"HMS Surprise" Topic
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| Martin From Canada | 25 May 2013 11:08 p.m. PST |
Does anybody make a 28 gun Unité class corvette in 1/1200? I was looking at GHQ and nothing fit the bill. I know that considering Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturing series, I'm sure that there must be something out-there, but I can't seem to find it at the moment. |
 Virtualscratchbuilder   | 26 May 2013 5:51 a.m. PST |
At 1/1200 classes, which are a misnomer in the era, are pretty much indistinguishable. The biggest issue would be whether or not surprise had a quarterdeck and forecastle. If so, then the Langton 28 gun frigate would do. If not, then the Langton 24 gun ship or Great Lakes 26 gun ship would do. |
| whitejamest | 26 May 2013 7:57 a.m. PST |
GHQ's HMS Cleopatra is probably the closest candidate from that company. Here is a neat site that gives size comparisons of hulls, and which points out that: "A common 32gun 5th rate was about 126' long, while a common 28gun 6th rate was only 120' long. In 1:1200 scale this would be about 2mm difference." So it would be an approximation, but not such a bad one. link |
| Coelacanth | 26 May 2013 10:35 a.m. PST |
The plan on Wikipedia appears to show a separate forecastle and quarterdeck:
The HMS Surprise from the movie was originally a replica of HMS Rose (1757). The replica, designed by Philip C. Bolger, was originally built with a spar deck. I don't think that the original Rose had had one; it was an anachronistic concession to seaworthiness. Ron |
| Volunteer | 30 May 2013 6:29 p.m. PST |
A shipmate of mine (Coog) posted these photos on SOG Anchorage a while back. They are a comparison between GHQ's 32 gun Essex and Skytrek's 32 gun Essex. This is the GHQ 32 kit:
link This is the Skytrex Essex kit:
link This is hull comparison of the two:
link A completed British 32 and his slight conversion of the GHQ 32 kit for Essex.
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