Interesting to find some details about the construction techniques from Romero. I am still very interested to make a reconstruction from the Santa Ana .
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Many Thanks for the information.Hello. Subscription for the new monograph by Ancre, "La Mahonera", a Spanish frigate from 1789, is already available:
La MAHONESA Frégates espagnoles -1789 - Ancre
La “Mahonesa”, una fragata de 34 cañones de a 12, construida en Mahón en 1789, por el ingeniero Honorato de Bouyon, con los planos de José Romero de Landa. 176 páginas a color y 29 láminas a escala 1/48. Disponible.ancre.fr
Yes the new monograph is one of the interesting publications mentioned in the latest newletter by ancre
1) La MAHONESA 34-gun Spanish frigates - 1789
The Mahonesa was a 34 12-pdrs frigate built at Mahon by the engineer Honorat de Bouyon.
The Mahonesa is 46 meters long frigate, the first of aseries of six light frigates also built at the Mahon (Minorca) shipyard on plans by Joseph Romero de Landa. Armed with 26 12-pdrs and eight 6-pdrs with a crew of 270 that could go up to more than 400 in wartime.
A plan of the frigate Mahonesa, captured in 1794 by the British, is preserved in the English archives has been used, along with a report written a few days after her launch, for the reconstruction of the frigate.
The reader and modeler will find in this work a study of the development of the frigates in the Spanish Navy in the second half of the XVIIIth century, the participants in the modernization of the Spanish Navy, the detailed study of the construction of the frigate, as well as the state of the Mahon shipyard at the time of her construction.
This monograph includes all the information necessary for the modeler to produce a quality admiralty-style model. He whole structure has been drawn as well as all the pieces necessary to build the hull, masts and rigging.
176 color pages and 29 plates at 1/48 scale, also available in 1:36 or 1:72.
Special subscription price until 12/31/2021. In begiining December available in frenchm spanish or italian language.
Available in English in February 2022
Au Prix de 135 €
2) SLAVE TRADE and SLAVE SHIPS in the XVIIIth century
Patrick VILLIERS
From 1595 to 1866, no less than 27 235 European slave ship expeditions were launched across the Atlantic: of all these expeditions, 3 343 were attributed to French vessels.
Book format: 22 x 31 cm, 160 colour pages including over 200 period illustrations.
Price 39 €.
Comment by Uwe: I have this book already - so a book review will come soon!
3) THE FRENCH EAST INDIA COMPANY 1720 . 1770 SHIPS Men, Voyages, Trade
JEAN BOUDRIOT Translated by G. KORENT
LE BOULLONGNE 1759-1761 BUILDER G. CAMBRY
MONOGRAPH INCLUDING 50 PLATES - 1/48
2 Books 280 pages + 60 pages.
.NEW in English.
Comment by Uwe: I have this book already - so a planset review will come soon!
4) LA GEMMA
LIGURIAN TARTANE 1863-1885
FRANCO FISSORE
TARTANE Ligure San Remo 1863.
Plates at 1/36 ° including all the structural drawings.
The evolution of tartane during the 19th century, analyzes the abundant photographic documentation he has assembled.
NEW in English
Comment by Uwe: I have this book already - so a planset review will come soon!
5) TRAITÉ DE LA CONSTRUCTION DES BÂTIMENS DE MER -1805
Vial du Clairbois
Ouvrage sur papier ivoire de 90 grs relié et cousue avec couvert rigide type "parchemin".
NOUVELLE versions EN 3 LIVRES:
Tome 1 : 308 pages.
Tome 2 : 391 pages.
Tome 3 : 39 planches
Total (3.1 kg) Price 195 €.
some news from ancre
Scale 1:36 or 1:24
The navicello was a typical boat of the Tyrrhenian Sea, and of Tuscany in particular, since the 16th century.
16 plans necessary for the construction of a model.
Subscription price at €59 until 30/07/2023, after €65
AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH ON 09/01/2023
A monograph of 16 plans necessary for the construction of a model.
A boxed cover with side flaps comprising a 100 page brochure with more than 80 photos and 250 drawings.
ancre.fr
La Flore was one of the last great sailing ships in the French Navy and was started on the ways in 1847.
This study comprises 168 pages of text plus 220 photographs and two 1/100th scale drafts.
AVAILABLE ON 06/28/2023 IN FRENCH
Subscription price at €55 until 07/30/2023, after €59
ancre.fr
L’INVENTION quattro alberi -1799
now available also in italian language
L'ARTESIEN 64-GUN SHIP 1764
now available also in english language
Figure de proue en résine disponible :
L’HERMIONE Frégate de 12 1779-1793
ancre.fr
Monographie Navicello -1911
Author :Franco Fissore Traduction par Alain DegnyScale 1:36 or 1:24
The navicello was a typical boat of the Tyrrhenian Sea, and of Tuscany in particular, since the 16th century.
