To HMS Victory and beyond

[maxim]

The 68 pounder carronades are really big!


http://www.modellmarine.de/index.php?op ... geschuetze

[dafi]

Thank you Lars

... and they are muuuuuchooooo maaaaacho!

No real guy should do without!



XXXDAn

[mark_sch]

Excellent Job!!!!!!!
Mark

[dafi]

Thank you!

So the last part of the etch orgy: the channel chains.

Here the old mark 1 ...



... and as I believed that this was still too big here the refined mark 2.



And here some more details

Either fixed on Heller�s deadeye-machine where the lanyards could be fixed before assembly ...



... or - as I personally prefere - the deadeyes being first build in and the lanyards being put later while rigging as on the original.



Deadeye with iron put into the slot and the lower parts hooked in.





Needels put into the Dremel and either ground by a file or the Double-Twin-Super-Drive-Technology to reduce the head in diameter and height ...



... left the original and the right the worked ones ...



... inserted half ...



... some cyano onto the needle and gentle pushed in.

Some helping "shrouds" to straighten the parts ...



... and glue the irons into the slot.





The main channels got the missing iron support bracket - ok it is brass now - ...



... and the preventer chain plates are added on the bottom ...



... but aside this it is almost business as usual









Also the futtock shroud chains...



... with the hooks ...



... turned 90� towards their rings.



So that�s the report from etching front, all parts tried and only one thing left to say:

Dinner is served!



XXXDAn

[dafi]

All parts are tried out and proved by now
So they are officially available for other 1:100 Vics!

Everything worked as planned, that was a big relief. In the moment I still work on the detailed assembly instructions, until they are finished I decided to give an early bird price just to start things moving. But do not worry, any questions towards assembly can and will be already answered!

So here are the contacts if interested:

Homepage
http://www.dafinismus.de/index_en.html

All the parts:
http://www.dafinismus.de/plates_en.html

To order:
http://www.dafinismus.de/order.html

Simply write an e-mail to
webshop@dafinismus.de

All the best, Daniel

[LE BOSCO]

HI Daniel

I wish long life to your "business" a great personal initiative to satisfy many modellers love this ship mythique
cheers
Nicolas

[Captain pugwash]

Stunning Daniel.

Well if I did not have the 1/180 and a1/144 to do,'Hmmmm'.

May just have ago some day on the 1/100.

Thanks for showing how you did the Victory and good luck on your business venture.

Cheers capt-P

[dafi]

Soemething small went ahead.

That is why the etch orgy originally started: I could not find enough Xs and Vs ...

... still needs a touch of copper paint.



The upper ones prebent ...



... and used a new technic to fix them: Glue the parts face down onto tape and use spray glue for the back ...



... prefixed on place and finally fixed by applying extra liquid CA with a tooth pick.
Thanks to Bosco/Nicolas and his Richelieu for this tip.
viewtopic.php?f=59&t=75145&hilit=richel ... 20#p536001
viewtopic.php?f=60&t=149513&hilit=richelieu


XXXDAn

[wefalck]

Good job !

wefalck

[LE BOSCO]

HI Daniel

I'm glad to have shared this method, and especially as you use it,I do not know if my explanations in English were clear ,but I see that your work is superb
Decidedly ,this victory ,is one of the most comprehensive model that I have ever see
cheers
Nicolas

[dafi]

In the meantime I did some more shots for the assembly instructions, that I don�t wont you to withhold from you ..

The flaglockers ...



... the new bucket holders with longer handles ...



... and the buckets in place.



The funnel has a better appearence by now ...



... as the new gratings have

The gunport fittings were fixed with double sided tape onto the table. The fittings were glued on using the connection bit ...



... a needle pricks the hole ...



... for the rings ...



... and here all versions with the required number of inside rings.

Interesting are the lids in the very front and back ...



... very tilted

Holding the lid inside the port, sliding slightly downwards, using the needle to mark the holes, drill them with 0,5 mm, plug in ...



... and done



The fittings need to be shortened on the top, but I needed it for the open versions.



And now the two top decks, once closed ...



... and once opened with the gun behind.



Have a good night, Daniel

[dafi]

...hihihihihihi...

...hohohohohoho...

... looks like dafi entered the coffee roasting business too ...



...hihihihihi...

XXXDAn

[LE BOSCO]

Daniel !
you must you protect of sun........ I tease you I believe recognize hammocks in black milliput, no ??
cheers
Nicolas

[dafi]

Bingo Nicolas, just that it was not black in the start

This is how it looks if Fimo/Milliput is baked with 230� Celsius instead of 110� as blind dafi got confused by the english temperature beside the german writing and vica versa ...



... nicely black and blown up ...



.... so got the Fimo out again ...



... first the ball, then the thick sausage, then a medium sausage of 4 mm with the use of a small sheet with 4 mm spacers, and then the thin sausage of 3 mm with the flipside ot the tool with 3 mm spacers. Afterwards I used a "comb" with small wires in 2 mm distance to roll in the 7 lashings representing the 7 seas ...



... then bent the parts, distributed it on the oven plate and baked on the right tempersture.



Funny to see the bloated black been beside. And I got a nice stack of rolled hammocks



Then filed the touching surfaces ...



... glued the parts together while paying tribute to gravity in the middle of the nettings.







This is still the rough version, paint will be easy, but the netting will still need some fiddling around to be figured out properly ...

All the best, Daniel

[LE BOSCO]

as usual Daniel ,it is very ingenious,and very realistic, you are an artist
Nicolas

[wefalck]

Looking good indeed ... as I am not a specialist for that period, I wondered, whether the netting is actually U-shaped ? I thought the netting would be just inboard and outboard.

wefalck

[dafi]

Thank you Nicolas and wefalck.

The netting is U-shape, my guess is that it keeps the hammock clear the wood underneath to keep it well aired.

Daniel

[wefalck]

Makes sense, thought about it as well, but wasn't sure. Certainly you are good observer with respect to the hammock hanging through ... I think such small details bring life to a model.

wefalck

[dafi]

Thank you, very appreciated!



Daniel

[Captain pugwash]

Very nice as usual Daniel.
Some very usefull Information there also.
Did not the hammocks serve as defence against small arms fire in action as well as crew comfort(sleeping).

A question:- I am looking for a few eyelets the same as you use for the guns and gun hatchs, do you do any eyelets smaller than the ones you use for 1/100 build.
I am thinking on 1/350 scale eyelets.
I know Gold Medals do them for there US ships.

Like so, was wondering if you did or know where I can procure some.

Cheers Capt-P