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This record of ships from Kingston Mass includes some sailplans that may be ueful. Ships of Kingston Mass.pdf
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Found this old model of Triumph (1764). There is a general resemblance to some of the 'Triumph' images in post#3. I have no way of checking this out at The National Archives due to lockdown, but it may be that those unattributed sketches in post#3 were proposals for an 'English' figurehead to replace the existing item after her capture from the French.
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Siggi, I really like what you are doing. And yes, it sounds like we have the same weather here. Keep up the good work! -
Found this article from 1901 on the carvings used on ships. It was in 'The Connoisseur' magazine.
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Ship is not identified, part of the Bostonian Society collection.
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So, Brian, as the original poster I hope this helps see the ship in the correct light. There are other sources online selling what appears to be the same item, all with unrealistic versions of their quality and value. I can only assume that your family-owned piece was new at some time around the middle of the 20th century and the fact that these dealers are offering models with so much in common proves that they were mass-produced. Brian, ignore the prices in the advertisements: the ship is worth whatever your family feels it is worth. It is a decorative piece that celebrates Hanseatic Hamburg and may give a nod to some particular ship in an old print but it is not a true representation of an actual ship. Please also ignore the amusement we expressed at seeing how 'antique' dealers choose to describe these pieces as fabulous achievements in modelmaking and valuable. Actually, I kinda like it.
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https://www.chairish.com/product/2443266/mid-20th-century-model-of-1541-german-hanseatic-league-warship
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A couple of recent additions to US Naval History
bruce d replied to trippwj's topic in Nautical/Naval History
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Remember the 24 hour cafe at the top of Bethnal Green Road?
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I especially liked the yarn on page 16. Ships' figureheads in and about New York.pdf
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Ordered. Many thanks, I thought I knew a few things about pens but I never once found a pen that didn't bleed into wood to some degree. I just had a baaaaaad experience with my first laser-cut small boat kit. I used a pen to pre-colour some very thin ply that made the formers for a ships boat. Guess what? The ply started to delaminate. I look forward to some experiments.
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Very pretty work, I will google it now. Thanks!
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Sounds good, news to me. It really doesn't bleed on wood?
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Hello Jose and a warm welcome to MSW. This is a great place to get support and answers during a build. The 'stash' is something we all understand.
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Ships at Trafalgar - what kits are available?
bruce d replied to bruce d's topic in Wood ship model kits
Just got it. I see what you mean, looking forward to reading this one. Thanks! -
"Stout, Sturdy and Strong: A typology for early nineteenth‐century American whalers" A thesis by Madeline McAllister Stout_Sturdy_and_Strong_A_typology_for_e.pdf
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Colin, good to see your build log getting underway. Looking good! Bruce
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Anyone interested in how the wooden walls were built will know the humble saw must play a part. I was pleasantly surprised to find much of the contents of this work entitled 'Story of the Saw', produced for Spear & Jackson, relates to shipyards. Story of the Saw-compressed.pdf
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Le Coureur by PC52 - Mamoli - 1:54
bruce d replied to PC52's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Looking good so far. Mind if I watch? -
To make sense of the above, I asked a question and then deleted the post as I found the answer myself. Thanks Jim, afraid I can't answer the original question. Regards, Bruce
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Adrian, it is not often I would add to a warning from Druxey but ... Beech varies. Try your piece (if you have one already) with (A) a sanded surface, (B) a planed surface and (C) a sanded surface with a thin coat of WOP or sanding sealer. I tried these tests on a piece salvaged from an Ikea cabinet leg and there is a great difference between (A) and (C). (C) looked mirror smooth and had a scale effect grain that simply did not show up on the test pieces that were sanded but untreated. Other pieces of beech I had from a timber store always had a more prominent grain but I double checked and the Ikea wood was actually beech. You would not know it by comparing the two examples. Ignore if you don't have some beech already (or an Ikea donor 😉) HTH Bruce
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