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Originally Posted by Kapitän Schneider
Is there also a bit you can paint on the deck where Nelson fell?
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I guess, but I don't plan to commemorate his death on this model as it is based on the ship as it was launched in 1765, 38 years before his death.
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
My Texas-bred mom used to annoy me every time I finished a model. I'd show it to her and she would say the same thing every time: "That's a cute li'l feller."
I've read that when going into battle they painted the decks red to hide the blood of the dozens who would be killed. Could be a myth, though.
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Thanks mum. The decks where not painted red. From my research the only interior parts that were red on Victory were the inside of the gun port hatch covers.
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Originally Posted by Randomizer
I believe that was only on the orlop deck where the surgeon worked. A captain could be judged on the brightness of the upper deck since it was expected to have been "holystoned" every day.
@ Tarjack. Very impressive so far!
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Thanks mate. Long way to go yet and I've still not gotten to the really fiddly bits with the rigging yet.