Great References

[Philj]

Was digging through and found two book written by Brian Lavery titled The Ship of the Line Volumes I and II Volume one talks about the development 1650-1850 and volume two is on design and construction. I bought them from the Naval Institute many years ago but do believe they are still available. Another is Navy Board Ship Models 1650-1750 by John Franklin. All are great references

 

[JohnR]

Two more references I need to look up....

 

[Philj]

You can find them on Amazon or Barnes and Noble

 

[MarkStrukov]

Was digging through and found two book written by Brian Lavery titled The Ship of the Line Volumes I and II Volume one talks about the development 1650-1850 and volume two is on design and construction. I bought them from the Naval Institute many years ago but do believe they are still available. Another is Navy Board Ship Models 1650-1750 by John Franklin. All are great references







I love digging through references for ship modeling – books like Lavery's "The Ship of the Line" provide incredible details on construction and rigging, inspiring me to create accurate models. When I was building my first large model, I searched for old newspaper articles about the launches of these same ships for atmosphere and authentic descriptions. I found a ton of useful archival material on paper Archive https://newspaper-archive.pissedconsumer.com/review.html . Now every project comes alive with historical details – it adds so much joy and realism!

I love forum threads like these – old drawings, photos of launches, and detailed sail descriptions from archives really help make a model accurate and lifelike. When I was building my latest frigate replica, these references were a real lifesaver: everything fell into place, and the process became a joy.