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So will you build the bomb as Harvey or Moth? I'd build Lady Nelson as Witch of Endore as he escapes down the Loir and recaptures her. Not sure what details the book has to add details to the build to make her either Harvey or Moth.......

Nice save. She's looking great.

No way of discerning from the images but my understanding of those tried up booms is that the inner boom iron is simply hinged to allow it to pop out when required. Once the boom is inboard, the outer ring will be quite loose of course so plenty of play once you hinge open the inboard iron. 

Lord Cochran used the low freeboard of his Speedy to take on Gamo whose guns fired over Speedy. He'd approach as the gunners fired, then when they ran up on deck to board him, he's haul off and start shooting grape at them. They'd run back below to shoot back and he'd haul alongside again shooting up at the hull and through the deck again. Same issue here. No idea on the details of this action though because I'm not familiar enough with each vessel. I remember sailing into Oswego harbour in St Lawrence II chasing Blackjack. Pretty sure it was Blackjack. 

Rob,

Do you know why there are upper and lower channels in the chains? Why not just angle the chainplate back toward the hull from the upper and fasten where the lower end is fastened, bypassing the lower channel? I must be missing something. I don't remember ever seeing that before so it struck me as odd. Or maybe I've seen it and it never stood out before. Seems unusual to  me though. Is it? 

Daniel

That's it Rick. The booms are triced up like that to allow access to furl the sail beneath it. The difference between furling to the bunt or not plays a part as well of course but the main reason they're triced up is to furl the sail beneath it. They're then stowed back down on top of the sail when it's furled. And your guess about hanging them below the yard such as in Cutty Sark was for that reason as well.

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?