Brucealanevans Posted February 16, 2022 Share #1 Posted February 16, 2022 (edited) I have full set of plans I got from the Smithsonian when I was building the Philadelphia. I got the plans because I wanted to detail the build including full sails, rigging, and the fascine protective barriers made from wood bundles. These plans were apparently used to construct the reproduction. I came across them while I was cleaning up my stash. I am willing to gift these for the price of a mailing tube and postage to anyone who is interested in a detailed build of this model. They were not cheap! PM me if interested. Here is what mine looks like using these plans: Edited February 16, 2022 by Brucealanevans bruce d, BobG, Duanelaker and 8 others 11 Bruce Evans Completed: Picket Boat #1 MS, New Bedford Whaleboat MS, CW Morgan MS 1/64 (Gallery) , Gunboat Philadelphia MS Chaperon Steam Packet MS (Gallery), USF Confederacy MS 1/64, Fifie Fishing Vessel Amati 1/32 (Gallery) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Pellett Posted February 16, 2022 Share #2 Posted February 16, 2022 That’s a nice offer! Having seen the Smithsonian’s model many times, this makes a handsome model and the vessel is small enough to build it at a scale that can be well detailed. This is also a good choice for modelers of the Natural Wood School as it can be convincingly argued that these gunboats were never painted. This would be an excellent choice for a kit builder wishing to stick their toe in scratch building waters. Roger mtaylor, Canute, thibaultron and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted February 16, 2022 Share #3 Posted February 16, 2022 Whoever might be interested: there are many, many large sheets of plans in meticulous detail. Get them while you can! It's very generous to offer these for the cost of postage only, Bruce. Keith Black, thibaultron, Canute and 1 other 4 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...
Brucealanevans Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share #4 Posted February 16, 2022 Just paying it forward. Have received much help on these forums, for example when looking for detailed upgrades to the stock Chaperon build. Keith Black, JohnLea, thibaultron and 5 others 8 Bruce Evans Completed: Picket Boat #1 MS, New Bedford Whaleboat MS, CW Morgan MS 1/64 (Gallery) , Gunboat Philadelphia MS Chaperon Steam Packet MS (Gallery), USF Confederacy MS 1/64, Fifie Fishing Vessel Amati 1/32 (Gallery) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobG Posted February 17, 2022 Share #5 Posted February 17, 2022 That's a fantastic model you built, Bruce! mtaylor, Canute and thibaultron 3 Bob Garcia "Measure once, cuss twice!" Current Builds: Hms Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 - Vanguard Models Pen Duick - Artesania Latina 1:28 Completed: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Co. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucealanevans Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted February 17, 2022 Several have now asked, so the plans are spoken for. thanks all. thibaultron, Canute and mtaylor 3 Bruce Evans Completed: Picket Boat #1 MS, New Bedford Whaleboat MS, CW Morgan MS 1/64 (Gallery) , Gunboat Philadelphia MS Chaperon Steam Packet MS (Gallery), USF Confederacy MS 1/64, Fifie Fishing Vessel Amati 1/32 (Gallery) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Pellett Posted February 17, 2022 Share #7 Posted February 17, 2022 Now that Bruce has generously disposed of his drawings I can Let The Cat Out Of The Bag. If you missed out on his deal, many of the Smithsonian drawings were published in the Nautical Research Journal 35? years ago. Roger thibaultron, mtaylor and Canute 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Pellett Posted February 19, 2022 Share #8 Posted February 19, 2022 Mike, As I posted above the plans are available in Nautical Research Journal issue #30, pages 55-67. Article reprints are available at a very reasonable cost. I believe as an email to your computer. You can print them as needed. Roger Canute, Landlubber Mike and mtaylor 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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