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carlosgf got a reaction from CiscoH in Mediator 1741 by carlosgf - Scale 1:48 - Howard I. Chapelle's version
Bulkheads are glued to the false keel. This is made in two pieces because size considerations. Chocks (?) are glued between bulkeads to ensure the stiffness of the ship. The edges of the bulkheads are beveled order to facilitate the settlement of the strakes. These edges are drawn but the inner line is only valid if the thickness of the bulkheads is 5 mm (in other case, sand by eye).
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carlosgf got a reaction from russ in Mediator 1741 by carlosgf - Scale 1:48 - Howard I. Chapelle's version
Hi world!
I want to show you my current ship model project: the sloop Mediator.
I found the plans of this ship in Howard I. Chapelle book named 'The search for speed under sail, 1700-1855'. I thought it would be an interesting ship for a first scratch work.
In the National Museum of American History, Washington, DC, there is a ship model of the Mediator:
http://etc.usf.edu/clippix/picture/the-mediator.html
And it is my ship model today:
Please, let me to show slooooowly the building process step by step.
P.S: Apologizes to everyone for my awful English.
P.P.S: I put my drawings in this first post. I'll update if any change happens.
P.P.S: Add a direct link to all photographs I have about the Mediator buid:
https://picasaweb.google.com/113346618105593843079/6058494423241948545?authuser=0&feat=directlink
Mediator plans set.pdf
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carlosgf got a reaction from russ in Mediator 1741 by carlosgf - Scale 1:48 - Howard I. Chapelle's version
The plans.
The plans i've used for the sloop Mediator are in the book 'The search for speed under sail, 1700-1855' written by Chapelle. I've scanned these plans and I've resized to scale 1:48, I think this is an interesting scale that allows to work with some detail.
Chapelle's plans are two. The first of one is the hull drawings, waterlines, buttock lines, diagonals...
And the second one is the sail drawing.
There is an original drawing taken in 1745.
I've started to work with Chapelle's drawings because i found these plans before.
http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/86159.html
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carlosgf got a reaction from russ in Mediator 1741 by carlosgf - Scale 1:48 - Howard I. Chapelle's version
The rudder is made of two main pieces. I taked the idea form Swan Class Sloops of David Antscherl, considering that the Mediator is a very small ship.
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carlosgf got a reaction from russ in Mediator 1741 by carlosgf - Scale 1:48 - Howard I. Chapelle's version
The stem, keel and rudder post are part of an interesting set. Unlike the kits solutions, I've tried to simulate a 'real' approximation.
I have a very few information about America Colonial ships. My assumption is to made this pieces in an English (Great Britain) way. I've made a mix of Cutter Alert (Peter Goodwin), Granado (Peter Goodwing) and Swan Class Sloop (David Antscherl).
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carlosgf got a reaction from russ in Mediator 1741 by carlosgf - Scale 1:48 - Howard I. Chapelle's version
Bulkheads are glued to the false keel. This is made in two pieces because size considerations. Chocks (?) are glued between bulkeads to ensure the stiffness of the ship. The edges of the bulkheads are beveled order to facilitate the settlement of the strakes. These edges are drawn but the inner line is only valid if the thickness of the bulkheads is 5 mm (in other case, sand by eye).
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carlosgf got a reaction from hexnut in Mediator 1741 by carlosgf - Scale 1:48 - Howard I. Chapelle's version
Bulkheads are glued to the false keel. This is made in two pieces because size considerations. Chocks (?) are glued between bulkeads to ensure the stiffness of the ship. The edges of the bulkheads are beveled order to facilitate the settlement of the strakes. These edges are drawn but the inner line is only valid if the thickness of the bulkheads is 5 mm (in other case, sand by eye).
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carlosgf got a reaction from GuntherMT in Mediator 1741 by carlosgf - Scale 1:48 - Howard I. Chapelle's version
Hi world!
I want to show you my current ship model project: the sloop Mediator.
I found the plans of this ship in Howard I. Chapelle book named 'The search for speed under sail, 1700-1855'. I thought it would be an interesting ship for a first scratch work.
