Author Archives: togrovictory

It’s been a while since the last update – I was more enjoying being outside in the sun than in my small shop… 😀 Nevertheless I was shaping some filler blocks for the stern section of the hull. This should … Continue reading →

Step by step but irresistibly, all gun ports and the side entry port on the starboard side were completed. I am quite happy with the result. One or two gun ports may be half a millimeter off when you look … Continue reading →

It’s been quite some time since the last update but work the “Vic” is still going on. The installed gunports on the starboard side are getting more and more and the upper gundeck was completed in the aft portion of … Continue reading →

The planks that mark the lower and upper sills for the gunports have been glued in place. The lowest plank on the starboard side is 1 mm too low in the the bow area, but that can easily be fixed … Continue reading →

Finally my wood arrived and i could carve the stern counters (seen on the left picture) and the side transom pieces (to the left on the right picture). Luckily I had Bob’s practicum – without that I would not have dared to … Continue reading →

Because my shipment of wood is still not delivered, I decided to make a little fake deck for the middle gun deck. With that I could test some deck planking technique I did not use so far (caulking immitation with … Continue reading →

While I am waiting for a shipment of wood to start with the stern section (it was unfortunately lost by DHL), I decided to do some fun stuff and build the tiny binnacle in front of the ship’s wheel. Using … Continue reading →

Today I received some parts from Caldercraft which will replace the kits original parts. As you can see in the left picture the brass castings for the figurehead is way out of scale and even its shape is far off. … Continue reading →

The two blocks for the bow were completed as shown in the picture below. I am quite happy with them as I didn’t believe I could get them symmetrical to each other. But it worked out well and final adjustments … Continue reading →