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Dang this game moves rapidly sometimes!!!  Stepped out to go to the market and 3 more ships through the process! 

BTW - will join the celebration!

Thanks, everyone - appreciate the kind words!  

I really don't have any progress I can offer up, picture wise, so please forgive. 

Thanks, all, for the compliments.  It has been a very slow work in the shipyard - events in Boston and surrounding areas generated quite a bit of activity for my group.  Things are calmer today, so hope to get back to some building.  I did get the rabbet cut in on the starboard side of the keel, and plan to work on the port rabbet today. 

J Haines - my kit does have the name decal and scrollwork included.

Sjors - just for you, a picture of the worst escape vehicle in history.  It is always better when the boat is in the Water, not in Watertown!!!

Very well done, Sarah - excellent job!

Congratulations, Madame Moderator!  Well deserved!

Congratulations, David (St. George) - you are correct!

Good afternoon, Anja.  Hope everything is going well for you!

No, regrettably, it is not the Concho.

Keep the faith, Kevin - this one is a bit more challenging but not impossible.  There is even a build log on this very website for the vessel in question!

Whew!

Boy - I know what you mean, Anja!  I log on in the morning, and there are a whole bunch of new posts on name that ship!  Great to see it play on across the timezones!

Here's the next one to try.  Enjoy!

The barque WYNAUD?

Wow - that looks fantastic! I would strongly suggest installing the shrouds and stays first to fix the masts in place. Will make installing the running rigging a tad more challenging due to the lines, but at the same time will add strength to the masts.

Beautiful work, John - absolutely amazing detail at that scale!

You got it, Danny.  Considering that the Yelcho was not equipped for the task it was a remarkable rescue indeed!

Figures someone here read the book....

That's a good start, David!  I will tell you that it is not Dutch....nor on the Great Lakes

Mystic Seaport is a great visit, also the USS Nautilus nearby open for tours, and the aquarium across the street from the seaport.  easy drive from Mystic to Boston to tour the Conny (she is reopening for tours tomorrow).  Of course, i am very biased toward New England anyway...

Thanks for the photo, Sarah.  Your ratlines came out nicely - bet you are glad to get that out of the way!

I see you ran into the same problem I am with that one chainplate - tough to fit it around that one gun port!  I had to shift mine further forward on the sponson to be able to straddle the port.

The sails look good - have fun with the running rigging!  You are definitely on the home stretch now!

Welcome aboard, sir - look forward to following this build! Like CAPTAIN Augie, I have spent many a pleasant hour wandering the decks of the CWM in Mystic.  This one is on my list future builds.

Enjoy the beer - and the build! 

It certainly did lead a varied existence!

Here's the next one to try!

Based on the photo, it is probably the Hans, later confiscated by the US following WW 1 and renamed the Mary Dollar, then converted to a floating gambling house and renamed as the Tango.  Ultimately re-rigged as 6 masted schooner as the start of WW 2 approached.

Hi, Walter - and welcome aboard!  You may want to post your question under the Framing section - may also want to start a build log under the kits section - folks are quite friendly and willing to help!

It was the U534. 

Boston is still chaotic - unconfirmed at least 2 dead between 25 and 35 injured, some very critical.  Unconfirmed that at least 2 additional devices were located and rendered safe by Boston PD Bomb Squad.  Boston Fire Dept. HAZMAT (we trained them) and National Guard WMD teams have verified no Chemical agents detected (good live footage from the choppers of them working). 

Unfortunately, appears to be at least 2 bombs. Injuries reported not clear how many. Bombs were in spectator areas.

DING DING DING! 

A Royal Air Force bomber sank her on 5 May 1945 in the Kattegat some 20 kilometers northeast of the Danish island of Anholt. U-534 was salvaged in 1993 and since February 2009 has been on display in Birkenhead as part of the U-boat Story.

Your turn.  I need to get to work - clients calling re: possible terrorist attack at Boston Marathon finish line - 2 near simultaneous explosions.

Here is another one to ponder!

For what it's worth, here is the info from the Model Expo instructions:

The Model Shipways Hull and Rigging plans for Rattlesnake were prepared in 1963 by Mr. George F. Campbell, who passed away several years ago. Mr. Campbell was a noted British marine artist, author, naval architect, and historian. He was a member of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects. One of his most noteworthy publications is China Tea Clippers. He also developed the drawings for the Cutty Sark restoration in England and authored Model Shipways' model handbook, Neophyte Shipmodeler's Jackstay.

The Model Shipways plans prepared by Mr. Campbell are based on Admiralty draughts and a reconstruction originally published by Howard I. Chapelle in his book, The History of American Sailing Ships, and also The Search for Speed Under Sail. The rigging and deck equipment is based on contemporary texts.

Unfortunately, the instruction book doesn't show the horse - that is in the plans sheet that I don't have.  Here is what is in the instruction manual.