Kevin

September 24

 

 

1695

HMS Winchester (60) foundered off Cape Florida

1757

HMS Southampton (32), Cptn. James Gilchrist, captured French Frigate Emenaude (26)

HMS Tilbury (58), Cptn. Henry Barnsley, wrecked and HMS Ferret (14) foundered off Louisburg during a hurricane

1787

Sir John Jervis and Adam Duncan promoted to Rear-Admiral.

Samuel Hood promoted Vice-Admiral of the Blue

1840

Tyre captured by HMS Castor (26), Cptn. Edward Collier, and HMS Pique (36), Cptn. Robert Boxer.

As said before, I would vote for something like this one (Gouden Leeuw, as drawn by Van de Velde) in a 1:96 scale

All kits tend to be "HMS-ships"....

 

 

lol i might seriously tempted to build that, even though i have said i will not build another 1st, 2nd, 3rd 4th rate ship again - just a cross section

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Van_de_Velde_Gouden_Leeuw_cut.jpeg

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WOW Paul that looks fantastic

September 23

 

 

1705

Barcelona capitulates to British.

1739

Chester and Canterbury capture Spanish Carracca ship San Joseph

1757

Squadron under Ad. Charles Knowles bombarded the Isle of Aix.

1779

John Paul Jones in Bonhomme Richard defeats HMS Serapis (44), Cptn. Richard Pearson, and American Pallasdefeats HMS Countess of Scarborough off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.

1796

HMS Pelican (18), Cptn. John Clarke Searle, engaged French Mé,dé e (40).

Your build looks fantastic

Good afternoon everyone

 

the bow continues, and boomkins are made up and pinned to the knight heads, although just pinned, i have a problem with the bowspit wrt to fact that it is offset towards port, so it all looks a little squiffy at present

Mark very nice indeed, i wish i could make as much progress as your self

September 22

 

1776

John Paul Jones in Providence sails into Canso Bay, Nova Scotia, and attacks British fishing fleet. 

1777

HMS Alert (10), Lt. John Bazely, took American brig privateer Lexington (16).

1796

HMS Amphion (32), Cptn. Israel Pellew, caught fire at Plymouth and violently exploded alongside a sheer-hulk.

1797

HMS Hermione (32) handed over to the Spanish by her mutinous crew at La Guira.

September 21

 

1742

HMS Tilbury (60), Cptn. Digby Dent (2), burnt by accident off Hispaniola.

1759

Adam Duncan promoted commander into HMS Royal Exchange

1779

HMS Suffolk (74) and squadron took Fortunle, Blanche and Elise.

1782

HMS Centaur (74) foundered in severe gale off Newfoundland banks.

1809

HMS Raisonnable (64), Cptn. Josias Rowley,  and consorts took St. Paul, Bourbon.

1811

HMS Naiad (38), Cptn. Philip Carteret, with HMS Redpole (10), Colin M'Donald, HMS Rinaldo (10), James Anderson, HMS Castilian (18), David Braimer, and HMS Viper (4), Lt. Edward A. D'Arcy, again attacked off Boulogne but the enemy fled as before, leaving one praam Ville de Lyon (12), M. Barbaudin, taken by Naiad.

1813

HMS Goshawk Sloop (16), Hon. William John Napier, wrecked to the eastward of the Mole Head, Barcelona.

1858

Sloop Niagara departs Charleston, SC, for Liberia with African slaves rescued from slave ship.

 

 

 

st geoges contribution is

 

1923 - Asiatic Fleet completes mission of aiding earthquake victims in Japan.

1944 - Aircraft from 12 carriers commence 2-day attack against Japanese ships and airfields on Luzon, Philippine Islands.

1954 - 1st nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus, commissioned under Commander Eugene P. Wilkinson
1984 - Mid East Force begins escort of U.S. flagged vessels in Persian Gulf.

nice to see you back, and seeing lots of progress on your build, white ratlines seam to be in favour at present

Jimbob

 

i appreciate the health issue, but why did you start again, was it because you could now do better, or was it because, of the fact you are showing it off the build to the MSW community

 

she looks great

Hi Kevin

 

It looks like I started some thing when I ask you where you are going to display your Victory with full sail and stuns. Sorry about that and that I did not cause you to much grief. Enjoy.

 

Regards   Lawrence

lol

September 20

 

 

1709

HMS Plymouth (60), Cptn. Jonas Hanway, captured French Ariadne (40)

1746

First day of Admiral Richard Lestock's attempt to capture of the French East India company's dockyard at L'Orient. 

