Keith Black

Sal, I had a difficult time finding an eagle with its head turned to the right and wings straight or slightly bent down. it seems almost all images have the eagle's head turned to the left with wings lifted. I searched for months and finally found a small gold eagle for a charm bracelet on eBay (inexpensive) that was the right scale. A year later I saw where a supplier carried small carved eagles that would have been perfect but for the life of me I can't remember the supplier. This might be a case where 3D printing would be the best bet unless you plan on carving one yourself.

Glad you're feeling better, Keith and it's nice to see you making progress.

Thank you for the compliment, Gary. Metal ventilators were fine when the ship was underway but when the ship was docked or at anchor not enough fresh/cool air was being introduced into the ship so they deployed the canvas/sailcloth ventilators in opened hatches and companionways to compensate. I would think that during hot weather the canvas/sailcloth ventilators would have been a necessity.

Sweet.

Thank you, Glen.

Brian, if the gun crew is firing the Parrott in the stowed position it is truly a bad day for the entire ship's crew because the gun crew has mutinied! 😀

Thank you to all who joined in on the lantern discussion and thank you to all for the compliments and the likes. Early on when I was trying to determine what the arrow was pointing to in the below photo, forward of the 60 pound Parrott I assumed it was bitts and modeled same. Only after Eberhard's keen observation of the canvas/sailcloth ventilator did the light come on and I realized that what I had imagined as bitts was in fact an access hatch. After many efforts (I think this is access hatch 9.0) I finally came up with the below, a canvas covered access. The canvas is rolled on the forward edge when opened. I tried creating a sense of depth as best I could in a 0.1 inches of space. When the ventilator is added very little of the inside access will be seen. The inside dimensions are 0.3 x 0.45 inches, the ventilator's finished diameter will be 0.3 inches representing three feet in scale. Only after rigging is complete will I model the ventilator but after giving it considerable thought over the past three weeks I confident I'll be able to do so successfully. I think the access was only open when the Parrott required powder and shell or when the canvas/sailcloth ventilator was deployed. The forecastle was ladder accessible to and from the main deck. I went through my library of photos after Eberhard mentioned the rarity of photos showing canvas/sailcloth ventilators. The below photo is the Tennessee, number's 1, 3 and 4 are obvious but 2 is a bit strange? The above photo enhanced as best I could. This image of the Tennessee seems to show a ventilator hanging (drying?) on the starboard side of the foremast. This is not the Tennessee but I think it is a US screw frigate. This image shows six canvas/sailcloth ventilators deployed. The above photo enhanced as best I could. I've chased enough rabbits, time to get rigging productive! Thank you to all for following along........Keith

What an epic journey this was for you, Steven. Congratulations on completing the rigging.

Welp, a new shipyard was a nice thought. With all that light and heat it's going to make a dandy seed/plant starting room. Yep, I can see it now. The Admiral will have that shipyard project redesignated come next spring.

Nice start, Brian. Being serious when I ask, are you sure you're going to have enough lighting? What may work now you'll find inadequate in a decade or so. You can never have too much lighting.

Eric, I saw this YouTube vid and immediately thought of you. This is episode #3, I can't locate episodes 1 and 2, sorry. The last episode is #11, hopefully there will be further episodes and we'll see the barn come to completion. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have.......KB

Very nice, Bob.

Bob used everything except this versatile clamp. You're doing great, Bob.

Beautiful first class work throughout, thank you for sharing.

Gary, it's great to see you starting another build log and this has all the earmarks of another enjoyable FriedClams journey. A very informative introduction of history and setting, thank you.

Aeneas, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard.

Charles, welcome to MSW. My deepest sympathies for the loss of your son. My son passed away a year ago next week, I know your pain. The below links are for the Cutty Sark model by Constructo with almost the same part number, in this case, con80838, scale 1:115. https://www.woodenmodelshipkit.com/?s=80838&post_type=product https://www.rocousa.com/Constructo_80838_1-115_Cutty_Sark_Kit

What is/was the manufacture's name? I'm asking because I keep a mental list of things to look for while searching flea markets and websites and I'll gladly keep an eye open for you.

Absolutely gorgeous work, Eberhard. Is it possible that the shrouds were tightened with bottle screws particularly since wire cable was used?

https://www.victoryshipmodels.com/ship-model-kit-victory782-mantua-building-instruction-manual.html

Beautiful.

Beautifully done, Siggi. Where was the wood for the fire stacked/kept? The hearth size looks like it would consume a lot of wood.

Very good, Scott. It's great to see you are continuing work on the restoration.

Putting them on eBay is your best chance but unfortunately eBay is currently awash in model ships. Or you could put them up for sale in Facebook Market Place, neither model is going to bring real money. Your friends memory would be best served by either keeping them both and displaying or offering them to mutual friends where they can display to honor his memory.

Oh my!