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After reading this log for weeks and weeks, I went ahead and ordered your plans and all the other laser-cut goodies that go with it. It's really a good value. I looked at other kits that were going to cost a whole lot more, all for a bunch of basswood and thin, warped plywood. Plus with the instructions and your log here, the building documentation can't get any better. I've actually agonized over the decision of what kit to get. The nervous feeling I had in my stomach is now gone....I kid you not. Thanks so much...for everything about this model ship. It's going to bring me a lot of fun being able to build this.- 1,048 replies
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Duffer, it was the greatest raider in history I believe. From the website where I obtained the image below: "The sternpost of the USS Kearsarge on display with an unexploded 100 lb shell from the CSS Alabama lodged in it. Had the shell exploded, the Kearsarge’s rudder would have been blown clean off and the ship disabled. The fateful duel between those two ships would most likely have ended very differently." A lucky, or unlucky, shot depending on your point of view.
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I'll follow along! Looks like an interesting and fun build. I love the lines of these steam sloops-of-war. I have my deposit in for the Bluejacket Kearsarge kit and am awaiting it's eminent release anytime now. The two ships should be fairly similar in their builds. What type wood did they supply for the hull planking, by the way?
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Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy from 1866. This document from The Civil War Navy website contains some good images for gun rigging, especially the Dahlgren gun carriages, as well as terminology, MOPs, ship exercises, methods during wartime, etc. I printed it as a PDF (6.35 MB) and saved it to my growing list of modeling documents. I think it will be great info for modeling that period of U.S. naval history.
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I am beginning a scratch build on a Viking longboat static model. I am fortunate to have about 150 board feet of nice 5/4 oak I've had for about 12 years, and I want to mill some to use for the build. I know it's perhaps not the best choice of wood to use from research, but it sure would look nice, and I have all the machinery. It will be around 35" or so in length, so it's not small. My questions are if I'm kidding myself trying to use it, and the grain direction to use for the ribs/frames. Although the rib is narrow in the picture, it actually is scaled smaller in this picture....the piece will be wider also, and I plan to cut and glue from several pieces to keep the grain running lengthwise on the frame, much like one would do on any plank-on-frame ship. I sure would like some honest opinions. Maybe a picture would help describe what I'm asking:
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Some really good downloads and articles here. Check out the info on NRG's site here.
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