J T Lombard Posted November 9, 2019 #1 Posted November 9, 2019 I am asking $15 + shipping for "Boats of Men-of-War" by W.E. May. mtaylor 1
hamilton Posted November 14, 2019 #2 Posted November 14, 2019 Does this book contain scale line drawings of various ships boats? hamilton mtaylor 1 current builds: Corel HMS Bellona (1780); Admiralty models Echo cross-section (semi-scratch) previous builds: MS Phantom (scuttled, 2017); MS Sultana (1767); Corel Brittany Sloop (scuttled, 2022); MS Kate Cory; MS Armed Virginia Sloop (in need of a refit); Corel Flattie; Mamoli Gretel; Amati Bluenose (1921) (scuttled, 2023); AL San Francisco (destroyed by land krakens [i.e., cats]); Corel Toulonnaise (1823); MS Glad Tidings (1937) (refit, 2024); HMS Blandford (1719) from Corel HMS Greyhound; Fair Rosamund (1832) from OcCre Dos Amigos (missing in action); Amati Hannah (ship in a bottle); Mamoli America (1851); Bluenose fishing schooner (1921) (scratch); Off-Centre Sailing Skiff (scratch) under the bench: MS Emma C Barry; MS USS Constitution; MS Flying Fish; Corel Berlin; a wood supplier Colonial Schooner Hannah; Victory Models H.M.S. Fly; CAF Models HMS Granado; MS USS Confederacy
Roger Pellett Posted November 14, 2019 #3 Posted November 14, 2019 Yes it does. Reproductions of Admiralty draughts, nor modelers drawings. Roger mtaylor 1
allanyed Posted November 14, 2019 #4 Posted November 14, 2019 I have this book and reference it quite often. In addition to quite a few drawings it has scantlings of quite a few boats and charts of what boats were found on various size vessels at various times. It is well worth owning!! Allan druxey and mtaylor 2
bruce d Posted November 14, 2019 #5 Posted November 14, 2019 32 minutes ago, allanyed said: what boats were found on various size vessels at various times. It is very handy for that. I believe this is mentioned as the reason behind the project in one of the reviews of the book. I put it to the test when looking at an undated drawing of an armed launch and found that using the book I could narrow it down to a 19th century boat, not the late 18th I was hoping for. HTH Bruce druxey and mtaylor 2 🌻 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
druxey Posted November 14, 2019 #6 Posted November 14, 2019 A standard reference to have! mtaylor and bruce d 2 Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
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