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Fregat and Snau: Small Cruisers in the Danish Navy 1650-1750
bruce d replied to bruce d's topic in Nautical/Naval History
Hello Matthias, I have not had direct contact with the author but he can be contacted through Academia: (66) Jens Auer | Landesamt für Kultur und Denkmalpflege M-V - Academia.edu I have an account with Academia so it is possible the link above may not work for you, please PM me if you have a problem. He has been involved in some interesting stuff! -
Found this in the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Museum site. The description reads: "PLACE MADE - unknown DATE MADE - 1750 DESCRIPTION A photo-processed copy of a print depicting four figureheads of English East Indiamen. Figureheads from the top, clockwise: a man wielding a club with both hands over his head from the waist up, a bearded man with a crown holding an unidentified object with his left hand, a dragon with a forked tongue, and a falcon. The entire length of the bowspirits is not depicted; the ends are rendered with jagged edges as if they were broken off. The illustration was most likely taken from a book and was originally folded. The remnants of acid migration, or the faint designs overlapping the darker illustrations, perfectly match up and mirror many of the illustrations."
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A thesis by Jens Auer published 2008. I may have posted this before but didn't find it with 'search'; apologies if this is a duplication. Fregat_and_snau_small_cruisers_in_the_Danish Navy 1650-1750.pdf
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She was a brig and I have found that she saw at least some action. Perhaps the original poster can narrow it down a bit? Sailinganthony1812, can you tell us what you already know so we can avoid duplicating your work?
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Thanks, I may take you up on that. 👍
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Dennis, that's a good looking model. I especially like the planking and the amount of wood left 'bright'. For the record, Mediator had at least two owners and worked along the American east coast, the West Indies, the Mediterranean, the Bay of Biscay and finally the English Home Waters. Also, she was roughed up quite a bit when captured and re-captured and needed rerigging: I think you have quite a lot of leeway with a sail plan 😉 . Hope mine looks as good!
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Allan, you probably have this already but here is the reconstructed sail plan:
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Hello Dennis, I was interested to see that you are building Mediator: I am dusting off my own Mediator build at the moment after a too-long period on the shelf and will be watching to see what wise people say. Perhaps you will be posting a build log? Bruce
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Hello James, and a warm welcome to MSW from chilly Sussex.
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Sadly I am qualified to comment here: just three days ago I brushed a moving belt on a benchtop drill. A finger was dragged into the pulley. I still have the finger but it is very colourful. Why was the guard not covering the belt drive? Because I had been changing speeds often and got lazy. I am lucky that I have been 're-incentivised' with only minor damage.
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1:98 HMS Victory plans
bruce d replied to Rgpracer's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Hi, nice find. May I ask how you established the model is 1/98 scale? If it is the Mantua Victory this might be useful: Mantua 911 HMS Victory Construction Plans Set | Cornwall Model Boats HTH, Bruce -
Hello Dirk and welcome to MSW. Seasons best wishes 🎅
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Hello Shane, welcome to MSW and seasons best wishes from Sussex. 🎅
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One of the proposed alternatives to the Panama Canal
bruce d replied to bruce d's topic in Nautical/Naval History
Ron, that echoes my original reaction when I saw the article: pure Monty Python! -
It looks wonderful, Christian. Meilleurs voeux des saisons.
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NAIAD 1797 by Bitao - 1:60
bruce d replied to Bitao's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Great model and a great build log. Seasons best wishes, bitao. -
Matthias, I can't help with the background, just wanted to say you have found a beautiful little model. I am jealous. Seasons best wishes, Bruce
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After getting a bigger bandsaw, I still have some bandsaw blades, a rip fence and a spare table top for a Scheppach HBS20. This saw is also sold under other names. It looks like this: If anybody wants this stash of spares, you are welcome to it. The blades are 1400mm length and some are brand new and unused. UK only, pay the Hermes bill (around £5) and I will send them to you or collect if you are local (Sussex). PM me if interested. Jingle Bells and Ho Ho Ho etc.
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Absolutely 🤐
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Hello Joseph, welcome to the forum. You have asked a good question, thank you, and I will watch for the answer(s). It may well depend on when and where, but let's see what happens. Why not post a bit about yourself and your project in the New Members Introduction thread? Regards, Bruce
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From January/February 1960 WORKSHOP magazine: an article on what they consider the ideal workshop for modelmaking. No 3D printers or internet radios but most of the items still look appropriate. (Don't miss the jokes scattered through the pages)
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