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Kit Review Cisne Negro (Black Swan), 1:75 by OcCre

The black Swan is a fictional choice to prevent Disney from pretending copyrights or legal issues, in reality the Cisne Nigro is just a modified version of the Black Pearl.
I found a link to information about model ships in the movie Black Swan.

I think Occre gets away with claiming that their model is from the 1942 film. :)

The question is how well the Black Swan is described in the 1931 novel *Black Swan*.
 
I found a link to information about model ships in the movie Black Swan.

I think Occre gets away with claiming that their model is from the 1942 film. :)

The question is how well the Black Swan is described in the 1931 novel *Black Swan*.
That’s a very interesting article highlighting the real artistry that went into cinema before studios could simply through gobs of computing power at CGI.
 
The black Swan is a fictional choice to prevent Disney from pretending copyrights or legal issues, in reality the Cisne Nigro is just a modified version of the Black Pearl.
Yes I know that I was talking about the one from Refael Sabatini's book.
 
I have a question , in the Occre kit there are several repetitions for planks of sycomore that have different codes according to where they need to go , why that distinction and why not list alltogether? they are just the same .

also since I have created for my ship also underdecks and inner rooms I suppose the provided planks will not be enough for me so I bought some new ones but are of betulla or tilia wood , I guess are good the same? to me they looked same color so I thought ok andyway I didn't fuind Sycomore online.
as for the side colored wood , dont remember the name but the one used for second planking I will use the occre one , but since I also want to decore better the interiors and also the side walls of the structures like entrance etc, and I want them more dark than the original one but not painted, do you think that walnuts wood is good?

Finally , where can I see or how should I plank for side walls , internal walls and so on vertically or horizontally ?
Thankyou.
 
Interior planking, or ceilings as they are known, should generally be horizontal, following the same lines as the exterior planking.
 
Okay, here's an idea. How about actually builds the model of the black swan ship from Refael Sabatini's the black swan.
 
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