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  • Birthday 08/03/1952

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  1.    DARIVS ARCHITECTVS reacted to a post in a topic: la Couronne by francisb - Corel
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  3. yancovitch

    helllo.............what happened to la couronne???

    1. francisb

      francisb

      Hi thanks for asking am part way through rigging her but have had a break for a while, some friends asked me to paint a large mural for them that took a couple of months!will try and put some photos on also started Pegasus so have been busy. Hope your ship modelling is going well best wishes Mark

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  10. francisb
    Thanks E J for the nice comments!
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  14. francisb
    Hi yes you are right,also with the channels either the shrouds would be in the way or the chain links would interfere with the gunport lids, there seems to be many contradictions in this kit ,struggling with this one even though I have built the Bounty and years ago the small Mantua Victory and the Panart Cutty Sark both of which my brother managed to sell for me!!Have been given the HMS Pegasus kit for my 65th! At least the instructions look good! best wishes from Mark
  15.    skipper1947 reacted to a post in a topic: la Couronne by francisb - Corel
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    Hi as you can see I have stuck very much to the kit instructions so nothing very original or historically accurate! But it pleases me! At the moment I am struggling with the masting ,not impressed with the plans and measurements given still will keep at it, will post some more pics later ,by the way have looked at your build log FANTASTIC!! Really like your tops ,you have great skills
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    Hi the wood is already stained this blue ,but you could make it with say Prussian blue with a touch of black I have used this colour on the roofs of the after and fore castles hope this is of use,will post some photos soon as have not put any on for ages!
  19. francisb
    She is looking great, I have to admit this is not an easy model not so much in the actual "doing" but some more instructions / photos may have been helpful.At the moment I am building up and placing the cannons will try and upload some photos all the best Mark
  20.    francisb reacted to a post in a topic: La Couronne by EJ_L - FINISHED - Corel - 1:100 - 1637 Version
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  23. francisb
    Hi Have posted a few more pictures of my (slow)! progress, like the way your couronne is going!
  24.    francisb reacted to a post in a topic: DeAgostini Victory - Is it any good?
  25. francisb
    Hi Mike I was looking at the Constructo Prince before I bought the corel Couronne , hope to build another Constructo kit sometime ,I see their Victory is on Amazon reduced by £133 but I think my wife would protest a bit!
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  27. francisb
    Hi Mike thanks for the reply, yes you are right I could have finished the Victory but I was also doing a lot of painting ( pictures) and trying to run a framing business so things got a bit too much! Now I have reached the age where I can spend more time on model building ,a while back I finished the Bounty by Constructo not historically accurate but it pleased me ,now I am working on the Corel Couronne best wishes from Mark
  28. francisb
    Hi I built some of the Artesania Victory and I think it was the worse kit I ever bought castings were poor and many pieces over scaled,this was about 6 years ago so they may have improved, I gave the half finished kit to a friend,would not buy another Artesania kit!
  29.    francisb reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Prince 1670 by Spiderpig - FINISHED - Constructo - Scale 1:61
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  31. francisb
    Hi, you have really made great progress with her! Are the blocks ,rope etc included in the kit or did you have some set aside?The cannons should look good fully rigged not easy to do on a small scale! best wishes Mark
  32. francisb
    Hi your Couronne is looking great! Have just got back to working on mine as we have been away a while hope to add some more to my log in a few days best wishes Mark
  33. francisb
    You could try e mailing Artesania or write to them which would be slower anyway enclose your proof of purchase and hopefully they will send you a new copy hope you get one!
  34. francisb
    Thanks E J will see about the hull planking nearer the time, One question if you don t mind I had to adjust the shape of the poop deck number 23 a fair bit more so than the main deck did you find this? all the best Francisb (Mark)
  35. francisb
    a few photos of my progress been busy with other things! Have stuck mainly to the instructions as I am not great at kit bashing just enjoy the actual building even if its not very accurate,I think the flags look awful so may well leave them off when I reach that stage,

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