bruce d Posted October 20, 2023 #1 Posted October 20, 2023 This figure is for sale through a few traders on Alibaba. It is 1/24, resin and has no manufacturer's name: does anyone recognise it as a copy? If so, who is the legitimate source please? Thanks, Bruce mtaylor, thibaultron and Keith Black 3 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold
Solution iMustBeCrazy Posted October 20, 2023 Solution #2 Posted October 20, 2023 (edited) 29 minutes ago, bruce d said: If so, who is the legitimate source please? Seems to be "Royal Navy Captain, 1805" by Alexandros Models (whoever they are http://www.alexandrosmodels.com/). Edited October 20, 2023 by iMustBeCrazy rcweir, bruce d, mtaylor and 2 others 3 1 1 Quote Craig. I do know, that I don't know, a whole lot more, than I do know. Current Build: 1:16 Bounty Launch Scratch build. 1:16 Kitty -18 Foot Racing Sloop 1:50 Le Renard HM Cutter Lapwing 1816 Lapwing Drawings Completed....: 1:16 16' Cutter Scratch build. Discussion....: Bounty Boats Facts
bruce d Posted October 21, 2023 Author #3 Posted October 21, 2023 Thanks Craig, you nailed it. No surprise, just sad. thibaultron, iMustBeCrazy, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold
rcweir Posted October 21, 2023 #4 Posted October 21, 2023 Well, there's a silver lining: I now know about Alexandros Models and have just made an order - perfect gifts for history enthusiasts! Canute, thibaultron, mtaylor and 2 others 4 1 Quote Bob current build Dutch 17th Century Pinas - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 - Cross-Section upcoming builds past builds Statenjacht - Kolderstok - 1:50 USS Peary (DD 226) - Tehnoart Ltd - 1:96 (gallery) Fluytschip - Kolderstok - 1:72 USS DeHaven (DD 727) - Tehnoart Ltd - 1:192 back on the shelf USS Robert E. Peary (FF 1073) - 1:250 Mayflower - Model Shipways - 1:76.8
JohnLea Posted October 23, 2023 #5 Posted October 23, 2023 On 10/21/2023 at 2:09 AM, bruce d said: Thanks Craig, you nailed it. No surprise, just sad. Much easier to pirate figures than ship models. Less than $100. for the rubber and resin plus the cost of the casting from the original caster. It is/was a bit of a plague. mtaylor, Canute, thibaultron and 1 other 1 3 Quote The closer you get to Canada, the more things will eat your horses. ~ T. King
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