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Although I've already built this, I did take photos as I went along so I thought you might be interested. It's a strange looking thing, flat bottomed and 'sharper' at the stern rather than the bow. I'm not a fan of repetitive fiddly things and masses of sails and rigging, so 5 big canon and one main mast + bow-sprit, etc seemed within my capabilities. It does have a massive sail area compared to beam which makes me think a good blow would tip it over, but it's a model of a real ship so it must have been fine. It was actually blown up by the captain at the siege of Antwerp in 1831 rather than be taken by insurgents.
The joy of opening a box and seeing the wood, plans and shiny things.
The joy of opening a box and seeing the wood, plans and shiny things.