Here is my build, my first ever build apart from doing the Airfix type kits as a kid.

My beautiful and loving wife decided after seeing this advertised on T.V. to subscribe to it for me with teaching me some patients and having a calming affect on me.

Ha, Hasn’t worked so far but I toughly enjoy building it and have also started the HMB Endeavour.

I have made plenty of mistakes along the way but I don’t care as it is only me and my family that is ever going to see it and as I have nowhere to display once it is built I shall probably give it away or set sail to it and shoot at it to watch it sink!

I am going for the painted finish because I have bit off more than I can chew with this model and a severe lack of tools and money has stopped me doing it the way I originally wanted.

I know the hull at the front is the wrong shape and is now looking like a modern boat with a semi displacement hull but then again if the builder of the original ship had known about semi/full displacement hulls they would probably have built Victory with one, so don’t bother with any derogatory remarks about the hull.

I ENJOY building this model along with the other one when I am not at my real boat and Mike Turpin for your info, she is a 31ft RLM in Fibreglass as is in Norfolk and her name is Perfick
( Hi Venice I think you have mentioned your 'real boat' at least two or three times, are you going to tell us more about it? Where do you sail it around Basildon?? Mike T )

As for Tomick,
thank you, as your build is amazing.
I only wish I could get it anywhere as good as yours and who knows after I have ruined a few more maybe I will but as it seems to me as you get a lot of people expecting you to sort out their problem when in fact you don’t work for De Agostini I would just like to Thank You for all the hard work you put in.

As for Jase, thank you very much for the picture packs, they must have taken you a very long time and I really do appreciate them.

To the rest of you that don’t lady and bicker good luck with your builds and I will continue to build my shipwreck of Victory and enjoy her such a pity that some of you seem to have forgotten that this is supposed to be a thing of enjoyment!

Just because I cant be bothered

Thanks for the kind words Venice, feel free to drop by anytime, but just don't leave it too long

you ever need any help or advice just give me a shout. keep enjoying what you do after all thats the main point is it not, to have fun and get out of the washing up!

such a shame venice,I was enjoying the banter,why not give it an other go,you have done very well with the basic tools only.wish my first build was that good.

just bought one too..cheers venice

bought one you can say paid for the mitre block rest free cheers Vince

recived my knife kit today mitre block imperal but who cares very nice kit for £3 and the knifes are all metal

recieved mine too..not bad

Mines here as well now