Milo Posted January 5, 2014 Share #1 Posted January 5, 2014 Does anyone know the construction of the (Galley Hatch & Light) of the Benjamin. w. Latham it looks circular on the drawings. Any help will be much appreciated Thanks mgdawson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted January 6, 2014 Share #2 Posted January 6, 2014 Per the plans in the Model Shipways' version it is a cylinder. See attached photo tasmanian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doreltomin Posted January 6, 2014 Share #3 Posted January 6, 2014 The plan of the Benjamin Latham published in the (Former East) German Magazine "Modellbau Heute" in 1987 or 1989 does not show anything like that. See for yourself here: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5c0tef95LTc/Tjw2f6WVc6I/AAAAAAAAAnw/Biv0C9B_87E/s1600/01.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted January 7, 2014 Hi Ragove Thanks the photo has shown the full shape of the Galley Hatch, & overall a good photo of a nice model. Doreltomin Thanks for the link those plans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted January 21, 2014 Share #5 Posted January 21, 2014 Hi Ragove Thanks the photo has shown the full shape of the Galley Hatch, & overall a good photo of a nice model. Doreltomin Thanks for the link those plans you are very welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted January 21, 2014 Share #6 Posted January 21, 2014 The plan of the Benjamin Latham published in the (Former East) German Magazine "Modellbau Heute" in 1987 or 1989 does not show anything like that. See for yourself here: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5c0tef95LTc/Tjw2f6WVc6I/AAAAAAAAAnw/Biv0C9B_87E/s1600/01.jpg I believe that the Model Shipways plans are based on Smithsonian data by Erik A. R. Ronnberg, Jr.. I wonder if anyone knows which is correct. It is possible that both versions are correct, showing the vessel at different times of her life. Ron Gove Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doreltomin Posted January 21, 2014 Share #7 Posted January 21, 2014 Hello Ron, In the meantime I had the time to check in my collection of old magazines. The Benjamin W Latham appeared in the former East German magazine Modellbau Heute number 11/1989 (which is, november 1989) and is a well researched topic written by Michael Sohn which includes several photos of the original ship, all credited to author's own collection. One even shows the ship being built on the John Bishop yard in Gloucester. It may well be that the plans are drawn by the author and are based on his own research. Whether the author also studied the Ronnberg plans I cannot say but it's a clear thing that they are different from the one on which the Model Shipways kit is based. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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