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Footski

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Re: HMS VICTORY 1/75 SCALE all wooden build
« Reply #125 on: March 20, 2025, 06:50:32 am »
Looking good Wallace. Don't forget to paint the guns black. Being made of iron, guns would rust very quickly so we're kept painted, unless they were made of brass which was very rare indeed.
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« Reply #126 on: March 20, 2025, 09:58:21 am »
Thanks Footski good advice I haven't made up my mind on the cannons as yet, my other half wants them staying as brassard thanks again for your great comment, :-)) :-)) :-))
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Re: HMS VICTORY 1/75 SCALE all wooden build
« Reply #127 on: March 20, 2025, 12:18:47 pm »
By the time of HMS Victory only the smallest guns would be brass as they were much more expensive to make due to the cost of the raw materials. Many of these brass guns will in fact have been old ones kept in use for the smallest ships and gunboats.
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Re: HMS VICTORY 1/75 SCALE all wooden build
« Reply #128 on: March 20, 2025, 04:45:33 pm »
Hi to all Just to let you know the brass cannons will be painted black but not yet along way to go in the build. :-)) :-)) :-))
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Re: HMS VICTORY 1/75 SCALE all wooden build
« Reply #129 on: March 25, 2025, 07:05:40 pm »
More on the making of the cannon hatch's been alot of work cutting out and making but very enjoyable loving every minute I spend with my lovely Lady of the sea :-)) :-)) :-))
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Re: HMS VICTORY 1/75 SCALE all wooden build
« Reply #130 on: March 26, 2025, 12:04:11 pm »
I'm assuming that the last photos are supposed to be the davits. If so the 4 holes at the end should be 2 slots with a pully sheave in each. As the sheaves are probably not provided then an improvement would be to shape the wood between the holes to look as if there is a pully there. Also the square corners of the holes will make the lines look wrong when rigged as lines go round curves not sharp corners. Other than this doing good work there.
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Re: HMS VICTORY 1/75 SCALE all wooden build
« Reply #131 on: April 07, 2025, 07:06:34 pm »
more on the build :-)) :-))
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Re: HMS VICTORY 1/75 SCALE all wooden build
« Reply #132 on: April 07, 2025, 07:09:05 pm »
The last photos were about the building of the cannon's hatches which took me a few weeks to do won't be fixate the ships side until much later. :-)) :-))
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Re: HMS VICTORY 1/75 SCALE all wooden build
« Reply #133 on: April 08, 2025, 10:28:23 am »
The hatch's ,covers will not be fitted onto the ships side until later, :-))
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Re: HMS VICTORY 1/75 SCALE all wooden build
« Reply #134 on: April 08, 2025, 04:50:07 pm »
Building of the flag lockers. :-)) :-))
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Re: HMS VICTORY 1/75 SCALE all wooden build
« Reply #135 on: April 08, 2025, 04:55:00 pm »
more on the flag two aft flag lockers enjoyable to make up and fitting then full painted  not fixed down in place just yet, the deck needs to be re varnish etc. :-)) :-)) :-))
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Re: HMS VICTORY 1/75 SCALE all wooden build
« Reply #136 on: April 09, 2025, 09:12:56 am »
Wow, you will be wasting and rigging before long now.  :-)) :-))
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« Reply #137 on: April 09, 2025, 10:30:26 am »
Thanks Footski happy with what I have done made alot of mistakes along the way but put them right, really enjoying building with wood for the first time and always look forward to the next day and the next little bit to build. :-)) :-))
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« Reply #138 on: April 10, 2025, 07:06:11 am »
That is exactly what building should be about. Fun.
My last post should have read masting, not wasting...... {:-{
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Re: HMS VICTORY 1/75 SCALE all wooden build
« Reply #139 on: April 23, 2025, 04:56:09 pm »
More on the build of the upper deck. Alot of hard work and very long hours making them but so happy with all. :-)) :-))
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Re: HMS VICTORY 1/75 SCALE all wooden build
« Reply #140 on: April 23, 2025, 04:58:58 pm »
More on the upper deck build. :-)) :-))
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