Thanks Sven.
I start painting the John Adams today.
Rob.
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Thanks Sven.
I start painting the John Adams today.
Rob.
Boy, Vol, you do have a project! I googled schooner models to see if I could find a completed image of yours, and it looks like even the manufacturer's model is done incorrectly. It seems like you said, they didn't include many parts for the masts.
My thought with the booms is that the foresail would be loose footed, so only a gaff boom there, leaving material for the main gaff? Is there enough material to cut one dowel to make the bowsprit and jib boom?
Thanks for looking Dobbs. Right on the loose footed foresail so there are only three pieces for the gaffs and boom. The piece for the bow sprit is much too large in diameter to fit the stem. I have put the project on hold while I wait for an order for belaying pins, blocks and deadeyes. I was going to have to buy dowels for the spars anyway so I can add the bow sprit and jib boom to the list at Hobby Lobby.
Finally got started on the John Adams today. Black paintwork finished, tomorrow the light buff.
Rob.
I am still waiting for the parts I ordered from ModelExpo, but tonight I built two ship's boats for the stern davits. I only need one but I tried two methods
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I think I like the look of the one on the right best. Now I need to think about how to make and attach the keel, rudder and tiller.
Just wondering if the John Adams should have ships boats with stern davits Vol?
Rob.
I believe so Rob. Here are the references I have for the 1799 frigate John Adams.
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The finished boat
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And the new scratch davits
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I tried working on the masts but gave up.
Thanks Vol. I will add a pair to my model. That also begs the question of if Essex should have the same? The only picture of it that I saw did not.
Rob.
On closer inspection of the top picture it looks as if Adams could also have a ships boat at the stern although the lower picture does not depict one?
Rob.
According to Harland's "Seamanship in the Age of Sail ", stern davits were coming into fashion after 1800. It was probably a personal taste sort of thing and depended a lot on the level of the forward thinking nature of the captain.
Probably go the whole hog on this one then.
This is the shot I have of the Essex.
Rob.
I wonder which ship it was, how many guns? Maybe the Tripoly? Not Meshuda which was a schooner. Essex was only in the first Barbary war and really didn't do much but provide some support for the battle of Derne. The Tripoly is the only other named ship I know about and was a polacca.
It's a pity they don't have a book on the Barbary ships like Silverstones The Sailing Navy.
Rob.
Here are a couple of shots of the completed John Adams.
Rob.
Very nice Rob. The boats look great! Where did they come from?
They come in a pack of assorted boats from Langtons Vol. I keep a stock in mainly for including on my terrain pieces. Some also have sails with them.
Rob.
Progress so far on the Chinese "Junk"! Sorry John, you named it and it's going to stick:wink:
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My first sail took 4 hours! Six more to go :erk:
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That is very neat stitching, is it some form of blanket stitch, either my eyes are worse than I thought or hopefully it's just not clear in the picture.
Either way I'm impressed. I did some stitching recently and didn't realise until then, how it was possible to be so absolutely hopless at a seemingly simple task.
The junk is coming on nicely but shouldn't the masts rake forward and have a different rig, have you got the plans the wrong way round?
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That really is a superb bit of modelling Vol. It is going to put all our other efforts in the shade when completed.
Rob.
There you go. All done and dusted with enough difference to differentiate it from the John Adams..
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Started assembling a data table on Maneuver Decks to help sort out Unofficial Ships for the Stats Committee a little more.
Curse these doldrums...
It may be a curse to you DB, but your work is a Godsend to the rest of us.:thanks:
Rob.
Have received my files from Henry / kickstartersnd have the Spanish ships printed, just the hulls for now, will start on them this week.
Will post some pics to compRe to the Ares boats.
I can say the Spanish ships are larger and look to be in keeping with Ares first wave.
However the Frigate is smaller than the Ares version.
As I say I hope to get pics by this weekend 21Feb.
Also received my British files so looking to get them printed next.
The main thing now , for me , is the masts
Great to hear Chris.
Look forward to seeing them in the flesh as it were.
Rob.
Right! Got your meaning now DB. I agree totally sir.
Rob.
Four days to finish the rest of the sails
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I now know that stitching is NOT my strong suit!:erk: