Dahai Model - New Design Hms Minerva 1780 POF Stern section

zoly99sask said:
in my opinion stickers are cheap ,this is the way Lol (Mandalorian)
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I wouldn't be so so categorical against the stickers and tag them as looking cheap. People who don't have artistic painting skills would mostly struggle without decals. Today's technology allows making the highest grade decals and with proper use, you can achieve very decent results. @Maarten uses the photo transferring method on his Alert and RC models. The results speak for themself.
 
DaHaimodel said:
Hi everyone!
I'm DaHaimodel,In fact, DahaiModel is a team of 3D designers, ModelBuilder and ship model experts from Europe and China. Dahaimodel is committed to developing original and legitimate kit projects, cooperating with SOS forum to promote these projects, and sharing the fun of model development and model build with all enthusiasts (members).
First of all, I would like to thank SOS forum for providing such a good platform. I would also like to thank zoly99sask, Uwek, Jimsky and Donnie for their great support and help in this project, they providing a lot of historical research materials and modification opinions. Many thanks to them!

The first time I saw a picture of the HMS Minerva 1780 model was in the magazine Model ShipWright. I was attracted by her beautiful stern carvings. Later, I learned that the model from US Naval Academy Museum is the reference prototype of this model.

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Model ShipWright magazine and HMS Minerva 1780 model made by Malcolm Darch.

(Note: the copyright belongs to the original author, we did not refer to this model to develop kit，We developed the kit with full reference to the original drawings and model photos of NMM. We purchased the license of NMM)

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The original draught of NMM collection,

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The model of HMS Minerva 1780 collected by NMM.

Uwek has done a lot of research on Minerva's history and collected a lot of information. Here is the history of Minerva he collected.Many thanks to him!
The Minerva-class sailing frigates were a series of four ships built to a 1778 design by Sir Edward Hunt, which served in the Royal Navy during the latter decades of the eighteenth century.

During the early stages of the American Revolutionary War, the Royal Navy - while well supplied with ships from earlier programs, but faced with coastal operations and trade protection tasks along the American littoral - ordered numerous forty-four gun, two-decked ships and thirty-two gun 12-pounder armed frigates. Anticipating the entry of European powers into the war, and with renewed resistance provided by the large, nine hundred ton, thirty-two gun 12-pounder armed frigates of the French Navy, the RN looked to a newer larger design of frigate to meet this challenge. From November 1778 larger frigates with a heavier 18-pounder primary armament were ordered.

They were the first Royal Navy frigates designed to be armed with the eighteen-pounder cannon on their upper deck, the main gun deck of a frigate. Before coming into service, their designed secondary armament was augmented, with 9-pounder guns being substituted for the 6-pounder guns originally planned, and with ten 18-pounder carronades being added (six on the quarter deck and four on the forecastle). The type eventually proved successful, and went on to be virtually the standard frigate type during the latter periods of the age of sail.

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taken from Threedecks-page
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Ships in class
  • HMS Minerva
    • Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
    • Ordered: 6 November 1778
    • Laid down: November 1778
    • Launched: 3 June 1780
    • Completed: 6 July 1780
    • Fate: Fitted as a troopship and renamed Pallas 29 May 1798; broken up March 1803 at Chatham Dockyard.
  • HMS Arethusa
    • Builder: James Martin Hilhouse, Bristol
    • Ordered: 26 January 1779
    • Laid down: 23 August 1779
    • Launched: 10 April 1781
    • Fate: Broken up May 1815 at Sheerness Dockyard.
  • HMS Phaeton
    • Builder: John Smallshaw, Liverpool.
    • Ordered: 3 March 1780
    • Laid down: June 1780
    • Launched: 12 June 1782
    • Completed: 27 December 1782 at Plymouth Dockyard.
    • Fate: Sold to break up 26 March 1828
  • HMS Thetis
    • Builder: John Randall, Rotherhithe.
    • Ordered: 22 September 1781
    • Laid down: December 1781
    • Launched: 23 September 1782
    • Completed: 15 November 1782 at Deptford Dockyard.
    • Fate: Sold 9 June 1814 at Chatham Dockyard.

in the following days I will show much more details of the different ships and also the available contemporary drawings and models representing the very interesting class


en.wikipedia.org

Minerva-class frigate - Wikipedia​


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British Fifth Rate frigate 'Minerva' (1780)​

British Fifth Rate frigate 'Minerva' (1780). Dates of service, name changes, previous and next incarnations, dimensions, armament, commanders, officers and crewmen, actions, battles, sources
threedecks.org
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Hallo @DaHaimodel
we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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Hello everyone

I wanted to ask about the current status of the kit and whether there might already be a date for the start of sales. Did I understand correctly that it should be possible to purchase the model in several sections?

Thank you for answering my question.

Greetings Gerd
 
DeMaster said:
Hello everyone

I wanted to ask about the current status of the kit and whether there might already be a date for the start of sales. Did I understand correctly that it should be possible to purchase the model in several sections?

Thank you for answering my question.

Greetings Gerd
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Thank you for your attention. As the prototype of this pilot kit has not been finalized yet, Brian has given me a lot of feedback and suggestions. I will optimize some of the structure and processing. Especially for frames, due to the previous complex processing, which resulted in high costs and slow processing speed, new processing methods will be adopted. I can only consider sales when Brian completes at least the hull part.

Then, yes, I am considering providing section kits, starting with the stern section, then possibly the bow section, and finally the midsection. If four sections are completed, a complete fully framed model can still be assembled, which is my idea.
Perhaps we can provide several first version kits next year.
DaHai
 
Wander said:
Good day all!
Hope everyone is keeping well and healthy
How progresses this most interesting of projects?
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Thank you Wander, I am processing 4 sets of the second batch of prototype kits in small quantities and may provide them to the members I promised before for testing. I'm sorry for the slow progress. I am very grateful to Mr. Brian here. His testing has given me a lot of feedback, and I have made many improvements (or changes).

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Firstly, I have basically determined the packaging box, which is the prototype. Using relatively exquisite packaging, slightly larger than wooden boxes, but lighter in weight, can save some expensive shipping costs. But I won't increase the price because it's cheaper than wooden boxes and only $1.5 more expensive than regular cardboard boxes, so I won't increase the selling price. The strength of the box exceeds that of a regular cardboard box. Then, I continued to use white foam to separate the parts.

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Secondly, I used a 3D printed frame jig, which is lighter in weight than wood and has a more suitable shape for frame assembly. The interior of the frame jig is a honeycomb structure, so it has considerable strength, similar to plastic toys.

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The frame jig comes directly with card slots, marking lines, and numbering for fixing frames.
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Retained the tools for assembling frames.
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I will release more information in the near future. Thank you!

DaHai
 
Dear DaHai, Thank you for the feedback. The images make my heart race! I have never seen such attention to detail even in the packaging!
Inside and out, this is a work of art. Well done!

Exciting news that the testing proved very useful. Hopefully, the 4 additional kits will yield you greater feedback and information necessary to finalize the final kit.
 
Greetings, Just to be really clear: each three-four parts of the kit will be a "Cross-Section" (Bow, middle x2, stern) that each can be independently build and in combination together a full ship? If yes, this is a VERY interesting and unique design.

I can't wait to see a release date.
 
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