COBI's HMS Victory Limited Edition is a 1:144 set built from 2,607 blocks and contains two models: the ship at 60.5 cm long and 43.5 cm high, with fabric sails, rigging, brick lifeboats and movable hanging anchors β and a 27 cm model of Nelson's Column from Trafalgar Square. Two figures of Admiral Nelson are included, one as the column's statue and one in uniform. A display stand, a collector's plaque and a certificate handwritten by COBI's chief executive complete the set. Produced under licence from the National Museum of the Royal Navy. Age 11+. All markings are printed; no stickers.
The column is made of French cannons
Nelson's Column was designed in 1838 and stands 51.6 metres high in Trafalgar Square. The statue at the top was carved by Edward Hodges Baily.
The part worth knowing is the pedestal. Four bronze bas-reliefs around the base depict Nelson's greatest actions β and the bronze was cast from captured French cannons, melted down for the purpose. The monument to the battle is physically made from the enemy's guns.
Including it alongside the ship is an unusual choice for a model kit, and it makes the set what it is: not a warship, but the memory of one.
The ship is still in commission
HMS Victory was launched in 1765 and is in dry dock at Portsmouth today. She is the oldest commissioned warship in the world still in service β formally the flagship of the First Sea Lord, with a serving Royal Navy officer as her commanding officer.
At Trafalgar on 21 October 1805 she carried Nelson into a battle that ended French and Spanish naval power and made a British invasion impossible. Nelson was shot by a marksman from the French ship Redoutable and died below decks three hours later, after being told the battle was won.
What "Limited Edition" means
A numbered run with a signed certificate, and the Nelson figures appear in no other set. The ship and the column will not be sold together again.
Specifications
Pieces: 2,607 Β· Figures: 2 Β· Scale: 1:144 Β· Age: 11+ Β· Fabric sails, display stand, signed certificate Β· No stickers
Model dimensions: 60.5 Γ 19.5 Γ 43.5 cm (23.8 Γ 7.7 Γ 17.1 in); column 27 cm
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