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What would be the best ship of the existing one for a repaint of HMS SURPRISE. L'Unité or the HMS Unite?
Thanks
What would be the best ship of the existing one for a repaint of HMS SURPRISE. L'Unité or the HMS Unite?
Thanks
What colour scheme and details are you planning on using?
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Craig
I have found pictures of the replica that was created for the movie, so I will base myself on that
Clipper1701
03-10-2014, 11:08
Now this is something my elves would be interested in!
Swamprat33
03-10-2014, 16:26
Hi all, This is my first post here, but I was also going to create the famouse HMS Surprise as it was the captured L'Unité.
I fist thought AHA, lets use the the Concorde and make up a new card for her.
In actual fact HMS Surprise was a French Unité class corvette launched in 1794 and was much shorter than the Concorde class frigate.
The Unité Corvette was 129ft long but the Concorde was 143ft long.
I decided this is too big a difference so have shelved my plans for the moment.
Hoping that Ares release a Corvette in the 3rd release.
Cheers
Tim
Nightmoss
03-10-2014, 17:30
Hi Tim! Welcome to the Anchorage and thanks for your post.
Welcome:beer: from Arizona, Tim.
Clipper1701
03-10-2014, 19:09
So I ran the numbers on the movie "Surprise" and did a layout to build from at 1/1000" scale. Does anyone have the info to make a base card? Or rather which chip out there is equal or near enough?
Here's some info on HMS Surprise for anyone wanting to try to model her.
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http://www.ctbasses.com/misc/BruceTrinque/surprise.html
Clipper1701
03-10-2014, 22:09
Thanks from Surprise AZ!
Clipper1701
03-11-2014, 23:39
So the drawings are set, still need to have a base for her, is there a comparable one out there? I am definitely in strange waters here . . .
David Manley
03-11-2014, 23:51
If you are doing anything on the Surprise then I'd recommend this book:
http://images.betterworldbooks.com/039/The-Frigate-Surprise-Lavery-Brian-9780393070095.jpg
http://www.amazon.com/The-Frigate-Surprise-slipcased-hardcover/dp/039307062X
although I would also recommend shopping around as the price listed here is a bit "steep" (I got mine for a tenner in a remaindered bookshop in the UK)
Yep. Nothing like spending $162.00 to paint a $15.00 model.
Try http://store.anovabooks.com/index.php/9781844860746-the-frigate-surprise.html they show it for £30.00
OOPS! No wonder the price is low. They're out of stock.
See if your local library has an interlibrary loan program, or if you know of anyone at a university, they might have access to such a program. In Illinois, any student, or faculty or staff member can request books from most any academic library in the state, and have it delivered to their school within days.
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