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Lovely. Can't wait to see more.
Thank you, Pete! I can't wait either!Lovely. Can't wait to see more.
Good morning Chuck. Awesome. Cheers GrantHere's the finished (almost) product painted with hinges and door knobs in place aboard Harriet Lane. You can see now how dark it is inside the pilot house. For that reason I left it empty. Moreover, once she under glass you won't be able to get close enough to see much more than the reflections off the "glass" in the pilot house windows.
I went ahead with the deckhouse complex construction to make sure of the placement of the upper paddlewheel assemblies, specifically the drive shafts for the wheels, vis-a-vis the deckhouse complex. I think I can now safely permanently attach the lower paddlewheel assemblies to the hull so, that's probably the next step for me. On the other hand, I now have Jerry Todd's lovely guns - perhaps it's time to get them fitted?View attachment 436110View attachment 436111
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You're the best, Pete! Thank you! Hopefully something like this?Probably so. With the letters on the stern arranged in a rainbow arch to compensate for the slanted curve of the counter, as per the same arrangement on the sterns of similarly designed clipper ships. The "Harriet Lane" and "Young America" were both William Webb clipper hull designs out of New York.
Thank you, BMT! I appreciate the support and comradeship!This is coming along nicely..
Good morning, shipmates! I didn't meant to tease you with this postHello, shipmates! I've been beavering away and hope to share some 1/96 scale eye candy with you this evening.
Before that, would Harriet Lane have her name on her stern? None of my Civil War era reference books show pictures of the ships stern on. Any help with this is invited and appreciated!
Blessings. Peace. Gratitude.
Chuck
Looks good!You're the best, Pete! Thank you! Hopefully something like this?
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Thanks, Pete!Looks good!
That's what I'm talking about!Nothing better than a cocktail lunch
Apparently, the historic record goes with the Howitzers. Love the figures and the track layouts, which make sense.Good evening, shipmates!
And now for your viewing pleasure - Jerry Todd's guns!
Guns! If you've been following this build, you know Jerry has been wonderfully helpful as I thought through the issues of historical record, historical accuracy and scale. He produced some mini-masterpieces for me to arm my Harriet Lane! What follows are pics of the unpainted guns aboard and my efforts to follow in Pete Gutterman's footsteps. The first pic reflects how pivot carriages were mounted and the very artistic tracks they were mounted on. I will return to this subject shortly. Subsequent pics show Jerry's guns aboard. You'll notice that the initial pictures have all of the aft gun placements filled with IX Dahlgrens on Marsilly carriages and then pics with the 24lbr howitzers. Amazing how much smaller the howitzers are! I am torn between what I like to look at and the Harriet Lane I am portraying. I really like the group of 4 IX Dahlgrens! What do you think?
P.S. The sailor is from a 1/96 scale set by Cottage Industries! I'm considering putting sailors on the ship to help viewers understand the scale better and for fun
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