| Muerto | 10 Mar 2013 5:30 p.m. PST |
Hi all, I'm thinking of getting some of these 1:700 ships, but I can't find any pictures of the 6 ships actually still available. These are:
MT3 HMS Euryalus 36 Gun Frigate
MT23 Africane 38 Gun Frigate
MT43 Fama
MT44 Santa Leocarda
MT63 Chesapeake Frigate 38 Guns
MT64 Essex Frigate 38 Guns I like to see what I'm getting before I shell out that many clams. Can anyone assist? |
Dave Jackson  | 10 Mar 2013 7:15 p.m. PST |
Well, I have them all, but they're packed away for moving. I can assure you they are fabulous models and you will not be disappointed! |
| Muerto | 11 Mar 2013 2:21 a.m. PST |
Thanks Dave! Good luck with the move – for Age of Sail gamers this must be most perilous! |
| Dave Jackson | 11 Mar 2013 6:31 a.m. PST |
There are a couple of views here, now that I think about it. link |
| whitejamest | 11 Mar 2013 7:56 a.m. PST |
I too wish there were more images available of these kits – it might help spur me on to risk ordering them. All I have see are the photos the Fedro posted on this forum last year of HMS Victory, at the link below. I will say that judging from those pictures the models seem pretty nice. – James TMP link |
| Muerto | 11 Mar 2013 9:14 a.m. PST |
> Dave, I think that one there is of a heavier vessel, but it does look good, and they seem to have a tiny picture of the British kit. (Unless I'm missing some.) > James, I took the plunge, based on the pictures I have seen of their ships of the line, and hoping that their quality is continued down. Since I know everything I know about 1:1200 ships from your weblog, I'll be pleased to return the favour and post pictures of the 4 kits I bought. Stay tuned for bare metal when they first arrive, and then painted ships in, well, weeks, months, or even decades to come. I guess there're some trips to naval museums ahead of me… |
 Virtualscratchbuilder  | 11 Mar 2013 12:00 p.m. PST |
Sad that this line never dried up and never got bigger. I was sorely tempted several times. |
| whitejamest | 11 Mar 2013 12:13 p.m. PST |
Muerto, glad to hear you've taken the plunge. I look forward to your pictures! – James |
| Muerto | 11 Mar 2013 4:26 p.m. PST |
In the interim, I found this:
link
Again, more guns than the ships available now, but maybe of some relevance. |
| whitejamest | 11 Mar 2013 6:23 p.m. PST |
That's a great set of picture for showing what the kits are like out of the box, thanks for linking to that – James |
| Muerto | 12 Mar 2013 8:36 a.m. PST |
And checking on the guys on the other side of the hobby, I found this:
link Photo #10 is "French frigate Hortense sending signals", the only one with a frigate. Maybe this ship is somewhat close to the Africane (which is not one of the four I bought). I looked everywhere else on the site – no more pages of relevance. |
| Volunteer | 15 Mar 2013 10:39 a.m. PST |
Wow, that is a great diorama. The only thing missing is some ship damage from all the cannon fire. Beautiful ships.
Vol |
