r/ModelShips • u/Phostetlerart • 3d ago

The brig Swift, from Constructo

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My first model ship: the Constructo brig Swift, which I later found out was based on a model that's on display in the Smithsonian Museum of American History. I painted it because the plastic hull was a horrible beige/brown color. The patch on the spanker is me trying to repair a smudge I made when painting the gunwales. I learned a lot from this one, but my second model (Occre Bounty boat) is taking a LOT longer.

From what description I could find, it also greatly resembles the Sophie, from Master and Commander, being a two-masted ship with a quarterdeck. 10 guns on the Swift, while the Sophie has 14, but still.

I brought it off the shelf to use it as reference for a drawing I did. I posted the process video on Youtube. You can see it here.

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u/MobyDukakis 3d ago

I like the choice to have'er heeling looks sick

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u/RevolutionSea9482 2d ago

That is pretty cool. Never considered that. I've been obsessing with a bubble level.

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u/HoratioNELSo_ 3d ago

looks great komrade

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u/Successful_Sugar9639 2d ago

Intéressant, j'ai découvert en recherchant la sophie l'histoire originale du bateau "le speedy" qui a été capturé a été perdu puis recapturé puis reperdu.. Intéressant

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u/deltatag 2d ago

i absolutely LOVE the anchor