In the National Museum of American History, Washington, DC, there is a ship model of the Mediator:
http://etc.usf.edu/clippix/picture/the-mediator.html
And it is my ship model today:
Please, let me to show slooooowly the building process step by step.
P.S: Apologizes to everyone for my awful English.
P.P.S: I put my drawings in this first post. I'll update if any change happens.
P.P.S: Add a direct link to all photographs I have about the Mediator buid:
https://picasaweb.google.com/113346618105593843079/6058494423241948545?authuser=0&feat=directlink
Mediator plans set.pdf
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carlosgf got a reaction from aviaamator in Mediator 1741 by carlosgf - Scale 1:48 - Howard I. Chapelle's version
Bulkheads are glued to the false keel. This is made in two pieces because size considerations. Chocks (?) are glued between bulkeads to ensure the stiffness of the ship. The edges of the bulkheads are beveled order to facilitate the settlement of the strakes. These edges are drawn but the inner line is only valid if the thickness of the bulkheads is 5 mm (in other case, sand by eye).
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carlosgf got a reaction from garywatt in Mediator 1741 by carlosgf - Scale 1:48 - Howard I. Chapelle's version
The plans.
The plans i've used for the sloop Mediator are in the book 'The search for speed under sail, 1700-1855' written by Chapelle. I've scanned these plans and I've resized to scale 1:48, I think this is an interesting scale that allows to work with some detail.
Chapelle's plans are two. The first of one is the hull drawings, waterlines, buttock lines, diagonals...
And the second one is the sail drawing.
There is an original drawing taken in 1745.
I've started to work with Chapelle's drawings because i found these plans before.
http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/86159.html
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carlosgf got a reaction from CiscoH in Mediator 1741 by carlosgf - Scale 1:48 - Howard I. Chapelle's version
My idea was to make a plank-on-bulkhead ship model. The bulkheads and false keel were designed with Autocad. The drawings of Chapelle needed a lot of correctios because the small size of the drawing in the book, distortions of the paper, etc...
I put the plans in the first post and I will to update them if any change occurs. Please, feel free to use them, if You are interested in this model.
Some points:
- The bulkhead and false keel are designed to have a thickness of 5 mm (5 millimeters).
- Under the tramson, there is a rounded stern. I'v seem models wirh plain (square) stern.
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carlosgf got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Mediator 1741 by carlosgf - Scale 1:48 - Howard I. Chapelle's version
The plans.
The plans i've used for the sloop Mediator are in the book 'The search for speed under sail, 1700-1855' written by Chapelle. I've scanned these plans and I've resized to scale 1:48, I think this is an interesting scale that allows to work with some detail.
Chapelle's plans are two. The first of one is the hull drawings, waterlines, buttock lines, diagonals...
And the second one is the sail drawing.
There is an original drawing taken in 1745.
I've started to work with Chapelle's drawings because i found these plans before.
http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/86159.html
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carlosgf got a reaction from russ in Mediator 1741 by carlosgf - Scale 1:48 - Howard I. Chapelle's version
My idea was to make a plank-on-bulkhead ship model. The bulkheads and false keel were designed with Autocad. The drawings of Chapelle needed a lot of correctios because the small size of the drawing in the book, distortions of the paper, etc...
I put the plans in the first post and I will to update them if any change occurs. Please, feel free to use them, if You are interested in this model.
Some points:
- The bulkhead and false keel are designed to have a thickness of 5 mm (5 millimeters).
- Under the tramson, there is a rounded stern. I'v seem models wirh plain (square) stern.
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carlosgf got a reaction from hexnut in Mediator 1741 by carlosgf - Scale 1:48 - Howard I. Chapelle's version
Hi world!
I want to show you my current ship model project: the sloop Mediator.
I found the plans of this ship in Howard I. Chapelle book named 'The search for speed under sail, 1700-1855'. I thought it would be an interesting ship for a first scratch work.
In the National Museum of American History, Washington, DC, there is a ship model of the Mediator:
http://etc.usf.edu/clippix/picture/the-mediator.html
And it is my ship model today:
Please, let me to show slooooowly the building process step by step.
P.S: Apologizes to everyone for my awful English.
P.P.S: I put my drawings in this first post. I'll update if any change happens.
