To HMS Victory and beyond

[dafi]

Despite all this X-Mess-stress I found a small space for some advent tinkering

Started as usual in the smaller scale ...



... and then scratched the fitting Brodi-Stove for it by some scrap materials.

[dafi]

Some tests ...



...for the BBQ-skewer holder and some brass nibbling ...



... bent ...



... and the skewer itself by filing a round brass into a pointed square section.



Some trials in soldering but finally it fitted .



The exhaust air propelled skewer drive was easy ...



... but fitting a 1 mm hole for the external axle bearing into a 1 mm brass profile needed the magical trick of flattening the material before drilling .



Then some handles and the handrail around and soon some paint could be applied.

I think I will go for a nice eloquent black





















Always remember: no food - no fight

XXXDAn

[JIM BAUMANN]

just remarkable....

so much detail, and it neither sails or fires!

JB

[marijn van gils]

Fantastic Daniel!

A complete model in its own right!

[Dan K]

Astounding. Marijn is right; that's a complete model of its own.

[dafi]

Thank you Sirs, very indulgent

Others were not. "Too uneven", "roasting spit too thick" and "handles meant for giants"

So out the scalpel and flattening all uneven surfaces and corners, getting the soldering iron out and eliminating the oversized spit.



Filed a new squared and tapered spit onto some 0,5 mm brass wire.

Inserted a new smaller bearing into the spits driving wheel ...





... and mades some more ergonomic handles.



The result looks like this:















Hope that is fine now

XXXDAn

[JIM BAUMANN]

.....>>>> Hope that is fine now <<<<......

hahhaha! LOL

very good

JB

[dafi]

And we stay hot!

Did not realised that a whole bunch of my pictures has been published in Modellmarine.de

So as a small X-Mess surprise, here are the pictures of the great modeling exhibition in Rochefort last October:
http://www.modellmarine.de/index.php?op ... stellungen

Part 1
http://www.modellmarine.de/index.php?op ... &Itemid=55
Part 2
http://www.modellmarine.de/index.php?op ... &Itemid=55
Part 3
http://www.modellmarine.de/index.php?op ... &Itemid=55

Enjoy

Merry X-Mess, XXXDAn

[dafi]

As the small side projects are an integral part of my build ...



... I checked the wardrobe ...


... and picked some parts.



What is he up to now?!?

XXXDAn

[dafi]

And a bit of fresh permanent make-up



Plenty of white, ochre and some red. Was tricky to mix but now it is "Hello Kitty!"



XXXDAn

[dafi]

So the 1765 version is half way ready already and the connoisseur recognizes the 2018 version on the "Hello Kitty" teint. Some versions in between are still missing.

One more cast was still left, so one more to be done.





So we have a funny little in-beween-meal, hope it suits your taste.



There we go

XXXDAn

[dafi]

Greatest gift of dafi? Knowing how to make chips

The characteristic of the 1920 version is the flat outer surface, so got the chisel out ...



... dug holes ...



... and flatened all.



See the "Broad Arrows" indicating it kings property

XXXDAn

[marijn van gils]

Very nice!

In fact, I prefer the look of the 'salmon pink' over the brighter yellow...

Looking forward to the 1920's version!

[JIM BAUMANN]

I grew up with the yellow black.

Built a quite a few Airfix / Revell Victory models over the decades in the glorious and warmly familiar black and yellow....



I have seen the " new" correct version-- it being a mere 12 miles down the road from me

It will tale a decade or two for me to get used to it...!

JB

[dafi]

Slowly we move on.

To spread some light into why the port holes were planked over



Next thing first planking trials.



Still quite topsy-turvy but one can see the direction



XXXDAn

[JIM BAUMANN]

....nothing like having a distraction from the main menu .....!
heheh!

JB

[dafi]

Thanx Jim -)

Smoothed up every thing and did the port frames..





XXXDAn

[dafi]

Found some time to tinker a bit on that exotic gem

Got a signal gun - one of 6 on the ship for salutes - and one historical barrel. The rest will be windows. The gun is a self made brass one made in my Dremel to give it a slightly conical shape. Also the chainboards with the accurate number and position for the irons is there together with the small port that gives access to the shrouds.







A child that only a mom is able to love - or a dafi

XXXDAn

[JIM BAUMANN]

Fascinatingly bizarre and wonderful.

I admire you ability to spend a considerabvle portion of life loving one ship..�!

JB

[dafi]

Thnk you Jim

Somehow Fast-Food-Tinkering does not work for me somehow.

I already started planking the outside with poly but could not find a pattern for the width of the planks - Frustration taking over ...

Then I realised that as I cutted the ports "free hand - first sight" was the problem, as the planks are following - unlike the 1765 original planking - exactely the row of the ports. So considered a second (or even more look) to get things straight and realised taht all planks have more or less same width. So I took the illustrtion programm and started to push the measures until it fitted the photographs and suddenly it all worked out. 21 cm planks it was what I needed and some correction on the ports.



Also Business as usual - removing the first trial of planks



New planks were cut ...



... ports newly defined ...



... cleared with plenty of blood, sweat and tears ...



.... and cut free.

Just see on the inside of the ports the difference to the first fit :-O



Fixed the first goodies, soon more about that



And here we go, twice the same section of hull, just a bit more than 100 years of difference.

XXXDAn