Hms invincible 1744

[Stevieray64]

Is there a kit available for this ship ? Does anyone know

 

[AllanKP69]

This would be interesting if there was one. As HMS Invincible was a capture, being a French 74 gun ship built in the Rochefort Naval Dockyard on the River Charente the Ancre website for drawings and such may be of help if you want to give a go at a scratch build. There is the kit for the HMS Bellona which was a 74 but she was English built and looks nothing like any French built ship so useless as a substitute. Good luck!
Allan

 

[DAWarden-(Jaager)]

I have a book: The Royal Navy's First Invincible 1744-1758 The ship, the wreck, and the recovery. by Brian Lavery
Invincible Conservations (1744-1758) Limited 1988

The book is not a monograph. It is nowhere close to being a monograph. I see it as fluff, filler, small slugs of old wine from many bottles combined into one new bottle.
The lines plans in it are from a French manuscript by Morineau for "a ship 'similar' to the Invincible" and was drawn some years later.

The vessel was built by Pierre Morineau Rochefort early 1740's as a 74. L 1744
Captured by the RN 1747
Lines taken off.
Served in the fleet until wrecked in a storm - Portsmouth 1758
Wreck rediscovered 1979
The as taken off plans are lost.
The plans were used as the basis for the Dublin class 74 1754 7 sisters plus three more modified derivatives


Dublin plans are available as a print.
Shrewsbury_1758 full size digital plans are available as a free download at WIKI Commons

The swimming body may be the same as Invincible but the head and stern are far from anything of French design.
The difference can be seen:
Monarch 74 1747 (Le Monararque) full size digital and large isolated carvings at WIKI Commons

All ten have been saved from the indignity of becoming the subject of a kit so far.
Only the poor ol' Bellona class has been subjected to that indignity. Boy howdy dust pounded into atoms. Even the Dust Bowl fields that were carried away by the wind were not as over plowed.

 

[Caddyman]

The only model that I know of is from Vanguard Models the HMS Indefatigable to be seen under the following URL:

HMS Indefatigable 1794 Topversion Bausatz 1:64 | Standmodelle | Modelle

HMS Indefatigable - 1794 in der Top Version mit Sonderausstattung Die HMS Indefatigable war ein Schiff dritten Ranges der Ardent-Klasse mit 64 Kanonen, das 1761 von Sir Thomas Slade für die Royal Navy entworfen wurde. Sie war auch das erste Schiff, das diesen Namen in der Royal Navy trug. Sie wurde

www.krickshop.de

or direct from Vanguard:

HMS Indefatigable – 1794

Explore high-quality wooden model ship kits, fittings, and accessories designed by Chris Watton. Perfect for beginners to experienced modellers. Shop online today.

vanguardmodels.co.uk

Perhaps there is a Vanguard dealer in USA
I foud f. ex:

Vanguard Model Kits - Bluejacket Shipcrafters, Inc. Vanguard Model Ship Kits

Vanguard Model Kits are a popular choice among model enthusiasts for their high-quality and detail-oriented designs. Vanguard Model Kits

www.bluejacketinc.com

Good luck and a lot of fun if it is the right kit with another name.
All the best from Caddyman

 

[Pepite 1/60]

Here a French 74, but somewhat later

monographs

boutique.aamm.fr

and the kit: https://heller.fr/en/collections/segelschiff/products/le-superbe
another french 74 somewhat closer: https://heller.fr/en/collections/segelschiff/products/le-glorieux

 

[AllanKP69]

The only model that I know of is from Vanguard Models the HMS Indefatigable

This is a great high quality kit but it is an English ship not a French ship. The hull lines might be very different so I would be careful investing nearly $2,000 without researching and comparing both ships.
Allan