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Beautiful result, Steven. The King should be very happy with her.

I'm deeply saddened by your loss, Doris. It's a fitting tribute your husband for just the two of you on this ship. Your model is stunning to see and I hope that every time you see it, maybe a small smile when you remember him.

There's no need to start a separate topic as all that does is scatter the research and discussion all over the place. To that end, I've merged your "new" topic with this one.

Thumbs up, Jack and you're good to go with the repair.

Welcome to MSW, Tim. I can't add much to what's already been said but when you start buiilding, open a build log. It's a great way to get help and meet other builders.

Despite all the handling and frustration with the turrets, they came out really well.

Also nuclear warheads.

Y.T. is a former member banned for promoting kit piracy.

It seems to vary. I've ordered my share of books and found I just have to be patient. I should also add, patience is needed when ordering anything except maybe from Fleabay or Amazon, especially in these times due to the virus and transportation issues.

Very nice. That filling of the gaps is a great idea and well worth the effort.

Hi Al, welcome to MSW. As embark on this voyage, feel free to ask all the questions you have. There's places to ask and you will get answers. Enjoy the building of whatever model you choose because that's the important part.

Antti, What the others have posted is correct. I'll tell a bit of a story.. I visited the ship back in the mid-70's and only knew what they at the ship told me. It was much later when I started building the model that things and research started falling into place. So, I bashed the kit. It's looks more complicated than it is... just changing things and me being me... went overboard and did the full gundeck. Didn't have to.. but I did it anyway. There is one other model that I'm aware of this ship. Look for Jerry Todd's build in the scratch area. It's RC and he's done his homework and was a great source of info. There is a PDF that I"m attaching which pretty much explains the problem. https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/Documents/NSWC_Carderock/fouled_anchors-1.pdf Basically, the plans for the original that remained were "modified" to the what the ship is now. A lot of skulduggery occurred by the team in Baltimore and they probably should have punished if for nothing else than destroying official documents. As for the kit, AL walked into this before Fouled Anchors was published and bought into that it was the original frigate and made their kit. My recommendation.... you can look at my log (see in my links) which much of disappeared after the Great Crash of MSW (only photos were recovered and are the first page or so the log) or just build the kit from the instructions. You'll still have a nice model. No matter what you decide, have fun and enjoy the build.

Badgers? We don need no stinking badgers.... (bad movie reference). We don't have badges.

Thanks for the additional photos and the discussion as to what and when. Ships (especially wood) are living creatures and change as they age.

I have my fingers crossed for you OC. Even just a cold can make one miserable.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you Denis.

Welcome to MSW, Geoff. I'm not sure if this hobby is a curse or blessing sometimes.

True, it's not cheap but it is thorough. Many times used copies of ANCRE books show at places like Ebay, Amazon, and Abebooks (I think that's the proper spelling) for a less money. If you go that route, make sure you buy one in English as they offer their books in multiple languages.

Excellent research and on the reconstructions, Daniel.

The paint really brings your carvings to life, Marc. I'm always impressed and inspired when see your log. I hope you have a great and happy new year.

You might try asking that here: https://modelshipworld.com/forum/13-discussions-for-ships-plans-and-project-research-general-research-on-specific-vessels-and-ship-types/

Jorge, Could you please use Google Translate or some other translator? MSW is an English language site and you'll get more comments, etc. if you use English. ¿Podría utilizar el Traductor de Google o algún otro traductor? MSW es un sitio en inglés y obtendrá más comentarios, etc. si usa inglés.

The 1747 Renommee (actually 1744) has a monograph available at ANCRE. https://ancre.fr/en/basic-books/39-modeles-historiques-au-musee-de-la-marine-tome-2.html