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Jenn, Honestly their really is no resale value in it. These constitution kits are widely available and really most model ships, regardless of which one, are only valued for sentimentality. They may cost hundreds of dollars to buy and build, but unless they were commissioned by a museum and are built with historical research and exacting construction methods, there is just not a market for them to sell once completed. 

If no one in your family wants it, you could try to get a few dollars out of it at a garage sale. If it is in good shape and worth displaying, maybe donate it to a school or library that may want it.

Your build looks very nice! I am honored that I was an inspiration to you. You should start up a build log on her. I know there are many people on here, including myself, who would appreciate being able to follow along with you on the build. La Couronne is one of those great 17th Century ships that does not get as much attention as others of her era.

Thank you very much for the kind compliments.

Unfortunately I don't know of very many if any historical images exist to the public for this ship. I've searched around a lot when I was building her with no luck. I believe there are some in The Musée national de la Marine in Paris, but I do not know for certain. I've seen some differences in kit designs as well as scratch builds to make me think there must be something that these various designs were based off of. The best that I have found other than kit plans is here: http://www.themodelshipwright.com/high-resolution-ship-plans/sailing-vessels/french-17th-century-warship-la-couronne/

If you manage to find anything more, please let me know. She is a beautiful ship and I would love to have more information on her.

Good luck to you on your build. I will keep an eye out for a build log as I would love to watch another Couronne get built. 

Thanks Mike. She took 910 hours spread over 17 months.

Thank you. Glad that you are enjoying the pictures.

Julie, thank you very much!

Thank you very much.

Thanks Anja! She sure was fun to build!

Excellent details! From the distressed look of the wood to the fine knots and lashings and the painting you did an excellent job on this build.

Excellent job! Inspiring to me on my own build of La Couronne.

Very impressive!

I do not have the words to describe how incredible this is. Masterful work. Thank you so much for sharing these photos with us.

Very nice! I like the display for her. That is something you do not see everyday which is great. Fantastic job on those sails also.

A very nice build. Well done, she is a ship to be proud of! 

Beautifully done. A really great looking model.

Well done! I love the wood color. A very nice and clean model. Great job.

Very nice ship. Excellent workmanship with clean lines and fantastic detail. I really enjoy seeing these smaller ships and the details that people put into them. The large warships are always awe inspiring due to their elaborate details and sheer size but the simplistic design of smaller ships that allow for larger scale also allows for greater details that make these a true pleasure to behold.

Gorgeous ship. Very nicely built and beautifully painted. Set her up in a case and display her with pride.

This is a really cool and fun looking ship! Great job!

Nice job on the Alert. I love all the little details all over the ship and the ship's name is nicely lettered also.

Very nice. I agree with you that this would be a great addition to the completed ship. Always neat to be able to see all the way inside the ships as often times you can only see one or two decks and even then the details are often too small to be really appreciated or they get covered up by everything else. I also love the illumination. It adds a little something extra that makes it stand out.

Bravo Zulu! Great Job!

Breathtaking ship Vince. Very nice work.

Inspiring work. I can see the love and pride you have in your builds with the great  details and clean lines. Thank you for sharing these with us.

Beautiful work. A real masterpiece. Another great inspiration to me to always seek to improve my own work.

Thank you Mirabell61. It's always good to hear other people appreciate the work a modeler does especially when it comes from another modeler. Most people do not know the crazy extremes it can take sometimes to create these ships and make them look good.