Stag by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:96 - English Revenue Cutter of 1827

[Jim Lad]

Well, the Stag is back, but only in a “from here on” form, as I never keep copies of my posts.

 

Just to remind you, the Stag was an English revenue cutter built at Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, in 1827. 
This was the revenue cutter that seized my Great-great grandfather’s boat Palmerin, which was the subject of a now defunct build log on the old site.  I felt it only fair to build a model of the revenue cutter as well – besides, I’ve always liked cutters.

Oddly enough, the Stag was the fastest cutter of her day and as a consequence, the Royal Navy took her into Portsmouth Dockyard in 1839 and took off her lines, which resulted in a very nice set of detailed ‘as built’ drawings, which are housed in the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich.

 

To kick off the resurrected log, here are contemporary paintings of the Stag, her inboard profile and some photos of her as she stands now.

 

I’ll hopefully be posting an update next week, but in the meantime I’ll be happy to answer any questions that members may have about the build in view of the fact that the information in the old log hasn’t been
reproduced here.

 

John

 

[Remcohe]

To bad your log was lost, but this still will be a great model, that will never change. I can imagine she was fast, she's got a whole lot of sq ft sail 

 

Remco

[michael mott]

Hi John, Yes the loss was painfull, I will follow along as you continue the build. Good to see you back up and running.

 

Michael

[gjdale]

Nice to your Stag back John - shame about the loss of the previous log, but we'll all enjoy following you to the finish line from here on!

 

Cheers,
Grant

[cog]

I loved your build log and it is a pitty it got lost. However, I'm glad we can still have this as reference material.

 

These cutters needed to be fast with the smuggling during those days ... It's incredible how much sail she could carry, even under heavy weather.

[rafine]

I'm glad to see you back up and running, John. I look forward, as always to your future work on her.

 

Bob

[newbuilder101]

The painting shows the ship had lovely lines. I will be looking forward to watching the rest of your build!

Edited February 16, 2013 by newbuilder101

[augie]

Glad to see Stag has returned.  Oh yeah, you too John.

 

And thanks for including one photo with that whacky galley stack.

[j21896]

And just how many thousands of posts had you gotten up to John?

 

Seriously, it's great to see you and Stag back on-line!

 

Cheers,

Robert

[Wintergreen]

And from your on saying, its now the fun begins, eyh?! (read Rigging)

 

Good to have you back!

[Jim Lad]

The Stag thanks you all for your welcome back!

 

John

[popeye the sailor]

I am glad to have made it back!............glad to see the Stag did as well.   thankfully people talk....or I wouldn't have known when MSW was back online.   I couldn't use the bookmark I have,  so I had to do a search in order to reconnect with the site.......just got in tonight.

 

it's so sad to see the library so bare

gone is the content that used to be there

it was like taking a walk on the longest pier

to view all the ships that used to be here

 

through all the effort,  of all that are friend

will whittle away,  in an effort to mend

the void that was created, by the electronic foe

back to the greatest site,  that we used to know

 

it's not much,  but I threw this together for you folks at MSW...........we'll get her back ship shape Sir{s}

Edited February 18, 2013 by popeye the sailor

[Elia]

John,

 

Its good to see Stag back in the dockyard!

 

Cheers,

 

Elia

[rlb]

Looking forward to the rigging, John.

 

Can't wait to see the rest of the mast, the boom, etc.

 

Ron 

[Jim Lad]

Thanks for the welcome back, folks.

 

Popeye - you may well be appointed as MSW's poet laureate!

 

John

[popeye the sailor]

an appointment I would be all to happy to take on     just so happy to be back with all my friends.  I took Monday off.........I think I'll be quite busy tonight!

[rdsaplala]

Nice to see your Revenue Cutter Stag log back in action, John, looking forward to more updates

[BANYAN]

_{Hey John great to see you and this great build reappear.  Could I ask that one of your next posts includes a scaling device or ruler so that newer folks see just how small a scal you work with?}

 

_{Popeye -  we'll look forward to the     when you are appointed}

 

_cheers

 

_Pat

Edited February 21, 2013 by BANYAN

[popeye the sailor]

thank you pat.......and every one who  'liked'  the poem.   a great comedian once said in an interview,  that he used to travel around with a note pad in his pocket......every time he thought of something,  he'd write it down.

[Jim Lad]

Aldo and Pat, thanks for your support.  I'll try and remember a ruler when I take the next photos, Pat!

 

John

[Dida]

Nice ship and beautiful build!

[augie]

John---   just don't use Australian coin currency as a size reference  

Edited February 19, 2013 by Augie

[druxey]

Welcome back. Even if the log was lost, the model is still there, and she looks great!

[Jim Lad]

I managed to get a bit of work done today, but no photos, unfortunately.

 

The bowsprit is now permanently fitted (I hope I don't regret it later), I replaced the anchor shaskles and got a bit of work done on the main mast and top mast.

 

I took my camera in to the museum with a set of fully charged batteries only to find when I get there that my 'alternate brand' set of batteries had lost their full charge in only four days! Oh well, photos next time!

 

John

[Dan Vadas]

Welcome back John . I'll be following with interest as usual.

 

What? You don't save ANY of your pics??? Why on earth not?

 

A hard lesson, what happened a week ago   .

 

Cheers, Danny

[Jim Lad]

Danny,

 

I have all my pictures, but I didn't think that this was an important enough log to reconstruct it completely.

 

John

[michael mott]

but I didn't think that this was an important enough log to reconstruct it completely.

 

John I think you are underestimating the value that your log contributes to the sum of knowledge on this forum!!

 

Could you not add a shorter set so that some context is provided and that the members don't think that you stole Harry Potter's Wand and just materialized the wonderful model out of thin salty air?

 

Michael

[Paul Salomone]

Hello Jim,

 

It's always a pleasure to see your work. The English das quite a variety of cutters, and this is a fine example of good old English Naval Architecture. I cannot really give my opinion, as my line of builds is 1850 to 1945, but I do recognise good work. Well done Jim, you have created a small jewel. I echo, what the other have said, I cannot wait to see her ready for action. I have the billing boats Wasa, Denmark and the German WW1 sailing auxiliary cruiser. Still in their boxes. I must find some time to get these started.

[popeye the sailor]

oh well John...........but at least it's nice to hear you got to work on her........I'll look forward in seeing some pictures soon.

[russ]

John:

I am sure everyone would like to see at least a few photos of your early framing and planking process on this model. It is really quite something to behold.

 

Russ