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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: carojon on May 29, 2021, 10:05:41 AM

Title: All at Sea - L'Orient (Part One)
Post by: carojon on May 29, 2021, 10:05:41 AM

The latest model to join my collection of French ships is the mighty Ocean Class French first-rate L'Orient that gained immortal fame at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-80RsCMFRREs/YKfmBQYj1wI/AAAAAAAAudU/DMJd5jtuSWURCCQHSfKMObMWOxUuplDJACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSCF0743a.jpg)

In my first post reviewing the model I take a look at the early history of the ship leading up to her climactic end as she began her days in Toulon under the name Dauphin Royal.

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vNfdn39TJ9Y/YKfmNpL98cI/AAAAAAAAudk/Rl73Zhki1Hgqg_9o161NIVpZw_9GFx-pQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSCF0748a.jpg)

If you would like to know more then just follow the link to JJ's

https://jjwargames.blogspot.com/2021/05/all-at-sea-mighty-french-first-rate.html

JJ

Title: Re: All at Sea - L'Orient (Part One)
Post by: Grumpy Gnome on May 29, 2021, 03:38:48 PM

Beautiful work, as usual mate.

Title: Re: All at Sea - L'Orient (Part One)
Post by: CapnJim on May 29, 2021, 05:27:38 PM

Wow.  That is nice!  very nice...

Title: Re: All at Sea - L'Orient (Part One)
Post by: carojon on May 29, 2021, 05:41:45 PM

Hi chaps,
Thank you, glad you like the new addition. The anchored option to follow.

Cheers
JJ

Title: Re: All at Sea - L'Orient (Part One)
Post by: vtsaogames on June 01, 2021, 12:02:21 AM

Beautiful model and love the post.

Title: Re: All at Sea - L'Orient (Part One)
Post by: carojon on June 01, 2021, 09:02:52 AM

Thank you, much appreciated.

JJ

Title: Re: All at Sea - L'Orient (Part One)
Post by: Baron von Wreckedoften on June 03, 2021, 02:13:45 PM

Splendid vessel - splice the mainbrace (or whatever the French do instead).  Anyone else of my vintage remember having to learn this at school?

The boy stood on the burning deck
Whence all but he had fled;
The flame that lit the battle's wreck
Shone round him o'er the dead.

Having seen how you have based your ships, I have decided to use Fluid 3D Workshop's products for my 1:300 Coastal Patrol flotillas (flotillae?).