Tobias Posted September 13, 2021 Share #1 Posted September 13, 2021 The Essex was an American whaling sailing ship that was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in 1820. Her demise is the most famous incident of its kind and served as the historical template for Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick. Length: 27 m Start: 1799 Weight: 238 tons Width: 7.32 m² Draft: 3.96 m² Shipyard: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA GrandpaPhil, scrubbyj427, bruce d and 2 others 5 Quote Auf der Werkbank: Corvette La Palme (L'Amarante) von 1744 POF nach Plänen von Ancre https://modelshipworld.com/topic/32046-la-palme-by-tobias-136-pof/ https://modelshipworld.com/topic/29843-le-coureur-1776-by-tobias-caf-148/ LE ROCHEFORT - Hafenyacht von 1787 1:36 von Tobias (Monographie von ANCRE) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted September 13, 2021 Share #2 Posted September 13, 2021 Well done! Tobias 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...
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