16 plans necessary for the construction of a model.
Subscription price at €59 until 30/07/2023, after €65
AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH ON 09/01/2023
A monograph of 16 plans necessary for the construction of a model.
A boxed cover with side flaps comprising a 100 page brochure with more than 80 photos and 250 drawings.
Monographie Navicello -1911 - Ancre
The navicello was a typical boat of the Tyrrhenian Sea, and of Tuscany in particular, since the 16th century. 16 plans necessary for the construction of a model.
ancre.fr
LA FLORE 1847-1900
Author :Alban LANNÉHOALa Flore was one of the last great sailing ships in the French Navy and was started on the ways in 1847.
This study comprises 168 pages of text plus 220 photographs and two 1/100th scale drafts.
AVAILABLE ON 06/28/2023 IN FRENCH
Subscription price at €55 until 07/30/2023, after €59
LA FLORE 1847-1900 - Ancre
Lancée en 1869, la Flore sera employée dans un nouveau rôle de «croiseur». Cette étude contient 168 pages avec plus de 220 photos et 2 planches au 1/100e. DISPONIBLE
ancre.fr
L’INVENTION quattro alberi -1799
now available also in italian language
L'ARTESIEN 64-GUN SHIP 1764
now available also in english language
Personnage XVIII
in scales 1:24, 1:36 and also 1:48 
Figure de proue en résine disponible :
L’HERMIONE Frégate de 12 1779-1793
1779, LEMINEUR , VILLIERS, L’HERMIONE Frégate de 12
Jean Boudriot et Huber Berti vous présentent la collection archéologie navale.
ancre.fr
received the actual newletter from ancre
1)
A 132-page booklet and a 12 page color booklet with 50 photos of a framed model, as well as 25 plates at the 1/48th scale necessary for the construction of the frame.
Drawings will be also available in scales 1:36 or 1:72
Disponible le 10/12/2023 en Francais
AVAILABLE in English on 02/28/2024.
DISPONIBLE en ESPAÑOL EL 13/12/2023
Disponibile in italiano intorno al 10 gennaio 2024...
Subscription price €138 until 12/31/2023, after €148
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SYNOPSIS:
This monograph is concerned with 44-gun ships-of-the-line classified in the fourth rate among the five rates of ships established according to their fire power. During the reign of Louis XIV, the French Royal Navy assigned them to numerous missions normally belonging to frigates. As opposed to light frigates, they had two decks. This second deck brought an appreciable advantage which added to the advantage provided by a second battery, as it had the important characteristic of providing shelter to the crew for sleeping and for protection in bad weather.
However, its presence increased the height of the upperworks and increased the overall weight, thus impairing its sailing performance. Thus, the ship was slower and its resistance to side-wind is lowered as compared to frigates of future years without a second deck. But architectural concepts of the era could not make this handicap unacceptable. These concepts would only undergo a revolution in the first half of the 18th century as a result of the metamorphosis of the light frigate. During the second half of the 17th century, no less than 79 vessels of the fourth rate, including 35 of 40 to 44 guns, were built. As opposed to vessels of the third, second and first rate, they retained their main characteristics, the evolution they underwent concerning only their stem and stern rakes and some attempts at improving the nautical characteristics of the hull lines.
About these vessels of the 17th century, we only have numeric data from the specifications of the proportions, without any draft. We must remember that construction was carried out without plans according to traditional methods. The use of drafts only appeared much later. The reign of Louis XIV concluded with a cessation of activities in the naval yards. It is necessary to wait until the regency of Philippe d’Orléans for it to pick up again timidly with the construction, from 1722 to 1724, of four vessels of 40 to 48 guns on a practically identical model to those of the 17th century. These four vessels were practically the last to have been built on the same proportions. They were considered to have sufficient nautical qualities.
Among the vessels built between 1722 and 1724, we find the Néréide built at Rochefort in 1724 by Joseph and Blaise Ollivier. In particular a slanted ceiling instead of footwaling, in order to better counter hogging, and the replacement of the cumbersome spritsail topmast by the jibboom.
Curiously, Néréide was the object of drafts of her cross and longitudinal sections by Blaise. Moreover, he left behind many treatises on ship-building. In one of those, he describes the method of drafting the underwater lines of vessels according to their rate, following his own concepts.
