Battle of Trafalgar
by Pedro Comez Ramos

1/700 Battle of Trafalgar (Various)

This diorama was made in the year 2005, the bicentenary of the Trafalgar battle. It won the model ship competition at the Club de Modelismo Estático in Alcalá de Guadaira in the outskirts of Seville (Andalucía . Spain). It was regarded as the best historical reconstruction. The ships (English, French and Spanish) are made from metal and photoetched parts from Meridian "Trafalgar" 1/700 scale ships from Skytrex Ltd. Models for Memories. The crews come from Tom's Modelworks. The acrylic paints are from Acrílicos Vallejo (Miniature &Model Colors). The sea surface wasmade with Water Effects (C1212) from Woodland Scenics.

  1. Sheet showing the historical moment "Trafalgar, 21st October 1805 12 hours 20 minutes. Nelson's column cuts through the Combined Fleet line.
  2. View of HMS Temeraire
  3. The Santísima Trinidad lying to westwind. In the background HMS Neptune gets gun shots from the Bucentaure.
  4. Diorama overall view. Dimensions: 90 x 50 cms.
  5. View of the Bucentaure, Villeneuve's flagship.
  6. The Santísima Trinidad
  7. The Redoutable aims its guns at HMS Leviathan
  8. HMS Victory pours out a volley into the Bucentaure which aims its shots at HMS Neptune.
  9. The French ship Hèros out of the battle zone.
  10. French frigate Hortense sending signals.
  11. The Bucentaure gets closer to the Santísima Trinidad.
  12. Overall view of the breaking of the line.
  13. The Santísima Trinidad in its particular red colour.
  14. The Bucentaure fires its ports guns.
  15. HMS Victory fires a volley into the stern of the Bucentaure.
  16. Idem
  17. The smoke from shot impacts.
  18. The Redoutable maneuvers to get into combat.
  19. Failed shots at the Redoutable bow fired from HMS Victory starboard side.
  20. Combat aerial view

Pedro Comez Ramos


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