A1sparks Posted June 26, 2014 Share #121 Posted June 26, 2014 WOW Dan, You have certainly made a silk purse from a sows ear, as they say. I started that part work about 10yrs ago and almost immediately ditched most of the timber supplied, (the second planking was a joke) and most of the cast metal parts. I have been working on it ,on and off, ever since, trying to make a more historically accurate and better made representation of HMS Victory. Well done again. Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karleop Posted June 26, 2014 Share #122 Posted June 26, 2014 Really amazing Danny!!!!! Saludos, Karl Quote Finished Models (Gallery): Pandora (Constructo), HMS Endeavour (AL), San FranciscoII (AL), Fishing boat (scratch), Vasa (Billing Boats) Construction logs: Vasa (Billing Boats) Pride of Baltimore II (M. Shipways) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted June 26, 2014 Share #123 Posted June 26, 2014 Well done Danny! She looks great. It also has to be a record for one of the fastest HMS Victory builds. Quote Daniel We're ship in bottle builders, it's an occupational hazard. www.siemensbottlingco.blogspot.com http://www.bottledshipbuilder.com Current Builds: Bermuda Sloop Wood Krafters Pirate Ship Completed: 20 Gun Frigate Olympic 470 Bermuda Sloop Super Mini Queen Anne's Revenge German Cutter Mercury Santa Maria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowand Posted June 30, 2014 Share #124 Posted June 30, 2014 Sensational work Danny, I can only echo the remarks of others, you have done a truly amazing job. I'm inspired.....!!! Best regds, Rowan D. Quote Current build HMB Endeavour - AL Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhegazi Posted January 12, 2016 Share #125 Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) Great job Danny . . you brought it back to life I'm planning to start my HMS Victory , how do you feel about Krick HMS Victory (Mantua) Kit ?? Edited January 12, 2016 by mhegazi mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Vadas Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share #126 Posted January 13, 2016 how do you feel about Krick HMS Victory (Mantua) Kit ? I have no idea how good or bad that kit is - better ask someone who has made one. Danny Quote Cheers, Danny ________________________________________________________________________________ Current Build : Forced Retirement from Modelling due to Health Issues Build Logs : Norfolk Sloop HMS Vulture - (TFFM) HMS Vulture Cross-section 18 foot Cutter Concord Stagecoach 18th Century Longboat in a BOTTLE CARD Model Build Logs : Mosel Sydney Opera House (Schreiber-Bogen) WWII Mk. IX Spitfire (Halinski) Rolls Royce Merlin Engine Cape Byron Lighthouse (HMV) Stug 40 (Halinski) Yamaha MT-01 Yamaha YA-1 HMS Hood (Halinski) Bismarck (GPM) IJN Amatsukaze 1940 Destroyer (Halinski) HMVS Cerberus Mi24D Hind (Halinski) Bulgar Steam Locomotive - (Modelik) Tanker and Beer Wagons (Modelik) Flat Bed Wagon (Modelik) Peterbuilt Semi Trailer Fender Guitar Restorations for Others : King of the Mississippi HMS Victory Gallery : Norfolk Sloop, HMAT Supply, HMS Bounty, HMS Victory, Charles W. Morgan, 18' Cutter for HMS Vulture, HMS Vulture, HMS Vulture Cross-section, 18th Century Longboat in a Bottle Other Previous Builds : Le Mirage, Norske Love, King of the Mississippi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonyUK Posted January 13, 2016 Share #127 Posted January 13, 2016 Hi Danny. I don't know how you done it But you have just Compleated mission impossible. There's no way I would take this mission. Just goes to show your skills as a model maker and restorer. Stunned . I remember the first post.. Thinking to myself ... He will bin this one.. Thers no way that anything can be done. It's a lot harder correcting other's work. Regards Antony. Dan Vadas, mtaylor and JesseLee 3 Quote Best advice ever given to me."If you don't know ..Just ask. Completed Mayflower Completed Fun build Tail boat Tailboat Completed Build Chinese Junk Chinese Pirate Junk Completed scratch built Korean Turtle ship 1/32 Turtle ship Completed Santa Lucia Sicilian Cargo Boat 1/30 scale Santa Lucia On hold. Bounty Occre 1/45 Completed HMS Victory by DeAgostini modelspace. DeAgostini Victory Cross Section Completed H.M.S. Victory X section by Coral. HMS Victory cross section Completed The Black Pearl fun build Black Queen Completed A large scale Victory cross section 1/36 Victory Cross Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
django56 Posted February 5, 2017 Share #128 Posted February 5, 2017 by bean a member in this forum i am learning every day y bit more about ship modeling great work Dan mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg the peg leg sailor Posted February 6, 2017 Share #129 Posted February 6, 2017 (edited) G'day Danny I shouldn't be amazed at the transaction because YOU did it. But memattie, its hard to believe it's the same model. As Mark said a touch of professionalism! Havagooday Greg Edited February 6, 2017 by Greg the peg leg sailor Quote "Nothing is impossible, it's only what limitations that you put on yourself make it seems impossible! " Current log : The Royal Yacht Royal Caroline 1749 1:32 by Greg Ashwood:... