mantua panart victory #738

[Anthony Hearne]

i want to build a victory , i bought this kit because i couldn't justify $1200 for the caldercraft one (still cant actually ) but looking through robert29's log and some others i think i will bite the bullet and try to save for that kit,  i have taken the box lid off the kit to look at but thats it , its completely nib, i would like to sell it for $550 plus shipping , please let me know if you are interested via pm or if you need pictures , also which state you are in so that i can get an accurate cost for shipping 

thank you for looking 

Anthony

[mtdoramike]

Why don't you want to build the Mantua version? It's not so much the kit as it is the builder in the end. You have to remember a kit is only a starting point, it's up to the builder to make it all that it can be. I built the Artesania Latina Victory, which was half the cost of the Caldercraft version and it turned out as good if not better than the Caldercraft kit. To me, it comes down to the fine details and researching of the subject you are modeling. You can always add to or modify just about any kit to make it what you want it to be in the end.

 

But good luck on your sale. By the way, The Mantua version was my second choice. I have seen a few finished and they were magnificent.  

[Anthony Hearne]

not sure really, if i don't sell it i will build it, i have already built a corel version but not doing the research , i didn't like the way it came out, this was a few years ago and after joining this forum i think i understand that research is just as important as the actual build . i know have several books on the Victory so feel that i am prepared for anything , i think i just thought that the caldercraft kit is recommended by almost everyone as the most accurate version of the ship today and i would like to build it just for that, but if its not to be , then its not to be , 

thank you for your encouragement , i still have to finish my endeavour and if its not sold by then , well i guess i will be building it...

[mtdoramike]

I remeber a time many moons ago the Mantua Victory kit was touted as being the most accurate kit on the market and was sought  by most who wanted to build a victory. To me, research is more important than the kit. I have seen numerous posts where a builder will blame the kit when the build didn't turn out to their expectations, which I think is a shame. All a kit is, is a short cut to an end and as far as accuracy goes, unless your building it for a client on commission, or a museum, who cares. Most who see it wouldn't know the accuracy of the model anyway. Now when I refer to the kit as being a short cut, that time saved from scratch building parts should be spent researching the subject you intend to build, this way, you can attempt to overcome the accuracy part.

 

I might add here that the Latina Victory I built, I built as a donation to my local Library, if it were a junk kit I would never have built it for that purpose. No matter what kit you build, you can make it even more special by locating some wood from the Victory ship and build some components of the ship out of the wood and incorporate them into the model, which is what I did. I cost me well over $100.00 for the wood, but it was well worth it in the end. 

Edited May 30, 2021 by mtdoramike