Ironmonkey Posted April 17, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 17, 2020 (edited) Hey all,new to all this.I appear to have inherited a model of HMS Bounty and wondered if anyone could shed some light on it for us. Its big being 32 in long and 26 in high Many thanks all Edited April 17, 2020 by Ironmonkey Ryland Craze, ccoyle and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 17, 2020 Share #2 Posted April 17, 2020 Bounty is a very popular modeling subject, and a lot of kit manufacturers have offered a kit at one time or another. The contrasting wood colors on your model are typically what one sees in kits coming out of Spain, e.g. Artesania Latina, Constructo, or Dikar (now out of business). Any idea how old the model is? mtaylor 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironmonkey Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted April 17, 2020 Thanks for the reply Not sure of age,its certainly got some age but have no idea.Is there any way of knowing? Also it looks as though some elements of the rigging have come adrift on the stern? Thanks in advance GrandpaPhil and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted April 17, 2020 Share #4 Posted April 17, 2020 Welcome! mtaylor 1 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sceatha Posted April 17, 2020 Share #5 Posted April 17, 2020 (edited) Hi Ironmonkey and welcome! Could also be the Amati one. Size is an easy indication to go by, could you measure it? The Artesania kit is larger than the others, just shy of 1m. The Amati and Constructo should be just above 70cm overall, with the Constructo one closer to 80cm. Maybe someone who has the kits can recognise the brass castings in your last photo? Edited April 17, 2020 by Sceatha mtaylor 1 Quote Current build: Greek Galliot (scratchbuilt) Previous: Byblos Ship (scratchbuilt) Keep building. https://www.scalemodelspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 17, 2020 Share #6 Posted April 17, 2020 10 minutes ago, Sceatha said: Maybe someone who has the kits can recognise the brass castings in your last photo? Good idea -- a shot from directly astern may be a give-away. mtaylor 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironmonkey Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted April 17, 2020 Thank you for that. Overall length is around 80cm This is a shot from the stern We are also wondering if the cost of the minor repair is going to be worth it as we have no idea. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 17, 2020 Share #8 Posted April 17, 2020 Now I'm thinking that this must surely be one of the older Spanish kits, e.g. Constructo. The issue of a "minor repair" can be ticklish. Of course, it depends on how much work actually has to be done, but generally speaking repair work isn't cheap -- and that presupposes that you can actually find somebody willing and able to do the work. But if the model is otherwise in good shape, re-securing a few loose items, such as lines and blocks, may be something you could do yourself. mtaylor 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironmonkey Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted April 17, 2020 Yeah i'm thinking the same.Have a history lesson with some research and maybe gingerly looking at having a careful look at it.There is only a couple pieces of rigging come adrift.Not sure mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 17, 2020 Share #10 Posted April 17, 2020 4 hours ago, Ironmonkey said: Not sure If those few bits at the stern are all that's loose, some of our champion rigger guys should be able to advise you. From here, the rest of the model looks to be in pretty good shape. mtaylor 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironmonkey Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share #11 Posted April 17, 2020 Thats good news.I appreciate your time guys mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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