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Wow, Julie, what an intro! You seem to be what they called a polymath in back in the day.
 
If you need any assistance with getting started in DELTship, I may be able to assist. It's very good for developing fare hydrostatic hull forms but it bogs down when creating lots of fine details.
 
Terry

From our guidelines:
 
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https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/06/11/down-east/downeast-culture/250-year-old-revolutionary-war-shipwreck-may-have-been-found-in-maine-joam40zk0w/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwK2WRdjbGNrArZZE2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeuwKA7RfbQplydbcmLdWLZwep6wAIsoI7QOixQDlVKlZ9RiSJc38al5yjAEE_aem_J-uLGf3gUhldu9d0txX6TQ
 

Those guys all look pretty buff!. Aren't there any striplings in your crew? 🙂

Those guys all look pretty buff!. Aren't there any striplings in your crew? 🙂

I finally got around to printing my own copy of the XI Dahlgren on the iron pivot carriage.

Part of the elevation screw didn't turn out, but can be fixed.

The size actually surprised me a bit, I didn't think there was that much difference between the IX and the XI.

Interesting discussion. Here is an additional "factoid."
 
I think it was on the three masted iron ship Balclutha in San Francisco where I read that some ships sailing to San Francisco around Cape Horn would carry large round mill stones as ballast. These could be sold in California and other west coast areas because these lands were being settled and needed mills to process the locally grown wheat.
 
But after a while the market was saturated so the mill stones would be heaved over the side as new cargo was loaded. And when the 1849 gold rush started hundreds of ships were abandoned by their crews and eventually sank. Much of the San Francisco waterfront was built over these rotting hulls.
 
As a consequence San Francisco Bay has many mill stones scattered on the bottom.

And digital is even more forgiving and takes up zero space in the livingroom!😉
 
Terry

You might try these fixes:
https://pdf.minitool.com/news/cant-download-pdf-files.html

Ahh Pandora's framework: it's been so much fun /s.
Kinda like when the progress bar shoots up to 90% and completely stalls
 


 

Thanks to this wonderful hobby, I decided to learn how to design and 3D print. I've been wondering for a while how I could improve my decoration. Since our models are so small, sometimes the kits we buy don't have the best decorative finishes. I've already learned a lot. If you're interested...

One of the details I wanted to add to the model was the "baggywrinkles" (baggywinkles, chafing mats) on the main boom lifts. I posted how I made these from pipe cleaners in this link:
 
https://modelshipworld.com/topic/38184-chafing-mats-or-service-on-lines/?do=findComment&comment=1100130
 
Here are some photos of the finished part in place on the main boom topping lift.
 
 

 
I had to unhook the standing part of the lift runner tackle from an eye bolt on deck to give the lift enough slack to wrap into the pipe cleaner coil. Then the tackle was hooked back to the eye bolt to pull the lift taut. The eye bolt is close to the bulwark so I had to use a small dentist's mirror to look down between the deck house and the bulwark to see the hook and eye.
 
As I slowly withdrew the mirror the end of the handle caught on something (fore gaff vangs?). There was a slight tug and then "pop." Another plastic hook broke - on the fore gaff peak halliard upper block. You can see the block hanging down over the gaff at the upper left of the last photo.
 
One step forward, one step back!

And digital is even more forgiving and takes up zero space in the livingroom!😉
 
Terry

Welcome aboard! Wood is great, but we love plastic, too! Heck, we even allow card models, but we make those kids sit by themselves. 😉

Jeff,
 
Are you a proficient SolidWorks modeler?
 
If so, there is unlimited potential for use of a 3D printer in this hobby over "old school" fabrication, which is another art form.
 
3D printing vs established model building methodology has and will be debated for years.  I believe there is more than enough room in our hobby for both techniques.
 
A digital fabrication workflow from design to finished part has advantages that are hard to beat, especially being able to up-rev a design and repeatability. 
 
I know one master modeler who makes his own propellers the old school way, then makes a mold to cast metal parts.  His excellent skills produce a first part measured in days, sometimes weeks as he solders the brass blades onto the hub with a template, then files the filets to a smooth finish. 
 
While I certainly marvel and appreciate the skills to produce parts this way, the time required to get the same effect with perfect tolerances can be drastically reduced with a digital design workflow, which is another form of creativity once digital design (or CAD) techniques are mastered.
 
Time is one of my two most precious dwindling commodities, (the other being my health) so I prefer using the newer technologies available to enable me to make the most use of it.  The additional time saved translates to more model-building opportunities.
 
Once painted, I doubt most observers can tell the difference between a hand-machined cannon or cast part or a digitally printed part. 

Hello all!

This is my first ship building project in 3D (of many, I hope!), as well as my first post on this forum. I've always been very interested in the third rate ship of the line, and with the abundance of plans for the Intrepid class I decided to model the HMS Anson, in her pre-razee 64 gun configuration. While I am not modeling the frames behind the hull planking and making it as they were built in real life (though I have some seen some projects like that here, amazing! Perhaps for another project I will attempt that.), I am going for accuracy in every other area, but just not modeling things that will not be visible. I could add the framing later, however.

