Do you have a link?

John

Facebook link

I know there are a lot of people kit bashing and making there model a lot better but i don't have the experience as this is my first wood kit.

I dont mean to moan because the forum is excellent & so is the mag but if the base kit makes the model on facebook then it's just not worth the money. even the sail's don't seem the same quality.

Your right,it doesn't look the same quality...however we are now over 25% of the way through the series...can you really afford to lose that money?
I personally have decided to stick with it & kit bash if possible..like you I am a beginner but I have learnt to look at what more experienced guys are doing & the use or adapt the ones that I like or feel that I can do.
I started this build fully intent on painting it but am now considering staining & varnishing because by following others advice I have surprised myself at how good my planking is looking.OK mine wont be as good looking as Colins mainly because I haven't sorted each row of planks into virtually matching planks,however I have seen models were the random colouration looks quite good.
Your model is what you make it,as for the sails..yes they look naff but there is a place where you can buy egyptian cotton to make your own suit of sails that won't break the bank.
In the meantime i will be saving up to buy the Caldercraft version & use the knowledge gained on this build to make a hopefully museum quality piece.

I doubt very much that victory on facebook is the one we are building. It looks like a much smaller model(hence the lack of detail)and does indeed look like a gift shop type of thing.

how can you tell its a plastic model? I thought the plastic kits of victory normally have more detail than the wood ones. I just got worried when I saw that model because it is model space's page and I am unaware of any other victory models they selling.

All's I was asking if any knew what the model is actually like and like I said i'm new to modelling

take a look at the mouldings at the front end and at the rear end it has more detail also look at the rudder brackets if thats not plastic its the best i have ever seen ,i know you were only asking ,.there are that many verieision of this model you cant comdine the lot, wonder what it would look like if you did ,just stick to the one we have when you are finnish you will be proud of it anny way its the rigging that makes this tye of model that the only thing people ask me about how do you know where the ropes go and is the only question i am asked all the time

that looks like plastic to me,this is the pic on facebook.

The partwork Victory is most certainly not a reflection of the model shown on facebook, for starters the facebook model has no entry ports and the proud gun port linings to name just two of the many differences.

If you have a facebook account, go onto the Modelspace page and click on 'photos from others' - a few pages in there are loads of pics from what looks like one of the official builds used to market the product. I maybe wrong but its certainly our build and it looks mighty fine

Tom

i believe this is our build