HMS Victory by AdmiralCobalt - Heller - 1/100 - PLASTIC - first build

[AdmiralCobalt]

Hey 1st time here. 

 

Hornblower, Master and Commander, Empire total war, Napoleon total war inspired build. 

 

I live within 30 mins of the Hms Trincomalee. 

 

So here it is my first attempt at a model ship of the line. Comments and crit welcome. 

 

Started it on Tuesday. 

[AdmiralCobalt]

And the first deck goes in. The orlop deck? 

[AdmiralCobalt]

Plinth. 

[AdmiralCobalt]

[Matrim]

You've gone this far in a month!

Good grief that's two years of work for me  It's looking good though, how are you finding the kit and instructions??

[Kevin-the-lubber]

Wow, That’s amazing progress in such a short period of time. Correct me if I’m wrong but it looks like you’re building straight out of the box I.e. no mods. I’d love to see pics as you go along as I have a sneaking feeling that all the labour I’m putting in to thicken the hulls, recreate the sidesteps etc isn’t worth tuppence unless you’re up close and a modeller yourself.

[Bill97]

Wow! That is beautiful!  Great job. I have ordered my Heller HMS Victory and will begin later this his year after I finish the Cutty Sark I am currently working on. I have read on various sites that the Heller instructions are not in English. Is that correct? And if so, how difficult did that make the construction?