Ive had thiese pictures for some time but wanted to show them as she is the most amazing model Ive seen, painted as well.





I hope at least I can come a little close to this level of quality for this build.

Colin

Hi Skywatcher,

Yes you can buy the kit in one go elsewhere, however the De Agostini version offers you:

1. Much more detailed, step-by-step model instructions. The instructions have been completely re-written and are in a lot more detail than the original. This is particularly useful to those modellers who are not "expert" at this level of kit. Every single stage has very detailed instructions. We have photographed every step which, for anyone who has followed full kit instructions (usually supplied as abbreviated text-only steps with minimal diagrams in up to 8 languages on a single page) is a very valuable tool for getting the best out of the kit and building the best possible version of the Victory

2. We are offering the copper plating for the hull which is not available in the base kit

3. We are offering many crew members, including the principle characters such as Nelson. We are currently planning for them to be in metal. Again, these are not available in the base kit.

4. In addition to instructions, the magazine will contain articles about Nelson, The Victory and other ships of the era. It will also have articles about model ships of this era. A good read basically!

5. You can buy it in weekly installments; you do not have to shell out for the whole lot in one go.

6. The model is supplied in parts as you need them, therefore you do not need to store the complete box of parts (which is quite sizeable and a problem for many people we have spoken to). This of course allows us to charge on a weekly basis rather than all up front.

7. By launching this and similar products it allows us to fund a comunity website such as this, which we hope to grow further. It has things like expert help if you get stuck during the build of our models (which model shops don't have). We also have an open website policy. Things do go wrong in life and we see the website as a valuable tool to sort out problems and questions from our customers when they arise (like your question here - its a good question, here is our response and now people can make an informed decision on what they want to do)


8. Overall, on the actual kit, we have modified the Artesania Kit so that buyers of the partwork have more options about the finish they want. The kit can be left unpainted to show off the natural hard- and softwood finish, it can be painted with Trafalgar colours, you can choose to add a copper bottom, there is an optional cut-away section and, finally, figures can be added to create a battle scene diorama.


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