HMS Victory: 1:98 Mantua POB kit, circa 1980

[whiskers]

Might be useful:
Mantua kit 776 - 1:96/(98?) - HMS VICTORY MODELLERS RESOURCE FORUM
http://pete-coleman.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1161

 

[Uwek]

I also have this beauty of a kit. If you contact Mantua they will send you a complete "how to" manual. It's actually quite good. I bought this kit in or around 1980 and was stunned to realize I probably didn't have the skills to put it together. However this winter I will be attacking it. The original wood is still in excellent condition. A bit of advice: buy many blades for the scroll saw. It's a bit of a beast.

John

The winter is coming soon.....so can we expect a new building log.?....hope so

 

[whiskers]

We shall see. No promises. My 8th grandchild arrives in 2 weeks. I'm a busy grandpa. They are everywhere!

 

[Uwek]

Kit was purchased from a hobby store in late 2016, but had apparently been made sometime around 1980. The owner was not sure how he came to have the kit in his store--estate sale?... who knows. The plans (not instructions, mind you) are in four languages: English, Italian, German, French and are copyrighted 1971. I 'laid the keel' so to speak on January 16, 2017 and worked fairly diligently on it during the course of that year. This year, I've not had time to spend on it since around March 2018, and only recently (Sept. 2018) have been trying to get back to work on it. I've taken many photos during the course of construction, which I'll share below. I hope to continue sharing this build log as I continue work on her.

These photos illustrate the work completed within roughly the first month - January/Feb 2017

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we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 

[Rutger]

Hello all, I'm new to this community. I inherited this same kit from my father: HMS Victory from Mantua, kit nr 776 from 1971, 1:98.

I have the original drawings 2-13 (full scale, almost falling apart) but I am missing the manual. Dad has built the hull and did most of the planking, and I'd like to finish the model in his memory. I've done some easier models before, but this will be a real challenge. Part of the problem is that he also has a BillingBoats Bluenose from the same era, partially completed, and all the parts got mixed up when mum packed it all up when he got sick and could not go any further. I am attaching pictures of the boxes and the build so far, as well as some of the original sheets.

--> Can anyone help me with the original 1971 instruction manual, as indeed the newer 776 kits are VERY different, and the 1:78 does not match. This log btw is superb and will give me a lot of guidance. Thanks to anyone who can help!