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HMS Victory-Mamoli 1:90 Bruce Ives Build log

Norgale said:
That is amazing. There must be ten miles of rigging in that thing. I hope to build that same model soon and that is a great example of the Victory for guidance. I think you did a superb job and now there it is, all done. I'll tell you a story about that ship if I may.
Several years ago I looked up my grandfathers military record in the British Navy. It showed all the ships that he sailed in and there were several including the Victory. He started as a "boy" in the crew and worked his way up to Signalman meaning that he was responsible for putting up all the flags that we now see on these old ships. The flags were the only means of communication between ships at that time unless they were close enough to yell at each other. He served on one more ship after that and then jumped ship with four friends and came to America. In those days you didn't climb the ladder of success but rather you stayed pretty much where you were born and didn't get any higher socially than that. Sine he was very ambitious he came here for a better life and the opportunities that America offered to anyone who wanted it. Much the same reason we have so many immigrants today. It's called Freedom. He became an American citizen in 1900 at the ripe old age of nineteen years old and became very successful in the jewelry business in Attleboro, Massachusetts. If it wasn't for him I'd still be sitting in England wondering what to do next. That's my connection to the Victory.
So thanks Bruce for a great job on your ship. I love it. Pete
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Well, that is more amazing - a very personal connection to the Victory. I have only seen it and the visit was so long ago I can barely remember what I saw.

You have been very encouraging to me and I thank you for that.
 
I have posted some pictures to the Completed Models Forum. I hope they are ok. The house is very small so there is limited space for good picture taking.
 
I am now going to move on to a new model. In keeping with my connections to the Canadian arctic I have chosen the Occre “Terror”. I will start a new build log for it shortly. Wish me luck!
 
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