Stern Lanterns

[shelk]

What material would the stern laterns on a ship like the Victory be made of?

 

[Bryian]

I would assume the stern lanterns were made of copper or brass to prevent sea salt corrosion.
Are you scratch building them on your model ? Have a look at Shapeways stern lanterns for Victory, they are excellent.

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[shelk]

Pictures seem that the base was wood, the top was metal

I asked the information on the victory, but it's intended for the Santisima Trinidad, I needed to decide if I was going to rust or do paint chipping effects, ended up deciding on rust anyway

But thank you for the help

 

[Uwek]

The stern lanterns of the Victory are now painted with this typical yellow occre

https://flic.kr/p/hgNLBR

https://flic.kr/p/9W3JyD

But originally they were golden in most cases - I guess also on the Santisima Trinidad

There are two interesting original lanterns from appr. 1760 on the web page of the NMM, seems from the same ship

https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/17814.html

https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/17813.html

 

[shelk]

The original ones seem to be metal, but the one on the boat seems to have a wooden base