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In Russia there is a new partwork started. It is 1:100 "Twelve Apostols" 1841 Russian ship of the line. It is weekly publication started in January 2013 and will consist of 120 issues. Here is the main page of the partwork http://12apostolov.deagostini.ru/. Here is the video http://12apostolov.deagostini.ru/video.html.
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For those who want some further info..
"Devenstadt Apostolov - "Twelve Apostles" Russian Imperial Ship of the line
The "Twelve Apostles" was a 120-gun 3 decked ship of the line built by the Russian shipwright Captain S. I. Chernyakovsky.
It was launched on the 15th July 1841 and became part of Russia's Black Sea Fleet. Its lower deck had twenty eight 68-pounder guns designed by the Russian artillerist Lekhner. On the other two decks there were 36 and 24-pounder guns.
Although the ship was titled "120-gun" the ship actually carried 130 guns. The crew of the ship consisted of about 1000 men, among which were 12 officers and 65 corporals.
The city of Sevastopol was the home of the Tsar's Black Sea Fleet, which threatened the Mediterranean. Sevastopol is one of the classic sieges of all time, the siege was the culminating struggle for the strategic Russian port in 1854–1855 and was the final episode in the Crimean War. On the 13th February 1855, the Twelve Apostles was ordered to Sevastopol Bay to form a second beam line along with six other vessels. The Russian commanders arrived at the hard but a most sensible decision, to submerge the ships across the entrance channel to prevent entry to the port, thus assisting the shoreline batteries. The ship's crew disembarked to reinforce the city's defenses, the Twelve Apostles was scuttled and sank.
Fifty years after the heroic defence, to commemorate the sunken ships on the second beam line, a "scuttling monument" was erected in the sea, 23 miles from the shore, which is still in place today. The quay facing side of the octagonal pedestal, is adorned with a bronze plaque that depicts the scuttled ships. Despite the location of the monument, it proved to be the only monument of Sevastopol which endured in the melting pot of WWII in May 1944.
The 'Tweleve Apostles' model:
Scale: 1:100
Length: 111.2cm, Height: 75cm, Width: 45cm
Artesania Latina design - 120 parts sets.
The Twelve Apostles model is unique and currently there is no other kit of this ship on the market. It features laser-cut framework, plank-on-frame construction, stitched sail set, metal ornamentation, wooden masts & spars, assorted rigging threads and an assortment of armament.
The original plans of this ship no longer exist, therefore its appearance can only be based on interpretation from contemporary sources.
Tweleve Apostles TV ad:
http://www.youtube.com/w...feature=player_embedded
Russian ships in the age of sail book: "Russian warships in the age of sail 1696 - 1860: Design, Construction and Fates" - John Tredrea & Eduard Sozaev.
Peter the Great created a navy from nothing, but it challenged and soon surpassed Sweden as the Baltic naval power, while in the Black Sea it became an essential tool in driving back the Ottoman Turks from the heartland of Europe. In battle it was surprisingly successful, and at times in the eighteenth century was the third largest navy in the world - yet its history, and especially its ships, are virtually unrecorded in the West.
This major reference book handsomely fills this gap, with a complete and comprehensive list of the fleet, with technical detail and career highlights for every ship, down to small craft. However, because the subject is so little recorded in English, the book also provides substantial background material on the organisation and administration of the navy, its weapons, personnel and shipbuilding facilities, as well as an outline of Russia's naval campaigns down to the clash with Britain and France known as the Crimean War. The book is Illustrated with plans, paintings and prints rarely seen outside Russia, it is authoritative, reliable and comprehensive. http://www.pen-and-sword...-1696-1860-ePub/p/10761
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You could count me in for sure  Gareth Completed models,Hachette Titanic.Deags. Hms Victory. Hachette Hems Hood.Ongoing builds. Deags Akagi,Deags Sovereign of the Seas,Deags Spitfire,On my wish list.Yamato.Royal Navy world war 2 aircraft carrier.
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Definetly  and the model ship looks great too   seriously some of the detail looks very fine I would be on this I think “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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This stunning ship of the line may now be heading for UK release in the not too distant future..
https://youtu.be/mAZEYe8q6Mo
derGohfelder build of this kit..
http://forum.model-space...spx?g=posts&t=14529
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Wow what a stunning ship shame about the strange woman advertising it lol Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
Next Build ?
When sailors have good wine, They think themselves in heaven for the time. John Baltharpe
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Yep, hope this one appears soon. Looks like a stunning build and think I would be very tempted...
Regards
Alan
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Is there any news on this beauty?
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No further forward as yet
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Tomick wrote:No further forward as yet I hope we get this it’s a stunner 
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