Anchors

[Nacioffi]

Where can one buy one quarter inch scale anchors for HMS Victory

[Gregory]

I see that you are building a scratch Victory..

 

 

You might check out this Anchor kit from Syren..   

 

Boxwood Anchors for Cheerful

 

While it is 1:48 based on the cutter Cheerful, and a bit small for Victory, you could use this kit as a basis to fabricate your own.

Edited November 20, 2019 by Gregory

[allanyed]

Nacioffi

Which anchors do you need?  I believe there are four anchors on Victory at this time in various sizes but Lavery states that 1st rates carried five  until an order of 1779 stipulated they carry only four.  They are not that difficult to make so you will likely get better scale accuracy making your own once you have the proper dimensions of each.  They can be made with cast metal and wood stocks or all from wood with the "iron" portions painted black.   I have no information on the weights of Victory's anchors but anchors were normally sized in proportion to the tonnage of the vessel.  There are drawings of anchors of various sizes the RMG collections that you can find on-line as well as dimension details in spread sheet form in Brian Lavery's Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War.

 

Allan  

Edited November 20, 2019 by allanyed

[Nacioffi]

Thanks Allan. I am fitting my model of the Victory with 4 anchors  I think of equal size and weight.....I think I will have to resort to fabricating them myself.

Nick

[allanyed]

I am sure you will do well in making them.   I do think though that there will be at least two, perhaps three different sizes considering bowers, sheet and perhaps kedge anchors.

 

Allan