Link to a very interesting model of HMS Victory

Originally posted by jtilley My meager German is far too rusty to translate the text on that site; maybe another Forum member can help us out. But it looks to me like the model is being built from a kit. Note the exploded view drawing sitting under the hull in one picture, and the part numbers printed on some of the hull components. Reply gleason Member since October 2004 Posted by gleason on Saturday, September 17, 2005 10:58 PM Since I brought up the Dry Dock Models site, I think you would be interested in their gallery section where enthusiasts can post and view images. There are some excellant HMS Victory ships [ wooden and plastic ] for your viewing pleasure. I have saved many of the images for future reference while I workon my Heller HMS Victory kit... Enjoy!!! <Gleason> Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 18, 2005 1:03 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by gleason Since I brought up the Dry Dock Models site, I think you would be interested in their gallery section where enthusiasts can post and view images. There are some excellant HMS Victory ships [ wooden and plastic ] for your viewing pleasure. I have saved many of the images for future reference while I workon my Heller HMS Victory kit... Enjoy!!! <Gleason> you mean you've not finished it yet? lol Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 18, 2005 5:19 AM The answer is in the title, it is a Shipyard 1/96 scale model, Shipyard is a carton models company from Poland. Michel Reply Edit jtilley Member since May 2003 From: Greenville, NC Posted by jtilley on Sunday, September 18, 2005 10:25 AM What always amazes me about those paper model kits is the ingenuity with which the designers get around the problems of compound curves. A ship's hull (or, for that matter, an airplane's fuselage) is full of them - and it's physically impossible to reproduce a compound curve with paper. Yet those designers somehow manage to break up the compound curves in ways that, except at extremely close range, make the model look ok. I wonder how these Shipyard folks deal with copper sheathing. Is the modeler going to cover the entire bottom of the hull with individual copper-colored paper rectangles? Actually that would look pretty convincing. Youth, talent, hard work, and enthusiasm are no match for old age and treachery. Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 18, 2005 11:13 AM I noticed some new images posted-wonderful work. I also realized what an ornate 'head' the Victory had. Looks like they had a 4-seater going, hope that was enough. Reply Edit gleason Member since October 2004 Posted by gleason on Sunday, September 18, 2005 1:41 PM In addition to the Dry Dock Model site I mentioned in a previous message, you may also find the following of interest: http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/misc/hms/victory-hankster/victory-index.html http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/misc/sail/victory-72-mr/victory-main.html http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/misc/sail/victory-600-ph/ph-index.html http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/misc/sail/victory-100-bc/bc-main.html http://lazuli.com/projects/Victory/ http://www.shipmodelers-forum.net/shop18.html http://www.dockyards.co.uk/ http://www.stvincent.ac.uk/Heritage/1797/Victory/ As mentioned previously, use the Google Language Tool site to translate these sites from French or German to English http://pageperso.aol.fr/surcouf19/victory_galerie.html http://danklein.free.fr/VICTORY.htm http://modellversium.de/galerie/artikel.php?id=621 Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 18, 2005 7:15 PM These models are available worldwide, I am curious, and want to give them a try. Take a look at this lionk, to see the variety of available models : http://www.e-papermodels.com/index.php?language=en Michel Reply Edit lolok Member since March 2003 From: On the way to AC+793888 Posted by lolok on Monday, September 19, 2005 8:04 AM I have seen the shipyard kits here in Warsaw. The Victory book costs about $20 !!!!!!!! It's laid out in such a way that you can substitute wooden parts for the card if you wish.A Polish company produces wood masts and brass cannons to replace the kit parts.I bought them to replace the Heller guns, Shipyard produces quite a few large ship kits.Having seen some of the results at shows here I can vouch for the quality and the dedication needed to come up with a gem. Under the communists plastic kits here were rubbish so paper was the way to go.There are so many clubs here dedicated to just card models.Check out any german model shop site and you should find them easily. www.nntmodell.com they carry Shipyard Jim Ryan Ex-Pat Limey in warsaw.Poland. " MENE,MENE,TEKEL U PHARSIN" Reply JOIN OUR COMMUNITY! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login Register SEARCH FORUMS FREE NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. FORUMS PRODUCT REVIEWS READER GALLERY HOW TO VIDEOS SHOP ABOUT US FREE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy