GRAVIOU Francis

 The model I made was made from the surveys I made in 1989 in Portsmouth. I had contacted at the time, Peter Goodwin (curator of the ship at that time), and he had advised me during the beginning of the construction. much later, everything was changed (including the stern davits, the color, and the inscription of the ship's name). I'm sorry, but the ship was still in service in 1989, so I've depicted it as seen at that time. and presented to the public (attached is a photo I took in 1989 at Portsmouth).

Friendly.

Francis GRAVIOU

wonderful achievement, really superb! , vraiment magnifique !

Francis

Great work! Congratulations for this achievement beautiful

Francis

thank you for your compliments. In terms of ship with sails, it is a choice from the start. Most of the time we do not always see with its sails. I made this choice to show how it should be when he was at sea and also to show all maneuvers that meant.

Lighting inside, yes indeed it was a question I asked myself at the beginning, but in fact I chose a few openings in the hull. One can also look inside and take pictures with a small endoscopic camera.

Francis

merci ,

Ce modèle a été construit à partir de zéro à partir originaux plans NMMuseum , et les livres de John McKay (le 100 -gun navire) , A.Mc Gowan ( Hms Victory , la construction, la carrière et la restauration) et aussi des livres C Nepean Longridge , et Peter Goodwin

Francis

Thank you very much, my first name is Francis and my surname is GRAVIOU.

photos for details of the construction of the model, I'll do other publications

Francis