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hi all been busy over the last couple of days.unfortunately its back to four nights of work.boo hoo! almost ready to start rigging.forgot to make the pawl bit for the windlass but will get round to that next time im off. had my recent delivery from chuck passaro,beautiful pear wood blocks plus some more rope. once the riggings complete theres a lantern for the transom,another of chucks offerings and then finally the swivel guns.
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hi all just a quick update.been short of time for modelmaking recently but have got round to making the anchors.hopefully will start the rigging in the next few days.
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Can anyone recommend a miniature hand plane?
yamsterman replied to Bettina's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
hi bettina try a lee nielson modelmakers plane.i got mine from axminster power tools.a bit pricey but well worth the expense.qaulity tool.failing that veritas have recently launched a range of miniature planes very similar to luthiers planes complete with detachable ball shaped handles designed to fit the palm of the hand.again from above supplier.hope this helps . regards...........mick -
Thanks Andy Reading thru the article again the original source was The sailing navy list by David Lyon. The fraught was originally purchased from the nmm and notes on the fraught suggested that two such ships MAY have been built.no names for vessels were given. He also quotes the armament as 6 four pound cannon and up to 10 swivel guns. I have previously contacted the nmm with regards to this fraught quoting all this relavent info but they were unable to locate the fraught. I even contacted peter dank on the model boats forum but he was unable to provide any further info. So the model is treated as somewhat speculative. But an interesting exercise for a first scratch build...and not too complicated.many thanks for your research on my behalf. I think the next scratch build will be the colonial schooner Hannah in 1\48 . my first go at proper framing.....plus model expos pinnacle...jean boudroits l'jacinthe......jean boudroits. LA belle....and the a seriously reworked HMS surprise in 1/48 by artesania. That's the plan anyway. Thanks again for your help. Cheers.......mick
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Thanks Andy and nils. She carry's 6 guns,but there's only four on at the moment,6lbs I think plus the swivel guns all courtesy of syren ship models.she looks more like some kind of hybrid schooner than a true sloop but I'm not entirely sure.I will bow to superior knowledge. The color scheme is atypical rn.too early to be coppered so white hull.also hides the planking which I wasn't happy with.we live and learn! Black seems to be predominant for whales and bulwark cappings. Red ochre for inboard and bits etc. The blue may be a bit of a liberty as blue pigments were very expensive at this point in time. Everything else is varnished wood......bright work. Will post some more photos as the rigging progresses. Cheers........mick
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Thanks for looking at my first scratch build.as to the history of the ship Mr ranks did not go into great detail other than to say it was classed as a sloop and was built,I presume in north americafrom local timbers,for use on the great lakes.its quite a small vessel even for a sloop.further enquirys to the national maritime museum,where the original drafts were supposed to have come from yielded no further information.so I have to take it as said that the information supplied on the plans is correct.perhaps some of the guys an gals based in the us can throw some more light on the subject.?
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found some more pictures of current build.should bring things up to date. almost ready to start rigging.will be using chuck passaros blocks and rope. already used some of chucks cannon barrels on scratch built carriages.absolutely superb qaulity turnings. will also be using chucks lantern kit as a final stern embellishment. postman brought my latest kit this morning,direct from model expo in florida . rn pinnace based on chucks prototype. should be an interesting build. also have just subscribed to deagostini for their hms surprise kit.this will form the basis of a heavily modified kit build.some of the components are crude to say the least. i was intending to build this as the refitted ship circa 1798? hence the purchase of the original draft from the nmm.wont be starting this for another 12 months or so, lots of planning to do first.
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Hi Anja.many thanks.there are certainly some very talented people out there.any help and advice would be gratefully received.
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this will be my first scratchbuilt project.based on a set of plans first published around an article in modelboats cica 1996 by a chap called peter danks. (myrmidon man?) apparently this vessel was originally built for service on the great lakes of north america during the america war of independance. built around ply wood bulkheads on a similar system to some of the billing kits ie in two halves. wales planked using 3mm x 4mm beech. all other planking in lime wood. various fittings will be in a mixture of other timbers including boxwood,ramin.
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