1/72 HMS Victory Cross Section

[Neil Merryweather]

Utterly outstanding, sir!
I'm now completely terrified of my HMS Surprise in 1-50 scale.....

[Airborne01]

Looking good Jim! Your perseverance is certainly paying off! Good work on the chain plates!
Steve

[BattleshipBob]

Stunning Jim and a delight to watch, outstanding build in every way!!

[PaulinKendal]

Absolutely love this - so beautiful!

[Jim R]

Hi all
Well folks HMS Victory Cross Section is done :smiling:
The last stage had a lot in it. Here's a quick run down of the remaining jobs in that stage ...

• paint and fit the entry ports.
• fit the lower gun port lids.
• make and fit the companionway ladder.
• fit the PE hammock cranes and the netting. Incredibly fiddly, took a lot of time and bad language!
• make rolled hammock to fit in the nets.
• stain and fit barrels in the hold. I presume they were for things like fresh water and salted fish and meat?? Also put the ballast in the hold.
• paint and fit the name plate.

A long build. Far longer than I thought it would be even given my very slow modelling speed. I'm glad I did it but I doubt I will even tackle another wooden kit. All credit to those who build full, wooden ship kits.

A huge thank you to all of you who have posted encouraging, kind comments. They have meant a lot and kept me going. No photos here but a selection in the completed ships section.

Many, many thanks.

Jim

[Steve Jones]

Well done Jim. All that hardwork has paid off in spades. Back to the plastic stuff after a well earned Xmas break. Happy modelling my friend

[neilm]

Fantastic build

[Waspie]

Glad this was raised from the ashes. Missed this build due to not joining until it had been finished. Great work Jim. :thumb2: