Skiffy Posted September 19, 2021 #1 Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) Hello All, I go by Skiffy online but my proper name is Gary. I'm an animator by trade and teach at my local college. The reason I'm here is to seek advice with an unusual build. I've been tasked by the Manx National Heritage foundation to produce and animate a virtual model of The Peggy of Castletown, reported to be the oldest surviving schooner in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_of_Castletown The hope is to gain public interest in the boat to the point where she can be restored and displayed for public viewing. She's currently housed in a climate-controlled industrial warehouse unit. I've been lucky enough to explore what remains of the vessel and I'm currently researching how she might have been rigged for sail. I'll upload images in a new post and I'm hopeful that someone here may have an idea of how these early vessels were finished. Kind regards, Gary. Edited September 19, 2021 by Skiffy Gct86, Keith Black, allanyed and 2 others 5 Quote
Gct86 Posted September 19, 2021 #2 Posted September 19, 2021 Welcome. Great schooner😍 Isle of Man, the fame of famous motorbike race? (Minimum Speed 200 mph 😅) Keith Black, Skiffy and mtaylor 3 Quote
mtaylor Posted September 19, 2021 #3 Posted September 19, 2021 Welcome to MSW, Gary. I hope that you can post about the progress once this project is underway. Keith Black and Skiffy 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)
Skiffy Posted September 19, 2021 Author #4 Posted September 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Gct86 said: Welcome. Great schooner😍 Isle of Man, the fame of famous motorbike race? (Minimum Speed 200 mph 😅) Hello and thanks. Yes the Isle of Man is famous for the road races. We'll hopefully be back racing next year. mtaylor - thank you, yes I'll be sure to post my progress in a build thread soon enough.. Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote
Jim Lad Posted September 19, 2021 #5 Posted September 19, 2021 Hello Gary, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'down under'. Sounds like a wonderful project to be involved in. John Keith Black, Skiffy and mtaylor 3 Quote
bruce d Posted September 19, 2021 #6 Posted September 19, 2021 Hello Gary and a awarm welcome from Sussex. Skiffy, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 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
Keith Black Posted September 20, 2021 #7 Posted September 20, 2021 Gary, welcome to MSW. Yes, please keep us updated on your project. mtaylor and Skiffy 2 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
Skiffy Posted September 20, 2021 Author #8 Posted September 20, 2021 I've just added the first post for my virtual build thread over on the 'Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800' thread. You can click on this text link to go straight to it. mtaylor 1 Quote
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