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About Bill Morrison

  • Birthday 02/18/1954

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    New London, CT
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    Ships of all periods, modeling in wood, plastic, resin, paper, or beef bones (if that is all I have!)

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    I appreciate your comments! Thank you! You explained yourself clearly and cheerfully. Bill
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  20. Bill Morrison
    You are doing great work so far. however. there are several small that I need to make. The first concerns the width of the white band; it is simply too tall for the Constitution (not Connie). That said, the gunport lids are also too tall. I would begin by repainting the band. the gunports should be okay. The ship itself has never been nicknamed "Connie". Also, the Spar Deck carronades (short range but firing a heavy ball) are not cannonades, which are a light weight but long barreled cannon. Anyway, I'm not nit-picking, just trying to be helpful. Again, you're doing a great job! Bill
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  24. Bill Morrison
    I currently don't have specific ideas. But, I plan on starting with Matthew Baker and work from there. I want to illustrate the similarities and the differences between Spanish galleons with their English Race Built cousins. That is barely understood among the general public. Bill
  25. Bill Morrison
    This Plastic Wood: Bill
  26. Bill Morrison
    I am building the Trumpeter 1/70 (?) plastic kit of the Mayflower. The designers of that kit have the Main Deck gratings shifted to starboard. It is far different! Bill
  27. Bill Morrison
    Kirill, Ditto! I have the same kit and I have been wondering just what to do with it. You have given me some ideas. So, I too will be watching . . . Bill
  28. Bill Morrison
    Thanks! Great recommendations! Bill
  29. Bill Morrison
    Yes, the smallest ships that could be considered as ships-of-the-line were Fourth Rates. They had between 60-68 guns. Next up included Third Rates, ships of 70 to 84 guns. Second Rates were up to 98 guns, while First Rates were any ship above 100. Please note that these ratings were very dependent on periodicity. For example, the ratings were vastly different during the first Anglo-Dutch War and the Third Anglo-Dutch War, even though the wars began in the 1650s-1670s. They continued upwards until the mid-1760s. However. please note that these ratings differed for the Dutch, whose ship sizes were regulated by the shallow waters in their harbors and the North Sea. The Greyhound was never considered to be a ship-of-the-line. As a Sixth Rate, she was considered a small Frigate. Bill
  30. Bill Morrison
    You are very close to nailing it! Bill
  31. Bill Morrison
    Your sails only add to an already outstanding model! Great rigging as well! I am most impressed and only wish that I could do as well.
  32. Bill Morrison
    I have seen it rarely. Note that HMS Victory currently has a white painted stripe as a waterline above the copper plating. USS Constitution has a red stripe above the copper. I saw the Mayflower in Mystic, CT when she was visiting the shipyard several years ago but did not see a black lower hull. But, I will bow to the expertise of the builder! Bill
  33. Bill Morrison
    I am most impressed!! This is an OUTSTANDING work! Is she still available for sale? Bill
  34. Bill Morrison
    This is a beautiful ship model. Well done! Bill
  35. Bill Morrison
    Yes, I know of this tragic loss. Unfortunately, the Captain was trying to escape the hurricane. However, he took the ship into the path of the storm, and she was lost. Her crew largely survived. Bill
  36. Bill Morrison
    I strongly recommend watching The Bounty with Anthony Hopkins and Mel Brooks to really get an idea of life at sea trying to round the Horn. It wasn't an easy endeavor. I'm surprised more sailors weren't lost. Also, Gordon Lightfoot released a son called Ghosts of Cape Horn and Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald that stressed the dangers of a life at sea. These are worth a watch and a listen. Bill

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