The Victory is in the Portsmouth historic dockyard and was a place I visited regularly every year as a kid, years later a customer of mine at the barbershop carved the molding model of Nelsons fireplace for his own private quarter's
It should be a lovely model when finished. I've done a plastic kit of Victory and a wooden kit of a fishing schooner, nothing as complicated as that one is going to be.
I have not even started it yet. It is 43 inches long, and 31 inches high. What a monster, and I do want to do a good job on it. I think I should start on a smaller and simpler wooden kit, and work my way up to the Victory.
I saw a similar kit in a charity shop, a ship to be made of thousands of matchsticks. A herculean task. Good luck should you ever start Paul! A lovely gift.
Yeegads! That is one monster kit! Working in wood is very pleasant, from what I can recall, but requires a different set of skills than plastic. Take your time, and enjoy the experience! SFZ
I love old ships…I remember a chart of sailing vessels at an old Captain D’s
ReplyDeleteThe Victory is in the Portsmouth historic dockyard and was a place I visited regularly every year as a kid, years later a customer of mine at the barbershop carved the molding model of Nelsons fireplace for his own private quarter's
ReplyDeleteIt should be a lovely model when finished. I've done a plastic kit of Victory and a wooden kit of a fishing schooner, nothing as complicated as that one is going to be.
ReplyDeleteI have not even started it yet. It is 43 inches long, and 31 inches high. What a monster, and I do want to do a good job on it. I think I should start on a smaller and simpler wooden kit, and work my way up to the Victory.
ReplyDeleteI saw a similar kit in a charity shop, a ship to be made of thousands of matchsticks. A herculean task. Good luck should you ever start Paul! A lovely gift.
ReplyDeleteYeegads! That is one monster kit! Working in wood is very pleasant, from what I can recall, but requires a different set of skills than plastic. Take your time, and enjoy the experience! SFZ
ReplyDeleteSo, my link to The Victory ... My birthday is October 21st.
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That's historical Mish!
DeleteOh, and 'Back To The Future' Day in 2015 !
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