1/700 Bretagne-1855 scratch The largest wooden wall warship

[JIM BAUMANN]

Good day all--

shooting photos ...- rather a dull old day in England ...
need more light !!

( harder brighter sharper day light! )

but encs a couple of images for your pleasure (?!) cheers JIM B

[Gregory Shoda]

Lovely. Excellent as always. The detail is mind-boggling.

[pete wenman]

An amazing and awesome build. An inspiration to all who build in 1/700

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[Timmy C]

Over twenty years of following Jim B's stuff, I've long run out of words, but never my awe.

[marijn van gils]

Simply amazing work Jim! The rigging and sail just look spot-on! The amount of detail in this scale is incredible, but even more importantly you succeeded in capturing the feel.

Thanks for sharing the entire build process. It was an absolute joy and inspiration to follow!

[wefalck]

Well, he is a true 'miniaturist'

[hypno7]

This is very impressive work. The rigging and sails look incredible. The water scape is the most convincing I have seen. The last shot really captures the intricate work of this model!

[Martocticvs]

Unbelievably exquisite work. She looks stunning!

[pascalemod]

It is a prolific model.

The question is, and never mind mere mortals, how are YOU going to top this one Jim??

[Willie]

Hi there Meister Baumann and all.

As usual, absolutely stunning work. One of the most surprising constructions I have ever seen. The hull and the sea are as perfect as 1/700 scale allows to build, and even if necessarily reduced to the bare minimum the rigging is kind of a miracle to me. I cannot imagine how it could be made better. Even studying the pictures is already a headache to me.

Congrats Meister Baumann, and let�s see what comes next.

Best regards to all from the stormy Atlantic,

Willie.

[zs180]

Congrats on this incredible masterpiece my friend!
It has been a delight to follow the construction from the beginning when it was hard to imagine
just how magnificent she will become!

[batka]

This is amazing! No words!

[Triumph68]

this is amazing work
gonna use some of your stuff to make my SS Savannah better.... like the sails

[JIM BAUMANN]

If you send me your e-mail address -via pm or e-mail ( jbyachtservices (-------------) @gmail.com)

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I can send you my paper blank file
you can download it as jpg , scale it 1/350 ( x2 from my 1/700 Breatagne to your Savannah scale ( 1;380?)

then design your sails, print off at highest quality on a inkjet printer

( laser makes it grainy) and make sure you varnish the paper with spray enamel
and hey presto you have mouldable ssails that are impervious to moisture!
HTH
JB

[Michael v. S.]

Hello Jim,
this is a wonderful new model und absolutely top work. Thank you for posting the interesting steps while finishing it.
Best regards from Germany

Michael ( ex Kantonist.de)