HMS Victory Build #776 1:98 scale

I’m ready to attach the anchors it is four of them does anybody have any pictures or where to get some ideas on how to rig the anchors my instructions in the instruction book I’m not very clear at all any and all help would be greatly appreciate it
 
Well I am at final stage of this 2 1/2 yr endeavor.
I am not an expert by any means compared to most models I’ve seen. No museum quality here but my wife and I enjoy the model anyway. It started as a pastime project at the start of Covid. Knock on wood (hahaha) I didn’t get Covid. Last step is building the small boats for this model. They are in process right now and much to my dismay (but not surprised) Mantua has not let me down. My son-in-law bought the kit from Mantua for Xmas last year. 4 of the 6 were ok with the fit but the last two were totally incorrect. Top wood parts to glue to hull were Too short in length and too wide in width. Also laser cutting was not deep enough and boy difficult to remove and I managed to cut my finger with xacto knife. I’m going to find their exact address in Italy and look them up on my Italy vacation trip in September to discuss this issue.
Anyway last step is to build a display case. I already designed it and need to go buy the oak and acrylic for it in a few weeks. Here are some photos as of yesterday. I can’t thank any and all of you enough for all the help and comments during this build. It was a once in a lifetime task which I’ve really enjoyed. I don’t think I’ll build another. Instead I’m going to go back to my childhood dreams of plastic airplane modeling. Starting with a F 86 that was my brothers plane during the late 50s and early 60s and surprise him with a Xmas gift of it. If anyone wants to see my total model build you can go to my TikTok at
@Dickiiee44. I’ve posted about 13 videos and need to produce about 7 more to finish.
Anyway thanks again to all with info and encouragement during this build.
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Dickiiee44 said:
Well I am at final stage of this 2 1/2 yr endeavor.
I am not an expert by any means compared to most models I’ve seen. No museum quality here but my wife and I enjoy the model anyway. It started as a pastime project at the start of Covid. Knock on wood (hahaha) I didn’t get Covid. Last step is building the small boats for this model. They are in process right now and much to my dismay (but not surprised) Mantua has not let me down. My son-in-law bought the kit from Mantua for Xmas last year. 4 of the 6 were ok with the fit but the last two were totally incorrect. Top wood parts to glue to hull were Too short in length and too wide in width. Also laser cutting was not deep enough and boy difficult to remove and I managed to cut my finger with xacto knife. I’m going to find their exact address in Italy and look them up on my Italy vacation trip in September to discuss this issue.
Anyway last step is to build a display case. I already designed it and need to go buy the oak and acrylic for it in a few weeks. Here are some photos as of yesterday. I can’t thank any and all of you enough for all the help and comments during this build. It was a once in a lifetime task which I’ve really enjoyed. I don’t think I’ll build another. Instead I’m going to go back to my childhood dreams of plastic airplane modeling. Starting with a F 86 that was my brothers plane during the late 50s and early 60s and surprise him with a Xmas gift of it. If anyone wants to see my total model build you can go to my TikTok at
@Dickiiee44. I’ve posted about 13 videos and need to produce about 7 more to finish.
Anyway thanks again to all with info and encouragement during this build.
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Good morning Dikkie. Well done on a lovely rendition of the HMS Victory. The Mantua kits are not always the best (I have similar issues) however makes it more fun and interesting. Man these Victory’s have loads of rope...Cheers Grant
PS you got your flags just spot on.
 
GrantTyler said:
Good morning Dikkie. Well done on a lovely rendition of the HMS Victory. The Mantua kits are not always the best (I have similar issues) however makes it more fun and interesting. Man these Victory’s have loads of rope...Cheers Grant
PS you got your flags just spot on.
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Yeah it does have lots of ropes. I’ve not installed all running ropes either. I’ll finish the small boats this week and I’ll only mount at stearn as I want everyone who’s comes over to visit to see below decks. Inside the case I’ll mount remaining boats on display base.
 
Sorry I Havent posted for quite a while. Been busy trying to get my special china visa to go see family in china. Finally got it earlier this week and we leave in Dec for several months. it's a one time deal. well i finalized my build. may add sails, and belaying pin ropes at a later date but need a break. Been busy with building Display case. i'm about 75% complete. Pics posted with this post. Got to finish next week at least to keep dust off until i return.
i decided to use 1" sq dowels out of poplar and 1/8" clear acrylic. White acrylic paint with a clear acrylic fast drying varnish. so far everything is going together fairly well. Made a template on how to make it.
also made some 3d printer jigs to hold pieces square for doweling and screw holes. they worked out very well.
until next post enjoy pics.

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Congratulations - now the model is safe and will be dustfree when you come back
Have a good trip and wish you an enjoyable time within the family
 
Dickiiee44 said:
Step 13:
Been a while. In middle of remodeling master bathroom. It’s taking a lot of my time lately but still manage to be going forward. I’ve removed gloss finish on lower deck. Didn’t really like it to be so shiny. Also added gratings and will add stairs down from this level soon. Also added cannon ball racks to this level. Mantua model instructions or drawings say and show nothing about these items. Started cutting out stearn pieces. I like jigsaw puzzles. Hahahahahaha. I’ll build this but won’t attach until after all 1st layer planking is done.View attachment 151212View attachment 151213View attachment 151214View attachment 151215
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Can I get a copy of the plans?
 
I just read right through your build and am impressed. You put in a hell of a lot of work there. It's a really beautiful model.
Excellent display case too.
I too am building #776 and am also finding a lot that is not right or not to scale. It's a shame that Mantua made so many mistakes in this kit.
 
Ajmitch51 said:
I just read right through your build and am impressed. You put in a hell of a lot of work there. It's a really beautiful model.
Excellent display case too.
I too am building #776 and am also finding a lot that is not right or not to scale. It's a shame that Mantua made so many mistakes in this kit.
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I know that Mantua didn’t do a good job at all the parts, but be patient and just rebuild the parts that at the scale if you have a 3-D printer that comes in awful handy if you use there, some 3-D filaments out there in wood and I use quite a few of them on this modelnow I’ve stopped building ship bottles they take too long and I’m into World War II plastic airplane models 148 scale having a lot of fun with that too
 
Yes, work to do with getting things in scale. The kit cannons are completely wrong. When I walked around the decks of the real ship, it was easy to see the different sizes and shapes. I am resizing these on the lathe.
 
So you are earlier back than expected - welcome home
Looking very good in the case!
Is your model now completely finished and can go to her final place?
 
Grant, thanks for your comment. I appreciate it. Here’s the info you requested.
The case is 48 inches wide 34 inches tall and 18 inches deep and that’s the outside of the wood frame. The wood is 1 in.² poplar painted and what looks like glass is really clear acrylic 1/8 inch thick. If I was to do another one, I would take the front panel when you look at it and make that a reflection proof so it doesn’t get the reflection from the sun or windows on the face of it that was my only regret . It’ll be too much work to take it apart. the frame has been routed to accept it, the base is eood abd I bought stick on vinyl from a company in China and had it mailed to me. It took about a month and a half to get to me, but it was worth it. I was really happy with it. I thought I bought it on Temu , not sure. I’ll do some digging and see if I can post in another message to you where I bought it and how much I caught it was pretty cheap not very expensive at all what you gotta do though with this frame it’s only 1 in.² and it’s very easy for it to shift and move. I pinned the corners at a 45° with a dollar and every corner And the actual top off of the base so it’s in two pieces. The base with a ship is stay put in the top section comes off if you know what I mean anyway keep on going. Keep on working. Takes a lot of time energy and effort, but I’m really happy with what I done. Thanks for your comments again .
 
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