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It would appear you're not frightened by a challenge Oscar! That's really a dive into the deep end.

Tricky to see the details from the thumbnails but what I can see looks good.

Don't go for the Airfix Victory if you don't like repetitive work on cannons. That one has over 100 with 7 parts each - unless you want to add the ring bolts and rigging which doubles that! Which of course is why I sold mine. I lost the will to live doing just a couple of hundred individual track links on a Jagpanther; there's no way I'd be able to do that sort of job. Pity really 'cos it would have made a very nice display piece - one that even the missus would have liked in the lounge.

Welcome aboard and I'm looking forward to seeing this one.

Gern

Thanks for the replies! It is ambitious but I am teacher and have the next month and a half off still so I have lots of times. You know what they say about idle hands....Here are some more pics in a different size (I hope). I have painted and added the gun deck. I am working on adding the gun port covers in the open position. They each have a string (used to open and close the ports on tha real deal), all 32 of em, and has to be tied. I am finding it difficult to get the strings tied because they were they tie is under deck supports as well as being a right fit so I am reworking my method at the moment.
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Originally Posted by Gern

It would appear you're not frightened by a challenge Oscar! That's really a dive into the deep end.

Tricky to see the details from the thumbnails but what I can see looks good.

Don't go for the Airfix Victory if you don't like repetitive work on cannons. That one has over 100 with 7 parts each - unless you want to add the ring bolts and rigging which doubles that! Which of course is why I sold mine. I lost the will to live doing just a couple of hundred individual track links on a Jagpanther; there's no way I'd be able to do that sort of job. Pity really 'cos it would have made a very nice display piece - one that even the missus would have liked in the lounge.

Welcome aboard and I'm looking forward to seeing this one.

Gern

I just ordered the Victory for my next project! I am a patient person for the most part and I like the idea of having American Naval and Royal Naval flagships on a display stand.

There's a website devoted to the Heller Victory which gives some fabulous details of building and painting. Here's the link:

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Gern

Well, I have the port side lower cannons all tied into place and got started on the starboard today. Have to go slow and do 1 or 2 cannons an hour to let the glue dry or I end up ripping off the ones I just laid down. Took the time today to run up to Houston (about 2 hours from my house) to visit a nice hobby shop I found via the google machine. Great little place called G and G, if you are ever in the area. I needed some paints that my local, faily terrible hobby surplus store never has in stock. They had some Humbrol tins and I picked up a few to try. I am sold on em! Can't wait to get my airbrush and compressor next month so I can get going on some models I have stock piled. Here are the pics of the cannons all tied down. Should be working on getting the upper deck painted and in place over the next few days.
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I got all the cannons on the lower deck in place and roped off. Anchor rope is in place and I got the upper deck painted and installed. The capstan is in place along with the ships wheel. Had to use some clamps to get the hull closed up to the decks. Pics of the progress are below. Next up, masts and deck features.
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Dusting this model off and getting back to work on her. Has been a hectic year moving and starting a new job. Pics of progress to come soon!