More New Construction

This ship has been sitting on the desk since March, waiting on its running rigging while I've gallivanted around doing other things.  So, last night I sat down and finished off this ship.

She's another Spanish 74, but painted in a very specific scheme.  I based this one on the painting of  Nelson in HMS Captain  capturing the Spanish San Nicolas and San Josef at the Battle of Saint Vincent in 1797.  You know, this painting:

L to R: Captain, San Nicolas, San Josef

Technically, San Nicolas was an 80 gun ship and not a 74.  Since the ship I used has stern decorations unlike any of my other Spanish third rates, I think it turned out OK.  The painting (by Nicholas Pocock, so we can be sure it's accurate) doesn't show much of the Nicholas' stern and nothing of the head, which means I could take some liberties there also.  So, with that in mind, here's the newest member of the family, a Spanish 74 painted like the San Nicolas.

As always, a shot with the Quarter of Comparison™

Unique stern decorations for a Spanish ship (so far, anyway).

Some new construction

I'll eventually break ships down by nationality as I learn to use Blogger a bit better.  For now, though, here are some pictures of my recent builds.

The first set of photos is a Spanish 74 of the Montañes class.  This model is what Langton calls "at quarters," which means she has guns protruding from the sides instead of just closed gunports.  They are a bit more difficult to paint, but give a really nice effect.

The US quarter is about 24-25mm tall for our metric friends.

This next ship is another Montañes class, but with the gunports closed.