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HMS VICTORY MODELS

37" long x 12" Wide x 28" High (1:108 scale)
Requires over 500 hours to build from scratch
(not from a model kit) by a master artisan.
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62" long x 18" Wide x 44 " High (1:64 scale)
Requires ~ 1450 hours to build from scratch
(not from a model kit) by a master artisan.
This is the finest model ship
many upgrades over the 37" HMS Victory model
A copper plated hull
Increased deck detail
(adding the lower deck, lashed down cannons, etc.)
The addition of the stay sails
Improved hand painted details and more
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general information about models

(not from a model kit) by a master artisan.

Plank on bulkhead construction (a painstaking process where each
individual plank is added to the hull one at a time).
Built with rare, high quality woods such as light ebony,
rosewood and blackwood.

The model rests perfectly on a large, polished base
between four arched dolphins.
Masterfully stitched canvas sails.
No plastic parts
metal anchors and machine turned brass cannons.
Significant deck detail.

To build this ship, extensive research was done using various sources such
as museums, drawings, copies of original plans and photos of the actual
ship.

HISTORY

The most infamous of all British fighting ships,
the Victory was a 100 gun first rate ship of the line.
Built in 1758 at Chatham Dockyards she was the
largest Royal Naval vessel ever commissioned.
In the early 1800's she was fully restored and, of course,
was Nelson's Flagship at The Battle of Trafalgar.
Today HMS Victory is the oldest commissioned warship in
the world and on-going restoration work aims to return
her to her Trafalgar condition by the year 2005.

Guided tours are available to the public.
During it's years of service the Victory was home to
more than 800 men and boys who lived,
worked, fought and died aboard her.

Plank on bulkhead construction a painstaking process
each individual plank is added to the hull one at a time).
Built with rare, high quality woods- light ebony, rosewood and blackwood.
Handpainted the colors of the actual HMS Victory.
The model rests on a large, polished marble base between
four arched metal dolphins. stitched canvas sails
No plastic parts (metal anchors and machine turned brass cannons.
Significant deck detail.
To build this ship, extensive research was done using various
sources such as museums, drawings, copies of original plans
and photos of the actual ship.

On October 21, 1805, battle began off Cape Trafalgar, Spain.
Napoleon was bent upon invasion of England
and ordered 33 gun ships of Franceand Spain
to confront the 27 ships of British fleet
commanded by Lord Nelson.

At the head of the British column, Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory,
sailed directly into the centre of the combined fleet to cut it in two,
holding fire to conserve ammunition. Her steering was disabled,
her sails were full of holes, and she was partially dismasted,
but Victory came straight on. Only then did Nelson give the order to
open fire while turning to run down the line of the French formation.
HMS Victory cut through the ships, taking great punishment, but leaving
disaster in her wake. At one point she was locked alongside the French
flagship, Redoubtable, with both ships pouring volleys of 32 lb. cannon
shot into each other. Sharpshooters were picking off crewmen on deck
while marinesused grappling hooks to climb over the sides. Nelson,
waving his sword, was struck by a musketball in the back.
Mortally wounded, he was informed that he had won a great victory,
with 25 enemy ships already captured or sunk.

HMS Victory displaced 3500+ tons and measured over 225 feet in length
and 50 feet in breadth.
It took 2500 mature oak trees to plank her sides and deck.
Her hull was sheathed in copper to guard against barnacles.
36 sails covering four acres of canvas, could muster the waves
at 10 knots. Victory could stock
35 tons of powder and 120 tons of shot to remain at sea for six monthS