Which is the best Victory?

[mtdoramike]

I agree, I like Corel kits and the Victory by Corel was one of the top choices of mine. But I decided I would go with the AL version. But my top Vic picks were Corel, Artesania Latina and Constructo. Cauldercraft was never a consideration because I would never pay $1100.00 for a ship model kit, no matter how great it is. I have built many ship model kits by numerous manufactures over the years and I have learned that no matter how much you pay for a kit or who the manufacture is, it still comes down to the builder and how well they build the model.  

[mtdoramike]

That reminds me that just before I bought the Latina Victory, I had bid on a Corel Victory on Ebay, it went for $178.00 US, my bid was $175.00US. I'm still kind of kicking myself over that one, especially since I paid $567.00US for the Latina version. 

[joemo]

Beware of kits on ebay, Remember the old saying " You get what you pay for" usually there is something missing.

check the build log of canoe21, he made the AL kit look like Caldercrafts Victory

 

Joe

[mtdoramike]

I have bought many a kit from Ebay and not expecting too much, I have always been pleasantly surprised by what I have received. The main thing people fail to do when dealing on ebay is: Ask lots of questions, don't wait until the last minute to do this, thoroughly review the sellers feedback. This is the rule of thumb I always follow and have never been burned.   

[dafi]

If Victory kits are mentioned, I still miss the classic Heller one :-)

 

By the form of the hull still the best one imho, best details for the scale, well to be done oob and if one wants to bash, there is plenty of opportunities.

 

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/76-hms-victory-by-dafi-to-victory-and-beyond/page-35

 

Cheers, DAniel

 

 

PS: OK, forget the instructions ...

Edited August 14, 2014 by dafi

[demonborger]

The best Victory is the final one

 

That;s the Amati/Victory models one