To show nails or not to show nails...

[Jack Sparrow]

I haven't been posting here for some time due to the old pic posting process. Now I posted twice, go figure. I am 81 now and still building.In fact, I have 4 models underway right now. The ship above was built between 1976-2000 with 5,500 to 6,000 hours of building time involved plus research time which in those before the internet you had to dig out yourself I used Longridge mostly and Hackney for the rigging. I coppered my model with plates and nails I made myself.

It is beautiful. Well done, sir. You must be very proud of it.

 

[John Reid]

Wooden model-ship

I also run a Facebook group which I call HMS Victory Group. 6,200 members to date.

 

[Jack Sparrow]

I also run a Facebook group which I call HMS Victory Group. 6,200 members to date.

I will look into it.

 

[John Reid]

It is beautiful. Well done, sir. You must be very proud of it.

Actually, I am very happy to be in a group of dwindling old-timers building the old way. We are at the end of a long tradition of ship modeling when it was mostly a solitary thing to do.

 

[John Reid]

I will look into it.

Sorry, it is actually called HMS VICTORY MODELERS GROUP.

 

[Jack Sparrow]

Sorry, it is actually called HMS VICTORY MODELERS GROUP.

no troubles. I found it. thanks