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Your question aroused my curiosity, so I looked through the NMM paintings of ship launches. Apart from the well-known painting of the launch of the Cambridge, 1755 and Buckingham, 1751, with the flags in the sequence already mentioned, I found that this was not invariable (assuming artists' accuracy!). Royal Sovereign, 1701: (BHC2743) Blue Ensign(?) - fore mast Admiralty Flag - main mast Red Ensign - mizzen mast Sixth rate 1768: (BHC1045) Union Jack - bow No flag - fore mast White Pennant - main mast No flag - mizzen mast Red Ensign - ensign staff A brig of 1839: (BHC3447) Union Jack - foremast Red Ensign - main mast Red Ensign - ensign staff Venerable, 1784: (BHC1869) Union Jack - bow Admiralty Flag - fore mast Royal Standard - main mast Union Jack - mizzen mast White Ensign - ensign staff Nelson, 1814: (PAH9222) No flag at bow Admiralty Flag - fore mast Royal Standard - main mast Union Jack - mizzen mast White Ensign - ensign staff Three decker, c.1830: (BHC1915) Union Jack - bow White Ensign - fore mast Royal Standard - main mast Red Ensign - mizzen mast Blue Ensign - ensign staff I assume that the brig of 1839 was a merchant vessel, not naval. Any other evidence that anyone has come across?
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Skipjack by KevinR - 1:24 - abandoned
druxey replied to KevinR's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
Just 'discovered' your build log. Very nice work and interesting construction details, Kevin. -
Yes, but just a little. Check out those draughts on the NMM site.
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Looks much better. I'd eliminate one scarph just aft of the fore mast and move the foremost scarph to just forward of the step. Take a look at some NMM profile plans on their 'Collections' site.
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If you can find those files, lightly used and in decent condition, on eBay, they are a lot less expensive! Nice bending work there.
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Yes, each monarch had/has their own Standard. You can find the variations for each on the 'net. I doubt if a small vessel would have had much if any ceremony upon launching. I've wondered the same myself: how did they cope with a two or one masted vessel?
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This question puzzled me for a while. However, photos of models and paintings of 18th century launches in the NMM clarified this. There is a special ensign staff mounted at the bow just aft of the figure. It seems to be mounted through an eyebolt on the aft side of the lacing piece (between the hair brackets). The flags flown are: Union Jack (bow) Admiralty flag (fore) Royal Standard (main) Union Jack (mizen) Red Ensign (ensign staff) The ensign staff at the stern appears to be the regular one, and the other staffs are mounted in the mast positions.
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Allan: That is a tuning fork in 2 / 3 time; definitely not common time!
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PLANKING STEAM TANK
druxey replied to Walter Biles's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
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Lovely, Michael. You could have used some watchmaker's screw slotting files.... (I find them useful for many things.)
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Start cutting - it's like diving into the water! Sure, you'll make some mistakes - we all do. That's why we keep scrap boxes in easy reach. Good luck as you begin, Alan.
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I've just found your log, Giampiero. That is terrific work, especially the tricky job of matching the run of strakes above and below the waterline. Very, very nice!
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PLANKING STEAM TANK
druxey replied to Walter Biles's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
Great story, Walter! However, that might be overkill for modelmaking sized pieces of wood. I've never had any issues bending wood using the steam from a kettle. -
Very nice solution to the stern carved works, Ed. They look terrific.
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Until I saw the pencil, I didn't realize how small some of those details are. Very impressive, Siggi!
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In the original post, the 'roundhouse' is unlikely to be a toilet as it is positioned immediately above a gun port! I've read elsewhere that this could possibly be a steeping tub: where salt pork or beef was desalinated (to a degree!) by immersion in fresh water.
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Wood will move where it wants to. It's unlikely to flatten again, but you can try.
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The earlier the period, the less 'hard fact' information is available. There have been many research articles on 17th century ships over the years in The Mariner's Mirror (U.K.), as well as posted on the site Mark mentioned.
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Delightful carving detail, Gaetan!
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Russ is correct in most cases, but some contemporary models show a shallow socket attached to the bow planking.
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As my grand-daughter, age eight, said yesterday, "I'm so quiet, 'cause I'm speechless!".
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I think free-hand would be the way, unless you can copy the pattern onto very thin paper, glue that to the master barrel and build up over that.
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Well, your method certainly has great results, Toni! Love the Muppet-eyed fish over the bridle port.
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If you only need one monogram for a master pattern, have you considered building up the detail with thick acrylic and a fine brush?
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Very, very sweet, Michael. Well done!
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