Thank you, Henslow! Please accept my apologies for the delayed response.This is so beautiful,with this bigger scale
Too right, Pete! Nevertheless, your Harriet Lane is still the "gold standard"! I think this kit can really be built into a very handsome model as BMT's work shows. I also think that Model Shipways made a mistake in their approach to the kit. I have said several times in this log that, to me, it seemed like some plastic model ideas had crept in. BMT might (or might not ) back me up on this, but the instructions give a very strong impression that the scale (1:96 or 1/8 in = 1 foot) makes it too difficult to add levels of detail. HOGWASH!!!! We've all seen @dockattner's Vasa build (I think everyone in our world has looked and quite right). Moreover, Pete's Harriet Lane is a masterpiece of detail at 3:32 not to mention the awesome detail he's invested in his Flying Cloud in 1:96 scale! In short, anyone who decides to build this heroic ship should ignore the dread the instructions create about adding detail.And the detail, like the inboard framing on the paddlewheel houses that the larger scale makes possible (let alone visible) has been so well executed and really ups the appeal!
Barry, don't kid yourself - you've got plenty of talent. Have you looked at your ship lately . I thoroughly agree about the reading part. Really, I'm just mad that I let the doomsaying in the instructions get in my head and I'm mad that the instructions don't just say "Here's the thing to do if you feel you have the skill - otherwise here's a way to do it if you don't." BTW, Barry - is there a build log I missed?I agree.
I wish I were more talented and better-understood the scale to add. I started the Navio Rayo Gun Section Kit and am considering adding a pully system for the gun port lids. You both have pique my interest in your builds to add this. Lots of reading is being done on this...
Thanks for your kind words… no I didn’t start a blog, actually wrote one out. I have a bunch of pictures, but I just never posted it. I’ll work on that in the day or two …again thank you for your kind words.Barry, don't kid yourself - you've got plenty of talent. Have you looked at your ship lately . I thoroughly agree about the reading part. Really, I'm just mad that I let the doomsaying in the instructions get in my head and I'm mad that the instructions don't just say "Here's the thing to do if you fell you have the skill - otherwise here's a way to do it if you don't." BTW, Barry - is there a build log I missed?
Cheers & Blessings!
They came out really nice and the detail is out of this world…As you can see, I went with the historical armament for the Harriet Lane circa January 1, 1863, with the Dahlgren howitzers in the aftermost ports. Funny thing is that Admiral Dahlgren had long advocated for having guns of the same caliber on a deck. If he had had his way, all of the guns would have been his IX guns. Here's a closeup of the howitzer with the rigging. I used the smallest wooden blocks available - 2mm for the train tackle. See the blue circles and arrows. For the slide tackle there was nothing small enough so I made very small eyes out of 28 gauge blackened annealed steel and ran the rope as if through a block. See orange cirles. For the paint colors I followed - more accurately tried to follow Jerry Todd's example on his Constellation. Metal = Black, Wood = Olive and I highlighted the metal with gunmetal - all Testors enamel.
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Excellent! I look forward to seeing the new log!Thanks for your kind words… no I didn’t start a blog, actually wrote one out. I have a bunch of pictures, but I just never posted it. I’ll work on that in the day or two …again thank you for your kind words.
Thank you, Barry! The credit for the detail goes to Jerry Todd.They came out really nice and the detail is out of this world…
Thanks again for all the encouraging evaluation of my work. My Harriet Lane garners the most attention of any of my models that I take to shows, so she does seem to have some special appeal.Too right, Pete! Nevertheless, your Harriet Lane is still the "gold standard"! I think this kit can really be built into a very handsome model as BMT's work shows. I also think that Model Shipways made a mistake in their approach to the kit. I have said several times in this log that, to me, it seemed like some plastic model ideas had crept in. BMT might (or might not ) back me up on this, but the instructions give a very strong impression that the scale (1:96 or 1/8 in = 1 foot) makes it too difficult to add levels of detail. HOGWASH!!!! We've all seen @dockattner's Vasa build (I think everyone in our world has looked and quite right). Moreover, Pete's Harriet Lane is a masterpiece of detail at 3:32 not to mention the awesome detail he's invested in his Flying Cloud in 1:96 scale! In short, anyone who decides to build this heroic ship should ignore the dread the instructions create about adding detail.
Uwe! Gruss Gott!Superb work - the guns are really great
One question related to the deck protection - means these curved protections on which the wheels of the carriages are running
Are these correct? I thought, that thes should eb appr. there where the wheels are.......
Are there drawings existing where these curves are shown?