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Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knows how much of Victory is still original from when she was first laid down.  Roger the Cabin Boy
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Hi Glen, I bet it won't be much, probably the keel but not much more above. Regards Trev. Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
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tf64 wrote:Hi Glen,
I bet it won't be much, probably the keel but not much more above.
Regards Trev. I don't think that it is that much either? Not after all the refits she had undergone in her time and especially after being rammed in 1903 by HMS Neptune, then bombed by the Luftwaffe during the last war which damaged her keel..I think that there is a write up on here somewhere that states just how much of Victory is original?  Current Builds: Deagostini HMS Victory: Deagostini HMS Sovereign of the seas. Completed Builds: Del Prado: HMAS Bounty: Hachette: RMS Titanic: Del Prado: Cutty Sark...
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If I remember correctly a tour guide said it's basically a few planks on the lower gundeck that are still original.But I may be wrong. Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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Do you remember a story from the comedy series "Only Fools & Horses" where in one episode 'Trigger' (the road sweeper) was awarded a medal by the council for having the same broom for 17 years.
He said to Del & Rodney in the cafe "Yeah! That's right, 17 years - it's had 12 new handles & 20 new heads"
(the number of new handles and heads might not be quite right but at least you get the gist of it)
Happy building
David
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Good analogy Daffy 
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"all the refits she had undergone in her time and especially after being rammed in 1903 by HMS Neptune, then bombed by the Luftwaffe during the last war"I'm supprised shes still around 
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daffy09 wrote:Do you remember a story from the comedy series "Only Fools & Horses" where in one episode 'Trigger' (the road sweeper) was awarded a medal by the council for having the same broom for 17 years.
He said to Del & Rodney in the cafe "Yeah! That's right, 17 years - it's had 12 new handles & 20 new heads"
(the number of new handles and heads might not be quite right but at least you get the gist of it)
Happy building
David One of my all time fav comedy moments
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Am I right in saying the Victory was dismasted at Trafalger and towed back to port. If so none of the masts will be original.
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Yes, I believe you are correct there, Victory was towed to Gibraltar. So I assume her masts were shot...The masts currently on the Victory are hollow wrought-iron masts, which were taken from a ship called the Shah in the 1880's. Current Builds: Deagostini HMS Victory: Deagostini HMS Sovereign of the seas. Completed Builds: Del Prado: HMAS Bounty: Hachette: RMS Titanic: Del Prado: Cutty Sark...
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My understanding is that one of the decks is original from when she was in service at Trafalgar and that is the middle gun deck that you first step on As you go aboard. That is according to one of the gides the current mast are steel that the Victorians installed and the upper decks are mahogany from the royal yacht before Britania “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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yep she was truly de masted at Trafalgar,she was towed to Gibraltar with nelson pickled in a barrel of rum,temp repairs carried out and sailed back to portsmouth. her prow was totally destroyed and needed major re-fit. Current builds: SotS, USS Consitution, San Felipe, D51 loco, HMS Surprise, RB7, Arab Dhow, Jotika HMS Victory Completed builds: HMS Pickel, Thermopylae, Mississipi river boat, Mary Rose, Cutty Sark, San Francisco II, HMS Victory x5, Titanic Lifeboat, Panart HMS Victory Launch, Hachette Titanic, Virginia Schooner, Endeavour Longboat. http://www.model-space.com/gb/
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daffy09 wrote:Do you remember a story from the comedy series "Only Fools & Horses" where in one episode 'Trigger' (the road sweeper) was awarded a medal by the council for having the same broom for 17 years.
He said to Del & Rodney in the cafe "Yeah! That's right, 17 years - it's had 12 new handles & 20 new heads"
(the number of new handles and heads might not be quite right but at least you get the gist of it)
Happy building
David The Best Comedy ever lol Excellent words David Current Builds
HMS VICTORY
The Akagi
Battleship Yamato
To Give up is to fail, to keep trying is to suceed!!!!!
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