Tim GC Posted January 5, 2021 Share #1 Posted January 5, 2021 Hi Folks, Found the site, joined the site, binge read a LOT! Got inspired, checked the workshop (shed at the bottom of the garden), ordered a skip to make some room and will be ready to research and build shortly. Main area of interest, late 18th - mid 19th. However a man's gotta know his limitations, so a Victory kit will not be dropping through the letterbox any time soon! I do however like Alert and have ordered a kit from Vanguard. I will be starting smaller so I am looking for a kit that would make a good match for one of the boats from Victory, something around 1/24. Any and all suggestions gratefully received!! There is method behind my madness. I wish to make a gift to a very good friend who will be leaving the Royal Navy at the end of the year. I have a couple of chunks of HMS Victory (with the certificates) and will be incorporating some of it within the build. I have already turned a pen set for her and this would finish the pressie nicely. I will try not to ask too many stupid questions along the way, but if you don't ask then you will never find out. Enough waffle for now. Tim ccoyle, reklein, GuntherMT and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reklein Posted January 5, 2021 Share #2 Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) Welcome aboard mate. Hopefully this will be the beginning of a new obsession. Sounds like you may have an aptitude for modeling since your already turning pens. Bill in Idaho Edited January 5, 2021 by reklein Tim GC and mtaylor 2 Quote Bill, in Idaho Completed Mamoli Halifax and Billings Viking ship in 2015 Next Model Shipways Syren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted January 5, 2021 Share #3 Posted January 5, 2021 Hello Tim, Welcome to MSW from a chilly part of Sussex. Hope that shed at the bottom of the garden is heated and draft-proofed! mtaylor and Tim GC 2 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim GC Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted January 5, 2021 1 hour ago, bruce d said: Hello Tim, Welcome to MSW from a chilly part of Sussex. Hope that shed at the bottom of the garden is heated and draft-proofed! Oh yes, (the Master at arms got me an IR heater for xmas). Its a prefab double garage without the doors, insulated and lined, WiFi, 240V 80A power, and a compressed air ring. Bandsaw, Table Saw, Hegner XL 200 Lathe, Drill Press, Bench top R8 Milling Machine with a Bench top 'Metal lathe' arriving shortly and there's a planer thicknesser somewhere in there. 20 years of wood turning and crafting Rocking Horses you collect a lot of "stuff" bruce d and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted January 5, 2021 Share #5 Posted January 5, 2021 Welcome aboard Tim. Panart do a 1:16 Victory longboat, not sure how accurate it is, but looks nice enough. Cornwall Model Boats are stockists, there is also some nice boat kits by Model Shipways of the scale you are looking for, although not of the Victory, CMB also stock these. Gary mtaylor and Tim GC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted January 5, 2021 Share #6 Posted January 5, 2021 Hello Tim, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John Tim GC and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted January 5, 2021 Share #7 Posted January 5, 2021 Welcome aboard Tim, You are doing a very thoughtful thing for your friend. Keep in mind Victory had as many as seven different ship's boats about the time of Trafalgar so you have choices which is a good thing. Depending on the time frame of Victory she had changes in the types of boats. For the most part I believe she would have carried a combination of cutters, launches (which replaced longboats by order of the Admiralty about 1780), perhaps a pinnace, et al. There are a lot of drawings out there, and if you have a few tools, scratch building may be something to consider. Other than the kit of the longboat from Chuck Passaro at Syren (and I believe offered at Model Expo as well) there are not a lot of kit choices. Unfortunately the longboat is not appropriate type for Victory but still may something to consider. Again, welcome aboard!! Allan Tim GC and mtaylor 2 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted January 5, 2021 Share #8 Posted January 5, 2021 Welcome to MSW, Tim. I can't add much to what's already been said but when you start buiilding, open a build log. It's a great way to get help and meet other builders. Tim GC 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...
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