STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS LA VÉNUS

The monograph of La Venus is part of a series dedicated to the types of vessel most representative of our navy in the classical
era. Thus, frigates have already been the subject of monographs such as La Belle Poule. La Venus is characterized by the artillery of her battery, armed with 18-pounders, and also by her designer, the naval architect Sane around 1780.
Our objective is to complete this monograph in order to enable modelers to construct a structural model that includes the interior furnishings.
The new plates that complete La Venus have been drawn according to the descriptive order that was used in previous publications.

CONTENTS OF THE MONOGRAPH

2 scales are proposed:
- The booklet and the 16 boards in 1 / 72e in a cardboard box.

- The booklet and 10 boards of the original VENUS in 1/48 with in addition the 16 boards of the frame at 1/48th in a cardboard box.

The monograph is made up of the following
16 plates:

Plate XIV Hull timbering, side view
Plate XV Structural elements
Plate XVI Frame plans
Plate XVII Frame plans
Plate XVIII Frame plans
Plate XIX Frame plans
Plate XX Construction of the stern
Plate XXa Section 6 aft - 1 forward
Plate XXI Construction of the stern
Plate XXII Longitudinal section
Plate XXIII Arrangements in the hold
Plate XXIV Arrangements in the hold
Plate XXV Arrangements in the hold
Plate XXVI Upper deck layout
Plate XXVII Orlop deck layout
Plate XXVIII Gun-deck layout
Plate XXIX Longitudinal section
Side view of the painted hull

At first glance, this monograph is directed to experienced modelers. With a proven skill, they will be able to construct a model with a rare quality, because of the innate elegance of this frigate, and I may add her beauty , the fine runs of her hull as well as her decoration which is a tribute to French naval architecture.

Translated by Francois Fougerat.

Author : Franco Fissore Traduit par Francois Fougerat