Hi all

I am thinking about building the 3 rooms in the stern gallery, I wont be able to put much detail in but i like the idea of seeing the checkered floor through the windows with a few led lights.

does anybody know if removing the section in the picture weaken the structure of the model?

im quite behind in my build due to moving house and birth of first kiddy.

Thanks Baz

hi baz,as you are a bit behind the rest of us,have you got the issues to date,if you have,get the stern gallery part out and see what has to be done to get a reasonable floor space,you may have to do a bit of kit bashing,and possibly make up some formers to strengthen the rear end,but as mr.t might say"your on your own" good luck,I can't see it being too difficult though.

thanks Stefan, just waiting for him to start crawling then ill have to move the model out of reach

i've done a sketch and because the wardroom is narrow due to rooms on each side i only have to remove a section in the middle and not the whole thing.

does anybody know if the wardroom also has a checkered floor? as i cant find any photos of it

Thanks Baz

Hi Baz

Contrary to what Karl has said, if you refer to Alan McGowan's book on the restoration of HMS Victory, there is a picture on Page 54 of the Wardroom with a black and white chequered canvas covering arranged in a diagonal pattern.

I found this a little surprising because on most ships you would expect the Captain to have this extra feature on the deck of the great cabin and the Admiral as well, if a flag ship. However, Victory was an exceptional 1st rate ship and I assume that the wardroom was fitted out accordingly.

Mike T

I stand corrected thanks mike,I was wrongly assuming that he refered to present day victory,and some other pics I had seen.

Thanks for the info mike