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March 2007
- From: Portsmouth, RI
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Posted by searat12
on Sunday, February 10, 2008 1:33 PM
Pretty cool! Looks like one of those old 'Navy Board' models built before or during the actual ship building. Yes, the flags are definitely all wrong for the 17th century as previously noted, and there might be a bit of a problem with proportions too (underwater lines look to shoal for the topsides, but I could well be wrong...). If you like these, there is an excellent book that you might find on Amazon.com or elsewhere called (not surprisingly!) 'Navy Board Ship Models 1650-1750' by John Franklin. These models are not only stunning examples in their own right (and the detail has to be seen to be believed!), but are also the very best source of existing information not only on the methods and construction of the actual ships, but rigging details, details of fittings, design trends and changes in decorations over time, etc, etc, etc. Beautiful book, and invaluable to the modeller looking to do a ship of this period!
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