Frank Burroughs Posted May 4 Share #1 Posted May 4 I am looking at a model I think made by Maquettes Gerard Schmitt. Any info would be nice. The model is 1/50 Maquettes Gerard Schmitt Prince De Neufchatel Quote https://fbinkslinger.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted May 4 Share #2 Posted May 4 It looks like an older kit. Model Shipways just released a new version of their Prince de Neufchatel kit. Also, if you have the books Search For Speed Under Sail and The History of American Sailing Ships by Howard I Chapelle, the plans of the Prince de Neufchatel are complete enough to build a model. Those are what I used to build mine. It came out quite nicely and was my first scratch build. dvm27, mtaylor and Frank Burroughs 3 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...
ccoyle Posted May 4 Share #3 Posted May 4 As far as I know, that company has been out of business for decades. The kit design is probably ancient and the kit itself made using outdated manufacturing techniques, e.g., die cutting. Personally, I would avoid it. Frank Burroughs and mtaylor 2 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...
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