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Title: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: ichwillauch on December 25, 2017, 06:59:46 PM

A new project...

I was looking for plans of French warships during the Sino-French War. I found several but all were far too big to build. But finally I found a plan of a british flat iron gunship, the ANT-Class. Flat iron gunships were used by the French Tonkin Flotilla (Revolver-Class) as well as by the chinese imperial navy (greek alphabet-class).

(https://i.imgur.com/maRvF8E.jpg)

The hull was made of plywood and styrofoam and the deck planked with coffee-sticks

(https://i.imgur.com/ANNYW0o.jpg)

The biggest problem will be to build this gun. All suggestions are welcome.

(https://i.imgur.com/OCBZCuG.jpg)

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: Codsticker on December 25, 2017, 07:08:21 PM

Very ambitious project! Looks excellent so far.

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: has.been on December 25, 2017, 07:22:06 PM

Have a look at 'Grubby Tanks' who have the old Britannia range, which includes Naval 'stuff' such as: guns; anchors, crew
and ships figureheads. He is a very nice person to deal with too.

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: fantail on December 25, 2017, 07:37:44 PM

maybe  HLBSCo guns might do the trick. (http://www.hlbs.co.uk/images/catalogue/HSC08.png)
http://www.hlbs.co.uk/type.php?id=95 (http://www.hlbs.co.uk/type.php?id=95)
or TA miniatures might have something too.
http://taminiatures.com/shop/american-civil-war (http://taminiatures.com/shop/american-civil-war)

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: ichwillauch on December 26, 2017, 02:36:34 PM

Thank you very much for the input, the TA and HLBS guns are very nice.

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: Vintage Wargaming on December 26, 2017, 05:01:23 PM

Also worth looking at Reviresco to see if they have something suitable for you

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: Alcide Nikopol on December 26, 2017, 05:45:13 PM

Wonderful looking project you have there.

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: ichwillauch on December 26, 2017, 06:17:30 PM

Thanks for the comments and suggestions. We tried to create the gun with FIMO, because the gun is a really big one...

(https://i.imgur.com/IiXDhR9.jpg)
But the gun carriage is really complicated...

(https://i.imgur.com/XAimyYW.jpg)

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: juergen c. olk on December 26, 2017, 06:41:09 PM

Wow ..Hell of a Project..but you seem to have the Knack..very impressive.

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: DintheDin on December 26, 2017, 06:45:54 PM

It's a great project and you already made an excellent progress! I'll be following with great interest! Good luck!

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: Plynkes on December 26, 2017, 06:53:11 PM

Wow, she's quite the beastie, isn't she?

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: Traveler Man on December 26, 2017, 09:52:48 PM

Impressive!  :o Looking forward to seeing pics of the finished ship.

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: ichwillauch on December 27, 2017, 07:45:20 PM

Thank you everyone for your kind comments.

Meanwhile we made some small procress...

(https://i.imgur.com/dqtRSVo.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Umht6ZE.jpg)

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: Hupp n at em on January 10, 2018, 09:12:28 PM

This is too cool not to follow.  :)

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: Patrice on January 10, 2018, 09:23:26 PM

 :o

Very cool, superb!

I've recently found these pics and I mentioned them in another thread (in "Adventures in the Far East" section of LAF).

(http://dossiersmarine.org/index_htm_files/4194.jpg)

(http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/026019/f4/48777-v6.gif)

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: vodkafan on January 21, 2018, 03:39:35 PM

Quote from: Patrice on January 10, 2018, 09:23:26 PM

:o


(http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/026019/f4/48777-v6.gif)

I should think when the gun fires the boat just stops dead in the water and kicks up a huge wash at the back end!!

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: ichwillauch on March 18, 2018, 04:52:33 PM

The "crounching tiger" our first finished ship right out of the BSC2018. This junk is designed as a transport junk used by all sides.

(https://i.imgur.com/hR1uTDT.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/I5flZbD.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/w8GiqbG.jpg)

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: cleo on March 18, 2018, 05:09:52 PM

It was a nice project and we had a lot of fun.
Thanks to the Team. Without our cat and dog we would never finished the ships until now. ;D

(https://i.imgur.com/rEi9oxX.jpg)

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: DintheDin on March 18, 2018, 05:46:22 PM

Quote from: cleo on March 18, 2018, 05:09:52 PM

It was a nice project and we had a lot of fun.
Thanks to the Team. Without our cat and dog we would never finished the ships until now. ;D

You did a really impressive job! and inspiring, too! Cheers!

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: marianas_gamer on March 18, 2018, 07:44:05 PM

Those turned out so great! I particularly like the canvas over the ship's boats and the booms (?) on the junks' sails  :-* :-* :-*
Lon

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: juergen c. olk on March 19, 2018, 08:28:46 PM

hole smokes ...wonderful.

Title: Re: Sino-French War 1884 - start building ships
Post by: Byblos on March 23, 2018, 09:32:23 PM

Excellent  :-*