Calling all HMS Renown / Renommee (1651) fans

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Purser Dave
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Calling all French frigate la Renomm�e/Renown fans!

Post by Purser Dave »

Hey fellow ship model builders and tall-ship lovers�
Please take a minute to visit my website: larenommeeship.com for all things about the French frigate of 1744, la Renomm�e. It was captured in 1747 and became the Renown. Browse its history, commanders, captures, models, and lots of other interesting stuff. If you have anything to contribute, please email me! It�s all about la Renomm�e/Renown.

Dave
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Calling all HMS Renown / Renommee (1651) fans

Post by Courageous »

Hi all, I'm gathering data with the view of possibly buildings British ships 'Renown', prefably in 1/700.
According to Wiki, the first Renown was in 1651, described as a 20 gun fireship and was a captured French 1 gun light frigate called Renommee. Now I'm not sure how we jump from a French 1 gun frigate to a 20 gun fireship but I'm open to suggestions. I am pretty sure that no kit exists in any scale and so my only option is to scratch build. With this in mind, what image/ plans can I use to build a represtation of the English fireship Renown?
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