TM1 Posted November 28 #1 Posted November 28 (edited) Hi everyone, glad to join the forum! I am Greek, live in Athens, and have the ship model building as a hobby. I consider myself an intermediate-level builder. So far, I have built some ships mainly from Artesanila Latina (Santa Maria, Chinese Red Dragon, Hermione la Fayette, HMS Bounty, HMS Endeavour, a section of San Francisco), but also from Occre (HMS Beagle, HMS Terror), Amati (La Pinta), Mantua (Black Falcon) and Constructo (Halifax). Recently, I discovered somewhere an already made ship in a bad condition, and decided to save her from the trash and try to revive her beauty! The problem is that I cannot recognise her, in order to search for the initial plans and drawings. In addition, I don’t know the manufacturer. I believe she is definitely an American two-masted schooner with top sails. The flag is the 1818 US flag (the ‘Great Star’) which was the official flag until 1822. As you will notice, from her foremast to the bowsprit she has 4 jibs (instead of the usual 3). The dimensions are L: 96cm (37.8in), W: 36cm (14.2in), H: 62cm (24.4in) I would appreciate any help from you, guys. Can anyone recognise the ship? Thank you very much! Edited November 28 by TM1 to add some info Keith Black 1 Quote
TM1 Posted November 28 Author #2 Posted November 28 Forgot to mention that she is heavily armed: 18 canons on her deck! Keith Black 1 Quote
GrandpaPhil Posted November 28 #3 Posted November 28 (edited) Welcome! The flag is the wrong one for the War of 1812, but it looks like the privateer Prince de Neufchatel or a similar vessel based on armament, deck configuration, sweep port and gunport location and mast/sail configuration. It could very well be the old 1/64 Model Shipways kit based on the dimensions. Mine is 1/72 and is approximately 33” long. Enlarged to 1/64 the model would be about the size of yours. Here’s mine for comparison: Edited November 28 by GrandpaPhil Keith Black, TM1 and mtaylor 3 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
ccoyle Posted November 28 #4 Posted November 28 14 minutes ago, GrandpaPhil said: looks like the privateer Prince de Neufchatel The contrasting wood colors are the hallmark of kits made in Spain. Constructo made a kit for PdN at one time. We have a build log for that kit here. TM1, mtaylor, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
TM1 Posted November 28 Author #5 Posted November 28 52 minutes ago, ccoyle said: The contrasting wood colors are the hallmark of kits made in Spain. Constructo made a kit for PdN at one time. We have a build log for that kit here. That's it! Thank you very much, I owe you, ccoyle! GrandpaPhil, ccoyle, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote
mtaylor Posted Friday at 01:10 AM #6 Posted Friday at 01:10 AM TM1 and Keith Black 2 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
SiriusVoyager Posted Monday at 09:43 PM #7 Posted Monday at 09:43 PM Welcome to MSW! Keith Black, TM1 and mtaylor 3 Quote - Eric Drafting: Sultan Arab Dhow Finished: Norwegian Sailing Pram, Lowell Grand Banks Dory, Muscongus bay lobster smack, OcCre Palamos, San Francisco Cross Section
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