Andre1967 Posted September 15, 2020 Share #1 Posted September 15, 2020 Hi Everyone my names Andre im from Portsmouth uk, i am very much new to model ship building, im enjoying the ups and downs of constructing my hms victory, this is a Deagostini kit that i got very cheap on Ebay that someone started the planking and abandoned it. I threw away that effort, replaced the false keel and ribs and started again. i have enclosed a picture of my progress so far after 2 years work on and off[ due to covid i had more time to spend on her] I also have an occre Montanes and AL Hermione and a del prado bounty to build so dry dock is quite full, although i dont know if i will get to the del prado model, the parts look fairly poor and again i got from ebay from a charity shop so the money went to a good cause. Anyway im cutting my teeth on the victory and learning technique and ability as i go so hopefully future models will be much improved. Thanks for accepting me into the forum, i hope i can be a productive member, cheers mtaylor, GrandpaPhil, Ryland Craze and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoocat Posted September 15, 2020 Share #2 Posted September 15, 2020 Your Victory looks great! Are you sure you are a newbie!? Welcome. I am originally from Portsmouth, Viginia where there is a great maritime tradition including being the location of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. I have been a follower of this website for many years and build ship models in my very limited spare time (busy physician with a big family) I have not had time to post a build log but hopefully will do so when I retire. Its a wonderful hobby! mtaylor and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre1967 Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted September 15, 2020 hi hoocat, thanks thats very kind of you, and thankyou for the welcome, its a very addictive hobby, i did have a go at a mantua "golden star" before the victory and really messed up the planking so i really am a beginner, but i have a much better understanding of whats required now.I would like to tour norfolk shipyard one day, i always fancied visiting the southern states. Ryland Craze and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted September 15, 2020 Share #4 Posted September 15, 2020 Welcome aboard, Andre. For a first model, that looks impressive and shows way beyond beginner skills. Ryland Craze 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre1967 Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted September 15, 2020 Hi mtaylor thanks for the welcome, to be honest i do find myself staring at the model alot, this hobby gives such sense of achievement, there are parts that i wish i had done better but my intent is to carry that over to other projects, so even though there are faults the Victory is my first love lol, i have seen many youtube videos of builds that i am just amazed at the level of detail and accuracy. i have been looking at build diaries on here and the skill level is so good, i must be like a leech and absorb it all. all the best Andre mtaylor and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryland Craze Posted September 15, 2020 Share #6 Posted September 15, 2020 Welcome to Model Ship World Andre. You are doing a good job on your Victory and I feel you have a good approach on moving ahead to your other kits. I hope to see more pictures of your progress on your Victory. mtaylor 1 Quote Ryland Member - Hampton Roads Ship Model Society - Ship Model Society of New Jersey - Nautical Research Guild Current Build - Armed Virginia Sloop, 18th Century Longboat Completed Build - Medway Longboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre1967 Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted September 15, 2020 Hi Ryland thanks, i have a pic of the bow, which shows her as being fairly straight and true, the roundhouses and decorations were a challenge.im reasonably happy with the result. should i be posting pics here or should i start a thread elsewhere? mtaylor and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted September 16, 2020 Share #8 Posted September 16, 2020 Hello Andre, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. That looks like a very nice model of the 'Victory' you're building there. John Ryland Craze and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted September 16, 2020 Share #9 Posted September 16, 2020 Half your luck, Andre, living in Portsmouth. So if you're unsure of a detail you can just pop down to the naval base and check it on-site! When you've finished Victory maybe you should consider making the Warrior and Mary Rose . . . mtaylor and Ryland Craze 2 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre1967 Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted September 16, 2020 Hi John thankyou mate. Hi Louie, thats true i have seen her many times in my lifetime since a child, and seen the changes to her. i decided to go with the yellow ochre on my kit, not the new colour but i wont go into why, dont wanna open that can of worms lol, looking forward to her getting full rig back not sure when that will be. i bought a one year pass for the dockyard just before covid hit so not been able to use it, i want to go back as soon as i can mtaylor and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted September 16, 2020 Share #11 Posted September 16, 2020 Welcome to MSW and good luck on the builds, i enjoyed my Victory build, as with many others, so there is a lot of advice around the site mtaylor and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on All the best Kevin SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the build table HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 Belle Poule 1834 by Kevin - OcCre - 1/90 - French frigate - started June 2024 - - On hold MHS Britannic by Kevin SD 14 - Marcle Models - 1/70 - March 2022 - Bluebell - Flower Class - Revel - 1/72 U552 German U Boat - Trumpeter - 1/48 Amerigo Vespucci 1/84 - Panart- HMS Enterprise -CAF - 1/48 Finished Hercules by Kevin - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat - Finished - May 2024 Nectan-Mountfleet-models-steam-trawler-1/32 - Completed June 2020 HMS Victory - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1/72 - Finished Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 Stage Coach 1848 - Artesania Latina - 1/10 -Finished Lady Eleanor by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Fifie fishing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from Aus Posted September 16, 2020 Share #12 Posted September 16, 2020 Welcome Andre, great place to start.....kinda did the same, but it was my model.....started...left it...started....forgot it......then got engaged and loved it. Welcome from down under (Canberra Aus). Visited your part of the world two years ago, great place. Ryland Craze and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre1967 Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share #13 Posted September 16, 2020 hi kevin hi mike thanks for the welcome, i have a couple of mates is Aus, would love to visit one day, he likes to send me pictures of the spiders that get in his room lol, last one was something called a red back. Looked black to me.cheers mtaylor and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted September 20, 2020 Share #14 Posted September 20, 2020 I've visited the Victory twice - once in 1973 and once in 2009. I missed the Warrior - we had a choice and decided on the "harbour cruise" - a mistake in retrospect. And the Mary Rose had just been locked away while they built a new building to display her in. But they compensated by displaying an enormous number of artefacts found on board, so we didn't miss out completely. The redback is pretty much equivalent to the black widow - apparently a variant of the same species. The red mark varies from individual to individual - sometimes it's not very obvious. They're pretty tiny - about the size of the pic above. We see them a fair bit. They like to hide in dark crannies - there's an old song called Redback on the Toilet Seat. I had a mate who woke up with redback bites all over his stomach (it'd been in his bed and must have panicked). He got sick but survived ok. But apparently you can die from anaphylaxis - the poison is more powerful than that of the funnelweb, but doesn't act as fast - 15 minutes for a funnelweb. Then there's the white-tip, whose bite makes your flesh rot, though recent information suggests that's not true after all . . . You sure you want to come here? Ryland Craze, BLACK VIKING and mtaylor 3 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEDDO Posted September 20, 2020 Share #15 Posted September 20, 2020 Wow! For a novice and beginner that Victory is a huge project and loooks great! If you start a build log in the appropriate section we can all follow along with the rest of the build. Louie da fly, Ryland Craze and mtaylor 3 Quote Michael Shipwrights of Ohio Current Build: ... Completed Builds: Queen Anne Barge - Syren, Pinnace - MS, Halifax 1768 - LSS, Murrelet - Pygmy, Swift 1805 - AL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre1967 Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share #16 Posted September 30, 2020 Hi Meddo i have a build log running although it was originally started on model space. i am due to update it soon, progress is steady as i do a couple of hours a day, although i am feeling the strain, there seems to be no end of cutting and carving with this kit lol mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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