So, as promised to Haddock, here are a couple of piccies of my first attempts at a ship. I chose HMS Victory purely because the model was in the bargain bucket of my local model shop. In retrospect I should have started with something a little easier, perhaps a rowing boat, but nevertheless it was a challengeand I learned a lot. In all I took a couple of years to throw this together, inbetween the biplanes, with sometimes months of doing nothing on it. It`s "out of the box", it isn`t as these things tend not to b,e correct toscale and it is all part of the learning curve. The ship was one challenge but the sea was another. I wanted to present the ship on something other than a stand, so had a go at knocking up a box and relevant sea. Now having never done a sea before, and not being Tony, I first produced what was described by Wizzel as "the waves on a log flume", so that sea was binned. What you see here is my second attempt at water. It`s not easy folks and I have great respect for people like Tony who builds not only great ships but great sea too.
Anyway here it is, warts and all, and I promise to do better with the Passat.

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What scale?
Whose kit was it?
Looks good.

Revell 1:250, thanks

That looks great, I could be inspired to have a go at a sailing ship although looking at my stache of warships, Mrs Haddock may have something to say.
Haddock.

It's never bothered you before.
Get rigging.

Very Atmospheric!!

Go on Haddock give one that 'Engineer touch'

Kiteman............ I take my hat off to you Sir

WELL DONE!!!

Bigkev