All of these documents make it possible to build a faithful replica of this type of vessel, thus justifying the present monograph.
MAKE UP OF THE DOCUMENT
Presented in a 24x31 cm cloth-covered slipcase containing a 132 page booklet comprising the sourees, the history and reduced-format plates with comments and a 12 page color booklet with 50 photos of a framed model, as well as 25 plates at the 1/48th scale necessary for the construction of
the frame.
Ch. 1 : Evolution of the 44-gun vessel. Study of 7 vessels of the second
half of the 17th century.
Ch. 2 : Sources and examination of drafts by Blaise Ollivier, including an history of his career.
Ch. 3 : Artillery and its rigging, anchors, blocks, masts and yards and sails.
Ch. 4 : The rigging and routing of running rigging as well as their diameter.
Ch. 5 : Comments on the 25 plates, body of the ship, timber structure, inside accommodations.
Ch. 6 : Annexes, running rigging and summary of the royal regulations.
Take also a look at the building log from @MICHELE PADOAN
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LE VAISSEAU DE 74 CANONS - 1780
Série des 4 tomes
Jean Boudriot
long time out of stock - new released
Le vaisseau de 74 canons. Un véritable traité pratique d’art et de construction naval composé de quatre forts volumes reliés, incluant 72 planches, 512 figures et de 1000 p. de texte.
Disponible le 13/12/2023.
ancre.fr
3)
MONOGRAPHY La CREOLE
- Corvette - 1823
A HISTORY OF THE CORVETTE IN THE FRENCH NAVY 1650-1850 & MONOGRAPH
Jean Boudriot -Translated by Dr. Anthony Klouda.
Fifteen plates describe the Créole in full detail and several photographs of the original model, now preserved in the collections of the Musée de la Marine in Paris, enrich the monograph.
New: Plans at 1/36 and 1/72 Available.
Monograph in English available.
ancre.fr
Please take also a look at the amazing model by Johann alias @archjofo - you can find his building log of his Creole here:
4)
CALENDRIER ANCRE 2024
200 ex - copies
FREE for the first 100 orders over €160 until 12/31/2023.
Offert aux 100 premières commandes de 160 € jusqu'au 31/12/2023.
Au Prix de 10 €
Dimensions: 30 x 21cm. Édité sur un papier épais 250 grs
13 photos exclusives sur des modèles d'exceptions :
LA NÉRÉIDE - Le vaisseau de 44 Canons - 1724
LA MUTINE Goêlette de 1824
Le COTRE - 1811- 16 canons
L’ESPÉRANCE 1810 - Brick
La FLORE - 1804 -Fregate de 18
LA NORMANDE - 1811 - Flûte de 800 tonneaux
LE VALMY - 1836 - Vaisseau de 120
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1)
LA NÉRÉIDE
The Néréide built at Rochefort in 1724 by Joseph and Blaise Ollivier.A 132-page booklet and a 12 page color booklet with 50 photos of a framed model, as well as 25 plates at the 1/48th scale necessary for the construction of the frame.
Drawings will be also available in scales 1:36 or 1:72
Disponible le 10/12/2023 en Francais
AVAILABLE in English on 02/28/2024.
DISPONIBLE en ESPAÑOL EL 13/12/2023
Disponibile in italiano intorno al 10 gennaio 2024...
Subscription price €138 until 12/31/2023, after €148
LA NÉRÉIDE - Ancre
The Néréide built at Rochefort in 1724 by Joseph and Blaise Ollivier. A 132-page booklet and a 12 page color booklet with 50 photos of a framed model, as well as 25 plates at the 1/48th scale necessary for the construction of the frame. AVAILABLE in English ON 02/28/2024. Subscription price...
ancre.fr
SYNOPSIS:
This monograph is concerned with 44-gun ships-of-the-line classified in the fourth rate among the five rates of ships established according to their fire power. During the reign of Louis XIV, the French Royal Navy assigned them to numerous missions normally belonging to frigates. As opposed to light frigates, they had two decks. This second deck brought an appreciable advantage which added to the advantage provided by a second battery, as it had the important characteristic of providing shelter to the crew for sleeping and for protection in bad weather.
However, its presence increased the height of the upperworks and increased the overall weight, thus impairing its sailing performance. Thus, the ship was slower and its resistance to side-wind is lowered as compared to frigates of future years without a second deck. But architectural concepts of the era could not make this handicap unacceptable. These concepts would only undergo a revolution in the first half of the 18th century as a result of the metamorphosis of the light frigate. During the second half of the 17th century, no less than 79 vessels of the fourth rate, including 35 of 40 to 44 guns, were built. As opposed to vessels of the third, second and first rate, they retained their main characteristics, the evolution they underwent concerning only their stem and stern rakes and some attempts at improving the nautical characteristics of the hull lines.
