"Just how big were French naval flags?" Topic
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| John Tyson | 19 Oct 2018 8:18 p.m. PST |
Question: Just how big were French naval flags? Answer: See link below… link 16m by 8.3m (52ft by 27ft)! It's BIG!! |
| Mr Astrolabe | 20 Oct 2018 9:23 a.m. PST |
Wow! – I seem to recall on the film Master & Commander the French ship had a very large flag. |
| BrianW | 20 Oct 2018 10:27 a.m. PST |
But in 1/1200 scale, that's only 13 by 6.75 mm. So, call it 1/2 by about 1/4 inches. |
| John Tyson | 20 Oct 2018 10:57 a.m. PST |
Thanks, BrianW. I was worried my flags on my 1:1200 ships were too big. Still, the real deal is impressively BIG!
God bless,
John T. |
| Timmo uk | 20 Oct 2018 12:59 p.m. PST |
John, are your models GHQ? |
| John Tyson | 20 Oct 2018 1:45 p.m. PST |
Timmo uk, yes they are GHQ. |
| BrianW | 20 Oct 2018 11:16 p.m. PST |
John,
I don't think your flags look bad at all. |
| Timmo uk | 21 Oct 2018 12:51 p.m. PST |
Thanks they look excellent and I like your basing. I think clear plastic works better than anything else for ships. |
| ModelJShip | 21 Oct 2018 3:52 p.m. PST |
And there were bigger …
link |
| AdmiralHawke | 25 Oct 2018 1:02 p.m. PST |
Yes. That flag is vast. Your models look lovely. :-) |
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