Jake Groby Posted February 3 Share #1 Posted February 3 (edited) I'm doing a build on the Trumpter 1/60th. Mayflower and I'm about to start some sub-assemblies and noticed that the model had no head. I did a quick search on the net and really didn't find much. One article stated they used a chamber pot(s). Does anyone know if the ship had a head for the bow? if so, any drawings could help, I'll need to scratch build one. Edited February 3 by Jake Groby mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted February 4 Share #2 Posted February 4 (edited) The heads (seats of ease) would most likely have been located on the head grating to either side of the bowsprit. The Mayflower has a similar design to my build, the Revenge. This is my head grating. The blue circles are approximately where I’ll be putting the heads on mine. Edited February 4 by GrandpaPhil Knocklouder and mtaylor 2 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knocklouder Posted February 4 Share #3 Posted February 4 Hi Jake, I wonder the same thing when I was building my Mayflower, by Amati. All I found out was they used chamber pots on the bow grating. I guess they sat anywhere from the ladder to the door, just guessing lol Now I don't have to ask Grandpa Phil what is "seats of ease" . Hope it helps . GrandpaPhil, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Start so you can Finish !! Finished: The Santa Maria -Amati 1:65, La Pinta- Amati 1:65, La Nina -Amati 1:65 , Hannah Ship in Bottle-Amati 1:300 : The Sea of Galilee Boat-Scott Miller-1:20 Current Build: The Mayflower: Amati On Hold: HMS Pegasus: Amati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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