258 (detail)


258 (detail)


Born of a frustration with the inadequacies of some models to show the Victory accurately enough and to put it into an interesting moment of history, this model evolved into what is possibly the most complex and detailed presentation of this famous ship yet undertaken. Log books and site visits were used to determine Victory’s precise anchorage at this date, from which photographs and period pictures were used by renowned marine artist Geoff Hunt to provide the backdrop canvases; detailed discussions with historians and the curator of H.M.S. Victory were undertaken to extraordinary degrees to establish precisely the arrangement of the vessel at this date - there was a small refit before the Battle of Trafalgar which provided additional challenges. Three years of trials were taken with the sea to get it realistic. It is uniquely poured around the hull to conform to the modeller’s wishes to create the correct light refraction, so the hull and anchor cable look as they did when Nelson gave the order to set sail. The success of the vignettes on the deck, in the rigging and the pinnace is a rare achievement with very few models so successfully employing this detail. To preserve the model for posterity, the modeller designed an airtight case with temperature-controlled climate and a dust trap on top, however should anything ever come astray, full instructions on how to access it are provided along with a table of the right height to slide the model on.


258 (detail) additional images online at www.charlesmillerltd.com


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