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Hello Everyone,
Four years ago I purchased Caldercraft's HMS Victory. I planned to put her in the building queue while I built my skills constructing simpler model projects. I've decided to make the jump to scratch building so will not be building this wonderful famous ship.
Three years ago I did the unboxing at someone's request. See the short post on it below.
The kit is considered one of the best available. Below find some of the key dimensions. She is big.
Scale: 1:72
Length: 1385mm
Width: 525mm
Height: 940mm
The kit is available in the retail market @ https://www.agesofsail.com/ecommerce/caldercraft-victory.html and https://shipwrightshop.com/contents/en-uk/p23.html Both offerings are greater than £1,050.00.
I have not opened the kit box since I put it away after posting the unboxing post. None of the packages have been opened. It is new.
I have decided to start my scratch build of Le Fleuron and it seems wise to fund the lumber costs for the project with the proceeds from the HMS Victory sale.
As such, I am a "motivated seller" and therefore offering a significant discount on the kit. The sale will be on a first come, first sell basis. In addition, I will include HMS Victory, Anatomy of a Ship in the sale.
For buyers in the;
UK: £655 + Shipping Cost
EU: €785 + Shipping Cost
US/Canada: $800 + Free Shipping
I will pay for the bubble wrap, boxing for safe shipment. Once again, I will, fairly honor first to commit to the purchase.
This was a difficult decision for me as I've actually travelled to Portsmouth to see the Victory and it was a bucket list goal for me. But I'd rather see someone else find pleasure in building her than have her sit in my dry dock for who knows how long.
If you are interested, please feel free to PM me with any questions you may have.
P.S. I will be starting a build log for my new Le Fleuron project shortly.
Cheers,
Ken
Four years ago I purchased Caldercraft's HMS Victory. I planned to put her in the building queue while I built my skills constructing simpler model projects. I've decided to make the jump to scratch building so will not be building this wonderful famous ship.
Three years ago I did the unboxing at someone's request. See the short post on it below.
H.M.S. Victory - Caldercraft - Unboxing
Recently JohnB163 had some questions about people's experience with ZHL models (which are quality productions), specifically the H.M.S. Victory. I happen to have the Caldercraft version of the ship in dry dock (storage closet). If I had not gotten it as a gift, I may have picked up ZHL's...
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The kit is considered one of the best available. Below find some of the key dimensions. She is big.
Scale: 1:72
Length: 1385mm
Width: 525mm
Height: 940mm
The kit is available in the retail market @ https://www.agesofsail.com/ecommerce/caldercraft-victory.html and https://shipwrightshop.com/contents/en-uk/p23.html Both offerings are greater than £1,050.00.
I have not opened the kit box since I put it away after posting the unboxing post. None of the packages have been opened. It is new.
I have decided to start my scratch build of Le Fleuron and it seems wise to fund the lumber costs for the project with the proceeds from the HMS Victory sale.
As such, I am a "motivated seller" and therefore offering a significant discount on the kit. The sale will be on a first come, first sell basis. In addition, I will include HMS Victory, Anatomy of a Ship in the sale.
For buyers in the;
UK: £655 + Shipping Cost
EU: €785 + Shipping Cost
US/Canada: $800 + Free Shipping
I will pay for the bubble wrap, boxing for safe shipment. Once again, I will, fairly honor first to commit to the purchase.
This was a difficult decision for me as I've actually travelled to Portsmouth to see the Victory and it was a bucket list goal for me. But I'd rather see someone else find pleasure in building her than have her sit in my dry dock for who knows how long.
If you are interested, please feel free to PM me with any questions you may have.
P.S. I will be starting a build log for my new Le Fleuron project shortly.
Cheers,
Ken