like I used.

By the way, still haven't sailed my victory yet or modified soveriegn to make her skeg more efficient.

Footski · « **Reply #56 on:** June 11, 2024, 09:59:47 pm »

Well done Wallace. You were not happy with some if it and did absolutely right in cutting it out to redo it.

wallace · « **Reply #57 on:** June 12, 2024, 04:54:06 pm »

Always a great pleasure to read your comments Footski

wallace · « **Reply #58 on:** June 12, 2024, 04:57:40 pm »

Here's my re-done job on the planking I cut out used better planking as alot of the planking in the box was ????? but done now and filled and sanded.

Footski · « **Reply #59 on:** June 13, 2024, 07:19:06 am »

Excellent. Now keep on sanding and filling. When you think it is done, do it again, so that when paint is applied any defects don't show up.

wallace · « **Reply #60 on:** June 17, 2024, 07:21:22 pm »

Found another weak part of the planking so out it has come and doing it with better planking wood.

Footski · « **Reply #61 on:** June 18, 2024, 08:23:08 am »

Keep up the careful work and this is going to turn out a really good model.

wallace · « **Reply #62 on:** June 19, 2024, 10:30:33 am »

Once again Footski thank-you as you have always said dont rush, and I'm doing just what you say next lot of photos will show more weak planking have cut out so will repair with alot better planking
I think thats it for the the stbd side then I will feel the port side if I find any I will do the same so sorry to bore you all but a job has to be done A1 or not at all.

wallace · « **Reply #63 on:** June 19, 2024, 07:16:07 pm »

Photos showing the repair done.

wallace · « **Reply #64 on:** June 19, 2024, 07:19:52 pm »

As I said more repair work to be done I think when is done that will be the stbd side coming out of dry dock then to have a look at the port side.

Footski · « **Reply #65 on:** June 20, 2024, 06:51:01 am »

Repairs are looking much better.
Don't forget, lots of filler and smooth sanding before you contemplate putting any paint on..

wallace · « **Reply #66 on:** June 20, 2024, 09:51:20 am »

Footski many thanks and will do, once I am happy with the whole hull fully done and sanded I will put the Victory to one side for a little while and paint the hull on my other ship I'm doing got to paint the hull on my Yamato.

wallace · « **Reply #67 on:** June 24, 2024, 10:46:18 am »

After alot of lovely hard work both sides of the hull have been re-paired with alot better planking,I will now know to look alot closer at the planking on my next build and if not happy with it I will get more from hobby's ,very pleased with the hull at the moment I have been sanding and using Mr White wood putty gone through two tubes and have ordered more the hull is looking good but not A1 just yet I'm onto grade 160 sandpaper two more grades to go then to mark out the gun ports etc hope you have enjoyed the build through my photos like I have building it.

Footski · « **Reply #68 on:** June 25, 2024, 06:34:04 am »

Bringing back lots of happy memories of my building days. These days I stick to miniatures..

wallace · « **Reply #69 on:** July 30, 2024, 04:57:59 pm »

A few more after the repairs

wallace · « **Reply #70 on:** July 30, 2024, 05:01:07 pm »

Just a few parts cleaned up and first coat of primmer the window frames on the stern.

wallace · « **Reply #71 on:** July 30, 2024, 07:32:59 pm »

More putty and lots of sanding nearly all done ready for marking the lines

MikeMcP · « **Reply #72 on:** July 30, 2024, 07:57:34 pm »

oooh that makes me feel so much better!
I seem to be going round the fill, sand, rinse, repeat loop far too many times
good to see someone else with lots of putty

and the end result looks amazing!

what putty are you using?

Footski · « **Reply #73 on:** July 31, 2024, 07:34:08 am »

Wow. You have certainly been dedicated to the cause. Lots of hard work has paid off, resulting in a hull to be proud of..

wallace · « **Reply #74 on:** July 31, 2024, 10:28:01 am »

Thanks for the great comments I know its taken me alot of weeks to do but as they say do it again and again until you are happy dont rush it and its the good words from Footski telling me what to do and I done it and I'm very happy so many thanks to Footski for all your kind comments,I have said I'm going to give Victory a little rest and go over to my Yamato but I can't stop on the Victory.
Here some more photos on the hull.

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