French protected cruiser "Lavoisier"

thierry_st_malo · 3rd September 2009, 12:22 PM

This is my rendering of the French protected cruiser "Lavoisier", commissioned in 1898. I have chosen it because it shows all the difficulties for a French cruiser of the period : general "fierce-faced" look, plough bow, exaggerated tumblehome, practically no superstructures and an incredible expanse of empty deck to be filled with an equally incredible number of objects, all hardly remarkable, yet conspicuous if absent.

My most complex model ever !

The following link will show her in company with HMS "Hydra" (1880)

http://img525.imageshack.us/i/fullybw.jpg/

In fact the "Hydra" class boats, very powerfully armed and armoured coast guard vessels, had been built precisely to counter possible raids from French cruisers: the "Entente Cordiale" was yet to come.

3rd September 2009, 12:22 PM	#1
thierry_st_malo Senior Member Professional user Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Saint-Malo, France Posts: 148	French protected cruiser "Lavoisier" This is my rendering of the French protected cruiser "Lavoisier", commissioned in 1898. I have chosen it because it shows all the difficulties for a French cruiser of the period : general "fierce-faced" look, plough bow, exaggerated tumblehome, practically no superstructures and an incredible expanse of empty deck to be filled with an equally incredible number of objects, all hardly remarkable, yet conspicuous if absent. My most complex model ever ! The following link will show her in company with HMS "Hydra" (1880) http://img525.imageshack.us/i/fullybw.jpg/ In fact the "Hydra" class boats, very powerfully armed and armoured coast guard vessels, had been built precisely to counter possible raids from French cruisers: the "Entente Cordiale" was yet to come. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by thierry_st_malo; 3rd September 2009 at 12:26 PM.