Amati & Victory Kits

The Lady Nelson was used in the exploration of the coast of Australia in the early years of the 19th century, being the first vessel to sail eastward through Bass Strait, the first to sail along the entire eastern coastline of Australia, as well as the first to enter Port Phillip Bay. Lady Nelson was also involved in the founding of the cities of Hobart, Launceston, Melbourne and Brisbane. This good quality kit is the first resulting from co-operation between Euromodels of England and Amati of Italy. Everything required to finish the model is in the box, including a polished hardwood baseboard and turned brass columns for display. A rewarding wooden boat kit!

The kit includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included is the wooden deck planking, masts and spars, resin and wooden fittings. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.

Scale 1/64 - Total length: 530mm.
Skill Level 2

A very pretty little ship.

HMS Vanguard (or HMS Bellerophon or HMS Elephant!!). This 74 gun Ship Of The Line was Nelson's Flagship at the famous Battle Of The Nile on 1st/2nd August 1798. Nelson's Vanguard was designed by Slade (of Victory fame) and was one of fourteen 3rd rate 74 gun ships which formed the Arrogant class. The ship was ordered on 9th December 1779 and the keel laid down at Deptford on 16th October 1782. During this time, Britain was not at war so her build went ahead very slowly, being launched on 6th March 1787.

This superbly detailed kit from Victory Models has been designed and researched using the latest information and technologies available, making the kit very easy to build with no sacrifice to even the finest detail. As with all Chris Watton designs, the kit features many of his innovations, like the pre-cut gun port patterns (eliminating the need to laboriously mark out and hand cut each port), proper 3D panelling detail, ultra-realistic chain plates, a fully detailed upper gun deck, photo-etched window frames which can be glazed, easy to follow step by step instructions and drawings and even an optional sail set complete with very detailed drawings

Scale 1:72, Length: 1171mm.          
Skill Level 4