Martes Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share #31 Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) And I went into rebuilding the 74 for a reason. I used the Vindictive plans on the hull of the Colossus (which will explain a slightly different gunport arrangement and a straight stem). The elaborate semi-elliptic stern with hanging quarter galleries is especially interesting. So we have a frigate of a size of a battleship, with comparable armament, built to 1830's specification over a hull with lines designed in 1740's. Lacks only steam engine for complete madness, and even that's not impossible. For me it was a long dream, to actually and properly razee something Interesting, that most of the large post-war British frigates, starting with the Vernon, were, more or less, similar to those converted frigates, both in size and in armament, as if the Admiralty, after long decades got the idea that it just may be easier to design a large frigate from the beginning, than to build a two-decker and then cut it. Edited February 5, 2020 by Martes Nirvana, SJSoane and pointfiftytracer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share #32 Posted February 11, 2020 At a glance: GrandpaPhil, pointfiftytracer, Nirvana and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share #33 Posted March 12, 2020 (edited) Finally got around to finish the HMS Spartan, Pique's little sister: Edited March 12, 2020 by Martes mtaylor, Nirvana, SJSoane and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share #34 Posted March 12, 2020 Some closer views of the hull and the elliptic stern of the Spartan: pointfiftytracer, mtaylor, Nirvana and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share #35 Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) Another ship in my "monstrous frigate" series: the HMS Vernon (1832): Considered at that time an experimental frigate, she was very large (similar in size to 80-gun ship), and one of the first to be constructed with some ergonomics in mind (space between decks increased to 7 feet, for example), and carried her guns at 10 feet above the waterline. The stern is also interesting - it's actually an extended round (elliptic) construction with a very conservative sternboard attached to it to make the appearance more classic. I have a weakness for the works of William Symonds, apparently. Edited March 21, 2020 by Martes SJSoane, Nirvana and malachy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share #36 Posted March 22, 2020 Vernon under sail: SJSoane, mtaylor and Nirvana 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share #37 Posted March 22, 2020 To give a sense of scale: Vernon (center), Pique (left), with 80-gunner in the background Nirvana and SJSoane 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share #38 Posted March 28, 2020 Close-ups on the Vernon And some general scenic shots malachy, Nirvana and SJSoane 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share #39 Posted June 23, 2020 A preview (still very much work in progress) of the Symonds' Albion, a 90-gun two-decker: Nirvana and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share #40 Posted July 15, 2020 The Albion is complete and tested under sail. Like all the ships from the period, she was somewhat difficult, because of the amount of modifications the class was subjected to. The gunports as depicted on the original plan did not match those on existing photographs of Aboukir and Exmouth, and were closer to later and slightly different Hannibal (and this was a source for endless frustration) but in the end I was able to find the specific plan for Exmouth with slightly altered scheme that did match the photographs. Phew. I did keep the original stern, though. Nirvana, mtaylor and catopower 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted July 15, 2020 Share #41 Posted July 15, 2020 Martes, Your skills with the creation of age-of-sail ships are real good, now I know why a friend of mine is not building models at all but playing the game instead. I have been bugging him to get back to the building table to no avail. mtaylor 1 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share #42 Posted July 15, 2020 I always liked the models to be interactive. 6 minutes ago, Nirvana said: now I know why a friend of mine is not building models at all but playing the game instead. The original models in the game are much more symbolic. Or you mean some other game? mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted July 15, 2020 Share #43 Posted July 15, 2020 No, he is very much into Age of Sail, and has the highest rank and helping out when others having issues. mtaylor 1 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share #44 Posted July 15, 2020 You're definitely talking about something else, most probably Naval Action. This game is very old (early 2000 release), and does not have any ranks and communities. It's more of a tactical sandbox - you can make scenarios and play them out, with quite rudimentary LAN multiplayer option. