This is my version of Nelson's fagship HMS Vanguard, as she appeared at the Battle of the Nile on 1-3 August 1798 in Aboukir Bay near Alexandria. The colors are based on Rod Langton's book, Reference 2
The hull is a 3D Arrogant class 74 from Simon Mann, printed in 1/450 scale.
I actually painted the hull several months ago and built the masts. But then they were set aside for WWII naval projects. Then the working season hit, and I spent little time in the
dungeon. Several super hot days were spent inside, and Vanguard was screaming in the wings to be built.
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| Tracing out the cloth sails |
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| Creating the furled sail mold |
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| finished furled sails |
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| This is the point I realized the sails are too small |
The template I used was for a large frigate!
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| The correct 3rd rate sails are traced |
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| All of the previous spars and sails have been removed and salvaged |
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| New spars cut |
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| Spars with stuns'l spars prepaired |
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| Ah, now that looks like a third rate |
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| Standing rigging started |
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| I didn't have a jig large enough for the main shroud/ratlines, so I had to makea jig from two expired sandwiched insurance cards |
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| Ratlines applied |
Here are the beauty shots with the running rigging on.
5 comments:
Beautiful work Vol. I really like the step-by-step photo progression. Is this for gaming or display?
At this large scale, probably display. Though I have seen some 1/450 games played with modified Airfix models, so it could be a possibility. I have three now in that scale.
Looks great Vol. 3rd rates are my favorite. 😁
Thanks Stew. I'm not sure that I have any favorites. I like to build them all. 1-3 rates are great for fleet actions, but I do like the smaller frigate and Great Lakes schooner fights.
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