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HMS VICTORY model

Acquiring a HMS Victory model nowadays must be quite difficult. Google the phrase HMS Victory model and numerous web sites immediately appear. The novice buyers might see some prices that are hard to resist and then stop the search, thinking they are getting a treasure deal. But be forewarned. There are very bad models out there which are blatantly advertised museum quality. Those models have fundamental errors. Easiest to spot is the very low waterline that would make the real HMS Victory to capsize in a breeze. These models have boxy shape, oversized rope, black metal gun port frames and lids. Their unique features are ridiculous short bow sprit and horrible boats.

Part of the reasons bad HMS Victory models get flourished all over the internet is the artful advertising from third-party sellers. Their descriptions are full of phrases like Authentic Design, Artisanal Construction, Intricate Detailing, Exclusive Edition, Limited Edition... A prominent shop that invests a great deal in advertising but produces a HMS Victory model that has flags flying opposite to wind direction (unlike motorboats, tall ships are propelled by wind blowing from behind.) This shop which emphasizes on machinery prowess and computer design, makes many grave errors. Their choice of wood is also questionable, as the wood grains are too coarse. Another "museum quality" shop produced HMS Victory model that has pristine white rigging, fake copper bottom, paper printed windows, undesirable yellow deck, and very wrong boats.

HMS Victory is a first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. It took six years and over 6,000 oak trees to build the HMS Victory. She was commissioned in March 1778, requiring 850 sailors.

In 1800, HMS Victory was rebuilt. In 1803, she became the flagship of Lord Nelson’s Mediterranean Fleet. Napoleon had begun formulating plans to invade England and Nelson was to contain the French squadron at Toulon. HMS Victory is best known for her role as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. In the battle, Nelson did the unthinkable and divided his fleet into two divisions, namely the HMS Victory and the HMS Royal Sovereign, to head directly into enemy formation.

Since 1922, the HMS Victory ship was dry-docked in Portsmouth and opened as a museum ship. She is the oldest naval vessel still in commission.

Click on thumbnails for more beautiful photos of the HMS Victory model.

This HMS Victory model features:

- Realistic soft sails. No dark rims, not bright white, no uniform shape that looks like plastic.

- Authentic extensive rigging system comprised of many different sizes of rope and features numerous blocks and deadeyes.

- Copper-plated bottom: individual copper pieces (no fake lines, no copper paint on wood hull.)

- Blackened metal cannons and wooden carriage. Under the main deck, all guns are "real" guns which have proper barrels and wooden carriages which sit on a real decks. They are not fake guns, as explained here.

- Three sizes of gun barrels. The ones on the lowest deck are the largest.

- Scratch-built, plank-on-frame construction.

28" long x 21" tall x 10" wide $4,570  

36" long x 26" tall x 12" wide $6,790  

42" long x 30" tall x 14" wide $7,350

78" long. Email us for price.

Prices include crating, shipping, and insurance in the contiguous US ($500-$900 value) Other places: $400, $600, and $900 flat rate.

We also build the HMS Victory model in two more versions: - No sails: to showcase beautiful and authentic rigging. It is $200 less in price.   - Extended sails and signal flags, showing the ship at full speed to break the enemy line. There are 34 sails -- foremast and mainmast lower studding sails are all out. Lord Nelson's signal reads "England expects every man will do his duty." This version is $900 more in price.

Learn more about the HMS Victory here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Victory