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What are you using for material Rob? It doesn't appear to be foam.
Sorry to hear you have Covid. My wife seems to be coming down with it as well. She has the same headache and a developing cough.

Thank you gentlmen
I am just sorry it is still so messed up.

And congratulations to Achim and Peter for your well deserved medals

You can view the page at https://www.sailsofglory.org/content.php?53-What-are-some-good-1-1000-or-1-700-scratchbuilding-methods

Scratch Building 1/1200 USS Chesapeake 38 Gun Frigate
The USS Chesapeake is a ship no one seems to manufacture for some reason. Its famous foe HMS Shannon is easy to find, but not Chesapeake. At the...

Looking good Dobbs!

Ok Rob, will do. You want just the Chesapeake?

This one? Scratch Built 1/1200 USS Chesapeake 38 Gun Frigate
https://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?4402-Scratch-Built-1-1200-USS-Chesapeake-38-Gun-Frigate&highlight=HMS+Leopard

Or are you...

Actually I did Rob, but it didn't draw much interest

https://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?3197-My-Leopard&highlight=HMS+Leopard

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I have done a few but all 1/1200 scale

https://volsminiatures.blogspot.com/2017/01/scratch-built-11200-uss-chesapeake-38.html?m=0
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It was pretty short alright. I have read much more in depth accounts but, as you say, this is a good basic summary for those new to the era.

I hope all has gone well for Mrs Bligh. Please pass on...

Another short article by Phillip Allan
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I can see them all. What an awesome experience Jonas! I am so envious!

Wow! Congratulations Jim on a well deserved promotion!
Sorry for the late acknowledgment, I haven't been getting Anchorage notifications for some time now.:drinks:

Rest in peace David, may your seas be forever calm.

It is absolutely awesome!

Pretty quiet on the boards the last few days!
Here is my slow progress on Bounty

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Those Mars class from My Minifactory, are they from Age of Sail Minis Chris? The side by side boats remind me of the old Davco/Triton minis.

On the bounty I am using cloth. For my 1/1200 through 1/700 scale ships I normally use regular printer paper, but I recently used cloth on a few 1/700 ships. You can look back at the workbench posts...

The weather finally turned nice so I have been catching up on all of the needed work outside. So this is all I have been able to accomplish on Bounty's sails

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Great AAR Paul and visually excellent!

Congratulations Paul on a well deserved medal!

Really nice ship Jonas!

Wow, impressive fleet Paul. I like the odd number of guns these older ships had before the rating systems became standard. They hadn't yet utilized the line of battle so any fight was a melee. Have...

Really looks great Rob

I was thinking of a Sinbad scenario, haha.
The dhow has an interesting history.
https://www.marhaba.qa/the-origins-of-the-dhow/