Kerry Jang: Victory, 100-gun First Rate 1765, Seaforth Publishing.

[dafi]

I got mail today, fresh off the press, from Kerry Jang in Canada:

Victory, 100-gun First Rate 1765, Seaforth Publishing.

The book is part of a series ShipCraft and is number 29.

The book deals with Victory model kits and is aimed specifically at modelers. Besides history, it presents the available kits from 1:1200 to 1:64 in the full range of materials, gives an overview of the current aftermarket and presents 3 built models. A larger article goes over the various appearances of the ship and ends in new overview drawings, done especially for this book by McKay.

I have yet to analyze the historical and appearance part at times, but know that Kerry Jang has talked to a great many protagonists of the Victory scene.

Personal notes:
- McKay´s AOTS was my first stop on the way to Victory. The color on the book´s pages were watched pale ever since.
- I stood in front of the first of the 3 models presented in the book at the convention in Rochefort with my mouth open, jaw to the floor: the 1:300 version by Etsuro Tsuboi. Breathtaking!
- The second model of the Victory is 1:48 by Kazunobu Shirai and it was the first model of this ship that I fell in love with over 15 years ago when I started doing internet research on this ship.
- And the third model shown is actually the little fatty one with bumble bee stripes by a certain dafi :-0

Never, really never would I have dared to dream of ending up with 3 of my heroes in the same book!

Thank you Kerry for that opportunity!

Dear greetings, DAniel

 

[Uwek]

Hallo Daniel alias @dafi

Congratulations from my side, that your model is shown in thi snew publication.
Your model deserves it to be shown in this round of amazing models -
For everybody: I was together with dafi at this time in Rochfort and know also this extreme 1:300 model - It is just WOW

Bravo my friend

I will order this book and when we meet next time I would like to have an autograph in my copy

 

[dafi]

I could also sign your car as my Vic has been in the back of it on the way to Rochefort.

Thank you dearly my friend, all the best, DAniel

 

[europapete]

Well Done Dan! Looks like a great book, will have to get one. Regards, Pete in RI

 

[Kevin the Lubber]

Daniel, any book or article written today on modelling the Victory that didn’t at least mention your work would probably not be worth reading. I suspect you have inspired many people (I’m one) to dare to dream of lifting the kit to a higher level.

 

[europapete]

Well said Kev.

 

[shota70]

I got mail today, fresh off the press, from Kerry Jang in Canada:

Victory, 100-gun First Rate 1765, Seaforth Publishing.

The book is part of a series ShipCraft and is number 29.

The book deals with Victory model kits and is aimed specifically at modelers. Besides history, it presents the available kits from 1:1200 to 1:64 in the full range of materials, gives an overview of the current aftermarket and presents 3 built models. A larger article goes over the various appearances of the ship and ends in new overview drawings, done especially for this book by McKay.

I have yet to analyze the historical and appearance part at times, but know that Kerry Jang has talked to a great many protagonists of the Victory scene.

Personal notes:
- McKay´s AOTS was my first stop on the way to Victory. The color on the book´s pages were watched pale ever since.
- I stood in front of the first of the 3 models presented in the book at the convention in Rochefort with my mouth open, jaw to the floor: the 1:300 version by Etsuro Tsuboi. Breathtaking!
- The second model of the Victory is 1:48 by Kazunobu Shirai and it was the first model of this ship that I fell in love with over 15 years ago when I started doing internet research on this ship.
- And the third model shown is actually the little fatty one with bumble bee stripes by a certain dafi :-0

Never, really never would I have dared to dream of ending up with 3 of my heroes in the same book!

Thank you Kerry for that opportunity!

Dear greetings, DAniel

Dear Daniel / dafi
I was happy see your face & smile Congratulations from my to , for you &your model is shown in thi snew publication. well done my friend

 

[dafi]

Thank you all for the kind words!

All the best, your humble servant, dafi

 

[europapete]

Just ordered a copy

 

[Uwek]

Today I got my copy of the Kerry Jang about the HMS Victory - Daniel alias @dafi many thanks for the tipp

 

[europapete]

It arrived today Still got to look through it properly, but Dan's photo's are AWESOME!

 

[europapete]

After a quick peruse, I think the last section ( profiles on Victory's changing appearence) should have included Dan's model sections, as they would have added a certain "life" which the flat art profiles do not.

 

[europapete]

Just to clarify, Dan's sections should have been included in addition to the profiles. I also really like the Title lettering on the cover, done in the ochre and charcoal, with the hint of the red. I will be reading the book fully over the next few days, but first impressions are I LIKE IT!