yancovitch Posted December 24, 2017 Author #151 Posted December 24, 2017 thanks , yea....like there's a storm coming......and i'm trying to make a pile of pieces and fit them together to make a shelter....no idea what anything's called....if it looks right....glue it and try to make it weather proof....... mtaylor and Omega1234 2 Quote
EJ_L Posted December 24, 2017 #152 Posted December 24, 2017 She is looking great Vic! I've really enjoyed seeing your build come together especially while building my own. Truly a work of art and something to be proud of. Looking forward to her maiden voyage and seeing those canons firing will be a great addition! Merry Christmas to you! mtaylor and Omega1234 2 Quote "A Smooth Sea NEVER made a Skilled Sailor" - John George Hermanson -E.J. Current Builds - Royal Louis - Mamoli Royal Caroline - Panart Completed - Wood - Le Soleil Royal - Sergal - Build Log & Gallery La Couronne - Corel - Build Log & Gallery Rattlesnake - Model Shipways, HMS Bounty - Constructo Plastic - USS Constitution - Revel (twice), Cutty Sark. Unfinished - Plastic - HMS Victory - Heller, Sea Witch. Member : Nautical Research Guild
Hubac's Historian Posted December 24, 2017 #153 Posted December 24, 2017 Yeah, that portrait is interesting. I remember seeing it once, in a bound edition of something pertaining to historic sailing ships, but never again until now. It appears to be a modern (20th C.) rendering, as it does not follow the conventions of 17th C. maritime artists. It seems to agree with many known details of La Couronne, though I share the same confusion about Le Saint Louis. So far as I understand it, that waist deck would be sufficiently supported to carry the launch, but I would have to go searching for examples to verify that that was, indeed, done. Right now, I am vaguely remembering that this may have been Danish practice around mid-Century. Omega1234, DORIS, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time.
Hubac's Historian Posted December 24, 2017 #154 Posted December 24, 2017 (edited) A quick trip to the archives, and there we have it: The Hannibal as she was in 1659, and the Tre Lover as she was in 1667. Both of these ships have much earlier origins - closer to the time of La Couronne. And given the cross-pollination of Continental shipyards, there is little reason NOT to believe that the French did the same. Happy holidays!! Edited December 24, 2017 by Hubac'sHistorian mtaylor, Omega1234, EJ_L and 2 others 5 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time.
Hubac's Historian Posted December 24, 2017 #155 Posted December 24, 2017 Here’s a really nice executionof Airfix/Heller’s Saint Louis: http://crysis.rajce.idnes.cz/LE_SAINT_LOUIS_-_Airfix_1_144/ mtaylor, EJ_L, Omega1234 and 1 other 4 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time.
Hubac's Historian Posted December 24, 2017 #156 Posted December 24, 2017 Stern: http://crysis.rajce.idnes.cz/LE_SAINT_LOUIS_-_Airfix_1_144/ mtaylor, DORIS and EJ_L 3 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time.
Hubac's Historian Posted December 24, 2017 #157 Posted December 24, 2017 Bow: http://crysis.rajce.idnes.cz/LE_SAINT_LOUIS_-_Airfix_1_144/ mtaylor, DORIS and EJ_L 3 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time.
Hubac's Historian Posted December 24, 2017 #158 Posted December 24, 2017 One more just for fun: http://crysis.rajce.idnes.cz/LE_SAINT_LOUIS_-_Airfix_1_144/ Beautiful paint work on this model! And a fine pressing that would make a really nice waterline diorama model! Omega1234, mtaylor, EJ_L and 1 other 4 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time.
yancovitch Posted December 25, 2017 Author #159 Posted December 25, 2017 (edited) ha...yes i found that airfix posting after you made me aware of this.....thanks mucho for info.....actually, i could make the waist deck where i could use it or loose it, but i'll have to check my dimensions....crew height etc. to see if it's feasible, cause i have walkways already installed.......the beat goes on :)....................and naaaaa....my deck configurations are different..... Edited January 5, 2018 by yancovitch mtaylor and Omega1234 2 Quote
petro Posted April 24, 2018 #160 Posted April 24, 2018 On 24.12.2017 at 7:00 PM, Hubac'sHistorian said: One more just for fun: http://crysis.rajce.idnes.cz/LE_SAINT_LOUIS_-_Airfix_1_144/ Beautiful paint work on this model! And a fine pressing that would make a really nice waterline diorama model! mtaylor and EJ_L 2 Quote
yancovitch Posted April 24, 2018 Author #161 Posted April 24, 2018 yes hubac....all the photos of the model are shown here...a bit of an art painting a plastic model to give the impression of wood me thinks....don't think i could do it EJ_L 1 Quote
yancovitch Posted May 12, 2018 Author #162 Posted May 12, 2018 just a shot with billowy sails......more finishing to do before launching......by the way, i think what got me started with the romance of sailing ships, may have be some capt. blood movies when i was a kid......i seem to remember a rear shot of a ship sailing slowly away in the evening with lights on, and some beautiful serene music in the background...this image stuck with me all my life for some reason...... EJ_L, J11, JerryTodd and 18 others 21 Quote
Hubac's Historian Posted May 12, 2018 #163 Posted May 12, 2018 Truly spectacular, Vic! I know how you feel about those old pirate movies. The studio model-makers, from those days, really did quite a job. I can't wait to see your Couronne cut through the sea. EJ_L, mtaylor, cog and 1 other 4 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time.
yancovitch Posted May 13, 2018 Author #164 Posted May 13, 2018 thanks hubac.....will post videos or photos when the time comes.....if i'll be able to overcome my anxieties at the time ..... mtaylor and EJ_L 2 Quote
EJ_L Posted May 13, 2018 #165 Posted May 13, 2018 Beautiful! Looking forward to seeing her at sea! It is on my wish list to build one that can actually be sailed. Love watching videos of them on the water. Some day... mtaylor and cog 2 Quote "A Smooth Sea NEVER made a Skilled Sailor" - John George Hermanson -E.J. Current Builds - Royal Louis - Mamoli Royal Caroline - Panart Completed - Wood - Le Soleil Royal - Sergal - Build Log & Gallery La Couronne - Corel - Build Log & Gallery Rattlesnake - Model Shipways, HMS Bounty - Constructo Plastic - USS Constitution - Revel (twice), Cutty Sark. Unfinished - Plastic - HMS Victory - Heller, Sea Witch. Member : Nautical Research Guild
Landlubber Mike Posted May 13, 2018 #166 Posted May 13, 2018 Wow! Truly amazing! cog and mtaylor 2 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)
yancovitch Posted May 13, 2018 Author #167 Posted May 13, 2018 appreciate it......ha starting to get anxious as sailing it is a bit of an ordeal...and so much can go wrong........so it comes down to surrender and faith that things will go ok........ mtaylor and cog 2 Quote
yancovitch Posted July 16, 2018 Author #168 Posted July 16, 2018 (edited) ok..............got her in the water with the help of a friend......first effort was a struggle finding the technique, but we'll have to do it again, and it will be a lot easier, plus we'll take better shots....videos were too shaky, as we were on a boat....now i know how much ballast and how and where to launch.......will make another effort at the proper time........ Edited July 16, 2018 by yancovitch Ondras71, DORIS, davyboy and 22 others 23 2 Quote
CDW Posted July 16, 2018 #169 Posted July 16, 2018 She's majestic in the water! EJ_L, mtaylor, reklein and 1 other 4 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700
Hubac's Historian Posted July 16, 2018 #170 Posted July 16, 2018 WOW - I am speechless, Vic! You have done it again! Absolutely spectacular. EJ_L and reklein 2 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time.
yancovitch Posted July 16, 2018 Author #171 Posted July 16, 2018 am quite relieved, thanks...........do you think she should sit a bit lower in the water?.... EJ_L, Landrotten Highlander, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote
Amalio Posted July 16, 2018 #172 Posted July 16, 2018 A hyperrealistic image of another time. Thank you very much. Landrotten Highlander, mtaylor, EJ_L and 1 other 4 Quote AMALIO
DORIS Posted July 16, 2018 #174 Posted July 16, 2018 That's beautiful! Awesome model a great job! Best regards, reklein, EJ_L and mtaylor 3 Quote Doris Current build: HMS Royal Katherine 1664 from card
elbakero Posted July 16, 2018 #175 Posted July 16, 2018 Amazing...!! waiting for de video. mtaylor, reklein and EJ_L 3 Quote
Ondras71 Posted July 16, 2018 #176 Posted July 16, 2018 I agree the larger draft is better. Your work is admirable. It's a beautiful sailing ship, and actually a functional one. I guess my wife is going to be forcing me to these results as well. Ondras EJ_L, mtaylor and reklein 3 Quote Ondras. Done : President - https://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=177&t=90230 Under construction : Roter Lowe - https://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=177&t=114576 Member of the organizing club - https://wchs-c-2023.klom-admiral.cz/en
EJ_L Posted July 16, 2018 #177 Posted July 16, 2018 Wonderfully done Vic. She looks incredible sailing in the water. I look forward to the videos! Congratulations on a job very well done! Quote "A Smooth Sea NEVER made a Skilled Sailor" - John George Hermanson -E.J. Current Builds - Royal Louis - Mamoli Royal Caroline - Panart Completed - Wood - Le Soleil Royal - Sergal - Build Log & Gallery La Couronne - Corel - Build Log & Gallery Rattlesnake - Model Shipways, HMS Bounty - Constructo Plastic - USS Constitution - Revel (twice), Cutty Sark. Unfinished - Plastic - HMS Victory - Heller, Sea Witch. Member : Nautical Research Guild
yancovitch Posted July 16, 2018 Author #178 Posted July 16, 2018 thanks ej............video was pretty shaky, being on a boat, so we'll have to patch together some of the better shots....we'll see.... Seahawk1313, mtaylor, EJ_L and 1 other 4 Quote
Seahawk1313 Posted July 16, 2018 #179 Posted July 16, 2018 Beyond wonderful, very real. If it sails well and is stable, I wouldn't change the ballast/trim. It looks very good in the water. Really Great model- Hal mtaylor, Roger Pellett and EJ_L 3 Quote
yancovitch Posted July 16, 2018 Author #180 Posted July 16, 2018 ok...good shew... EJ_L and mtaylor 2 Quote
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