blandford

Hi all, I have started the above POF kit and have completed the keel and have started on frame #30. I have completed it (apart from the last two top parts as Seen in the attached picture) and I am slightly confused as the upper parts are 3mm thick but the last two top parts (which I have not...

Hi everyone I thought that I would start my Blandford kit It will not be a blow by blow log ... there are several excellent builds here and I don't think that I can add much The kit arrived in good time and as a bonus I didn't have to pay any extra for customs etc As has been said before the...

Hello fellow modellers, this is going to be my build log of HMS Blandford a 1:48 scale POF model from Modelship Dockyard . Many of you will know me from some of my other logs but for those that don’t I will introduce myself. I am a 76 year old retired Police Detective and I live in the north...

I’ve started my HMS Blandford. Based on assembling the platform this will be a challenge. There are essentially no instructions how to put the platform together. I’ve figured most of it out and will figure the rest out. If anyone has a suggestion of where to find better instructions than what...

A twenty-gun ship of the 1719 Establishment. From the Modelship Dockyard POF kit HMS Blandford. The 1719 Establishment Group was the first real attempt to standardise dimensions of the various different rated ships of the Royal Navy. Although small the 6th rate 20-gun ships were very...

Hi Guys Started my HMS Brandford 1:48 about 4 weeks ago Brandford was the first in long series of similar ships, equipped with oar was a steppingstone between galley type frigates and true frigates from 1750 The sheer number of superbly laser cut parts is quite astonishing. Each Frame is made up...

Hi All. I have been making wooden plank on bulkhead ship kits for some years now and, after seeing some of the POF kits featured on this site, I was immediately smitten and decided a change of direction is called for and so l have entered the world of POF with the 1:48 scale HMS Blandford kit...

Since I am in the same city as the designer of this model, I am fortunate enough to get this model in the first place, I will post the build process of the kit here, during the construction process I will make some modifications to the kit, add some The cabin details, there is no cabin structure...

Hello folks,I ‘d like to introduce the contentent of the Hms Blandford 1720 designed by @Modelship Dockyard ,plank on frame /fully frame model.The kit was really well packed in bubble wraps.,weight aprox 6.7 Kg.

Hi folks, It’s Model shipyard here again. My last thread for “Le cygne” was just like few days ago, how time flies LOL(well just in case you don’t know, i did just post that thread few days ago, just a joke, avaliable...

So got started last week on the jig and the wood was delivered. I bought Beech, Maple and Cherry for it.

Got my HMS Blandford plans from @Donnie today and I'm going through them carefully and thinking of all the new tools I can justify with this project. :cool: Seriously though, there is a lot here to absorb. I'll be easing into this as I finish up my 2nd build and reading all the logs very...

i have been getting some tools and things together for my HMS blandford build , i had the plans printed at my local kinko's and i am trying to source some wood , looking at the plans , and reading some of the build logs i know that i need to check the measurements of the prints, so my first...

This is now the official first opening remarks about my 1:32 build log of the Blandford. The first comment is that this is my first scratch build. I have been putting this off for a long time and now is the time. I also ordered the Blandford AOTS to help me with terminology. First things first...

I thought I would just jump-in feet first into the world of POF! I have PM'd Donnie and am waiting for access to the download plans!

This is the start of my build log for 1:32 scale Blandford cross section build. I started last fall with the build board and milling up some Cherry boards for the keel and frames. My Soleil Royal kit came in and I started working on it so the Blandford was put on the shelf. I started cutting...

This will be my build log for the HMS Blandford cross section

HMS Blandford, launched 13.th February 1720, a 20-gun frigate, was one of the first ships of all together 22 frigates which were built based on the so called 1719 Establishment 1719 Establishment The 1719 Establishment was a set of mandatory requirements governing the construction of all...

Book Review: The 20-Gun Ship BLANDFORD (Anatomy of the Ship series) by Peter Goodwin Hardcover: 119 pages Publisher: US Naval Institute Press; Anatomy of the Ship series edition (March 1, 1988) or Conway Language: English Product Dimensions: 10 x 0.8 x 10.5 inches Shipping Weight: 1.8...

Hi Guys, Starting reeeeeaaaal sooon, like the weekend.