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The Mayflower shallop
This is a 1/32 scale model of the shallop used by Myles Standish and others to explore Cape Cod Bay in November 1620 in search of a suitable site for the permanent Pilgrim colony. The model was built using plans from MIT with the permission of Plimoth Patuxet, and is primarily made from basswood with some parts made of pine and hardwood dowels. Many of the details of structure and coloration were drawn from personal photos taken during visits to Lowell’s Boat Shop during the shallop restoration and during a visit to Plimoth Patuxet in August 2021 to see the restored shallop next to the Mayflower.
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James Caird 1/24 scale, scratch-built
I intended this model to represent the James Caird as it might have looked on Elephant Island just prior to its departure on the voyage to South Georgia. I based the model on photographs taken by Frank Hurley during the expedition and used plans developed and shared with me by a member of this forum. I have left part of the canvas deck covering folded back so that the supplies and provisions stored inside the boat can be seen.
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Saint Columba’s curragh
Registered Member #4036 Joined: Wed Aug 08 2012, 01:04am
Posts: 31 This is a model of the 36’ curragh in which Saint Columba (a.k.a., Colmcille) travele from northern Ireland to the island of Iona in What is now Scotland, in 563 A.D. The model was built from scratch using traditional curragh building methods. A wooden frame was constructed that consisted of a double gunwale, and a basket-like frame of ribs (“hoops”) and stringers tied together with simulated leather sinew. A hand-sewn leather covering was then stretched around this frame and lashed to the double gunwale. Sails, rigging, and oars completed the model. A figure of Saint Columba was made from epoxy clay and positioned at the bow, in the act of releasing a ceremonial dove prior to the voyage. Another figure at the stern depicts a fellow monk, patiently waiting for Columba to finish his little ceremony.
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Mount's Bay lugger "Mystery"
The "Mystery" was a 33-foot Cornish lugger that sailed from Cornwall to Melbourne, Australia, in 1854-1855 with a seven-man crew. The voyage was without incident, and took 116 days. In preparation for the trip, the Mystery was fully decked over and sheathed with zinc, and that is how my model portrays her.
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