Posted September 13, 20177 yr The tales all tell about captains brave enough to challenge larger and more heavily armed opponents. And succesfully defeat those opponents by witty tactics and superior maneuvering ... However, those are the tales. When you face reality, reality in the shape of an English frigate facing a French 64 gun battle ship that is, all kinds of heroics are reduced and everything becomes a simple equation taking into account the relevant numbers. A bold move of the English captain but a stupid one, one full broadside of the French 64 was enough to blast him back to reality. A cooperation with Captain Greenhair.
September 14, 20177 yr Thoses ships are both wonderful... and the smoke is a really nice touch How do you proceed for the smoke ?
September 15, 20177 yr Great vessels ! As always ! I hope I'll see them for real in BMA Antwerpen. of course, I would not be as foolish as the English captain to try to defy this French Ship of War with my modest Frigate... Great job !
September 16, 20177 yr Captain Greenhair shows his brilliance again with the beautiful French 64! Nice work on the frigate as well!
September 16, 20177 yr Thanks guys! It was a fun operation and a pleasure to work with Stefan. We made a setup using a variation of cloths, angles and lighting. The smoke comes from my E sigaret.?
September 17, 20177 yr First off, e-cigarettes!? That's awesome! Who would have thought? The effect is perfect. As to the tragedy of the scene, well I think you'll find highly placed fools in any navy, eh? There's just no accounting for "influence". I salute their "hearts of oak" for standing up to the odds, but condemn their captain for what ever ill luck or utter failure landed them in to such a mismatched contest, when other wise their fleet little frigate could surly have out run a SotL, easily. On to the build now, do I even have to bother? I'm sure by now you know the quality of your own work and my appreciation there of. Simply put, they are both great ships. Obviously I love the stern gallery, ensign and extensive rigging of the 64, who wouldn't? Would love to get some clear shots of the frigate though. The smoke and shadow obscure her quite a bit, but I have a feeling that there's a finely built hull under all that.
September 18, 20177 yr Author On 17 september 2017 at 7:45 AM, kurigan said: ...Would love to get some clear shots of the frigate though. Thanks, I was actually intending to strip the frigate again, due to the contest we rushed things and got this ship ready as fast as we could. I want to put some more detail in it and do some proper rigging (the rigging on it now was stolen from one of my previous ships). It will probably be one for next year.
November 11, 20177 yr I love the use of the cigarette it really makes the scene ... I remember as a kid reading model railroader and looking at pictures that were done with reds
December 11, 20177 yr I hope one will forgive me from bringing this topic up again, but after some time of inactivity on the forums and returning once again I find myself greeted again by old veterans that were always such huge sources of inspiration for me. I am so very delighted to see you, Sebeus, giving us this beautiful cinematic masterpiece. Not only is the build of the fourth rate (?) absolutely astonishing (good god that stern) but the photography of the whole set is art in itself. The beautiful atmosphere, the tension, the smoke.. It all works! Now of coruse I'm going to whine about the British getting beaten here because.. Well.. They are the bes... Not going down that road Well done and I'm glad so many of you are still alive, like Admiral Bejaune, which I came to know about when I spend ages on Classic-Pirates.com. Kind regards, Edward
January 23, 20187 yr Great MOC with awesome looking ships! It's a shame such a wonderful looking ship had such a humiliating demise though... No way a ship that small would defeat a 64-gun ship, except maybe if it had a bunch of front facing cannons! Beautiful sailing vessels though! Edited January 23, 20187 yr by LM71Blackbird
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