1799

HMS Rattlesnake (16), Lt. William Fothergill (Acting as Lt. Samuel Gooch commanding was ashore), and armed storeship HMS Camel (26), John Lee, engaged French frigate Freueuse (46) in Algoa Bay

1803

HMS Princess Augusta cutter (8), Lt. J. W. Scott (Killed in Action), repulsed Dutch cutters Union and Wraak. 45 miles N. E. of Texel.

1811

Buonaparte being off Boulogne, ordered seven armed praams to attack HMS Naiad (38), Cptn. Philip Carteret, but they were all repulsed, and compelled to seek shelter under their batteries.

1839

Thomas Masterman Hardy died.

lol 

Andy you are such a tease, 

 

i can fit the Victory in that position between the door and window, in the diorama set up, there will be no 1/64 Victory, unless Chris Watton gives me the Amati completed one, and i will trash mine, my other builds like the Amerigo Vesspucci (hull) only and my 1/24 Section (when started) will perhaps go into my shipyard

 

all the best

 

You know, if you move the table a bit to the left...
Suspend the TV from the ceiling....
Get rid of the book case and stuff all the books on the window ledge...

You'd be halfway to creating enough space for a certain 1:64 Vic....

947 total hours build time

 

Guess what, - nah you will never guess, i will just have to tell you

 

I did some of my build tonight, yep got a whole 90 mins on her, that's the weaning off from playing EVE taking effect

 

she now has two catheads fitted, as i spend some time getting the bow to look the same from both side, im well pleased

 

roll on tomorrow

i love the decking, well done

yipeeeeee, i got something right

 

thank you

Small update...with summer not much time to work on the cross section.....just a little at a time

Since I decided to go with cherry for the treenail.....don't know if this was a good idea or a really stupid one 

Got down to making me some

 

First I had to make a zero clearance insert for my saw...did not have any aluminium or plastic so I used cherry

 

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ripped some cherry strips down to about .040  square

 

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Then started pulling them through my draw plate. Taking them down to about .023 in size. This is smaller in scale than it should be at 1:32 but with them

be so much darker than the maple the will not look like the section has a bad case of the measles....I hope 

 

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So now it is time to set back turn on the music and PULL for awhile

why do you set a zero tolerance on the blade, is it to help feed the stock wood through and stop it sagging, or help avoid any blade movement?

September 19

 

1700

HMS Carlisle (48), Cptn. Francis Dove, blew up by an unknown accident in the Downs while the captain was on shore. All the crew on board were lost. 

September 18

 

 

1666

Capture of the French Rubis (60) by British squadron under Ad. Sir Thomas Allin.

1740

Departure from St. Helens of Commodore George Anson on voyage of circumnavigation on board HMS Centurion(60) with HMS Gloucester (50), HMS Severn (48), Cptn. Hon. Edward Legge, HMS Pearl (42), Cptn. Matthew Mitchell, HMS Wager (24), Cptn. Dandy Kidd, the sloop HMS Trial, Cdr. Francis Holburne, and two storeships,Anna and Industry.

1743

HMS Bridgewater (24), Cptn. William Fielding, lost off Newfoundland

1804

HMS Centurion (50), Cptn. J. Lind (Lt. J. E. Phillips Acting for part of the action as Lind was ashore), engaged French Marengo (74), Rear- Admiral Linois, Atalante (40) and Semillante (36) in Vizagapatam Road

1810

HMS Ceylon (38), Cptn. Charles Gordon, taken by French Venus (44), Commodore Hamelin, and Victor (16) off Mauritius.

HMS Boadicea (38), Cptn. Josias Rowley, HMS Otter (18), Cptn. James Tompkinson, and HMS Staunch (14) Lt. Benjamin Street, took French Venus (44), Commodore Hamelin, and retook HMS Ceylon (38).

1812

Capture of 8 armed and 18 merchant vessels by boats of HMS Bacchante (38), Cptn. William Hoste, off the coast of Apulia.

so you take the build over, what happens to it then, do they display it, use it for the posters/etc, or do they just give it to me? 

I have some masking tape of the right width and thickness, sealed with Matt varnish.

 

 

Probably not the 'done thing' but seems to work OK.

 

 

Nick

im using evergreen, nothing traditional there either, but looks ok

what are you using as the straps?

Happy Birthday

Chris

I cannot imagine transporting your masterpiece 1000 miles in a van  . Remember what happened to the "Kings Men" during an analogous transit with Humpty Dumpty  .  How will you prepare your gem for the journey  ?

Best

Jaxboat

i have a plan to help him, i am going to get him to send mine, so it does not matter if it gets damaged in transit, meanwhile - i will surprise the wife by completing my build over night, and give it to her as a surprise