JackRussellMan Posted January 2, 2020 #1 Posted January 2, 2020 Hi All, Just joined the forum. I recently acquired an old model ship from a junk shop in Lancaster Ohio (see attached pictures). It is clearly not a detailed model and I am not at all concerned by its $$ value. It appealed to me in it's sorry state and I intend to repair it over time. Perhaps this will lead into a more substantial project later on? At present, I am in the research phase and am hoping someone might know if my model ship is a generic ship model or a model of a specific ship that once existed. If it is a model (albeit a folk art style model) of a specific ship, I can focus my research and ensure I repair/replicate rigging, sails, etc with the necessary accuracy. The ship is made from timber and the lower hull section appears to be one solid piece. The crow's nest and remnants of the cover over the poop deck appear to be made from a fibrous waxed card or possibly animal skin of some sort e.g. pig skin). The two cannon on the upper deck are brass and there appears to be two porcelain headed pins on the front of the ship. There are no names on the ship with some pieces missing and or damaged. Any information to help me with my first project would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Peter JeffT and EricWilliamMarshall 2 Quote
mtaylor Posted January 3, 2020 #2 Posted January 3, 2020 It's very generic. It is a decorator item that looks like ship in reality. Back at least 50 years ago or more, they turned these things out by thousands (or so it seems). I'd say, have fun and do it up as you like. Baker and JeffT 2 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
JeffT Posted January 3, 2020 #3 Posted January 3, 2020 Hi Peter. Welcome to MSW. mtaylor 1 Quote Jeff In progress: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company -1/2" scale USS Constitution - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Granado - CAF Model - 1:48 HMS Sphinx - Vanguard
vaddoc Posted January 3, 2020 #4 Posted January 3, 2020 Welcome Peter! This boat can certainly be repaired, repainted and re-rigged. Then you might be tempted to take on a new maybe more challenging project. Regards Vaddoc mtaylor 1 Quote Current projects: Hercules Steam Tugboat - scratch build from half model lines Completed projects: 21' Fisherman's Launch - plans by Howard Chapelle 21' Yawl Longboat - plans from the National Maritime Museum Deben 5 tonner - a Whisstock yard design 24' exploration gaff rigged ketch - a Tad Roberts design 15' knockabout sailing boat
GrandpaPhil Posted January 3, 2020 #5 Posted January 3, 2020 Welcome! mtaylor 1 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
JackRussellMan Posted January 4, 2020 Author #6 Posted January 4, 2020 Thank all for the welcome, much appreciated! Peter Duanelaker and mtaylor 2 Quote
Jim Lad Posted January 5, 2020 #7 Posted January 5, 2020 Hello Peter, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John mtaylor 1 Quote
Duanelaker Posted January 5, 2020 #8 Posted January 5, 2020 Welcome aboard! Quote David Builds in Progress: Phantom Pilot Boat - MS Completed Builds: Bounty Jolly Boat - AL Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiff - MW Grand Banks Dory - Bluejacket The Dinghy - MW Grand Banks Dory - MW 32 Pound Carronade - MS Skiff - MW Peterboro Canoe - MW On Hold: 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull - NRG Ponte Berlin - Corel Taurus Steam Towboat - MS
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