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uss frolick reacted to CharlieZardoz in Brig USS Enterprise 1799 info gathering
Hi yall. As the proprietor of this forum post I shall endeavour to answer. So the only real holy grail worth pursuing is this plan that was made by John Burrows supposedly under the supervision of Howard Chapelle ? It is basically a very well designed plan located at the music Seaport museum and there are actually 2 versions the 1799 and the 1805 version w the minute alterations. What you see here is not the vixen or anything looking like th constructo kit. It's a variation of the Baltimore clipper La superior which came from the same yard/builder or somesuch. It shows a far more shallow design but also high bulwarks like for a naval brig with heavier cannon. Did not have a bowsprit at least not in the early days and while this plan is conjectur it follows the design of the ship as depicted on the corne paintings of the battle at tripoli. As far as I'm concerned this is what Enterprize looked like pretty much.
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uss frolick reacted to Chapman in Brig USS Enterprise 1799 info gathering
Hi Phil!
The plan, according to Italian literature, is the brig cutter Giasone. An expanded version of the cutter class type Enea based on English plans.
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uss frolick reacted to chris watton in Ships at Trafalgar - what kits are available?
I suspect because it was virtually the exact same dimensions as Victory Class, and after spending years developing such a kit, half your enquiries about the kit would be 'Yeah, but when is Victory available, I want Victory'
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uss frolick got a reaction from mtaylor in 17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships
Olha, I thoroughly enjoy both your, and your husband's Youtube channels! Your video on planking the Confederacy was quite informative, and with the music, rather soothing.
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uss frolick reacted to CharlieZardoz in Hampton Roads Naval Museum video: The loss of the USS Cumberland.
Aha yes new year shift in goals. Back to boats. Nyc night life is fun but not like widdling 😛
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uss frolick reacted to mtaylor in Seawatch Books Delivery Problems to Germany
Help with what since you say you recieved them? I am hearing it is taking longer to deliver to some countries from the US but not sure why.
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uss frolick got a reaction from CiscoH in Hampton Roads Naval Museum video: The loss of the USS Cumberland.
Virginia vs. Cumberland, March 8, 1862. An hour well spent:
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uss frolick got a reaction from mtaylor in Hampton Roads Naval Museum video: The loss of the USS Cumberland.
Charlie! You're alive!
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uss frolick reacted to CharlieZardoz in Hampton Roads Naval Museum video: The loss of the USS Cumberland.
I have been wanting to get some close up images of the models from this museum. I know that have several quality models including Cumberland, Congress, Merrimack etc. If I ever snap some pics I'll upload them here
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uss frolick got a reaction from Canute in Hampton Roads Naval Museum video: The loss of the USS Cumberland.
Charlie! You're alive!
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uss frolick reacted to Pirate adam in Pictures of old ship's rudder recovered from Mobile Bay
I recently had the opportunity to visit Ft. Gaines on Mobile Bay. One of the displays was an old ship's rudder recovered from the bay. It is kind of a cool example of rudder metalwork as well as coppering.
Adam
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uss frolick got a reaction from Vlax in "The Lubbers Hole", Patrick Brian Podcast, thanks Model Ship World!
During a dinner party discussion concerning Bentinck Shrouds, in the novel, "The Commodore", the podcasters graciously acknowledge MSW members, for their early support of its now three-year long weekly podcast.
I listen to them on YouTube, although there are other platforms. This episode is five months old, so I'm not up to date. Skip to 10:38 to hear their acknowledgment:
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uss frolick got a reaction from mtaylor in 17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships
Just got this book. Fantastic!
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uss frolick reacted to giampieroricci in HMS PEGASUS by giampieroricci - Scale 1:36 - Swan-Class Sloop from plans by David Antscherl & Greg Herbert
as I said before, I chose not to paint the decorations but to carve them into bas-reliefs, even though it does not conform to the real ship:
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uss frolick reacted to scrubbyj427 in HMS Portland 1770 by scrubbyj427 - 1:48 - 4th rate 50-gun ship
I have a small update on Portland, I’ve been designing a QG for 3D print, this is just an initial test to check rigidity of the structure and if it’s even possible.
The QG will fit onto existing wood structure and should require a slight bit of finesse to attach to the hull.
The basic structure and shape of the QG will be printed, once painted the moldings, columns, windows and carvings will all be in wood, so the finished QG should be very convincing.
The model requires some revision but the basic idea looks promising so far.
Thank you to @Gabek for his expertise and print assistance.
JJ
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uss frolick got a reaction from Canute in The Gale 1752
There are a couple of similar ship-rigged, merchant-vessel plans from the 1770's (you can probably count them on one hand) in Howard Chapelle's "The Search For Speed Under Sail". They were taken into the Royal Navy as ad hoc sloops of war. If you see one you like, you can order copies from the Smithsonian Institution for next to nothing.
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uss frolick got a reaction from mtaylor in The Gale 1752
There are a couple of similar ship-rigged, merchant-vessel plans from the 1770's (you can probably count them on one hand) in Howard Chapelle's "The Search For Speed Under Sail". They were taken into the Royal Navy as ad hoc sloops of war. If you see one you like, you can order copies from the Smithsonian Institution for next to nothing.
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uss frolick got a reaction from Canute in SeaWatch Books is Open!
Got an email update. Looks like it will be delayed until about the first of the year. Oh well. It's the new post-covid publishing normal.
Curious. Seawatch graciously included a chapter sample. But it was about a 60 gun ship. I thought volume three was going to be about "cruisers", i.e., frigates like the Shannon, not necessarily fourth rates.
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uss frolick reacted to Jaager in OcCre "Save The Date" Release?
Re. the picture in post #43:
I don't see it as Hahn style so much as I see it as derisive parody of POF.
It could be trying to be a kitsch decorator simulacrum of a ship model or a cynical attempt to destroy the reputation of all POF.
Whatever it is, that is not POF.
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uss frolick reacted to mtaylor in OcCre "Save The Date" Release?
Looks in many ways like a Harold Hahn style of framing without the inner works and details.
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uss frolick reacted to georgeband in HMS Whiting after her capture in 1812
Research for a model often becomes historical research and a pleasure in its own right. This happened for me with the schooner HMS Whiting, built in Bermuda in 1805, which according to Wikipedia was captured twice in 1812 when her history comes to a halt. I had a lucky discovery with a commentary on a legal case that linked Whiting to her new identity as a privateer in the service of the nascent Republic of Cartagena. Her new name and captain's name opened other routes for research which takes her intriguing story to the beginning of 1814. The 1805 Club published my paper on this topic in its journal The Trafalgar Chronicle. I have attached a copy.
George
HMS Whiting as San Francisco de Paula.pdf
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uss frolick got a reaction from Ryland Craze in SeaWatch Books is Open!
Got an email update. Looks like it will be delayed until about the first of the year. Oh well. It's the new post-covid publishing normal.
Curious. Seawatch graciously included a chapter sample. But it was about a 60 gun ship. I thought volume three was going to be about "cruisers", i.e., frigates like the Shannon, not necessarily fourth rates.
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uss frolick got a reaction from mtaylor in SeaWatch Books is Open!
Got an email update. Looks like it will be delayed until about the first of the year. Oh well. It's the new post-covid publishing normal.
Curious. Seawatch graciously included a chapter sample. But it was about a 60 gun ship. I thought volume three was going to be about "cruisers", i.e., frigates like the Shannon, not necessarily fourth rates.
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uss frolick got a reaction from FrankWouts in Amati 1:64 HMS Victory - LATEST NEWS
The desire is there too, to build a Vic in a standard scale, like 1/64th. Model companies do come up with some oddball scales ...
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