Artesania 1/84 HMS Victory Wooden Ship Model [22900]

CONTENTS NAVAL MODEL KIT WOODEN MODEL SHIP OF THE LINE HMS VICTORY
Assemble your 1:84 scale wooden model of the HMS Victory, our extraordinary model of the 18th and 19th century English ship of the line. Its construction system using false keel and frames brings the assembly of the miniature closer to the construction of the real ship. Once built, it measures 475/16'' (1,202 mm) length, 181/2'' (470 mm) width and 3111/16'' (805 mm) height -347/16'-.

Thanks to this magnificent kit, you will be able to build this historic ship with its high level of detail. It contains over 6,500 parts made of high-precision laser-cut board, hardwoods, brass and iron cast. As well as copper lining for the hull, cotton sails sewn and ready to be fitted, and a wooden work base. Remarkable is that all its lower cannons are also complete, there are no false cannons. In total, it has 104 cannons, with six different types.

Not forgetting a display stand, included in the kit. Of course, if you want your model to shine even more with a stand of superior quality and beauty, we recommend another one with golden name (22900-S) -sold separately- to show off the model once it is finished.

For the assembly of the hull, you can follow our excellent step-by-step printed guide. For the rest of the assembly, there are easy-to-follow video instructions that you can watch for free on our Youtube channel -click here-. Simply scan the QR code on the box and on the parts list. It will be like a masterclass by our professional modellers. The kit contains printed plans of the ship, which can also be downloaded for free -as well as the parts list- clicking on the 'Instructions' button of this page. The modeler will enjoy thanks to the more than 1,500 hours of construction process... Quite a nice challenge!

In order to make this fantastic HMS Victory a completely faithful model of the original replica, we recommend... First, paint it with your Specific Set of Water Based Acrylic Paints (277PACK11), sold separately. Secondly, add your two 1:84 scale figurine sets, also sold separately: Royal Navy (22900F1) y Sailors 1700-1815 (22900F2). And finally, illuminate the ship to give it more realism with the LED Lighting Set (27590), sold separately too.

A LITTLE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH SHIP OF THE LINE HMS VICTORY
The British ship of the line HMS Victory is best known for taking part in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 as Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship against the French-Spanish Armada. At the time, it was the largest ship in the British Royal Navy. Today, it lies in a dry dock in Portsmouth harbour (Hampshire) in the south of England as a museum piece. The English ship HMS Victory remains the flagship of the Second Sea Lord. It is all the more important because it is the only ship of the line that has survived to this day in true to original condition.

HMS Victory was launched in 1765. The rest of the work, such as the rigging, sails and weapons, among others, was progressively completed until the British ship of the line was ready for active service in 1778.

Two years after being assigned to command HMS Victory, Nelson took part in the Battle of Trafalgar, the most decisive of the Napoleonic Wars, as it was the battle that put an end to the French and Spanish navies, thus offering the United Kingdom a maritime supremacy that would last until the Second World War. However, Nelson did not have the chance to learn of his victory, as he was killed during the battle in close combat with the Redoutable, a large 74-gun French ship. Nelson was hit by a marksman from the gunwales of the Redoutable.