American Frigates

[Bligh]

I read it. I just don't have that much to comment on these american vessels. Not my specialty...

Just a general gut feeling about the overall look of the ships would be of value Jonas. Probably even more use than an expert in that particular area, as it will be the overall impression of the ship that will be noticed by most punters and not the minutiae. If you can just put aside your expertise in the ships you do know and look at these dispationately it may help us to clarify just what is acceptable and what is not.
I am quite new to the American scene myself and am basing my remarks on the only two books I have on American ships, one of which is on Frigates, and these blueprints.

Rob.

[Diamondback]

Just a general gut feeling about the overall look of the ships would be of value Jonas. Probably even more use than an expert in that particular area, as it will be the overall impression of the ship that will be noticed by most punters and not the minutiae. If you can just put aside your expertise in the ships you do know and look at these dispationately it may help us to clarify just what is acceptable and what is not.

Precisely, I tend to get hung up in the minutiae and "rivet counting," and have trouble abstracting large drawings down to only the "granular" detail that would be seen once reduced to a finger-length model. The classic "I can't see the forest for the trees" problem...