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To visit more of my Model Ships just click one any one of these links. Welcome to my growing collection of wooden crafted model ships. The following links are arranged in chronological order as they were built. This is my current build. Please leave me a comment if you enjoyed.
You can visit my other models at these links. The Coach Tunney Brooks Pirate Ship. This is a good aft view of her quarter deck and highly decorated transom and quarter galleries. Another view of her two launches. This view of the forecastle shows her anchors secured.
This model of the Golden Hind is over 70 years old. It was lost in storage for many years and, when discovered in horrible condition, it was questionable as to whether it could even be saved. To visit any of my other ships. click on any of the following links. The AG Tunney Brooks Pirate Ship.
To visit more of my Model Ships just click one any one of these links. The AG Tunney Brooks Pirate Ship. She is a 104-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal British Navy, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. Displacement - 3,500 tons Overall Length - 227 ft. Compliment of 850 crewmen and officers.
This model was originally built in 1978, and was my first attempt at working with wood. After all these years, I am re-visiting her in an effort to make numerous technical corrections in her structure and to incorporate as much detail in her features as possible. My Two HMS Victory Models. The mini-Vic is almost exactly half the size of her big sister. You can visit my other model ships at these links .
You can visit my other models at these links. The Coach Tunney Brooks Pirate Ship. This is a good aft view of her quarter deck and highly decorated transom and quarter galleries. Another view of her two launches. This view of the forecastle shows her anchors secured.
This model of the Golden Hind is over 70 years old. It was lost in storage for many years and, when discovered in horrible condition, it was questionable as to whether it could even be saved. To visit any of my other ships. click on any of the following links. The AG Tunney Brooks Pirate Ship.
To visit more of my Model Ships just click one any one of these links. The AG Tunney Brooks Pirate Ship. She is a 104-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal British Navy, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. Displacement - 3,500 tons Overall Length - 227 ft. Compliment of 850 crewmen and officers.
I am calling this the La Couronne I because I built it TWICE. My First Scratch Build - La Couronne I. Here are the plan sheets for this historic French war ship I found on the internet. printed them off and began making sawdust without the first clue what I was about to get into. Took part in the battle of Guetaria in 1638.
My Second Project - La Couronne II. On November 24, 2008 I posted these shots of my second scratch build. Compared to the first model, I would say this is a considerable improvement. Here are the two models together. My first lesson in scale. Detail becomes considerably easier with larger scale. Did I learn something here? Wrapping up the hull planking. Carvings on the poop deck bulkheads. Return to My Home Page.