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and an accurate version of HMS Victory <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="

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being serious, may i add a suggestion that would make this ship look even more like a late 18th- early 19th century battleship?
you see how the stern has a very slight angle? make it a bit more severe and make it so that the stern has the upper quarter deck moving outwards behind the ship even further than it is already, which would increase the angle.
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I'm modeling this ship after a model I have of the HMS Agamemnon, it was build in 1781... it's known as Nelson's Favorite ship, here's a bit of history for you <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/poet.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":hmm" border="0" alt="poet.gif" />
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HMS Agamemnon, a sixty-four gun, third-rate ship-of-the-line-of-battle, was constructed at Buckler's Hard, on the Beulieu river, Hampshire, and launched in 1781. Agamemnon was one of the most famous ships in the Royal Navy, with battle honours including The Saints, Copenhagen, Trafalgar, and the Battle of Santo Domingo. She was commanded by Captain Nelson between 1793 and 1796, during which time he lost the sight in his right eye at the siege of Calvi.
Agamemnon was the first ship-of-the-line Nelson commanded, and also the first in which he raised his broad pennant as Commodore. He transferred his command to the 74-gun H.M.S. Captain, 74, in 1796, in which he took part in the Battle of St Vincent. Nelson always spoke fondly of Agamemnon, and indeed, she is remembered to this day as his favourite ship of all.
Designed by Sir Thomas Slade, the same man who had designed H.M.S. Victory, she was a fast sailer, and a very weatherly ship. Unfortunately, by the time she was stationed on the West India station, her bottom was not in great condition, and during manoeuvres in Maldonado Bay, off the coast of Uruguay, a fluke on one of her anchors penetrated her bottom. All the hands were taken off without loss of life - indeed, she settled very slowly. Divers are currently excavating the recently discovered site of the wreck.
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I found that on this website <a href="http://www.prd-digital.com/viewproject.php?id=1" target="_blank">http://www.prd-digital.com/viewproject.php?id=1</a> there are pictures of a very nice model of the HMS Agamemnon there too