Don Case Posted June 2, 2021 Share #1 Posted June 2, 2021 I have to/want to plank this area. It goes from almost a point to 2.5"(10 planks)in about 4" and then tapers off to the stern where it's about 1.5". Are there any options other than a horrible concoction of drop planks in that first few inches? I'm thinking I should draw this on out on paper first. mtaylor 1 Quote HMS Discovery 1789 by Don Case - 1:48 - - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800 - Model Ship World™ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted June 2, 2021 Share #2 Posted June 2, 2021 Yes, you had better plan on paper or risk utter frustration! I might observe that the lowest ceiling planks creep up the bow much too far. The outermost planks should end in the vicinity of the foremost cant frame.That will simplify the congestion up the stemson a bit! Mark P and mtaylor 2 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Case Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted June 2, 2021 You should have seen them before I moved them the first time! That's a good point though. I'll look and see if I can improve that. mtaylor 1 Quote HMS Discovery 1789 by Don Case - 1:48 - - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800 - Model Ship World™ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted June 2, 2021 Share #4 Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) Don, I think it would help if you study a planking expansion drawing such as for the Squirrel on the NMM site. The narrowest part should not be much smaller than half the widest part of the same strake on the inboard planking. For Squirrel the smallest is about 40% the width of the widest part of the strake. For the outboard strakes, the narrowest part is closer to 60% the width of the widest part of the same strake at its most narrow part at the forward end of the strakes. The expansion drawings show both inboard and outboard planking. Allan Edited June 2, 2021 by allanyed mtaylor and Mark P 2 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Case Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted June 2, 2021 I went to "collections" and searched for HMS Squirrel and got a "Ships cover" for a 1904 CoasT Guard cutter. I tried "Ships Plans", nothing. I clicked Vessels, nothing. How do you guys find anything on that site? I find nothing but frustration. The only time I've found anything on NMM's site is when Goolle took me in through a side door. mtaylor 1 Quote HMS Discovery 1789 by Don Case - 1:48 - - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800 - Model Ship World™ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted June 2, 2021 Share #6 Posted June 2, 2021 https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections Then click on Collections in the top bar of choices. Then type Squirrel in the search box and all her drawings come up. Scroll to box number 8 and the planking expansion should come up. Allan mtaylor 1 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Pellett Posted June 2, 2021 Share #7 Posted June 2, 2021 You should be able to make your own internal planking expansion drawing from information that you already have. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Case Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted June 2, 2021 So we don't use HMS? Your way works perfectly. If you put in HMS Squirrel you get crap. Is squirrel not an HMS? Anyhow, thanks. I'll look at the drawing now. mtaylor 1 Quote HMS Discovery 1789 by Don Case - 1:48 - - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800 - Model Ship World™ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Case Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share #9 Posted June 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, Roger Pellett said: You should be able to make your own internal planking expansion drawing from information that you already have. Yes I can, and will, but I thought I would check and see if there was anything I'd missed. mtaylor 1 Quote HMS Discovery 1789 by Don Case - 1:48 - - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800 - Model Ship World™ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted June 3, 2021 Share #10 Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) Hi Don She was the HMS Squirrel, (24) 1785. RMG notes that the lines for this drawing are for the starboard side and were taken off in 1811, a year before she was broken up, so this was the planking as it actually existed. The port side should be the same. The drawing is signed by John Ancell, assistant to the Master Shipwright, Plymouth. As to why the "HMS" is not needed in the search box, perhaps someone at RMG can answer that for you. It never dawned on me to use the HMS when doing searches over the years so I guess I just lucked out. Allan Edited June 3, 2021 by allanyed mtaylor 1 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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