Constellation, the sloop of war c.1856 in 1:36 scale for R/C sailing
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Jerry!!! I'm late to the party as usual. I see you are up to your usual magical standards. Bravo! Thank you over and over for the marvelous mini masterpieces you made for my Harriet Lane build!
AND (belatedly) Happy Birthday!!!! I hope you got all of the presents you heart could wish for.
Blessings.
Chuck
AND (belatedly) Happy Birthday!!!! I hope you got all of the presents you heart could wish for.
Blessings.
Chuck
I always wanted to see this model of Savannah by by Mark Wilkins that's at the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum in Savannah, Georgia, and this September (2024) finally got to go.
There's more of my pictures of this model, as well as others at the museum in the forum here:
Savannah was a contemporary of Constellation, originally built as a 44 gun frigate and razeed to a 24 gun sloop of war.
Relative to each other:
Constellation was launched: August 26, 1854, Displaced: 1,400 tons, 179 feet log with a beam of 41 feet, drawing 21 feet. My model is 1:36 scale.
Savannah was a Brandywine class frigate launched on May 5, 1842, converted to a sloop of war in 1857. She displaced 1726 tons, was 175 long with a 45 foot beam. I guess drew between 21 & 24 feet. The model is 1:32 scale.
The ships were very similar in size, armament, and arrangement, and Mr Wilkins model was something of an inspiration for me and my Constellation. In particular is crew figures. I always intended to crew Constellation, and this model displayed that was the right path.
There are some minor details about the Savannah model I take issue with. She should be fitted with rigging-screws (turnbuckles) instead of deadeyes and lanyards, and her main tops'l yard braces should anchor to a ring that slides up and down the mizzen top-mast. Very minor details unless you've conditioned to look for them.
There's more of my pictures of this model, as well as others at the museum in the forum here:
Ship of the Sea Museum ~ Savannah Georgia USA, September 9 2024
Pictures from a visit to the Ships of the Sea maritime museum in Savannah GA on September 9 2024: I apologize for the reflections and glare, it was difficult to get good images through glass cases with all the windows, etc.
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Savannah was a contemporary of Constellation, originally built as a 44 gun frigate and razeed to a 24 gun sloop of war.
Relative to each other:
Constellation was launched: August 26, 1854, Displaced: 1,400 tons, 179 feet log with a beam of 41 feet, drawing 21 feet. My model is 1:36 scale.
Savannah was a Brandywine class frigate launched on May 5, 1842, converted to a sloop of war in 1857. She displaced 1726 tons, was 175 long with a 45 foot beam. I guess drew between 21 & 24 feet. The model is 1:32 scale.
The ships were very similar in size, armament, and arrangement, and Mr Wilkins model was something of an inspiration for me and my Constellation. In particular is crew figures. I always intended to crew Constellation, and this model displayed that was the right path.
There are some minor details about the Savannah model I take issue with. She should be fitted with rigging-screws (turnbuckles) instead of deadeyes and lanyards, and her main tops'l yard braces should anchor to a ring that slides up and down the mizzen top-mast. Very minor details unless you've conditioned to look for them.
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