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Would there have been steps down those companionways or is there simply not headroom up there?

OOOh, beautiful work. Now....... add a few deck houses, a steering gear box and helm aft, a bowsprit and jibboom, and a brig rig. She looks like a prime candidate for someone to have purchased her as a retired pilot boat and given a new life as a sail training vessel. She's perfect. Cheers, Daniel    

Very nicely executed. I'm loving the detail you're putting into her. 

Nice job. She's looking sharp. 

I'm not sure I could equal these results if I were working in 1:1, much less at 1:55. Bravo sir. Very well done. 

Hello Richard. I'm incredibly intrigued by your correction of her hull shape.  Is there a way your computer can turn the data you have in to a table of offsets? That way future modellers can get her hull shape correct. 

Beautiful job. How are those rivets finished on the oustide of the hull? Or do they not go right through?

That riot of sweeping curves sure is beautiful but I don't envy the shipwright who had to build it. Not you replicating it at a smaller scale. But I do look forward to seeing how you tackle this challenge and your results. 

I was supposed to sit my examination for Lieutenant at that museum. If anyone's around Halifax, on the base where that house sits is a cemetery. In that cemetery are the remains of men form HMS Shannon after her engagement with USS Chesapeake. One of the most fascinating frigate actions of the era. 

Why does the deck framing have those zigzag like braces? The knees should prevent wracking and a 45 would probably be stronger so what do these ones do? Not backing for deck fixtures.... 

Will she be in the gardens this summer? I'll stop by and check her out once she's afloat on display. 

Check out Master and Commander, there are at least a few scenes in Surprise's Sick berth. They'd have been laid up in hammocks slung fore 'n aft. I look forward to seeing how she turns out. Not sure there are many (any even) lego builds on the site. I think Lego is one of, if not the greatest toy ever designed. Make sure the good Doctor's coca leaves are well secured against those millers to be onion-sauced.

Ian,

I've heard of a few names for those metal multi-ring-shaped pieces. Monkey face plate, they often had three circles in the plate; eyes and a mouth. I've heard it called a Spectacle Iron as well. 

Any updates?

And like that frigate after a battle, she's eventually put to rights by her crew.

Thanks for that talk at the boat show on Saturday. Your Bonnie's looking awesome. Looking forward to seeing video of her underway in someone's pool.

I was a deck Cadet in Algoma's Algomarine for about 4 months when I was training for my career at sea. 

Always wanted to see someone do her in pre rebuild days. Looking great.

How about a wide view of her whole self?

I understand the apprentices hated the spencer because Capt Woodget wouldn't use it often but it still needed to be unfurled to dry, so it was seen as creating needless work by them. 

Oooo, very nice. Thanks for sharing. 

Any updates lately? I've picked up the book Billy Ruffian and it's a good read. Interesting life of the ship. 

Cheers,

Daniel

That visual illusion of the bow seeming to dip down after rising along the sheer is called powderhorned. She may appear powderhorned from certain angles. Boatbuilders and shipwrights will tell you the most challenging line to get right is the sheerline. It's visual prominence is part of the reason why it's so challenging. It's in your face. If it's not done perfectly, (or designed right in the first place in some cases) it will appear powderhorned. If you look up the schooner William H. Albury and check out her bow, compared to a similar vessel, LFH's schooner Mistral, you'll notice the difference. WHA is powderhorned, Mistral is not. 

That painting is stunning. I love a maritime artist who can paint realistic paintings. 

I would argue that Shifting Backstays are indeed part of the standing rig. Shifting doesn't imply they get used sometimes and not other times. that would mean they are not permanent standing rigging. They shift backstays between port and stbd side depending what tack they are on. They are not removable in that they are more easily disconnected from the masthead. They are a required part of the rig and it would seriously compromise the rig if they were not made up properly at sea, IE. the rig could come down on their heads quite easily if they don't shift their backstays every time they come about.