Brian's 1/100 HMS Victory

[Bri62]

Brian,
Chair pulled up. She looks nicely detailed. I don't fancy gluing all those barrel halves together.

Only 208 barrel halves 208 carriage halves and 416 wheels

I beg to difer!! I was on her in 1990(ish). Albeit only for a visit!!! The click bed would have been invented a lot earlier if Wafu's had served on the Victory.

lol I used to walk past her daily when I was in Portsmouth in the early 80's

 

[Bri62]

Did I say how much I hate masking


From Croatia this morning

 

[Ian M]

But it looks so sharp afterwards.

 

[Bri62]

Not sure the colour is right!! not pink enough defiantly not right Going to need some help here can't find anything close

 

[scottie3158]

She, looks good to me nice job with the masking.

 

[Bri62]

She, looks good to me nice job with the masking.

Yes Paul happy with it just not happy with the colour

 

[Ian M]

You might want to have a look at Vallejo's flesh tones. They do several different one of those might fit the bill.

 

[Ian M]

A quick Google search ;
Vallejo skintone bring up a couple of good ones, one Model Air, the other Model Color.

 

[Bri62]

Vallejo skintone bring up a couple of good ones, one Model Air,

I used skintone 71.076 I left it overnight to dry and It's a better match not 100% but close enough so going to leave as is

 

[Bri62]

More masking and painting.

 

[Bri62]

Done a bit more this morning and started the cannons this batch (60) done 36 need a rest otherwise it becomes a chore, I'm really waiting on the aftermarket stuff so I can get the two hull halved finished and glued.



Cannons are going to need a clean up not looking forward to doing 104 guns


I like the colour of the unpainted model the carpet monster is rarely successful

 

[scottie3158]

Brian,
Coming on nicely.

 

[Bri62]

Brian,
Coming on nicely.

Thanks Paul not sure how I feel about this one the rigging sorta scares me a bit

 

[Bri62]

Just the boring stuff I'm afraid

 

[Andy the Sheep]

Well, it looks more smoothbore than boring...
Taxi!

Wonderful progress, Brian. I guess those guns are in sailship modelling the equivalent of some highly detailed tracks in tank modelling, almost a chore but they can make the difference in the end.

 

[Bri62]

I guess those guns are in sailship modelling the equivalent of some highly detailed tracks in tank modelling, almost a chore but they can make the difference in the end.

Yes pretty much, It can get a bit tedious but hey we all love guns, thinking of doing some Armor next is your Tacom back on the bench?

 

[boatman]

WELL Bri ive been over her 4 times an i dint notice any sorter pink as it looked all yellow to me
chrisb

 

[Bri62]

WELL Bri ive been over her 4 times an i dint notice any sorter pink as it looked all yellow to me

They have recently changed the colour as per YouTube vid don't know if I'm colour blind but it looks pinkish to me lol all the masts and interior stuff is yellowish

 

[Ian M]

WELL Bri ive been over her 4 times an i dint notice any sorter pink as it looked all yellow to me
chrisb

Researchers scratched their way through the 72 layers of paint in 2014 (?) and found that at the time of "The Battle" the stripes were painted a very pale terracotta pinkish colour. When Victory was repainted in the newly found livery, people where, shall we put it in the clearest of English phrases "Tutting like mad" that Nelsons Victory was now painted PINK! OUTRAGEOUS!

I was looking for something quite different when I saw turned brass cannons and thought of you with your coming nightmare of all those.
Bit late now I guess. It was in Denmark anyway so way to expensive to buy from here, but pretty sure you could find some there in Blighty.

 

[Andy the Sheep]

Yes pretty much, It can get a bit tedious but hey we all love guns, thinking of doing some Armor next is your Tacom back on the bench?

Yes, the BV206 is back!