Revell 05408 H.M.S. Victory 1:225 Scale Unbuilt/Unpainted Plastic Model Kit

Really nice detailed model, one that i really enjoyed doing. Some of the detail on the ships hull can be tricky to paint due to it`s size but i just about managed with a modelling lens. Did not bother attaching the sails as i think the model looks nicer without them, plastic sails always look cheap so i may add fabric ones at a later stage. My only gripe is the quality of the injection moulding, i know with plastic kits it`s unavoidable but this one was particularly poor. Virtually every part had to be trimmed and some of the pieces are so small it`s almost impossible to remove them without damaging or snapping them. Modeller beware, may sound obvious but a really sharp knife and strong magnifier are needed if you want to do it justice, not the easiest kit to do but worth the effort, just a shame about the moulding.

Took just under two months to build on and off with work etc. But patience has paid off. I am very pleased with the end result. A superb model that does have some issues like flash and injector pins to remove with a knife and some parts are extremely small but it was all worth it. I have also not used the plastic sails as I think the model looks better without them although I may well later make some rolled cloth sails for it. Rigging can be complicated but stick with it and you won't be disappointed.

Old midel so lots of bleeding edges but that just give you more time doing the fun task of cutting and filing away at the small bits of plastic. Speaking of plastic it’s not the best quality due to its age so it’s not extremely detailed. I’m hoping it turns out alright in the end with time and effort.

Great,HMS Victory was challenging,but was assembled in around 4 weeks,and painted in 5 days,really excellent model kit

This was my first model project during lockdown. It gave me a lot of pleasure, but is not easy! The kit parts and instructions are very good quality, though, and the model is great value for money.

A bit disappointed. It has to be from a very old mould. Excessive amount of flash and “bubbles “ . Is going together fairly well but needs a lot of sanding in places with a lot of fine detail missing

Great piece of kit.

This is not up to the standard I have come to expect for Revell Plastic Kits. Revell give this kit a 5 rating for difficulty... I really think they need to have a 5+ or 6 rating specially for this model. The molding quality is very poor. I had to file down/modify just about every one of the parts. The instructions are also not of the detail I expect...much of the construction had to be puzzled over. The rigging arrangement suggested is obviously a simplification of the spiders web of the real thing. But, maybe it's just me, but the very flimsy and spindly masts and spars are very difficult to keep intact AND complete the rigging as per the instructions. This perhaps explains why many of the photos of completed kits I found on the internet had vrey simplified rigging.I would say that if I were to construct this kit again I would approach it in a completely different way. All that said, I finally managed to get a finished model which looks pretty impressive.

Also zu Beginn muss ich sagen, dass das mein erstes Modellbauschiff ist. Die Schwierigkeitsstufe ist 5 und ich dachte mir, dass das weiß Gott wie schwer wird. Naja teilweise muss man sehr viel Gedult haben beim Zusammenbau, vor allem aber beim Bemalen. Die angegebenen Farben passen meiner Meinung nach nicht immer und da ich ohnehin fast keine Farben hatte, habe ich das Schiff teilweise nach meiner Vorstellung bemalt. Wie schon bei anderen Rezessionen muss auch ich bestätigen, dass manche Teile nicht ganz zusammenpassen. Das hat noch mehr Gedult gefordert und als dann das Oberdeck immer noch nicht passte, habe ich die Lücken einfach mit Leim verschlossen und übermalt, sodass es "fast" nicht mehr auffällt. Das spannen der Fäden und Anbringen der Segel fand ich dann als größte Herausforderung, da man nachdem endlich die Fäden gespannt sind nur mehr schwer die Segel (übrigends aus Plastik zum Ausschneiden) anbringen kann. Während ich also mit den Segeln kämpfte, sind mir immer wieder kleinere Teile abgebrochen, vor allem die Kanonenluken. Mein Tipp deswegen: äußere Kleinteile (Kanonenluken, die drei Flaggen, die drei hinteren Laternen, Anker und Seitenboot) und die Takelage bzw. Taue (schwarzes Plastikgitter) erst zum Schluss anbringen. Die Farben die man braucht (falls ihr sie nicht schon habt) sind folgende: - sand, matt 16 - erdfarbe, matt 87 - schwarz, seidenmatt 302 - lufthansa-gelb, seidenmatt 310 - braun, matt 85 - feuerrot, seidenmatt 330 - kupfer, metallic 93 - lufthansa-blau, seidenmatt 350 - gold, metallic 94 - weiß, matt 5 - silber, metallic 90 - einen guten Kleber, eine dünne Nadel fürs einfädeln bei den Segeln und mindestens einen Nr. 1 oder noch kleineren Pinsel für die Detaills und einen Nr. 3 fürs Großflächige. Alles in allem finde ich das Schiff für den Preis absolut spitze, aber von Revell weiß man ja, dass sie eine Top-Marke in Sachen Modellbau sind. Ich wünsche euch also viel Spaß beim Bauen und bemalen!!! P.S: Klebt am Besten so bald wie möglich (also nach dem Bemalen) das Schiff an das Standgerüst an, damit es einen guten Halt hat wenn ihr daran herumwerkelt.

De bonne taille et de bonne qualité

at my cottage so I can't take a picture but it is very cool(the string is tricky to attach I would say age 16 and up with insane patience

Ne pas se fier à 100% à la notice car il faut peindre certaines pièces avant l'assemblage. Le résultat final est magnifique !

The kit is well made, quite precise and doesn't require much work to assemble. The end result looks good but it also depends on the skill of the person making it.