GeorgeKapas Posted Saturday at 08:40 PM #1 Posted Saturday at 08:40 PM Good evening all! So I have this idea to create a series of 1/144 scale models of greek 19th century ships (along with some other older types of vessels related to the history of Crete specifically). The brig "Ares" was the first of the project to finish. I'll start a thread for each one of them, with a goal to finish this collection in about 2027-2028. This thread is about the corvette "Loudovikos", named after Ludwig I of Bavaria, father of the first king of modern Greece, Otto von Wittelsbach. Built between 1837-1838, in Poros naval shipyard, designed by Georgios Tombazis, she was the first proper warship designed and built in Greece, and at 1000 tons, the largest domestically built warship for... 158 years until a MEKO200 frigate in 1996 (!) Her size was considered too big to operate for the impoverished nation, and she was placed immediately in ordinary. Nevertheless, a few year later, in 1845, the greek (Hellenic) Naval Academy was founded as a naval training school on board the corvette. So her history is quite significant. Thanasis, Doreltomin and JacquesCousteau 3 Current scratch builts: Greek brig Ares - 1/144 Greek frigate Hellas - 1/144 Greek corvette Loudovikos - 1/144 Greek steam sloop Karteria - 1/144 Greek ship of the line Emmanuil - 1/144 - Soon Completed scratch models: paddle steamer Arkadion for the Maritime Museum of Crete Ottoman Ship of the Line Mahmudiye - 1/350 - scratchbuilt 17th century Venetian galley by GeorgeKapas - 1/350 - scratchbuilt Armored cruiser Georgios Averof - 1/700 - scratchbuilt
GeorgeKapas Posted Saturday at 08:51 PM Author #2 Posted Saturday at 08:51 PM The above contemporary drawing shows the ship in full sail, yet, I am not sure if she ever put to sea. Possibly between 1845-1855 (?) This is actually a rather important detail for the model, but lacking any other info, the painting is what we have. Her end is not recorded, technically part of the fleet untill the 1870s, but going through 1870s-1900s photos of Poros and Salamis naval bases, I think I spotted her: archjofo, Doreltomin, Thanasis and 1 other 3 1 Current scratch builts: Greek brig Ares - 1/144 Greek frigate Hellas - 1/144 Greek corvette Loudovikos - 1/144 Greek steam sloop Karteria - 1/144 Greek ship of the line Emmanuil - 1/144 - Soon Completed scratch models: paddle steamer Arkadion for the Maritime Museum of Crete Ottoman Ship of the Line Mahmudiye - 1/350 - scratchbuilt 17th century Venetian galley by GeorgeKapas - 1/350 - scratchbuilt Armored cruiser Georgios Averof - 1/700 - scratchbuilt
GeorgeKapas Posted Saturday at 09:05 PM Author #3 Posted Saturday at 09:05 PM In any case here is the built so far: The method is similar to Ares, semi-solid built. In fact many of my 1/144 scale project ship hulls were started before Ares. JacquesCousteau, Thanasis and archjofo 3 Current scratch builts: Greek brig Ares - 1/144 Greek frigate Hellas - 1/144 Greek corvette Loudovikos - 1/144 Greek steam sloop Karteria - 1/144 Greek ship of the line Emmanuil - 1/144 - Soon Completed scratch models: paddle steamer Arkadion for the Maritime Museum of Crete Ottoman Ship of the Line Mahmudiye - 1/350 - scratchbuilt 17th century Venetian galley by GeorgeKapas - 1/350 - scratchbuilt Armored cruiser Georgios Averof - 1/700 - scratchbuilt
GeorgeKapas Posted Saturday at 09:40 PM Author #4 Posted Saturday at 09:40 PM Here she is along with much larger frigate Hellas archjofo, Doreltomin and Thanasis 3 Current scratch builts: Greek brig Ares - 1/144 Greek frigate Hellas - 1/144 Greek corvette Loudovikos - 1/144 Greek steam sloop Karteria - 1/144 Greek ship of the line Emmanuil - 1/144 - Soon Completed scratch models: paddle steamer Arkadion for the Maritime Museum of Crete Ottoman Ship of the Line Mahmudiye - 1/350 - scratchbuilt 17th century Venetian galley by GeorgeKapas - 1/350 - scratchbuilt Armored cruiser Georgios Averof - 1/700 - scratchbuilt
GeorgeKapas Posted 18 hours ago Author #5 Posted 18 hours ago Shaping the hull: archjofo and Doreltomin 2 Current scratch builts: Greek brig Ares - 1/144 Greek frigate Hellas - 1/144 Greek corvette Loudovikos - 1/144 Greek steam sloop Karteria - 1/144 Greek ship of the line Emmanuil - 1/144 - Soon Completed scratch models: paddle steamer Arkadion for the Maritime Museum of Crete Ottoman Ship of the Line Mahmudiye - 1/350 - scratchbuilt 17th century Venetian galley by GeorgeKapas - 1/350 - scratchbuilt Armored cruiser Georgios Averof - 1/700 - scratchbuilt
GeorgeKapas Posted 18 hours ago Author #6 Posted 18 hours ago Adding the gunports using a pattern to follow the curve of each hull line above the main deck. archjofo, Siggi52 and Doreltomin 3 Current scratch builts: Greek brig Ares - 1/144 Greek frigate Hellas - 1/144 Greek corvette Loudovikos - 1/144 Greek steam sloop Karteria - 1/144 Greek ship of the line Emmanuil - 1/144 - Soon Completed scratch models: paddle steamer Arkadion for the Maritime Museum of Crete Ottoman Ship of the Line Mahmudiye - 1/350 - scratchbuilt 17th century Venetian galley by GeorgeKapas - 1/350 - scratchbuilt Armored cruiser Georgios Averof - 1/700 - scratchbuilt
GeorgeKapas Posted 18 hours ago Author #7 Posted 18 hours ago The model in the condition she currently is. archjofo, Doreltomin and Siggi52 3 Current scratch builts: Greek brig Ares - 1/144 Greek frigate Hellas - 1/144 Greek corvette Loudovikos - 1/144 Greek steam sloop Karteria - 1/144 Greek ship of the line Emmanuil - 1/144 - Soon Completed scratch models: paddle steamer Arkadion for the Maritime Museum of Crete Ottoman Ship of the Line Mahmudiye - 1/350 - scratchbuilt 17th century Venetian galley by GeorgeKapas - 1/350 - scratchbuilt Armored cruiser Georgios Averof - 1/700 - scratchbuilt
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