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Michael
Here is the link but sadly out of stock currently as with most things at the moment
Laser Etched Windows Sovereign of the Seas
Laser etched window set for the Sovereign of the Seas 787 165x120mmwww.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk
Kind Regards
Nigel
We would like to see your SOS in build log
Hallo and a warm welcome here on board of our forum.
Hallo @JanVolante ,
That is the same reason that I opted for the ‘round tuck’ on my SOS. There is definately a curvature to the planks in the Lely Portrait. Below is my version of the round tuck.
In the book is information on how to contact John McKay and order his plans. Be advised that McKay's interpretation of HMS Sovereign of the Seas is fraught with errors, most of them stemming from his using sources from 70-100 years after the ship was built. That is not to say that the book is not worth consulting. The decorations seems to be the best content. The shape of the hull (especially the transom at the stern) and use of fittings like ladders and companionways, and capstans, and the particularly the design of the frames in the hull are way off the mark. At least if you are building a plank-on-bulkhead model, the worst mistakes in McKay's design, the framing, is not relevant. For more discussion of McKay's design, read the first few pages of my build log. Like myself and many others, to build a model of the Sovereign as historically accurate as possible, you will have to rely on several sources including McKay's book to piece together a basic model design and fill in the blanks with your own researched guesses. Such is the way of building all 17th century ship models.
Hi William,
Fully agree here with you Nigel. McKay dared to stick his head above the ground with his work.
I contacted the Author John Mckay, the only drawings available are the ones included within the book,
I agree that a book like McKay's is a one stop shop for building a ship from a specific place and time, and that has great value, but it would be nice if his research sources were listened to and reflected in ALL aspects of the book so the reader wouldn't still have to sift through and figure out what to use and what to discard as inaccurate or flat out incorrect. There is much room for improvement. If I were John McKay, I'd re-issue the book with many corrections. The problem is that his drawings of the framing and other inaccurate things represent a huge amount of work to re-write. Personally, I would pay double or triple the cost of the book if it were updated and corrected. McKay's writing style is easy to understand and his work organized, and would make an excellent guide for a scratch builder or kit basher if only he took advantage of Frank Fox's advice and historical sources such as Payne's frame drawings. He sometimes ignores reliable or semi-reliable sources from the time period of interest in favor of more reliable but differing information from later dates. As a result, you get a ship which is a mixture of 17th and 18th centuries.
Hi Wade,