I am currently on my second go at this model. I find I learn new things and better methods along the way, and I have greatly improved the process and accuracy of my build. As of now, all the framing is in place, though I need the lower supports on the main gundeck. Now going through the "detail" interior pass. The exterior needs a pass as well, with the sheaves in the hull added, netting, further detail on the beakhead, figurehead, and stern gallery.

The plans I am utilizing are from Wikimedia Commons, with better looks at interiors from HMS Leopard (1790) cutaways. The configuration I am going for includes the higher walls on the quarterdeck and the chequer pattern as seen on Agamemnon, using the latest ochre from Victory.

I'll be posting more updates along the way! I've attached some progress pictures below, including the materials I created in Substance Painter on my first attempt, which I can thankfully reuse, though they need improvement. Haven't really focused on the material/render too much, so I'll be improving those and making them more photoreal later on down the road.






 

I'm sorry to hear about your stroke, Bryan. I pray you recover fully but at the very least regain some of what you've lost. I had a stroke in 2017 and my left hand was completely paralyzed but through prayer and the grace of God plus dogged determination I've regained about 95% usage of my left hand.Don't give up the ship, there is hope and light at the end of this dark tunnel.  
 
  Keith

thank you for your encouragement!!  my neurologist is working on the tremor, but he informs me the numbness is a permanent fixture in my life now.
It feels like when your alarm is going off , and you slept on your arm all night.  That tingling , half feeling you are able to muster until the nerve recovers. that is how my left body is.  motor function is good, but i cannot tell what i have in my left hand, unless I look at it.
So, monitor your blood pressure and keep an eye on your cholesterol.  for me, it was a patent foraman ovale.
It sucks, but you just keep going.
 
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Good evening folks
 
My name is Jon and I'm addicted to this hobby! I've caught the bug.
 
A bit of background - I have basically recently retired from the IT industry and in the past I enjoyed constructing things, be it Lego & plastic models and with the time on my hands and whilst perusing Youtube, I found Modelkit's series of building Vanguard Model's Sherbourne. OK, I failed my 'O' level woodwork back in the day but I thought I could have a go at this - how hard can it be? 
 
I have been lurking on this site for a while, reading articles, looking at build logs and generally getting motivated at the amazing models that are being produced so back in December, I treated myself to an early Christmas present of the Sherbourne.  4 and 1/2 months later I have just finished it. My first wooden ship model. I'm chuffed with it. Not sure if its allowed in the intro section but i've attached an image or two of my efforts. I know you probably already aware, but the kit was great - great plans, great materials and superb support. If anyone is looking for a starter kit i don't think you can go far wrong with the Sherbourne
 
I've learnt so much from the build process. Its a totally different mindset to building a plastic kit - wood is more forgiving and then it would bite me on the backside and I would have to think, plan and execute a resolution. The level of patience required is on another level.  Calming and frustrating in equal measure. You might guess that I enthused and excited about whats to come. 
 
I've already purchased my next two builds - Saucy Jack from Vanguard is next on the agenda. 
 
Looking forward to that and following people on here.
 
Best
 
Jon
 

Nice!
 
This configuration shows her several years after I left the boat.
 
Terry

I spoke with a Solidworks CSR on the phone a few days ago. She said that the $20 student version for Vets is renewable annually for the same $20 price. Also, Canadian vets get the same deal by providing a copy of their NDI 75 or CAF 75 cards. I expressed my concern about supplying my Social Security number on the DD214. She said that you can redact any sensitive PID (e.g., SSN) on the DD214 or other ID cards. All they need is confirmation that you served, were discharged, and that you are who you say you are.
 
Terry

Built models for many years when I was younger, but I've been away from the hobby for a long time.
I never built ship models before, but I have always loved ships, aircraft, anything mechanical. Air Force veteran (aircraft mechanic), recently retired from GE Aviation, where I taught jet engine mechanics. I am a deacon in the Episcopal Church and since retiring I have been serving as a chaplain for the Seamen's Church Institute. In that capacity I have been working with the towboat crews along the Ohio River. So, I am especially interested in riverboats. The skill level shown here has been awesome, I hope you can put up with an older beginner as I try to build some acceptable models.

Final set of 3D model renders in submerged configuration with all masts and antennas lowered.  And it's on to the next project!
 
 

Any search for Dahlgren is bound to turn up a photo from a series that includes this one of John Dahlgren and one of his 50 pounder rifles:

Since I had a good drawing in Arming the Fleet to work from, and it fits my time-line, I made one:
 
I made the model match the photo, moving the aft eye-bolt up, and the files are posted up at Thingiverse.

Added another set of US SSN submarine masts and antennas.  They are paired in their relative positions, with one slot for future growth available.  The radar and snorkel at each end are located by themselves, fore and aft on the sail.  These print out nicely in 1/72 scale and larger.
 
CC