October, 21st - The Main Event

Artesania Latina? Maybe one of those really fancy Spanish triple-deckers of the Trafalgar period? This ought to be great!
Rick 1011
 
Corsair said:
Hey Frank, Maybe part of the issue is that because of this forums, you are now looking for kits at a higher level. Be it more complex or more accurate or a combination of both or a larger size. There are still cheaper kits available out there (although like everything else they have had a significant price increase in the recent past).
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Hi Corsair, TY for your reply. Yes! There are cheaper kits. But it seems anything under $200 is fairly small. Anything close to or over 30" is usually over $350 and more. Anyway, it is what it is and it is something we have to live with. All prices in USA are up significantly.
 
kuba91nt said:
Trafalgar is not only Victory, everyone forgets the French Navy. Look at the beautiful ship Bucentaure 1803 or Formidable 1795. Forgotten underrated.:rolleyes:
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That IS what is wanted, a French ship of Trafalgar, although most were '74's' ? The only one I've seen is my present build, La Superbe by Mantua, which is not a very good kit IMHO, but not a 'Trafalgar' ship - she sunk before the battle. Mine has taken up a lot of time 'kit bashing' (scratch building). I guess by using this kit or even Montanes, & appropriate plans such as Jean Boudriot's, any other French 74 could be built?
 
I guess it can be redesigned San Juan Nepomuceno. They are re releasing old kits, so I wouldn't count on something new. Though new french 74 or a heavy frigate would be nice. Maybe 1794 L'Unité before capture as HMS Surprise.
Good candidate would be 1795 Redoutable (french 74 Téméraire-class) as she dueld with Victory and from that ship snipers killed Nelson


The Redoutable (centre) fighting the Temeraire (right) and
HMS Victory (left), by Louis-Philippe Crépin
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We can say that tomorrow you'll discover and fall in love with the most complex, pioneering and enthusiastic project Artesania Latina has ever tried.

And we do feel we suceed.

See you tomorrow, friends!
 
A problem with 1920’s era steamships is that most of them are big. Unless you live in an English manor house you don’t have room to display a 350-400ft ship built to most modeling scales. A possible exception might be one of the 250ft Fredrickstad vessels build in large numbers on the Great Lakes of the USA during WW 1. At the time, 250ft was the longest ship that could pass through the Welland Canal to reach salt water. These are classic three island tramp steamships that are well documented. A.J. Fisher used to offer a kit for one so drawings are available somewhere. A model built to 1:96 or metric 1:100 would be about 30” long.

While the Nelson era dockyard model is now touted as the ultimate ship modeling accomplishment, an accurate model of an iron or steel hulled vessel presents its own challenges; a major one is simulating plating on the hull. Others are making steel bulwarks, ladders, railings and specialized fittings.

Roger
 
Roger Pellett said:
A problem with 1920’s era steamships is that most of them are big. Unless you live in an English manor house you don’t have room to display a 350-400ft ship built to most modeling scales. A possible exception might be one of the 250ft Fredrickstad vessels build in large numbers on the Great Lakes of the USA during WW 1. At the time, 250ft was the longest ship that could pass through the Welland Canal to reach salt water. These are classic three island tramp steamships that are well documented. A.J. Fisher used to offer a kit for one so drawings are available somewhere. A model built to 1:96 or metric 1:100 would be about 30” long.

While the Nelson era dockyard model is now touted as the ultimate ship modeling accomplishment, an accurate model of an iron or steel hulled vessel presents its own challenges; a major one is simulating plating on the hull. Others are making steel bulwarks, ladders, railings and specialized fittings.

Roger
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Brown, son and Ferguson of Glasgow,. publisher of Harold Underhill's works and more have many many plans of cargo vessels.

 
Captain Cambo said:
No. It was actually on a YouTube video when it was announced. I can't remember who's video it was though. I felt that maybe they could of done a decent Hurricane in 1/32. I believe the Hurri actually accounted for more kills in the BoB but the more 'glamourous' Spit got all the credit.
I was just so annoyed for some reason that it was another Spitfire kit. After all you have the superb Tamiya Spits in 1/32 but I admit they are later marks.
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On the US Army Air Forces all you see or hear about in the movies is the might B-17, but more missions were flow by B-24s in Europe for daylight bombing, but they are not a elegant looking airframe!
 
FrankL514 said:
When I joined this forum a few years ago the average cost for a good size model ship kit was $150 to $200. If you cought a good sale, under $150. Now the costs are sometimes over $700. I do not know about the rest of you. $200 was an affordable number, but I am being forced out of the model ship kit market at these costs. I know there are a few models in that $200 market but I have already did them. Am I thinking wrong????
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Hi Frank

Those $700 or more kits were there few years ago too ,maybe you just did not notice them
 
Well, very nice presentation.
Nice twist,But at price of 1300$ caldercraft/Jotika is still the unbeatable model kit in the market.
 
I would love to buy it but the price goes up with each new series, the Santisima Trinidad and the Soleil Royal were already around 800 euros. I recognize however that this model is much more detailed, with additional lighting and some interior fittings. Does this justify the price?
 
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