This model represents the 5th ship to be known as HMS Victory and was launched in May 1765. The ship participated in several important battles with different commanders, but it was as the flagship of Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar the Victory won the most fame. Although fatally wounded Nelson and the British flett defeated the combined fleet of Spain and France. Today, the Victory is flagship of the Royal Navy's Portsmouth command and is preserved in authentic condition in Portsmouth, England.

FEATURES -
Plastic kit for static display
269 parts in brown plastic plus vacuum-formed sails
Detailed hull replicates the carvings along the sides, bow and stern
Includes gunports for the cannon
Full mast detail with cross spars and crow's nests
Deck detail includes hatches, bulkheads and lifeboats
Molded black plastic ratlines
Includes two spools of black and tan thread for rigging

REQUIRES - Paint, brushes, hobby knife, liquid cement, white glue, CA or tube type thick plastic cement and sandpaper.

Recommended paint colors - Flat Black, Oak, Linen, Gloss Brown, Gloss Copper, French Blue, Gold, Gloss Bright Red, Gloss White

Finished model measures 400mm long and 330mm high.

1/146 Scale

Skill level 5