P.P.S: Add a direct link to all photographs I have about the Mediator buid:
https://picasaweb.google.com/113346618105593843079/6058494423241948545?authuser=0&feat=directlink
Mediator plans set.pdf
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carlosgf got a reaction from aviaamator in Mediator 1741 by carlosgf - Scale 1:48 - Howard I. Chapelle's version
My idea was to make a plank-on-bulkhead ship model. The bulkheads and false keel were designed with Autocad. The drawings of Chapelle needed a lot of correctios because the small size of the drawing in the book, distortions of the paper, etc...
I put the plans in the first post and I will to update them if any change occurs. Please, feel free to use them, if You are interested in this model.
Some points:
- The bulkhead and false keel are designed to have a thickness of 5 mm (5 millimeters).
- Under the tramson, there is a rounded stern. I'v seem models wirh plain (square) stern.
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carlosgf got a reaction from michael mott in Mediator 1741 by carlosgf - Scale 1:48 - Howard I. Chapelle's version
My idea was to make a plank-on-bulkhead ship model. The bulkheads and false keel were designed with Autocad. The drawings of Chapelle needed a lot of correctios because the small size of the drawing in the book, distortions of the paper, etc...
I put the plans in the first post and I will to update them if any change occurs. Please, feel free to use them, if You are interested in this model.
Some points:
- The bulkhead and false keel are designed to have a thickness of 5 mm (5 millimeters).
- Under the tramson, there is a rounded stern. I'v seem models wirh plain (square) stern.
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carlosgf got a reaction from yvesvidal in Mediator 1741 by carlosgf - Scale 1:48 - Howard I. Chapelle's version
Hi world!
I want to show you my current ship model project: the sloop Mediator.
I found the plans of this ship in Howard I. Chapelle book named 'The search for speed under sail, 1700-1855'. I thought it would be an interesting ship for a first scratch work.
In the National Museum of American History, Washington, DC, there is a ship model of the Mediator:
http://etc.usf.edu/clippix/picture/the-mediator.html
And it is my ship model today:
Please, let me to show slooooowly the building process step by step.
P.S: Apologizes to everyone for my awful English.
P.P.S: I put my drawings in this first post. I'll update if any change happens.
P.P.S: Add a direct link to all photographs I have about the Mediator buid:
https://picasaweb.google.com/113346618105593843079/6058494423241948545?authuser=0&feat=directlink
Mediator plans set.pdf
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carlosgf got a reaction from IgorSky in Mediator 1741 by carlosgf - Scale 1:48 - Howard I. Chapelle's version
The plans.
The plans i've used for the sloop Mediator are in the book 'The search for speed under sail, 1700-1855' written by Chapelle. I've scanned these plans and I've resized to scale 1:48, I think this is an interesting scale that allows to work with some detail.
Chapelle's plans are two. The first of one is the hull drawings, waterlines, buttock lines, diagonals...
And the second one is the sail drawing.
There is an original drawing taken in 1745.
I've started to work with Chapelle's drawings because i found these plans before.
http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/86159.html
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carlosgf got a reaction from Gregor in Original Rigging for Cutters of 1763: with a Jib boom?
Hi.
Howard Irwing Chapelle in his book 'The search for speed under sail 1700-1855' shows the Mediator sloop (pages 70-73). This ship was built in 1741. It is not exactly a cutter but it is and American cousin. The original plans name a jibboom with its sizes. Chapelle interpret the planes and shows a picture with the sails.
http://prints.rmg.co.uk/art/491163/mediator-1745
The kit Virgina Sloop of model shipways is quite similar.
I hope this hepls you.
Carlos.
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carlosgf got a reaction from tkay11 in Original Rigging for Cutters of 1763: with a Jib boom?
Hi.
Howard Irwing Chapelle in his book 'The search for speed under sail 1700-1855' shows the Mediator sloop (pages 70-73). This ship was built in 1741. It is not exactly a cutter but it is and American cousin. The original plans name a jibboom with its sizes. Chapelle interpret the planes and shows a picture with the sails.
http://prints.rmg.co.uk/art/491163/mediator-1745
The kit Virgina Sloop of model shipways is quite similar.
I hope this hepls you.
Carlos.
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