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Neptune:
They are both doing fine. The cat is afraid of them :outhere:
She now sits on the opposite side of the room from them.

Got the wheel in place; decided to go with just one wheel (couldn't see second wheel anyway) I didn't want to wait!!

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Update:

Masts and bowsprit roughed out and one grating completed. Included some photo's of future crew (will need work, should have just gone with unpainted).

The constructo kit includes "just barely" enough dowels for the masts; had to do the foremast by hand, unable to use an electric drill because the dowel was too short.

At this rate, I should be done in about 100 years :banna:

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Your crew looks like their getting a little impatient.

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Hi, Victory was anchored in the Portsmouth harbor for 120 years, up to +- 1922. At which time she was brought up in dry dock. Longridge's pictures go back to that period. In his book he is showing that the ship has double doors on the port entry. The opened door fits in the thickness of the hull.
When I visited Victory I did not pay attention to that detail. A good picture of the entry port, under magnifying glass shows that these doors are still there.

Also the ship yellow paint is a darker shade than what I see on most of the models. The gun carriage wheels are light grey.

I did the inventory of my own Corel kit, I was missing the instruction booklet. I email Corel and I received the replacement from Milano Italy in one week.

Raymond

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Dennis:
What can I say? They're Chinese and don't understand my work ethic (I'll get to it tomorrow!). Little buggers have to be overhauled anyway before they can launch "their ship". No liberty allowed (I keep them in a box, for their own safety; the #@$&^ rats already ran off with one, "man overboard!!") .

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False stern in place, poop deck bulwark rails on and foc'sle bulwark rails now have their lateral bend in place. Foc'sle shot garlands in place.
Now painting stern piece and foc'sle bulwark rails and will apply rails tomorrow and start applying window pieces on stern (1/32" X 1/32").

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Half finished with starboard quarter gallery and find that plans are "a little off" will have to file down all pieces to make them fit :=(( . Oh well, nelson was a short guy anyway, wasn't he? :banna:

Any way: Got the keel, beak's head and stern on. Got carried away with the photo's (forgive me)

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An update:
Tried placing the hull in clamps to enable turning side to side; false keel and beak's head broke off! :anger:

Decided to leave false keel off (going to be in fake water anyway as a diorama)

And, because I'm more fond of rigging than "hull work" I think I am going to "paint"the hull copper, instead of spending all that time with copper tape .

I know, "I'm bad!!" :=(( but only the last three or four copper bands will show and I'll use the tape for them).

Meanwhile, I'm tired of working with the stern, so I think I will work on the bowsprit (all those tiny little chocks and gammoning grooves to be cut :saw:

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Got the bee blocks and supports on as well as chocks for stays placed and painted dolphin striker. Placed supports for beak's head and gave all a first coat of paint. Jib boom and flying jib boom sanded down ready for sealing.
Back to the stern to do window moldings and fancy trim. back and forth, back and forth; breaks up the monotony but I do dislike sanding and painting 1mmx1mm square stock (my old eyes can barely see 1mm!)
At this rate I might get to the rigging sometime in 2010 !!

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Stern galleries 1/2 finished (lots of filing and repainting to be done) 1x1mm and 2x2mm rails hurt my eyes! :banna: