harlequin Posted November 6, 2019 #1 Posted November 6, 2019 Bought this very old Corel Unicorn kit for pennies a while back....whilst doing the rigging on Bellona, I need something else to do as rigging gets on my nerves. Will post some pics soon. Bill Morrison 1 Quote
harlequin Posted November 7, 2019 Author #2 Posted November 7, 2019 (edited) a few pics of Unicorn. I bought this kit for about £15.00. Took a chance because it is very old but it appears to be ok. Had to buy some new instructions because they had seen better days and in a day I had got the frame and keel under way. Edited November 7, 2019 by harlequin coxswain, Landlubber Mike, peveka and 5 others 8 Quote
peveka Posted November 7, 2019 #3 Posted November 7, 2019 Will follow ;o) Good start, best of luck! Cheers Pieter Quote Some much wood so little time ... Current builds: Nulli Cedo, an 18th century Dutch war clog, HMS Bellona
harlequin Posted November 7, 2019 Author #4 Posted November 7, 2019 Cheers Pieter.... will have to share Unicorn's time with Bellona's rigging which I have not done anything with since May. Quote
DavidG Posted November 7, 2019 #5 Posted November 7, 2019 great find, good luck with the build. It is interesting, how little these Corel kits changed. I built one not so long ago (different ship), and apart from the box, everything was the same like yours above. The ply frames, decks, down to the design of the plan folder. Quote Past builds: Prins Willem, Amati Coca Current Build: Occre Diana
harlequin Posted June 19, 2020 Author #6 Posted June 19, 2020 well Bellona has now been completed so will continue with Unicorn soon. Landlubber Mike, ccoyle and Old Collingwood 3 Quote
ccoyle Posted June 19, 2020 #7 Posted June 19, 2020 Perhaps I overlooked it in your Bellona log, but have you discussed the quality of Corel materials? In my very limited experience with them, it has seemed to me that their kit quality is somewhat directly related to kit expense, i.e. more expensive kits have better materials, and reviews of Corel's flagship model kits usually comment on the good materials found in them. Bellona certainly looked very nice, so I'm wondering if you have made any similar observations. Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
Landlubber Mike Posted June 19, 2020 #8 Posted June 19, 2020 I started the kit - the materials are very nice. It's not very accurate though when it comes to the kit plans, and the kit takes some weird liberties when it comes to the figurehead and the stern area in particular. I have a build log in my signature that goes through things until I ended up dropping the build. 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)
harlequin Posted June 19, 2020 Author #9 Posted June 19, 2020 34 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said: I started the kit - the materials are very nice. It's not very accurate though when it comes to the kit plans, and the kit takes some weird liberties when it comes to the figurehead and the stern area in particular. I have a build log in my signature that goes through things until I ended up dropping the build. going to proceed and see where it ends up. I am one of those builder that is not really bothered about historical accuracy of model kits....I just enjoy producing a model. If others think this is wrong that doesn't bother me either....will keep you posted with pics as I progress. ccoyle, Chief Williams, coxswain and 4 others 7 Quote
Bill Morrison Posted June 26, 2020 #10 Posted June 26, 2020 I'm looking forward to this build! Bill harlequin 1 Quote
harlequin Posted June 26, 2020 Author #11 Posted June 26, 2020 well with Bellona completed, Unicorn will get underway or should I say continue....I am going to try to complete this before the end of the year.....bit ambitious but here goes... Landlubber Mike 1 Quote
harlequin Posted June 29, 2020 Author #12 Posted June 29, 2020 Well busy with the frames and bearding today.....dry fit of the top deck to check things, a little bit of grating and a cannon just to get the overall feel. One or two frames need a bit of adjustment but not going too badly. Going to concentrate on the sanding of the frames and transom for the next day or so. Bill Morrison, Jeff T, EricWilliamMarshall and 4 others 7 Quote
harlequin Posted June 30, 2020 Author #13 Posted June 30, 2020 A few things I have completed today. The first couple of planks have been fixed both sides and one side the position of the gun ports has been sorted. I have also worked on the transom cast metal moulding which everyone knows how cast metal refuses to bend, so I stuck some strong duck tape on the reverse and deliberately snapped the moulding in two places giving enough play for the transom curve....once the moulding is painted the breaks will be virtually unnoticeable. The upper deck is not fixed yet. ccoyle, GrandpaPhil, Landlubber Mike and 6 others 9 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted July 2, 2020 #14 Posted July 2, 2020 Great start, sorry for late reply was a bit more difficult finding you. OC. harlequin 1 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
harlequin Posted July 2, 2020 Author #15 Posted July 2, 2020 Some more first planking above the top deck, crossbeams(not yet fitted): going quite well at the moment. Will probably add a stern post as landlubber suggested. Cannons will be given a splash of yellow ochre paint. The last 3 months has seen me mad busy on the Corel kits. I have some brass letters arrived today to fix to Bellonas name plate now that she is completed. Old Collingwood, catopower, gieb8688 and 5 others 8 Quote
harlequin Posted July 4, 2020 Author #16 Posted July 4, 2020 Transom cast metal part has come up rather well. Jeff T, Bill Morrison, gieb8688 and 8 others 11 Quote
harlequin Posted July 7, 2020 Author #17 Posted July 7, 2020 I am well underway now with the first planking.....been doing a lot of the furniture too and forward planning of the transom and quarter galleries to make sure they fit ok.. Landlubber Mike and Old Collingwood 2 Quote
harlequin Posted July 7, 2020 Author #18 Posted July 7, 2020 Gun ports well defined now as the first planking progresses. GrandpaPhil, catopower, coxswain and 8 others 11 Quote
harlequin Posted July 16, 2020 Author #19 Posted July 16, 2020 First planking progressing well coxswain, Old Collingwood, Jeff T and 6 others 9 Quote
harlequin Posted July 22, 2020 Author #20 Posted July 22, 2020 first planking finished and second underway....pics to follow soon Old Collingwood 1 Quote
Ronald-V Posted July 23, 2020 #21 Posted July 23, 2020 First planking looks really good! Old Collingwood 1 Quote Currently working on the HMS Sphinx from Vanguard Models
Bill Morrison Posted July 30, 2020 #22 Posted July 30, 2020 The first planking looks great! I have heard that this kit is not very accurate but it does seem to match the drawings I've seen. Bill Old Collingwood 1 Quote
harlequin Posted November 5, 2020 Author #23 Posted November 5, 2020 as is normal with me, I disappear for a while then pop up again...…..workshop tidy today then will start again on Unicorn...... Old Collingwood 1 Quote
harlequin Posted November 6, 2020 Author #24 Posted November 6, 2020 just getting a feel of the deck furniture for Unicorn....nothing fixed in place yet, but I like to get a feel for things as I progress. Bill Morrison, Old Collingwood, EricWilliamMarshall and 1 other 4 Quote
harlequin Posted November 16, 2020 Author #25 Posted November 16, 2020 second planking colours are interesting.... Bill Morrison, Dean77, EricWilliamMarshall and 3 others 6 Quote
harlequin Posted August 3, 2021 Author #26 Posted August 3, 2021 might have to restart this little fellow...been a while Bill Morrison 1 Quote
allanyed Posted August 4, 2021 #27 Posted August 4, 2021 Hi Harlequin, Just curious, is there a reason this log is in the 1501-1750 forum when the date on the kit for this ship is 1790 and do you know if this kit is based on a real ship as there was no HMS Unicorn launched in 1790. There were a lot of Unicorns launched, including 1776, 1782, and 1794 plus some earlier and some later. Cheers Allan Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU
Bill Morrison Posted August 4, 2021 #28 Posted August 4, 2021 My belief is that the Corel kit of the Unicorn is of the 1748 28 gun frigate of the Lyme class. Manufacturers of these models often get the histories wrong, or they confuse ships of one era for that of another. That explains the "1790" notation on the box. That said, I am having real trouble distinguishing just how this model is inaccurate. I know that the figurehead is incorrectly placed, but she closely matches drawings and models of her. Can someone please elaborate on this? Thanks! Bill EricWilliamMarshall 1 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted August 4, 2021 #29 Posted August 4, 2021 Long time mate - very nice build - remeinds me of Greyhound. OC. harlequin 1 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
Landlubber Mike Posted August 4, 2021 #30 Posted August 4, 2021 Take a look at my Unicorn/Lyme log linked in my signature. I agree with Bill that the Corel kit is of the Lyme class in Chapman’s Architectura. My log goes into the many inaccuracies of the kit. Still builds into a nice model though as some of the logs on here show. Old Collingwood, allanyed, EricWilliamMarshall and 1 other 4 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)
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