wallyh Posted February 17, 2014 Share #1 Posted February 17, 2014 I would like to replace the 3' (scale) door with a companionway. I believe the Syren has a companionway. Would this style be appropriate for the Fair American? If so could someone out there give me the dimensions? Also, it seems to me that there should be a longboat. Again, if this is correct, what would be it's length? Thanks in advance - hope this post is in the right place. Wally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury S Posted February 19, 2014 Share #2 Posted February 19, 2014 Wally, What set of plans are you using? FA is not a real ship so there are lots of variations. Maury Quote Current diversion: Anchor Hoy c 1815 - 1825 1:48 scale Recent Builds: Fair American: 18th C. Longboat: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2284-longboat-18th-c-by-maury-modelshipways-by-chuck/ Echo Cross Section: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/513-echo-cross-section-by-maury/ Emma C. Berry http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/203-emma-c-berry-132-pof-by-maury/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyh Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted February 20, 2014 Hi Maury, I'm not sure I understand (forgive me, I'm rather new to this) about the FA not being a real ship. I thought that it was. This is a Model Expo 1:48 scale model. Thanks, Wally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted February 20, 2014 Share #4 Posted February 20, 2014 The Fair American was a real ship. The Annapolis model upon which the Model Shipways kit is based may or may not be that ship. As for the companionway, if you want to make a new one it will need to be up against the cabin bulkhead just like the existing door. The difference might be that the new door could be taller than the cabin bulkhead. On the real ship, the cabin deck was probably a bit lower than the main deck, sort of a half deck aft of the main deck. Thus you open that short door and step down into the cabin. There is not an absolute need for a larger door. Russ Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyh Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted February 20, 2014 Thank you Russ, I think you've convinced me to go with the model door size. Wally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilnatp Posted March 6, 2014 Share #6 Posted March 6, 2014 Wallyh, It looks like you may have already made up your mind, but i just came across this post from KenW this week, and though I would share. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2546-fair-american-by-kenw-model-shipways-148-scale/?p=168829 As you see in post #121 from his Fair American build, he added a companion way. I really like the way it looks and am considering doing the same on mine. Cheers! Nathan Quote I remain obediently yours, Nathan _______ In the shipyard: Billings Boats Karoline - R/C Amanti Hannah - SIB MSW Fair American (Still on the drafting floor) “Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making ships.” - Charles Simic “Men go back to the mountains, as they go back to sailing ships at sea, because in the mountains and on the sea they must face up.” - Henry David Thoreau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallyh Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted March 6, 2014 Thanks so much Nathan, I haven't done anything yet! You're right, it does look good and seems to me that this would be the way to go. I'm pretty sure you wouldn't bend down to go through that short door on the real ship. Wally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wq3296 Posted March 6, 2014 Share #8 Posted March 6, 2014 Greetings Wally, You are correct in your reasoning that the door is too short for actual use. I believe that the original model copied by Model Shipways to make its kit is probably lacking in detail. Another item that I think is missing is a skylight on the quarter deck. Skylights were provided to introduce natural light into the great cabin. In my opinion, it makes more sense to build a model that is accurate rather than to blindly follow someone else's build. I have this kit and will be adding the companionway, skylight, smoke stack in the main deck for the oven that would have been located below the main deck, an elevated cradle for a longboat, among other things. Yes, see KenW's build log for his solution for a companionway. Also, see the build logs for the Constructo Enterprise elsewhere on this site for other options. My companionway will be centered on the cabin wall and will have a door about 4' scale height. This makes far more sense than to think a captain would crawl through a door that is 2'-3' high. wq3296 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted March 6, 2014 Share #9 Posted March 6, 2014 Here are some photos of the contemporary model of FA in teh rogers collection... and dont forget this link with even more photos of the model. It was in fact an actual ship..... http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/448-fair-american-rogers-collection-annapolis/ Quote Chuck Passaro - MSW Admin Sloop Speedwell - POF scratch Block Island Boat - POF scratch HMS Winchelsea - POB scratch build HM Cutter Cheerful - POB scratch build Royal Barge - POF scratch Medway Longboat- POF Scratch SYREN SHIP MODEL COMPANY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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