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60 Gun Spanish Ship

When finished, Jack, is it possible to let this ship as a quest-ship?

I need one for the Cartagena quest.

btw: If yes, I'll do an original duel aboard her.
 
Very nice jack. Let me know if you need a hand with the finishing touches unless Armada or someone else wants to do the honers.
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Very nicely done so far! A few things to note though.

First, it is highly unlikely this ship had a closed waist. This feature did not become common until much later. More likely she'd have had an open waist like these two spanish ships of the same time period:

http://www.cuervas-mons.com/images/Galeria%20JorgeJ/index0.html
http://www.cuervas-mons.com/images/GaleriaNSPilar/index.htm

Second, the galleries on your model are also closed, while the upper gallery on the plans are quite plainly drawn as an open balcony. It would be similar to this:
http://www.cuervas-mons.com/images/GaleriaNSPilar/pages/r26_jpg.htm
http://www.cuervas-mons.com/images/GaleriaNSPilar/pages/r27_jpg.htm

See how the upper gallery is a bit smaller and doesn't extend all the way to the railing, leaving a little room to walk around. The gallery on my Centurion model is similar if you want to pull it off the FTP.
 
Nice model examples! Off topic, KrisWood, I saw your beautiful work on Centurion. Did you by chance give that wonderful work of art to anyone on the forums here? I would love to see her in our games here.

MK
 
Haven't heard from Jack for a while, now... :shrug
 
This week, I'll try to find another one. A modified warship (around 40 - 60 cannons) from the ones we have in the BuildMod.
 
KrisWood said:
Very nicely done so far! A few things to note though.

First, it is highly unlikely this ship had a closed waist. This feature did not become common until much later. More likely she'd have had an open waist like these two spanish ships of the same time period:

http://www.cuervas-mons.com/images/Galeria%20JorgeJ/index0.html
http://www.cuervas-mons.com/images/GaleriaNSPilar/index.htm

Second, the galleries on your model are also closed, while the upper gallery on the plans are quite plainly drawn as an open balcony. It would be similar to this:
http://www.cuervas-mons.com/images/GaleriaNSPilar/pages/r26_jpg.htm
http://www.cuervas-mons.com/images/GaleriaNSPilar/pages/r27_jpg.htm

See how the upper gallery is a bit smaller and doesn't extend all the way to the railing, leaving a little room to walk around. The gallery on my Centurion model is similar if you want to pull it off the FTP.
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This one could still make an excellent 60 gun ship of a later period, with a trysl'l (spanker). Although not completely accurate, It could very easily pass for a ship of the line from the 1760's or beyond. Such vessels would have been used up into the early Napoleonic era. This might be easier than making all those changes. I kind of like the model how it is so far.
 
She certainly is beautiful... I just hope the modeller comes back to finish and release the model.
It's a huge waste for his projects to remain dead like this. :(
 
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