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  1. Renown1980
    Thanks Paul. It will definitely be an adventure and as to success, we'll have to wait and see Stuart
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    Thanks for the welcome Mark. Thanks for the book pointer, not a cheap book. I thought so too, especially all lined up together in the same scale but I can't see that happening. Stuart
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    Thanks Chris for the welcome and pointers. I didn't list Battleship Renown and battlecruisers as I already have these kits. The 1744 Renown looks like a very impressive model but its physical size and price is a bit phohibitive but we'll see. I very much like the idea of building waterline, so I think it'll be scratch all the way but the advice is to start off easy so I'll hunt down something close to the subject period, witha couple a guns to get some practice. Cheers Jon from Oz @Jim Lad Stuart
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    Hi All, With a little dabble in modelling many years ago, I have been modelling solidly for about 25 years building plastic kits of various subjects in various scales. On the nautical front, I've built plastic kits of submarines , an MTB and currently scratch building (albeit slowly) a tug and gearing up to scratch build the Japanese steamer 'Fushimi Maru' in 2021...all in plastic. As my username may imply, I have a naval connection in that I served in the Royal Navy, the last ship (submarine) being HMS Renown SSBN. Nearing retirement and more time, I am keen to build ships bearing the name Renown and so my journey has led me here. I have no knowledge of sailing ships, where to find plans & data, what's possible in what scale, etc and I will be calling upon the expertise of MSW to help me. As a heads-up, Wiki states: 1651 20-gun fireship, a captured French frigate(?) named Renommee. 1747 30-gun fifth rate ship, captured French ship named Renommee. 1774 50-gun fourth rate ship. 1798 74-gun third rate ship. 1857 91-gun second rate ship. All the best for 2021 Stuart

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