peterbrowne

Are there any 1/60 or 1/64 wooden ship's launch kits for 18th century ships? In particular I'm at the research stage for a possible Amati 1/60 Bounty build, wanting to replace the cast metal offering. Though I may well go with the Caldercraft kit, at least then I would have a consistency of 1/64 scale with other ships from that brand and others... If there aren't any kits, are there any guides for making these from scratch?

Thanks mugje. I notice there are quite a few builds of the Amati kit as well. I'm not sure how good or accurate Amati kits are generally. At this stage, I am now leaning between the Amati and Caldercraft kits in terms of accuracy and quality, but would take more knowledgeable advice... One thing I found was mention that the Caldercraft Bounty is the only one that appears closely modeled on the Admiralty plans after refit, not the original plans drawn up by the Admiralty based on the acquired Bethia. In particular, the addition of a box structure 'next to the taffrail' which is thought to be the flag locker. This structure looks too tall to be a normal flag locker like seen on the HMS Victory, extending much higher than the gunwale. A suggestion is that the structure could be the Captain's 'water closet' after refit of the Captain's cabin for the breadfruit. The structure is shown in the image below from Caldercraft: Also seen on the Amarti kit.. If one were to go by the only known period depiction of the Bounty, then this one etched in 1790 by Robert Dodd may be the most accurate, especially presuming he was going by some advice from knowledge people of the time, perhaps even Bligh himself, as it was in the same year, 1790, that Bligh was acquitted of the mutiny and he published his own account. This would make the Amati model closer on the stern... I must say, I'm not very impressed with the Caldercraft depiction of that area. The Bounty replica built for the 1960 movie... and the 1978 movie...

Hello David Yet another warm welcome from Down Under, this time from sunny Perth. Great looking models indeed! Yet to start on my first wood ship build coming from a range of model building backgrounds. If I can do close to what I see with yours, then I will be a happy quokka. Peter

Clamps, unless I missed some blood flow, Jason you OK???

Very nice build and log Jason. You have enough calipers there to do a lung transplant...🙂

Looking for a fairly comprehensive encyclopedic reference (book) on 18th century vessels. It needs to cover all things from keel up, including construction, rigging and fittings and their use.

OK, I'm looking at the Artesania Latina and the Occre kits. I have heard that the Occre kits are of better quality. Looking at dimensions: Artesania: Scale: 1/48 Length: 980mm Beam: 355mm Height: 763mm https://artesanialatina.net/en/modelcrafts-elite/486-wooden-model-ship-kit-hms-bounty.html Occre: Scale: 1/45 Length: 915mm Beam: 345mm Height: 720mm https://catalog.occre.com/model-ship/ship/bounty.html At a larger scale, the Occre ship is smaller than the Artesania in all respects? Someone is wrong.

I am looking down the track to do a large Bounty. I have looked at some builds on this forum on the Artesania Latina 1/48 kit. They look impressive. I have also briefly looked at the Amati kit which is 1/60. What are some opinions on these and other Bounty kits? I am particularly looking at accuracy, the quality of materials and build, followed by instructions. Accuracy and quality being paramount...

Which would be the better kit, Trumpeter, Dragon, other?