AN ex-sailor is about to finish his model of HMS Victory — 51 years after he started it. Michael Byard, 80, began the 5ft replica of Lord Nelson’s ship in 1969, but halted after two years to focus on ...

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A retired sailor has finally completed his half-century quest to build a model of HMS Victory – with the help of a 3D printer. Michael Byard, who started the work on the replica of Nelson’s flagship ...

NELSON needs a model maker to create its very own HMS Victory. Martyn Leigh, of Moor Street, Nelson, has collected a 100-piece model of Admiral Nelson's flagship, but has not got the time to put it ...

Wood taken from the historic warship HMS Victory is to be used to help build a nine-metre (30ft) boat as part of a nautical art project. The wood has come from the port bow section of the warship's ...