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted July 15, 2020 Share #45 Posted July 15, 2020 Aah, that's the one Naval Action - but anyway he is lost in that world😄 mtaylor 1 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikiek Posted July 15, 2020 Share #46 Posted July 15, 2020 Per - I can understand your friends obsession. It happened to me with Naval Action as well. Fortunately I was able to see the light and limit my involvement there now. mtaylor and jchbeiner 2 Quote Sail on...... Mike "Dropped a part? Your shoe will always find it before your eyes do" Current Builds: Completed Builds: Lancia Armata 1803 - Panart US Brig Niagara - Model Shipways ; Section Deck Between Gun Bays - Panart ; Arrow American Gunboat - Amati Riva Aquarama - Amati T24 RC Tugboat ; Hispaniola - Megow - Restoration ; Trajta - by Mikiek - Marisstella ; Enterprise 1799 - Constructo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted July 15, 2020 Share #47 Posted July 15, 2020 He's also a MSW member but haven't been here in a long time. He has the longboat, syren and amatis Endavour (large kit) stalled. mtaylor 1 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share #48 Posted July 15, 2020 I can only offer my condolences, but I have a feeling we are straying completely off topic here. Nirvana and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted July 15, 2020 Share #49 Posted July 15, 2020 However, you creations are as I said before, really nice. I have been working with Fusion360 and still prefer the regular planks and sticks for my models. mtaylor 1 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted July 15, 2020 Share #50 Posted July 15, 2020 Great stuff, Martes. mtaylor 1 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler FINISHED Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36379-mistydeefer-by-louie-da-fly-finished-restoration-decor-yacht/#comment-1040663 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share #51 Posted July 16, 2020 Thanks The chosen style of virtual block models keeps the models simple enough to be able to finish them relatively quickly and be able to perceive the designs and the ways they developed one from the other, the evolution I find most fascinating. And they work, turn, sail and fire. Also, I am constantly tinkering with the ships until I am satisfied with their look or in case I find some new information or picture, and their appearance changes slightly from the posted screenshots, so here is a bunch of more updated screenshots (shallow and calm water allows to see the underwater forms): mtaylor and Louie da fly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share #52 Posted July 16, 2020 Colossus full and razee (haven't pinpointed a separate name for the frigate, but technically the closest analogue is the Grampus ex-Tremendous) Pique and Vernon Louie da fly and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share #53 Posted August 4, 2020 Completed another monstrous frigate, even larger than the Vernon: the Emerald of 1848. The model is of the original, pure sailing configuration of the ship, making her a pinnacle (more or less) of the class development before the transition to steam. The real ship and all her sisters were completed as steam screw frigates. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share #54 Posted August 4, 2020 And, just to show off, a reworked version of my special favorite, the Liffey: Showing the complex French mid-18th century hull form combined with British decorations. The amount of iterations this model has passed is innumerable ccoyle, mtaylor, VonHoldinghausen and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share #55 Posted August 27, 2020 Haa-hm. Don't get any hopes up, though. I have no idea about how the bloody thing works. mtaylor and jchbeiner 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitejamest Posted August 27, 2020 Share #56 Posted August 27, 2020 I have a lot of fond memories of that game. Your models are an enormous improvement over the originals. mtaylor 1 Quote Current build: HMS Speedy, Vanguard Models 1:64 Past Projects: 18th Century Longboat, Model Shipways, 1:48 22 Foot Yawl, Vanguard Models, 1:64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share #57 Posted August 28, 2020 Sorted out the buoyancy settings, extracted the masts from the original and made first attempt at camera control - I can move it up and down now, exactly as it was in the old game. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share #58 Posted August 29, 2020 Experimenting with rigging where I can fully control it. mtaylor and jchbeiner 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share #59 Posted August 31, 2020 Boat can be launched and separated, and move a little (but transfer from the deck to the launch position still needs to be done). Anchors have two positions (stowed and catted), and the next stage will be to actually drop it with the cable. mtaylor and jchbeiner 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martes Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share #60 Posted September 2, 2020 Experiments with lowering anchor: mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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