Fred B Posted May 22 Share #1 Posted May 22 Greetings! Fred here... Recently retired and am FINALLY going to start my Heller 1:100 Victory. I say finally because I've had it in my home for 21 years! I bought it for $66 back then. I've visited the Victory twice so that accounts for why I want to build her. I'm excited to be on this page and am looking forward to chatting with fellow builders. Thank you! Fred robdurant, BenD, Thukydides and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted May 22 Share #2 Posted May 22 Fred, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. mtaylor 1 Quote Current Builds: Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted May 22 Share #3 Posted May 22 Welcome aboard, Fred, and good luck on your project! mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted May 22 Share #4 Posted May 22 Welcome! Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted May 22 Share #5 Posted May 22 Hello Fred, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted May 23 Share #6 Posted May 23 And good luck on the road to Victory 😉 Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Regards, Patrick Finished : Soleil Royal Heller 1/100 Wasa Billing Boats Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch) Pelican / Golden Hind 1/45 scratch Current build : Mary Rose 1/50 scratch Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch To do : Prins Willem Corel, Le Tonnant Corel, Yacht d'Oro Corel, Thermopylae Sergal Shore leave, non ship models build logs : ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72 Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72 Autoblinda AB40 1/72 122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72 10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e) Centurion Mk.1 conversion M29 Weasel 1/72 SAM6 1/72 T26 Finland T26 TN 1/72 Autoprotetto S37 1/72 Opel Blitz buses 1/72 Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72 Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72 Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted May 23 Share #7 Posted May 23 Keith Black 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...
rcmdrvr Posted May 24 Share #8 Posted May 24 PHOTOS!!! Keith Black 1 Quote Completed Builds: USS Cairo by BlueJacket; Nave Egizia by Amati; Harriet Lane by Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_Grant Posted May 24 Share #9 Posted May 24 (edited) You'll have to try harder - I had mine for 34 years before starting her. 😊 It's a common story among Heller Victory builders. Good luck with the kit, and are you aware: - of all the kit shortcomings? - of the best book to guide you through the rigging? - that brass etch parts are now available to enhance the build? If not, all this and more can be found in Heller Victory build logs, here. Looking forward to your build log! Ian Edited May 25 by Ian_Grant Baker, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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