montanes

Coming off my first and very educational build of the HMS Beagle, I now begin my 2nd journey with another OcCre model, the HMS Montanes. A full description of the Montanes can be found here. I know many like to see the unboxing, but unfortunately, I did not take photos of the unboxing, but it...

So no rest for the wicked, my next build will be The Montañés from OcCre. Will star a full build log here on Labor day May 1st. Some brief history of the Montañés (Wikipedia): Montañés (class) was a 74 gun third-rate Spanish ship of the line. Design was prepared by Julián Martín de Retamosa...

So I have been waiting for a couple months to be able to get this ship and finally got the chance to get her. She is quite a large kit and a well invited challenge and next step in my path to developing as a model ship builder. This one is as big as my back seat which is crazy. I have been...

Cześć :) Chciałbym przedstawić, jak buduję model statku Montanes OcCre. Wiem, że na forum są już dwie wersje dotyczące modelu, jednak ja zdecydowałem się na zakup tego trochę inaczej, chciałem przedstawić innowacje, które postanowiłem wprowadzić. W moim modelu wymieniłem całe całe drzewo...

Hello all, Well, starting building out the skeleton of the Montanes and I am dealing with troubles already!! I glued the two main center sections and all was well until the next morning. The Aft center "board" decided to do two things, bend and twist. Out here in Colorado during the...

Hi everyone Last year I started the project Montañes. Montañes is one of OcCre's largest ship model kits. The vessel was a Spanish 74-gun, 3rd-rate Ship of the Line that saw action at Trafalgar. It is a 1/70 scale and measures 1250 mm overall lenght, 470 mm width and 895 mm height. I'm now...

I was initially interested in the OcCre Endeavor, but after looking at the Montanes, it also has my interest. Has anyone had any experience with the OcCre Montanes build ? Thanks Donnie