Very good model -> Bravo!
I am very interested to see, what you are doing ..... I am looking forward
First I thought, that you decided now to make a scratch build ship model - the wood-stock you have already.......
First I thought, that you decided now to make a scratch build ship model - the wood-stock you have already.......
Haha thank you. When I started to build this I thought it would be a fast build. But I started adding details and it was never enough. And here we are.I am very interested to see, what you are doing ..... I am looking forward
First I thought, that you decided now to make a scratch build ship model - the wood-stock you have already.......
That is the most unique stand I have seen. Beautifully pulled off. Cheers Grant
Thank you
Thank you. I’m not sure yet, but I’m thinking about hms victory, because I can’t find any other one which would hit my eye. So I’m thinking about 1:72 Hms victory scrach build, and thinking about going to extreme and build interior and so it would be also open hull. But this is just thinking, i need to find plans. I don’t know if book anatomy of ship would be enough.
Thanks again and have a good day.
Congratulations for this idea (and execution) - Bravo
Which version are you considering? There are nine contemporary plans of her at the time she was built in 1765 on the RMG Collections website. You can download the low resolution drawings from the website for free or purchase them in high resolution from RMG. The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships by Longridge is a huge help for building Victory as she looked later on as in Trafalgar.
As you are going to scratch build, would you consider choosing a model that has not been done thousands of times by thousands of other folks? If you want a large ship, a 74 would be great as there is a ton of information and drawings as well as contracts. I have two contracts for 74s that I would be happy to send to you if you wanted to build a 74. All the scantlings are in the contracts so a huge help to go with drawings. There are a lot of high resolution plans on the Wiki Commons website for 74s and more in low res on the RMG site. If you want a larger ship there are a lot of high resolution drawings of 90 and 98 gun ships on the Wiki Commons site including London (90) 1766, Duke (98) 1777. Just an idea to think about if your heart is not set only on Victory.
Allan
Which 74 you have in mind, sorry for my question but I have found bunch of them. I’m sorry but I really don’t have a lot of knowledge about all of that. I’m learning in progress. I have googled all these ships, but didn’t find a lot. If you would be willing to send me yours, how much would it cost me?
Thanks for answering.
Gašper
Hi Gasper
Sorry for the late reply, I have been on holiday and not checking in. I was just suggesting a 74 in general as there is so much information available. There are a lot from which to choose but the following has high resolution drawings and there are scantlings available for every part of the ship from the Shipbuilder's Repository, Steel's The Elements and Practice of Naval Architecture as well as contracts. The books are expensive but all of the scantlings can be found in Scantlings of Royal Navy Ships from SeaWatch Books for a good price.
An example would be the set of drawings for Ramillies' (1763); 'Terrible' (1762); 'Russell' (1764); 'Invincible' (1765); 'Magnificent' (1766); 'Prince of Wales' (1765); 'Marlborough' (1767); 'Robust' (1764) These are high resolution and add up to over a gigabyte. There is a contract for 74's of about 1770 so the scantlings given in this contract would be very close if not exact. The contract is 85 pages long and as complete a sample as I have seen.
The drawings are free and are on the second page of https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ship_plans_of_the_Royal_Museums_Greenwich
I can send you the contract via email if you send me a PM with your email address.
Allan
No problem i hope that you enjoy on vacation.
I’m really grateful for all that you did here, it is very helpful and I believe that I will find something interesting.
I also sent you my email on PM. And again thank for all your help. I’m learning and I am happy ang grateful that you are here ready for help.
Gašper
I’m really grateful for all that you did here, it is very helpful and I believe that I will find something interesting.
I also sent you my email on PM. And again thank for all your help. I’m learning and I am happy ang grateful that you are here ready for help.
Gašper