New member from portsmouth

[Andre1967]

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

[hoocat]

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!

[Andre1967]

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.

[mtaylor]

Welcome aboard, Andre.    For a first model, that looks impressive and shows way beyond beginner skills. 

[Andre1967]

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

[Ryland Craze]

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.

[Andre1967]

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?

[Jim Lad]

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

[Louie da fly]

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 . . .

[Andre1967]

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

[Kevin]

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

 

 

[Mike from Aus]

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.

[Andre1967]

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

[Louie da fly]

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? 

[MEDDO]

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.

[Andre1967]

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