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They look like any other mainstream runaway IA fantasy dreamboats. I especially like the double foretop masts of the Ranger... Not much unusual or special about them.
They remind me of the inexpensive mid 20th century decorator models from Germany and other places.
These are comic book pictures from Chris Schweizer and obviously just for fun with no relationship with the actual ships and captains. A model might make a great toy for the little ones if they can be kept away from their cell phones and computers.
Ned Low was a well known pirate, but his most famous ship was supposedly the Fancy, not the Fawcet. Bartholomew Roberts (Black Bart) was captain of four or five ships named Royal Fortune, The 1724 engraving of Captain Roberts with the most famous Royal Fortune (40 guns) and Ranger is below.
The age of piracy is a great topic, fantasy ships or not.
Allan
Model at the Science Museum of the slave ship Whydah captured by Black Sam Bellamy who made her his flagship. I believe the model is based on her wreck. This would make an interesting model.
These are comic book pictures from Chris Schweizer and obviously just for fun with no relationship with the actual ships and captains. A model might make a great toy for the little ones if they can be kept away from their cell phones and computers.
Ned Low was a well known pirate, but his most famous ship was supposedly the Fancy, not the Fawcet. Bartholomew Roberts (Black Bart) was captain of four or five ships named Royal Fortune, The 1724 engraving of Captain Roberts with the most famous Royal Fortune (40 guns) and Ranger is below.
The age of piracy is a great topic, fantasy ships or not.
Allan
Model at the Science Museum of the slave ship Whydah captured by Black Sam Bellamy who made her his flagship. I believe the model is based on her wreck. This would make an interesting model.
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