Hi. I am in UK near Newcastle upon Tyne. Last year I bought a Mantua Albatross which was part built .
It had most of the hull planking done, rather badly, but the original box was there and seemed to contain most of the bits. And at £8 (s10) it was a bargain. Now I have completely re-planked the hull, laid the deck, made hatches, gun carridges, bitts and davits, and started on the masts.
Then I came upon this site........which got me worried. So I started doing some research and taking some measurements.
The box gives a model number 771 and the plan says "rev(ised) 2005. Gives scale 1:40
Using the plan and side elevation drawings, I found that according to the model manufactures,
The inboard end of the tiller was 13" above deck.
The helmsman at the tiller was about 3' from binnacle, which was in a boxed cabinet 17" high
The capstan bars were 19" off the deck.
The ship's boat was 11'9"" l.o.a.
The fore-mast, main-mast and bow-sprit were all 13" dia.
So either she was crewed by very small sailors, or model manufacturers were less than accurate, or the model is nearer 1:120 scale. That would make tiller and binnacle cabinet ok, but would mean a 35' ships-boat and all 3 masts of in excess of 3' dia.
Do I start again with deck fittings, change spar sizes or complete as is, being more cautious, and do more research with my next model ????
Albatros by Dr PR - Mantua - Scale 1:48 - Revenue Cutter kitbash about 1815
in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1801 - 1850
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Hi. I am in UK near Newcastle upon Tyne. Last year I bought a Mantua Albatross which was part built .
It had most of the hull planking done, rather badly, but the original box was there and seemed to contain most of the bits. And at £8 (s10) it was a bargain. Now I have completely re-planked the hull, laid the deck, made hatches, gun carridges, bitts and davits, and started on the masts.
Then I came upon this site........which got me worried. So I started doing some research and taking some measurements.
The box gives a model number 771 and the plan says "rev(ised) 2005. Gives scale 1:40
Using the plan and side elevation drawings, I found that according to the model manufactures,
The inboard end of the tiller was 13" above deck.
The helmsman at the tiller was about 3' from binnacle, which was in a boxed cabinet 17" high
The capstan bars were 19" off the deck.
The ship's boat was 11'9"" l.o.a.
The fore-mast, main-mast and bow-sprit were all 13" dia.
So either she was crewed by very small sailors, or model manufacturers were less than accurate, or the model is nearer 1:120 scale. That would make tiller and binnacle cabinet ok, but would mean a 35' ships-boat and all 3 masts of in excess of 3' dia.
Do I start again with deck fittings, change spar sizes or complete as is, being more cautious, and do more research with my next model ????