Kit review HMS VICTORY - 1765 - Nelsons Flagship - scale 1:78 - Panart / Krick

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Kit Review:
HMS Victory, 1765 - Nelsons Flagship - scale 1:78 - Panart / Krick

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Photo by Manufacturer

Specification of Kit:

Length: 1300 mm, Height: 920 mm, width: 450 mm
Sails are available as add-on, but not included in kit
Panart Kit similar to Sergal, but in Panart kit the copper-plates are included


The kit description by the manufacturer / retailer:

The kit features the following: This advanced kit is suitable for ship kit builders who previously built two or more models of a similar style.
A double plank on bulkead hull construction, building plans with general details, English instructions booklet, lost wax brass castings walnut or lime planking, wooden masts and spars, brass and walnut fittings, laser engraved details, copper hull plating, rigging cord and silk flag. All sheet ply sections are laser cut for accuracy.

This model differs from the Sergal version in that it includes the Ships boat set and the copper tile hull plating.


Kit Review / Look Inside the Box / Open the Box:

It is a heavy kit, appr. 10 to 12 kg
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The wooden strips are looking good, not the highest class of timber, but good
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the strips on the top (left photo) or on the left (right photo) are balsa

The wooden CNC cutted parts, better quality like Royal Caroline
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The small parts and fittings are packed in four boxes:
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Some closer photos, to get an impression of the quality and content (some parts are out of scale f.e. the steering wheels)
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The ropes for rigging.
Here some negative comment: There is no dark brown or black rope included for the standing rigging, only light color
Already visible at the advertisment photo of the finished kit model, that only light color ropes are used for standing and running rigging
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The plans of the kit are shown in the following post
 
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Part 2 of Kit Review:
HMS Victory, 1765 - Nelsons Flagship - scale 1:78 - Panart / Krick

The drawings which come with the kit are shown in the next 8 photos.
Yes, for this size of model the manufacturer is giving only 8 drawings on 4 papers into the kit, means double sided printed paper.
And already 1, 2 and half of No.3 are drawings are needed only for the content-control, so not necessary for construction.
The last drawing No.8 is optional for the sails => Only 5 and 1/2 drawings are for construction. This is in my opinion much too less information.
So you need in my opinion in addition some books for reference f.e. the Anatomy of Ships by John McKay
See my Book review: The 100-Gun Ship Victory (Anatomy of the Ship Series)

Missing is also f.e. a belaying plan for the rigging

Content control drawings:
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Hull construction and deck:
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Masts, spares, standing rigging
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Running rigging and sails
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According the advertisment for this kit there is a manual with the kit. In my box it is missing, so I can not say something about.
Bought my kit years ago via ebay
 
Hi Uwe,

I also have this kit, I inherited it from a friend from my father who past away some 20 years ago. It was already partly build. There is a hudge mistake in this kit the wales are following the black and yellow pattern as you can see on the drawings. This is incorrect as the wales in the original are crossing the gun ports in the aft ship and only the paint is following the deck. In my model it was to late to correct this but if you ever decide to build it you can redesign it properly.
 
For the HMS Victory model, above, by Panart/Krick, you note that this model is plank on frame. However, your pictures of the parts seem to show a series of bulkhead parts. Is this a plank on bulkhead model or a plank on frame one? thanks for any clarification you can provide.
 
For the HMS Victory model, above, by Panart/Krick, you note that this model is plank on frame. However, your pictures of the parts seem to show a series of bulkhead parts. Is this a plank on bulkhead model or a plank on frame one? thanks for any clarification you can provide.
Like @Bryian mentioned already - it was a mistake in the description (taken by the manufacturer) -> off course it is bulkheads.
I edited corrected the original text. Many Thanks for the hint and many thanks also to Bryian ....
 
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