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRSparky Posted April 5, 2017 Share #130 Posted April 5, 2017 Dan, Just ran across your "renovation" of the HMS Victory for a friend. I am in the process of "reclaiming" an HMS Victory model, since it was just too much effort to simply trash it. Don't really know idf it was scratch-built or from a model, but the hull and masts/spars were very well done - even the figurehead. If still available. I would sure like to see how you finished the standing rigging. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPS_skybolt Posted August 5, 2018 Share #131 Posted August 5, 2018 Most would have abandon ship literally. I would have bought a new kit. A restoration to behold. You are a true friend indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejgray52 Posted April 28, 2020 Share #132 Posted April 28, 2020 Congratulations Dan. I have the same 'kit' here, discovered it at the back of my workshop while tidying up.. I started my own thread about this model a week or so ago and decided to complete it as a decoration piece as, (a) buying all the extras to make it accurate would be better invested in buying a decent kit of the Victory and (b) it will good practice for me in planking etc. (Currently working on Billings Steam Pinnace and my first efforts required filler!). My mother-in-law gave me the subscription to the Victory back in the early 2000's as a Christmas present; she past away a few years ago and I feel I should finish it in her memory. My father-in-law was a Navy man, so anything nautical was close to her heart. I know what you mean about the instructions, my favourite being. '...look exactly as it did when Nelson was the captain: blue and yellow above the plimsol line...' Wow, three errors in one sentence! the original blurb tells us the model was created by 'expert naval historians and model makers'... really? I too am impressed by the original builder getting as far as he did; well done for honouring his memory with your work. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted April 28, 2020 Share #133 Posted April 28, 2020 Danny, Amazing recovery on the model. I can only pray that someone would be that generous to my family if I left something unfinished. mtaylor 1 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted April 28, 2020 Share #134 Posted April 28, 2020 Looks great Dan. You've given me some insight on a rigging sequence for a large ship. mtaylor 1 Quote Jeff In progress: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company -1/2" scale USS Constitution - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Granado - CAF Model - 1:48 HMS Sphinx - Vanguard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Frampton Posted January 10, 2022 Share #135 Posted January 10, 2022 Hi Dan Like yourself. I have been given what I think is a Del Prado Victory. The previous owner appears to have given up when they got to the hull cladding stage. I instruction sheets Structure 1 to 76 External elements 1 to 30 Rigging 1 to 22b I assume in the pile of bits that I have the supporting parts Can you advise me if I have a full kit or what else I need to purchase. I am 82, a retired aircraft engineer and have made bespoke models from matchsticks for over 60 years. I would really like to take this even if I haven't a clue of sip construction Regards Richard Frampton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomganc Posted January 10, 2022 Share #136 Posted January 10, 2022 Wow I'm speechless. This is some amazing restoration work, it almost feels like it would be easier to build it from new Can't wait to see more rigging... Regards Tom Quote Current Builds: HMS Victory by DeAgostini 1/84 HMS Victory Build We don't stop playing because we grow old... we grow old because we stop playing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maaaslo Posted January 10, 2022 Share #137 Posted January 10, 2022 erm, you wont mate. sadly Dan passed away recently so there wont be any work done on any of his models. JesseLee, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Pavol stands for Paul, Pablo, Paolo etc. Please do not try to pronounce it, just call me Pav... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dowling Posted January 10, 2022 Share #138 Posted January 10, 2022 That is very sad news. My sincere condolences to his family. A truly gifted man and always willing to help. His wonderful models will be a lasting legacy and will be appreciated by many, many people. Our hobby will miss a very clever gentleman. JesseLee and mtaylor 2 Quote Current build : Gorch Fock Occre Completed non-boat build 1/16 Model expo Sopwith Camel - in shore leave. Previous boat builds: Amerigo Vespucci Occre Yacht Mary Artesania Latina Red Dragon (Modified) Non-boat build 1/24 scale Dennis bus by OcCre - in shore leave. Mare Nostrum (modified) Amati Oseberg (modified) Chaperon sternwheel steamer 1884 Constructo Lady Smith kit/scratch build OcCre Santisima Trinidad Cross Section Constructo Robert E Lee Paddle Steamer Constructo Louise, steam powered river boat OcCre Bounty with cutaway hull Corel Scotland Baltic Ketch (not on MSW) OcCre Spirit of Mississippi paddle steamer (not on MSW) In the Gallery: Mare Nostrum Oesberg Constructo Lady Smith Constructo Robert E Lee Constructo Louise OcCre Bounty OcCre Spirit of Mississippi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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