Victory in 1765 version

Papillon wrote:

I am playing with thoughts of modifying the heller kit into the 1765 version (not that difficult) and produce a resin kit of it with etched parts, possibly as a hull model with lower masts only.

 

I've been sitting on the idea of modifying my spare Heller Victory into the 1776 configuration.   So far I've been put off by the elaborate pre-1803 figurehead and the delicate sculptures on the stern and quarters.   Let me know how yours go.

 

BTW, I suggest the mast problem can be solved by casting in resin only the tops of the lower masts, and the ends of the top and top gallant masts, as well as only the center portions of the yards.

The provide the user with instructions to build the rest of the masts and yards from styrene tubes and strips.

Dear Chuck,

I have some material regarding the 1765 version; I can email it to your private address, OK?

Max.

Check out Master Builder Donald McNarry's take on the Victory as launched:

 

http://www.shipmodel.com/art-Donald-McNarry.htm#1

Also, an earlier HMS Victory, looks like a larger ship, which ran aground and was lost with all hands:

http://www.donaldmcnarryshipmodels.com/13.html

Jose Gonzales

Papillon wrote:

Dear Chuck, I have some material regarding the 1765 version; I can email it to your private address, OK? Max.

 

Yes.  Thank you.  Chuckfan_@hotmail.com

jgonzales wrote:

Also, an earlier HMS Victory, looks like a larger ship, which ran aground and was lost with all hands: http://www.donaldmcnarryshipmodels.com/13.html Jose Gonzales

 

Both the earlier Victory of 1737 and Nelson's Victory of 1765 were, at their respective times of launch, the largest British Waship ever built.  However, Nelson's Victory was infact substantially larger than her predecessor.

The 1737 Victory did hold some continuing distinctions, though.  She was the only ship of the line to ever have 4 tiers of quarter galleries and 4 tiers of stern galleries.   Her hull side was exceptionally high for her length, and this caused her to be leewardly and was thought to have contributed to her loss.          

Dear Chuck,

Did you get my material?

Max.

Instead of a whole kit, would it be possible to produce a resin modification kit to the existing Heller kit. I see those types of things advertised a lot. The artitec models as featured in the dioram we saw a while back were very impressive. I'm a train modeler too so the 1/87 th idea is interesting too.