Quintillius Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 (edited) Corona enables me to spend some time on model building so I bought the model ship 'Le Glorieux' from Heller. - Le Glorieux It's a French third rate ship of the line, built in 1756. Equipped with 74 cannons she was sent into battle against the British. Together with 32 other French ships she joined the Battle of the Saintes against 36 British ships of the line in 1782. Sailing ships at this time always fought parallel in a line. The side with the most and heaviest guns and favourable wind would win most of the time. The French had favourable wind, but the wind turned and the British sailed towards the French line. From port and starboard they fired their guns and shattered the sterns and bows of their French rivals. The impact was devastating. In the middle of the chaos Le Glorieux was in crossfire and lost her masts. The captain - who climbed the shrouds for better overview - was fatally hit. Four French ships of line - including the Glorieux - were captured and one ship completely destroyed. 3.000 French sailors lay dead in the water. 5.000 - including admiral De Grasse - were captured. Shock and awe was widespread in France. For the year 1782 alone, 15 ships of the line would be lost and Louis XVI had to levy more taxes to rebuild naval strength. Not long after he would need to call the Estates General and the French revolution was born. The Glorieux was renamed Glorious. That year however she perished with all hands in a storm nearby Newfoundland. - Gosh, the French know how to build a beauty! - It's a plastic kit from Heller. Paint is from Humbrol. Primer, weathering and varnish are also applied. Ropes are from Mantua. Cannons are drilled. References used: https://www.modelships.de/Museums_and_replicas/Musee_de_la_Marine_Brest/La-Bretagne.htm https://www.hismodel.com/plans-of-ships https://www.wettringer-modellbauforum.de/forum/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=60465 https://www.wettringer-modellbauforum.de/forum/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=20300&pageNo=4 https://www.laroyale-modelisme.net/t13175-le-glorieux-maquette-heller-au-1-150 https://modelbrouwers.nl/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=42075&sid=00c29a5f1a59c783412a97278f2b93c9&start=10 - First time model building after 10 years or so! I hope to build a Greek wooden trireme model next time or a great locomotive model. Edited February 1, 2021 by Quintillius 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Good job Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 "BEAUTIFUL " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Excellent build.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Amazing model - she looks beautiful. thanks for the covering information too, saves having to haul through the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanJohnB Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Stunning build - love the detail and precision - thanks for sharing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Fantastic work of art! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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