USS Perry by EricWilliamMarshall - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - Scale 1/96

[Hubac's Historian]

Eric - she’s really coming along and your deck work is excellent!  I would say that aft is a reasonable choice for a few reasons:

 

While it’s not generally clear to me, here, if these exhaust pipes are just aft of a mast, then a forward-facing exhaust would “cook” the mast rigging.

 

Also, ships generally sail into the weather, so aft-facing exhaust would minimize water entry in heavy seas/rains.

[Keith Black]

Eric, it depends on which direction the wind is blowing. if the open end of the stovepipe you've created were pointed into the wind it would flood the galley with smoke. It really doesn't matter unless you have billowing sails and in that case the opening needs to point towards the bow. Because wind will force smoke back down a stovepipe and for that reason most stovepipes are vertical with a cap. See the attached. 

 

 

Edited August 28, 2023 by Keith Black

[MrBlueJacket]

I believe the smokestack, like funnels, could rotate depending on the relative wind.

 

Nic

[EricWilliamMarshall]

A quick distraction: I’ve repaired a ship model. Here are some before snaps. Labor-wise, the missing copper plates (and the loose plates) was the biggest issue. She looks to be a kit but I couldn’t ID it. All I have is her name, Josephine and a city, Boston.

Edited October 19, 2023 by EricWilliamMarshall

[EricWilliamMarshall]

And the repaired beastie! I feel I was able match the quality and style of the existing model, so one can tell my work from the original. 

Edited October 21, 2023 by EricWilliamMarshall

[MrBlueJacket]

Nicely done!

[EricWilliamMarshall]

Also off topic: I attended David Antscherl’s and Greg Herbert’s workshop on carving. Also Had tour of the ship models at the Naval Academy (finest collection in the New World) as well as a behind the scene tour! I also stopped by the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and bumped into the author and ship builder Douglas Brooks who was kind enough to chat with me for a bit.

 

Edited October 19, 2023 by EricWilliamMarshall

[EricWilliamMarshall]

Here are few of my attempts at small scale carving using Chuck’s laser cut blanks.

[Roger Pellett]

Very nice carving.

 

[EricWilliamMarshall]

The repaired ship model is a kit. Thanks to Rich to recognizing it and hunting it down!!  The is kit is a Model Shipways #2030 Maine Topsail Schooner EAGLE 1847, no longer sold by Model Expo but ebay still has copies. 

The image is from my copy of the 1986 Model Shipways catalog.

Edited October 26, 2023 by EricWilliamMarshall

[EricWilliamMarshall]

Meanwhile on the Perry, I’ve added more of the deck goodies.

 

[ccoyle]

Looking very sharp!

[Chuck]

That looks very good.  You have been busy.

 

Chuck

[EricWilliamMarshall]

Starting on the armaments. 

[wtimlen]

Some nice work there Eric!

 

Cheers,

Bill T.