HMC Sherbourne 1763 by tkay11 - FINISHED – Caldercraft – Scale 1:64 - A Novice’s Build
The following is the reconstruction of my build logs for the Sherbourne following temporary loss of the Model Ship World Site in February 2013.
First posted May 6th 2012.
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It started with a birthday present in January of £200 from my daughter. What could I possibly want that would have some meaning over the year? I suddenly remembered that as a younger chap I had really enjoyed rigging plastic model ships, and had had a long-time yearni
RIGGING PLAN
The general plan I followed was that depicted in a plate in Volume 3 of David Steel’s Elements and Practice of Rigging, Seamanship, and Naval Tactics. One advantage of this (i.e. not having a squaresail or topgallant) is that it leaves the model more open and lighter in appearance, as well as making it look (to my eyes) speedier.
In addition, and after the lengthy discussion about the horse for the staysail, I adopted the style of horse used on the model of the Diligen
