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I received from Gérard Delacroix (@G. DELACROIX ) the information, that the drawings of the plansets, published by himself, are now available in every requested scale as complement to the purchasing of the basic monograph.
Scale prints
It is now possible to order an additional set of plans at...
Planset Review:
L'AURORE
FREGATE LEGERE - 1697
in scale 1:48
by Jean-Claude LEMINEUR
available in english, french or italian language directly from ancre
also since a shorter time drawings are available in bigger scale 1:36...
Planset Review:
L'ARTÉSIEN - 64 gun ship - 1764
Vaisseau 64 canons
constructed by Joseph OLLIVIER
by Jacques FICHANT
available Monograph in scale 1:48 or since short time also in scale 1:36 in french or italian language, directly by ancre...
This is my very first ship model ever.
Scratch build. Wood - pear. Ancre plans and monograph by Franco Fissore.
I will try to log my building process here and will be very thankfull for everybody who will dare to join by telling my mistakes or giving priceless sugestions.
And I'm sorry for...
Planset Review:
L´AURORE
Pleasure Corvette 1766-1775 by Nicolas Ozanne
by Gerard Delacroix
MONOGRAPH with sixteen plates at 1:36 scale and one at 1:48 scale
available in french or italian language at...
Planset Review:
N.S. Nostra Signora DEL ROSARIO - Felucca - 1759
Pietro Garibaldi’s felucca Nostra Signora del Rosario (Our Lady of the Rosary)
in scale 1:36
by Franco Fissore
Translated by Francois Fougerat
This interesting monograph / planset is available from ancre in the languages...
A german friend is building the Le Fleuron based on the drawing set / monograph by our member Gerard @G. DELACROIX
Last spring I met Joachim and had the chance to see his model under construction.
Based on his request I was asked to open this topic, where he can start to show hie building log of...
Planset Review:
LOUISE
a clipper of Argenteuil - 1878
by Bruno Orsel
translated by Francois Fougerat
available in scale 1:15 directly from ancre in english, french or italian language
https://ancre.fr/en/monograph/97-louise-clipper-dargenteuil-1878.html
original french title: Louise...
Planset Review:
L'EGYPTIENNE
24-prd French frigate - 1799
in scale 1:48 by Gerard Delacroix alias our member @G. DELACROIX
Brand new release, just some days ago published and already on my desk - many thanks to Gerard for the fast and safe postage.
This very comprehensive and detailed...
Planset Review:
LA BELLE-POULE
1765 - 12-pdr Frigate by ENGINEER GUIGNACE - A STUDY OF 12-PDR FRIGATE
- frégate de XII de 1765
By Jean Boudriot & Hubert Berti - Translated by François Fougerat
This interesting monograph with 22 drawings mainly in scale 1:48 was published in the original...
LE CENTAURE 1782 Scale 1/36
April 2015 I started with the construction of the model and soon realized,
" that is a big think" .
I wanted to present it as a cross-section model with complete interior design,
in the style of my model of "Bonhomme Richard".
On some whim I finished the...
Planset Review:
LE CYGNE
24-pdr Brig by Engineer Pestel - 1806 - 1808
scale 1:48
by Jean Boudriot & Hubert Berti
published already in year 1981 (their second monographie after La Venus)
Still available in French or Italian language at ancre...
Buonasera, terminato l'Oriente in un nuovo cantiere, LE COMMERCE DE MARSEILLE in scala 1/72. In pratica si tratta della stessa monografia di Gerad Delacroix.
Ho appena terminato il fanale di poppa. Domani inizierò con l'impostarmi il cantiere.
Good evening, finished the East in a new...
Planset Review:
La DILIGENTE
Tartane du roi / Tartane of the King
built by Laurent Marchand 1738-1761
by Gerard Delacroix and Hubert Berti
Already published in 1997, the monograph of the La DILIGENTE is a classic publication from the well known publisher ancre.
Still available in french...
Began to build a model of the French 8 pounder frigate La castor, built in Quebec City at the Royal Dockyard, by R.N. Lavasseur, master shipwright. I am basing it on the plan for Le Renommee, of 1744, of the same class. I am building her in the combination method, lower hull bread and butter...
Planset Review:
Corvette LA CREOLE - 1823
A HISTORY OF THE CORVETTE IN THE FRENCH NAVY 1650-1850 & MONOGRAPH
in scale 1:48
by Jean Boudriot
This monograph, published by Jean Boudriot already in 1990, is still available at ancre in french or italian language...
Planset Review:
L'AURORE
navire négrier / slaver - 1784
by Jean Boudriot
Scale 1:36
It is one of the earlier monographies Jean Boudriot published in 1984, but still this ship is often built by modelers and seen
available from ancre in scale 1:36 in french and italian language...
Planset Review:
LE FRANCOIS
5th class vessels built in Toulon 1683
(from a manuscript by François Coulomb)
by J.C. LEMINEUR
Planset in scale 1:48 is available at ancre in french, italian or spanish language. An english version is planned.
Also available is the planset in scale 1:36...
Salve a tutti voi questo progetto in scena di costruzione del modello di San Filippo in scala 1:48 da monografia ANCRE, confido nei consigli e aiuto di tutti voi. Alcune immagini del lavoro svolto fino ad oggi .
google translator:
Greetings to all of you this project on the scene of the...
Hi. I want to show you this work I began some years ago, Le François, a small 5th class vessel from the end of the 17th century (1683), author Jean-Claude Lemineur.
Anyway, I've got very slow progress because I can't devote it as much time I'd want.
I'm using pearwood (above all), ebony and...