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British 'Termagant', 1780, ship-rigged Sloop - Info?
amateur replied to malachy's topic in Nautical/Naval History
Can you give the link to this chapman personal collection (I have the ANM-link, but the other would be very nice also...) Jan -
My guess would be that the planking will hold it all together, besides: there is no paper between the keel and the frames. Jan
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Afterwards, you can plank this half-hull, and it will certainly be a very decorative piece on the wall of your workshop Jan
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Need help with rigging on the French Chebec Indiscreet.
amateur replied to DougM's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
This is the parrel set-up of a ship build by a guy on a dutch forum. He knows quite a lot on these mediterranean ships, si I'm inclined to say that this is correct: a simple parrel, with the running part through a dpliced eye on the other end. no blocks at all. Jan -
Need help with rigging on the French Chebec Indiscreet.
amateur replied to DougM's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
I suggest that you rename uour post: something like Question on rigging a chebec That will attract more attention than a rather vague "need help" I van't answer your question: i have no knowledge of these ships. Btw: the model looks quite well build. Jan -
endeavour shrouds & ratlines (moved by admin)
amateur replied to geoff's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
In your profile is a notification-option: notify mewhen someone replies on a topic i follow. (Either by notification, or by email). As you follow this topic, that option would be my first suspect for the mails. Jan -
I thought the marines and the guncrews where strictly separated groups? You show them as a part of the guncrew, but who is manning the tops during battle when the marines are running out and aiming the great guns? Jan
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Hi mmdd, Is that one model, or two? The lower pic has the remains of a sun-tent, the upper ones have not. Or is it a before-after of acrestoration? Jan
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Some watercolours suggest that they took the black-white striping to the limit.... (This one is labelled victory in drydock, 1922) Jan
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You're not just doing the outside, arent't you? We would like to see the interior as well Jan
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Undoubtedly to something beautifull, and to som emore destruction along the route. Perhaps a Vic in the situation of 1890, or one in the situation of 2025? Jan
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ROYAL CAROLINE 1749 by Doris - 1:40 - CARD
amateur replied to DORIS's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
We've run out of superlatives. We should think of a new one that realy captures your skills and results! Caroline has become a real stunner. It's a pity we can't see her real life, would love to.... Jan- 883 replies
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Gripen 1591 by NAZGÛL (Matti)
amateur replied to NAZGÛL's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
And www.dewillembarentsz.nl (also dutch only....) -
Gripen 1591 by NAZGÛL (Matti)
amateur replied to NAZGÛL's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
You know the site vocsite.nl? It is onlu in dutch, but informative for those who are able to read Dutch. Jan -
Guess you have to share ths title with Martanek, (very well known from some absolutely ridiculously detailed paper models in MSW1. A shame he dropped out after the crash. Jan
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I would say: write whatever you like, and when you like. I already learned something from your picture: Fitz was way larger than I ever imagined. These is a guy (andy) somewhere around on MSW (inless he is soemwhere sailing on the grate lakes) who alos did quite a lot of talking on these ships, doing at the moment a slightly larger scale model of a smaller laker. I like these ships (don't ask me why) so I will follow this one. Jan
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Hi Daniel, We're absoluterly not surprised. Only a bit curious how and were your carefully applied coppering came loose, and whether or not the remainder feels itself out of palace as soon as the revised version is applied. Wouldn't surprise me if that also jumps of the hull, as soon as they realize how version 1.0 they actually are Jan
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And the hole in the middle of the bulkhead is to help allignment, or...? Jan
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Gripen 1591 by NAZGÛL (Matti)
amateur replied to NAZGÛL's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Hi Marcus, Problem is, the 'ship-types' weren't that closely defined. Many of the "larger" ships of that period were classified as 'Jacht': the ships of Barentz were, as well as Duyfken. These ships were around 1600, a relatively small, presumably fast sailers. Half Moon also classifies in this group. I checked, and Eendracht (1615) is also referred to as a Jacht. Around 1610, also the name Pinas(se) was used for these ships. Thse PInas evolves into the larger 'spiegelretourschepen' of the VOC, as well as into the more purpose build Men of War of the Admiralities. With respect ot size: these ships were measued and classifed based on 'lasts' (a measure referring to both space (i.e. cubic something) as well as weight). There seems to be no clear one-to-one relation from 'last' to 'length'. The ships of Barenz were around 30 last, and did presumably measure aroudn 70 ft. (according to Hoving). The Eendracht was reported as 250 last, but the measuring system for men of war did not follow the same rules as for general purpose ships: there is no way you can recompute the size of Duyfken to that of Eendracht, using the size of both ships as measured in lasts.According to Wiki (...) the ship measured 103 feet, and had 30 guns. My amateurish guess would be that Eendracht would look far more like a ship like Batavia than Duyfken (no way you get 30 guns on a single-decked ship as Duyfken. (compare the pinas of Tasman as drawn by Hoving) Jan -
Splitting lengthwise? He is making a negative mould to fabricate the actula hull. Splitting lengthwise would result in a seam that can be masked relatively easy. Jan
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