grsjax Posted January 24, 2014 #1 Posted January 24, 2014 Just ordered the English Pinnace kit from Modelexpo (great deal at $34.99, think the sale is good for a few more days, code is Blues14). The color scheme in the pictures is nice but about the only way you can make a kit like this a bit different from all the others like it is the paint. My question is what colors would be appropriate for an 18th century pinnace? The reccomended colors/decorations look like they would be for a very senior officer with a lot of money to spend on making his pinnace a show piece. What about all the lesser officers with fewer personal resorces? I would like to have a boat representative of the work a day craft likely to be carried by the average man of war. My advice and comments are always worth what you paid for them.
druxey Posted January 24, 2014 #2 Posted January 24, 2014 I suspect that either a plain blue or black sheer strake would be appropriate. Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
Chuck Posted January 24, 2014 #3 Posted January 24, 2014 Oh boy...you are only limited by your imagination. Check out the NMM site and the gallery of contemporary model here at MSW. Chuck Chuck Passaro - MSW Admin Sloop Speedwell - POF scratch Block Island Boat - POF scratch HMS Winchelsea - POB scratch build HM Cutter Cheerful - POB scratch build Royal Barge - POF scratch Medway Longboat- POF Scratch SYREN SHIP MODEL COMPANY
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