To HMS Victory and beyond

[dafi]

Thank you Marijn ant Thomas!

I already was unhappy for quite a while with the appearance of the beakhead bulkhead

... and this since July/August 2010 ...

... front nice ...



... inside horrible, visible internal structure as the planking was missing, and on top color going astray!



But 5 years are enough! - And now comes something unbelievable, never seen and out of this world - I continue building without knocking something down

First fitting doors and gunport lids ...



... then the inner planking, the stiffening of the door and of course seat of ease



Then the fittings of doors and lids ...



... and to use the attachments to the sprue to fasten the lids.



First step ready



Just freshly fitted, I realised that the seat of ease was meant size wise to be only for children ...



... so small demolition program and a ergonomically better rebuild was to be done.



And as there was no thrill so far in the update, I thought this was to be changed
In the first step 5 years ago I already drilled holes into the timberheads of the beakhead bulkhead to better guide the lines coming from the bow. But they should be rectangular to each house a sheave. But how to make a 0,75 hole into a double as high rectangle?

Some tests and it proved realizable



This knowing I dared to touch the almost complete beakhead bulkhead ...



... working my way through ...



... inserted the sheaves ...



... and I am happy

Cheers, Daniel

[dafi]

I still was asked how the slots in the timberheads were done:

Opened the hole by twisting the drill carefully up and down. Then I used the file that I already used for the glazing bars of the stern for the sides of the holes and made a even more pointed one for the top and bottom surfaces. Then I used a toothpick to smoothen the edges.



And here still the comparison to the original part

Replaced the gunports, added a threshold, added the outer timberheads, guides for the ropes.



XXXDAn

[JIM BAUMANN]

very nice work-obsessive--but very nice!

Best wsiehs

JB

[dafi]

Thank you Jim!

First as a starter the doors with the stiffening now pointing in the right orientation



And also to be seen: good planning is everything - two of the slots in the timberheads had to be closed again as the mariners walk sits in front of them.

XXXDAn

[dafi]

Before somebody gets bored, here some new endeavors. If one has a nice beakhead bulkhead, one of course wants also some nice planking with it.
I dicided against the parallel planks and this is a challenge in that scale

The back - and with it the sides - of the planks sprayed black for the caulking and defined the ideal spacing of the planks onto the carrier plate ...



... and slimmed and glued.



The front part of the waterpass was still easy, the plank just wetted and tamed ...



... but the little teeth were hard, first tried a carbon copy ...



... but was too undefined for the scale, so scanned it and printed out the template ...



... and worked much better



And already destroying the nice planking to carefully fit in the bowsprit



XXXDAn

[dafi]

And now we come to the topics, that the dafi most enjoys!

If someone gets pissed by this shitty topic - no worry, that�s life

First the press gang was send out.



Then I realised, that a quarter drop of superglue can replace some tweezers ...



... and as usual, there was some serious cutting, bending and reassembling of limbs and wings ...



... and out came some characters that were a highest delight to create - including some bare bums

And here the gents are already doing their business, tight fit starboard ...



... everybody just one hole, the stressed faces are easing off ...



... as everybody eases off, at port a space is free ...



... but the gent in the red head already comes rushing in with urgent business ...



... while those sailors in the corners ...



... can ease off in peace and quiet ...



... while the double stools in the front ...



... are more cosy



The inside of the starboard roundhouse was for the lower officers that could follow the rush outside by the small window ...



... while as far as I know the one on port was also used by the sickbay.



So that is the way that they are busily sailing towards victory ...



... but still have to check if the loo paper was used that way hanging into the water to give it always an appearance of clean fresh spring



XXXDan

[Joe Simon]

Very impressive!

[Channell]

I neer thought about it before but with so many men on board the beakhead must have been a fairly constant yellow and brown waterfall.

Please for the love of god, don't add the um... leavings too.

[dafi]

Not ?!? Wimpy!!!

And I was already thinking about how to add the characteristic smells to the model

By the way, here is a contemporary drawing of about 1600. It shows the middle of a great battle, and then I realised this small character sitting on the anchor and a bit lower ...

... no, I do not think that small blob is to represent a treenail from the planking ...

...

...hihihihihihi...

XXXDAMdan

[Channell]

Though having "danced with death" a few times myself I guess I oughta point out that the old saying "he got the $h#@! scared out of him" is more literal than one might expect!

[dafi]

Unbelievable, how certain topics get the full attention

Thank you Sirs!!!