About these vessels of the 17th century, we only have numeric data from the specifications of the proportions, without any draft. We must remember that construction was carried out without plans according to traditional methods. The use of drafts only appeared much later. The reign of Louis XIV concluded with a cessation of activities in the naval yards. It is necessary to wait until the regency of Philippe d’Orléans for it to pick up again timidly with the construction, from 1722 to 1724, of four vessels of 40 to 48 guns on a practically identical model to those of the 17th century. These four vessels were practically the last to have been built on the same proportions. They were considered to have sufficient nautical qualities.
Among the vessels built between 1722 and 1724, we find the Néréide built at Rochefort in 1724 by Joseph and Blaise Ollivier. In particular a slanted ceiling instead of footwaling, in order to better counter hogging, and the replacement of the cumbersome spritsail topmast by the jibboom.
Curiously, Néréide was the object of drafts of her cross and longitudinal sections by Blaise. Moreover, he left behind many treatises on ship-building. In one of those, he describes the method of drafting the underwater lines of vessels according to their rate, following his own concepts.
All of these documents make it possible to build a faithful replica of this type of vessel, thus justifying the present monograph.
MAKE UP OF THE DOCUMENT
Presented in a 24x31 cm cloth-covered slipcase containing a 132 page booklet comprising the sourees, the history and reduced-format plates with comments and a 12 page color booklet with 50 photos of a framed model, as well as 25 plates at the 1/48th scale necessary for the construction of
the frame.
Ch. 1 : Evolution of the 44-gun vessel. Study of 7 vessels of the second
half of the 17th century.
Ch. 2 : Sources and examination of drafts by Blaise Ollivier, including an history of his career.
Ch. 3 : Artillery and its rigging, anchors, blocks, masts and yards and sails.
Ch. 4 : The rigging and routing of running rigging as well as their diameter.
Ch. 5 : Comments on the 25 plates, body of the ship, timber structure, inside accommodations.
Ch. 6 : Annexes, running rigging and summary of the royal regulations.
Take also a look at the building log from @MICHELE PADOAN
LA NEREIDE scala 1/48
Ciao a tutti, da poco ho iniziato un nuovo cantiere, un nuovo progetto Ancre che mi è stato proposto dal signor D. Berti e dal mio amico Franco Fissore loro progetti. Da parte mia non mancherà certo il mio impegno e la voglia di far bene. Per quanto riguarda la monografia si tratta di una...
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2)
LE VAISSEAU DE 74 CANONS - 1780
Série des 4 tomes
Jean Boudriot
long time out of stock - new released
Le vaisseau de 74 canons. Un véritable traité pratique d’art et de construction naval composé de quatre forts volumes reliés, incluant 72 planches, 512 figures et de 1000 p. de texte.
Disponible le 13/12/2023.
vaisseau, canon, Boudriot, 1780, Traite, art, naval, vaisseau 74 canon
Jean Boudriot et Huber Berti vous présentent la collection archéologie navale.
ancre.fr
Book review - THE 74-GUN SHIP - Volume 1 - HULL CONSTRUCTION" (Set of 4 Volumes) - by Jean Boudriot
Book Review: THE 74-Gun SHIP / THE SEVENTY-FOUR GUN SHIP A Practical Treatise on the Art of Naval Architecture 4 Volume Set (Set of 4 volumes) Overview of the Content of all 4 Volumes Here: Volume 1 - HULL CONSTRUCTION by Jean Boudriot english translation by David H. Roberts...
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MONOGRAPHY La CREOLE
- Corvette - 1823
A HISTORY OF THE CORVETTE IN THE FRENCH NAVY 1650-1850 & MONOGRAPH
Jean Boudriot -Translated by Dr. Anthony Klouda.
Fifteen plates describe the Créole in full detail and several photographs of the original model, now preserved in the collections of the Musée de la Marine in Paris, enrich the monograph.
New: Plans at 1/36 and 1/72 Available.
Monograph in English available.
MONOGRAPHIE DE LA CREOLE - Corvette - 1823 - Ancre
A HISTORY OF THE CORVETTE IN THE FRENCH NAVY 1650-1850 & MONOGRAPH New: Plans at 1/36 and 1/72 Available. Monograph in English available.
ancre.fr
Planset review - Corvette LA CREOLE - 1823" in scale 1:48 by Jean Boudriot
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...
