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Don't know about you guys but that painted posted by willz is one of the best I'v seen (artistically that is) its more like a photograph Did that make me sound like an arty farty nerd Bob
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Boaz wrote:Don't know about you guys but that painted posted by willz is one of the best I'v seen (artistically that is) its more like a photograph Did that make me sound like an arty farty nerd Bob I downloaded one the other day - it was a painting of a model of Victory on a table. I swear to God I thought it was a photograph for the best part of the day until I finally realised it was a painting! By Jove, either they're bloody good painters or my eyes are getting worse Tom
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In 1903 she was accidentally rammed by HMS NEPTUNE under tow to the breakers. This event, together with the centenary celebrations for Trafalgar, raised questions about her future but nothing was resolved before World War I. Finally, following a national appeal led by the Society for Nautical Research, Victory was put into her present dock on 12 January 1922 and work began to restore her to her 1805 appearance. She remains now as the embodiment of the spirit and fine traditions of the Royal Navy....i just copied that from the british navy/the national museum website so that says that as she looks now she also looked at trafalgar cheers benny
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and also this from the same site..Refitting commenced at Chatham in 1800. The "middling repair" turned into a "great repair" as more defects were found. She was modernised, her open stern galleries being removed and the entire stern closed in. Two extra ports were cut on her lower gun deck and the magazines were lined with copper. The heavy ornate figurehead, now very rotten, was replaced by the simpler, lighter design she carries today. Her pole masts (made from a single tree trunk) were replaced with composite masts (made from a number of trunks banded with iron hoops). The ship was also repainted with the black and yellow livery as seen today, although the port lids remained yellow. These were later painted black producing the "Nelson chequer" pattern which became standard after Trafalgar. cheers benny
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