Does anyone install ballast (for appearance sake only) in their builds? What do you typically use. This would be a great addition to the new 1:48 Enterprize!
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One example can be seen in the build log: https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/hms-enterprize-1-96-by-modelship-dockyard.13243/page-6 Keep in mind the type of ballast varied over time. There are contemporary drawings of how the ballast was laid as well on the RMG Collections website, two examples are below.
Allan
Allan
Thanks Allan, everything I can find will be appreciated
I just installed ballast on my cross section of Bonhomme Richard. See link below:
Ballast/crates/dunnage/barrels
Here is the link for the ballast:
post on ballast
Good luck on your Enterprise!
Ballast/crates/dunnage/barrels
Here is the link for the ballast:
post on ballast
Good luck on your Enterprise!
Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
The what, where, when and how of ballast changed over times.
I know that ships when empty of cargo would carry more temporary ballast aka rocks or gravel, which was dumped overboard often when heavy cargo was loaded to keep the ship at proper depth in water.
Most ships carried some permanent type ballast which could be adjust from fore to aft, or port to starboard as winds and seas dictated,
This type of ballast was know as trim ballast. What they were made from varied with age and country of the ships origin.
I know that ships when empty of cargo would carry more temporary ballast aka rocks or gravel, which was dumped overboard often when heavy cargo was loaded to keep the ship at proper depth in water.
Most ships carried some permanent type ballast which could be adjust from fore to aft, or port to starboard as winds and seas dictated,
This type of ballast was know as trim ballast. What they were made from varied with age and country of the ships origin.