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Please take also a look at the amazing model by Johann alias @archjofo - you can find his building log of his Creole here:
La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette
Hello, up to now I have also been represented in other forums. Due to the fact that many excellent model builders also present their building reports here, I have decided to show my building report on the model of the La Créole here in the future. At the end of this thread I will show you a...
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CALENDRIER ANCRE 2024
200 ex - copies
FREE for the first 100 orders over €160 until 12/31/2023.
Offert aux 100 premières commandes de 160 € jusqu'au 31/12/2023.
Au Prix de 10 €
Dimensions: 30 x 21cm. Édité sur un papier épais 250 grs
13 photos exclusives sur des modèles d'exceptions :
LA NÉRÉIDE - Le vaisseau de 44 Canons - 1724
LA MUTINE Goêlette de 1824
Le COTRE - 1811- 16 canons
L’ESPÉRANCE 1810 - Brick
La FLORE - 1804 -Fregate de 18
LA NORMANDE - 1811 - Flûte de 800 tonneaux
LE VALMY - 1836 - Vaisseau de 120
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DISPONIBLE le 25/11/23 OFFERT au 100 premières COMMANDE > 160 € jusqu'au 31/12/2023
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Christmas can come
A top secret update is as well, that the first book from JB´s V74, is finally available in french after so many years!
Hi Oliver, I've even translated it into German.
On Saturday I ordered my next planned project from Ancre and had to realise that payment via Paypal is no longer possible, only credit card or bank transfer, which I personally find a bit silly.
I´m so excited. What can it be????
I've been working with the German version for two years, but unfortunately I wasn't allowed to share it. Das war doof, aber jetzt hat sie ja endlich jeder.
I need the french version because the technical terms.
I've been working with the German version for two years, but unfortunately I wasn't allowed to share it. Das war doof, aber jetzt hat sie ja endlich jeder.
I need the french version because the technical terms.
Hello Oliver, yes what could it be? Until then, a lot of water will still flow down the Inn and for this reason nothing will be revealed yet, it can still change. I've had the German version for about a year and I agree with you that it's good to also have the French version because of the technical terms.
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Ahoy!
We have in our fingers the English version of the Navicello 1911 monograph. We can start building the model.
We recently visited the Ancre website. We observed resin 3D prints of figureheads and barrels in the Ancre store.
It is a very nice initiative but..... We were shocked by the prices of resin products in the Ancre store. Really THE SHOCK!
At SZKUTNIK TEAM you can buy similar decorations .... 100% CHEAPER.
For model LA VOLAGE
SZKUTNIK PRICES for model LA VOLAGE
SCALE 1: 24
Figurehead - price is 25 Euro
Barrels - full set - price is 40 Euro
SCALE 1: 36
Figurehead - price is 17 Euro
Barrels - full set - price is 30 Euro
SCALE 1:48
Figurehead - price is 10 Euro
Barrels - full set - price is 22 Euro
For model L'HERMIONE
SZKUTNIK PRICES for model L' HERMIONE
SCALE 1: 24
Figurehead - price is 55 Euro
Barrels - full set - price is 120 Euro
SCALE 1: 36
Figurehead - price is 30 Euro
Barrels - full set - price is 60 Euro
SCALE 1:48
Figurehead - price is 22 Euro
Barrels - full set - price is 45 Euro
3D PRINTS IN OTHER SCALES ARE POSSIBLE ALSO
We have in our fingers the English version of the Navicello 1911 monograph. We can start building the model.
We recently visited the Ancre website. We observed resin 3D prints of figureheads and barrels in the Ancre store.
It is a very nice initiative but..... We were shocked by the prices of resin products in the Ancre store. Really THE SHOCK!
At SZKUTNIK TEAM you can buy similar decorations .... 100% CHEAPER.
For model LA VOLAGE
SZKUTNIK PRICES for model LA VOLAGE
SCALE 1: 24
Figurehead - price is 25 Euro
Barrels - full set - price is 40 Euro
SCALE 1: 36
Figurehead - price is 17 Euro
Barrels - full set - price is 30 Euro
SCALE 1:48
Figurehead - price is 10 Euro
Barrels - full set - price is 22 Euro
For model L'HERMIONE
SZKUTNIK PRICES for model L' HERMIONE
SCALE 1: 24
Figurehead - price is 55 Euro
Barrels - full set - price is 120 Euro
SCALE 1: 36
Figurehead - price is 30 Euro
Barrels - full set - price is 60 Euro
SCALE 1:48
Figurehead - price is 22 Euro
Barrels - full set - price is 45 Euro
3D PRINTS IN OTHER SCALES ARE POSSIBLE ALSO