HMS Victory as a Storyboard Diorama.

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As she sits in her case. I put one 60Watt bulb on top of the case and shot the pic.The Nelson bust is actually made from copper from the ships bottom that was present at Trafalgar.

The piece of wood on the R/H side is oak from the ships wooden walls.

The base is African mahogany and the carvings are American cherry.The cases base is made from American walnut.All these woods were chosen for their color and reflect the color of the weathered copper plates on the ships bottom.

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What's going on!

I have been asked ,what is the story of this diorama? A few years ago I sat down and wrote the following story which was published on a few websites and magazines at the time.I can't find the original but I did find a draft copy with a few corrections.I took some pics of each page ,I hope it is readable.Thanks for your interest.Cheers! John.

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Main storyline pics.

The last pic of the officer straddling the bowsprit at the cap with a telescope in his hand,is actually surveying the horizon for enemy ships that may have sneaked up during the night.It was common practice when a ship was in harbor under bare poles, part of the dawn routine was to be prepared for immediate action. The flag indicates that there is a light to moderate breeze blowing and that the ship has weather cocked into the wind as it would do when at anchor.

I have never figured out what the hammock like netting behind the cap was used for ,if anyone knows please enlighten me.

The previous pic shows the marine drummer on the marines walk holding his drum after just having participated in the drumming daybreak ceremony.The fellow sitting on the head is steadying himself holding on to a rope while going about his business.

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all i can say is i am truely humbled by your ability and talent. i can only hope i will have half the skill you have 40 years from now. amazing. my jaw droped on the first page. then i read your story 5500 hours. your perserverance is gob samacking. sir i salute you.