Bill Hime Posted October 23, 2014 Share #1 Posted October 23, 2014 (edited) Hello Everyone, So I see in Caldercrafts advertising, they state that their Victory model is the most accurate version on the market, largely due to their relationship with the curator overseeing the real HMS Victory. What experiences, if any, has anyone here had with this model and how are Caldercraft plans to work with? Also, it has a pretty hefty price tag of $1,199.00 from "Age of Sails" website. Does the quality of the kit live up to the price tag? Sincere Regards, Bill Edited October 23, 2014 by Bill Hime Quote Passion is Patience...and I am a carpenter in any scale. Current build; Endurance - 1:70 scale, Occre Current build; H.M.S. Surprise - 1796, 1:48 A L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted October 23, 2014 Share #2 Posted October 23, 2014 Bill, There's a bunch of these in the Kit Build Log area. You might have a look there. Bill Hime 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...
marktiedens Posted October 23, 2014 Share #3 Posted October 23, 2014 Bill, I have built this kit and in my opinion it is worth every penny! The plans are on 18 sheets & very well done.The instructions are very detailed & not too hard to follow if you a couple of builds already done. The parts identification book alone is 42 pages. The wood is all CNC cut very accurately so there is no laser char on the edges to clean off. Also any wood that will have edges showing is solid wood - not plywood. The castings & PE parts are very well made also.My only real disappointment were the rigging blocks - they seem to be the square ones that seem to come with every kit. /Mark Bill Hime 1 Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hime Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted October 23, 2014 Mark T. Thank you, lol, that's like walking into a hobby store for a tube of glue...............3 hours later ! Oh well, it's already started, no since to resist Mark/Iowa Thank you for the quick synopsis. Note taken on the rigging blocks Quote Passion is Patience...and I am a carpenter in any scale. Current build; Endurance - 1:70 scale, Occre Current build; H.M.S. Surprise - 1796, 1:48 A L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPett Posted October 24, 2014 Share #5 Posted October 24, 2014 Ahoy Bill You can download the instructions for the kit here http://www.jotika-ltd.com/Pages/1024768/Manuals_Victory.htm I have found these instruction very useful for my build Caldercraft estimates the build time for this kit to be 2400 to 3000 hours. For someone like me who works between 4 and 8 hours a week it would take me roughly 9 years. This does not take into account JPett speed, or reverse. better make that 18 to be safe, mtaylor 1 Quote On with the Show.... J.Pett “If you're going through hell, keep going” (Winston Churchill) Current build: MS Rattlesnake (MS2028) http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/45-model-shipways-rattlesnake-ms2028-scale-164th/ Side Build: HMS Victory: Corel http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/3709-hms-victory-by-jpett-corel-198/?p=104762 On the back burner: 1949 Chris Craft Racer: Dumas http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/939-1949-chris-craft-racer-by-jpett-dumas-kit-no-1702/ Sometime, but not sure when: Frigate Berlin: Corel http://www.corel-srl.it/pdf/berlin.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn-UK Posted October 27, 2014 Share #6 Posted October 27, 2014 I building Caldercraft Victory ( 10 months into the build and started fitting out the Quarterdeck, highly recommend it, but not for the faint hearted Quote Glenn (UK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobby_sailor Posted November 16, 2015 Share #7 Posted November 16, 2015 Hello Bill,Here is a fine set of photos of the Caldercraft Victory modelhttp://www.modelships.de/Victory_V/Victory_V_eng.htm Hope it will be of help in building! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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