HMS Victory cross-section
This unique 1/72 scale cross-section of Admiral Nelson's flagship show's a slice of life on board the premier warship of the Georgian era, and is based on authoritative drawings and reference photographs of the real HMS Victory, to which special access for this project was granted by the Royal Navy.
The section spans the hold, orlop, three gun decks and cockpit/quarterdeck, and includes accurately modelled rib frames showing how these were built up.
Content:
● Interior and exterior planking with gun ports, entry ports and steps
● Decks, gratings, companionway ladders, pump well and pillars
● Stub mast, chainwales and lower rigging
● Die-cast metal chain pumps and elm-tree pumps
● Ship's ballast
● provison barrels in the hold
● Four 32-pounder guns, tools & canonballs
● Four 12-pounder guns, tools & canonballs
● Tools and storage chests
● Hammocks and mess tables
● Wooden buckets
● Rigging threads
The content also includes a display stand and brass nameplate.
Overall dimensions of the model are:
325mm tall (inc stub mast), 220mm wide, 87.5mm deep.
number of Issues = 30
As with your full-hull model Victory, you can either leave the cross-section as natural wood or paint it in period colours of black and yellow, with white and red ochre inside and copper below the waterline.
Because much of the construction inside is bare wood, a painted finish shows this off to advantage, so the basic instructions will cover the painted option which the official diary build will also follow.
If you choose to leave your model natural wood, the instructions will indicate where you need to leave steps out.