bruce d Posted May 23, 2019 Share #1 Posted May 23, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-48377930 Bruce thibaultron and coxswain 2 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted May 24, 2019 Share #2 Posted May 24, 2019 Interesting. If that's a picture of her in the background, she looks really built for speed. Steven mtaylor, bruce d and coxswain 3 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...
Tector Posted June 1, 2019 Share #3 Posted June 1, 2019 On 5/24/2019 at 5:14 AM, Louie da fly said: Interesting. If that's a picture of her in the background, she looks really built for speed. Steven I'd imagine the owners would have wanted something that could move fast to stand a better chance of evading coast guard and anti-slavery patrols. I cannot imagine many things uglier than treating human beings as chattel. bruce d and mtaylor 2 Quote Under Construction HMAV Bounty, Artesania Latina, 1/48 Scale Completed 18th Century Long Boat, Model Shipways, 1/48 Scale Drift boat, scratch build, c. 1/12 Scale Bluenose, Model Shipways, 1/64 Scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted June 1, 2019 Share #4 Posted June 1, 2019 Yes, the slave trade was outlawed in Europe and America many years before it was finally wiped out, and a fast ship was vital. Unfortunately it appears that slavery is even more widespread today than it ever was. Steven davyboy, bruce d and mtaylor 3 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...
Tector Posted June 1, 2019 Share #5 Posted June 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Louie da fly said: Yes, the slave trade was outlawed in Europe and America many years before it was finally wiped out, and a fast ship was vital. Unfortunately it appears that slavery is even more widespread today than it ever was. Steven Sadly, I think you are quite right. I'm a social worker and my jobs have brought me into contact with an alarming number of young people who have been trafficked. mtaylor and bruce d 2 Quote Under Construction HMAV Bounty, Artesania Latina, 1/48 Scale Completed 18th Century Long Boat, Model Shipways, 1/48 Scale Drift boat, scratch build, c. 1/12 Scale Bluenose, Model Shipways, 1/64 Scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Allen Posted June 1, 2019 Share #6 Posted June 1, 2019 This last run was made on a bet that the captain William Foster could make the trip bring the 110 slaves to Mobile and not get caught. Pretty gutsy since then it was illegal and he and his crew could be executed. He off loaded the slaves just north of the old Scott paper mill what is now known as Plateau, not far from the Mobile River, then ran the boat upriver and burned her. Interesting special on local TV with descendants that still live in the area one of whom was Cleon Jones who played on the Championship New York Mets. bruce d and mtaylor 2 Quote John Allen Current builds HMS Victory-Mamoli On deck USS Tecumseh, CSS Hunley scratch build, Double hull Polynesian canoe (Holakea) scratch build Finished Waka Taua Maori War Canoe, Armed Launch-Panart, Diligence English Revenue Cutter-Marine Model Co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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