panart victory #738

[Anthony Hearne]

not sure if i have made a mistake or not, i wanted to build the victory , i have built one from a corel kit and although it came out ok in the end i wasn't happy with it so thought about doing another one , i wanted the caldercraft one as i know it is the most accurate but decided on the panart one after visiting the Lauck street shipyard , at the time it looked like the best option for me as it would need a lot of scratch building to make it look good , i've had the kit since my birthday in august but told my wife to hold onto it till xmas as she never knows what to get me .

yesterday i had a quick look at the kit and i am not impressed , it will require a lot of work to bring it up to decent standard but i'm wondering if its worth it, my first question is how accurate is the hull shape  , if its ok then i can work with that , but this will be a future project and if i keep it then i would like to know that i can produce a decent model from it , if not then it is time to pass it on to someone else. 

i have a couple of projects that i would like to tackle before the victory (again) so it would probably be in a couple of years , what are your thoughts , is it accurate , worth it , or should i try for the caldercraft one (eventually)

[WalrusGuy]

If you are ok to wait a bit longer, Amati will produce what would be the best Victory model on the market.. I'm having my eye on that once it is released. Here is a build log of the prototype if you are interested: 

 

 

Edited December 27, 2020 by WalrusGuy

[Anthony Hearne]

i know about this one but i'm not sure about the  material used for the construction , not sure about its longevity ,