Ottawa Irregular Modelers
GUEST PIC!: Sean's Artesania Latina 1/50th "Le Hussard" French Navy Schooner (circa 1848)
I meet some really great guys through modeling. I sold Sean (or Siân in Welsh) a really fantastic Amati 1/72nd scale U-Boat and when I met him at his place he was relaxing outside, having a smoke, sitting in front of his recently acquired vintage 1978 BMW. A real cool cat.
But when I stepped in his place the first things I noticed, as you can't miss them, are his excellently done 1/32nd scale B-17 and his 1/100th scale Entex Boeing 747 Jumbo jet, all 28 inches of it! This man makes big models.
But Sean's finest model is long gone. He made a 1/50th Artesania Latina French schooner. Luckily he had a picture. This one, "Le Hussard", was 29 inches long and main mast came in at nearly 22 inches. It came with hundreds of parts, both wood and metal. And it ain't cheap.
The copy reads: A schooner of the French navy in 1848, Le Hussard was armed with two rotating carronades, one at the stern and one at the bow. This armament, combined with good manouvrability made Le Hussard a feared adversary.
Very impressive, Sean, very impressive indeed.
Oh, the epilogue ... Sean sold this belle for well in excess of $1000 to a collector.
Yowzah!
GUEST PIC!: Sean's Artesania Latina 1/50th "Le Hussard" French Navy Schooner (circa 1848)
I meet some really great guys through modeling. I sold Sean (or Siân in Welsh) a really fantastic Amati 1/72nd scale U-Boat and when I met him at his place he was relaxing outside, having a smoke, sitting in front of his recently acquired vintage 1978 BMW. A real cool cat.
But when I stepped in his place the first things I noticed, as you can't miss them, are his excellently done 1/32nd scale B-17 and his 1/100th scale Entex Boeing 747 Jumbo jet, all 28 inches of it! This man makes big models.
But Sean's finest model is long gone. He made a 1/50th Artesania Latina French schooner. Luckily he had a picture. This one, "Le Hussard", was 29 inches long and main mast came in at nearly 22 inches. It came with hundreds of parts, both wood and metal. And it ain't cheap.
The copy reads: A schooner of the French navy in 1848, Le Hussard was armed with two rotating carronades, one at the stern and one at the bow. This armament, combined with good manouvrability made Le Hussard a feared adversary.
Very impressive, Sean, very impressive indeed.
Oh, the epilogue ... Sean sold this belle for well in excess of $1000 to a collector.
Yowzah!