As I am told being jumpy, I jump from the far front to the far back of the boat - mind the fully framed marine-technological technical terms

So went on for the rudder pendents. Used a 1,5 mm Evergreen rod and made a core hole with 0,5 mm ...



... and enlarged to 0,7 mm, lengthened to 1 mm and used a cherry miller to round the edges.

First trial with a properly smartened rope was far too thick ...



... next trial with just the splice being smartened was far better in appearance.



Still a lashing for that the hook stays in place ...



... and things are already in place.

XXXDAn

[K494]

Great work on Victory's Toilet Facilities,Dafi.

[K494]

That looks very good,Dafi.

Scott

[dafi]

Everything to delight you Scott, my pleasure!!!

But then disaster, the eminent authority from my german forum destroyed my hope of getting more "like" ...

... "the securing thread of the hook should be done in figures of 8" he said, how can one do such a failure ...

... so back into the ship yard and - this time with 3 spectacles one placed over the other - some micro chirurgic minimal invasive wizardry to satisfy my master.



Then on onto the other side ...



... and with the experience even the smartening of the splice came out more ship shape and Bristol fashion.

Then used my drawing plate ...



... to get the small toggle for the securing line.



And a small overview.



Looks great, but dear Dirk/Dubz started a discussion in our german forum about the rope extension, if this one was a correct feature. The chain is shown on many models, the rope not ...

XXXDAn

[blacman]

It is definitelly not my world... But on every of your new post, you have placed - I jump to see what's new. And everything is just fantastic. It is like I am in 18th century... And I am addicted...
Very nice

[dafi]

Thank you blakman!

Ok, some more Brain Salad Surgery ...

Nurse - scalpel, swab, scrapping certificate!



In those days, when I was still jung and inexperienced but full of zest and enthusiasm, those days that I was not yet able to do my own ropework, and then those days of often enjoying showing off the moving of the rudder, but by now the gear is looking a bit deranged, a tad tousled ...



... so out came some brave cuts ...



... but also the big table was shredded to pieces



So carved a bar of blocks



... same nice bondage with the 4 sisters ...



... and the most difficult, the clearing off the traces of old glue, the patented kardan drill made it possible ...



... and prepared the new tackles.



The assembly was even easier than expected ...











... and once again had enough luck for the job

Cheers, DAniel

[dafi]

Now back to the front, doing some catting

First mistreated some wood ...



... rounding things up ...



... and prepared for blackening.



And there it already hangs ...



... depper darling, deeper ...



... ohohoh hihihigher ...















... and all on top ...







I hope the next updates will get more exciting again

XXXDAn

[bismarck builder]

hi guys
anybody make a wood deck for the 1/180 scale airfix victory
gary

[dafi]

Thank you Pete and Maurice!

And now, what is this?



...hihihihihihi...

It is a provocation!!!

Why?!? As always, when i find obscure details, I just build and wait for the horrified outcries

These parts are the shoes for the fishing david, mentioned in Marquardt and described by Lee, but only found two very vague contemporary drawings that do not really define the form. The shoe serves for the david not to damage the hull or channels and also avoids it sliding sidewards.

To define the form of the shoe, of course the davit is necessary, just to fit like a shoe



Some blocks help rectangular sanding.
Eine erh�hte rechtwinklige Unterlage und ein fixer F�hrungs- und ein gef�hrter Schleifklotz sorgen f�r geraden Abschluss.



As already done with the anchors, I used my Edding-technic ...



... as the color shows nicely ...



... if the sanding is getting even ...



... also at the conus. Applied some paint and it is finished fast



And to see if the shoe fits, immediately applied to the place McKay suggests.



But that looks strange as the deadeyes are in the way. I think one more deadeye aback there is the opening for the chasing gun, that would be the mire appropriate placement also no hammock netting in the way there, which would facilitate handling a lot.

XXXDAn

[dafi]

As the great model maker meeting in Augsburg (near Munich) is approaching, I found it necessary to just knot some of the loose ends together.

The officer�s hammocks have been prepared already for a long time ...



... and some more petiteness like a small desk and a chair for Mr Rivers the gunner ...



... some of the lumber to be seen on contemporary pictures: (under-)deck chairs and packages wrapped in sail cloth.



And immediately we have some homeliness in the smallest confinements ...











... and soon all is shipshape und Bristol fashion for coming Saturday in Augsburg

Cheers, Daniel