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Mike G wrote:Interesting hull shape. There is some "tumblehome" to the top of the hull below the sheer line, then it straightens up again. Anyway, I'm watching with interest, and suggest you get in an early eye test and glasses upgrade! Things are going to get small pretty soon.
Lons wrote:It's interesting about the hull shape as The Unicorn was a British ship I believe.
AJB Temple wrote:Well. Tumblehome is a completely new word to me and I too had to google it.
Alf wrote:Lons wrote:It's interesting about the hull shape as The Unicorn was a British ship I believe.
The kit, however, doesn't seem to jive with any of the frigates named Unicorn, so I wouldn't read anything into her lines at all. I think artistic licence may be involved.
suggest you get in an early eye test and glasses upgrade! Things are going to get small pretty soon.
Lons wrote:That's an excellent suggestion Alf, I have seen it though not close up and I'd forgotten, I hadn't realised it's a sister ship thanks for that.
Eric the Viking wrote:That's one heck of a lot of lolly sticks!
Sir wants to find a copy of Harland & Myers's Seamanship in the Age of Sail.
My copy is 37 years old now and I intend to pass it on to my grandson in due course. Not only does it explain the rigging in detail, it's an excellent read, and has how-tos about really entertaining things like clubhauling, which is in essence doing a handbrake turn (in a ship of the line) in the middle of battle.
I note there seems to be a new edition out, as of last year:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seamanship-Age ... 472982371/
And of course Christmas is coming... my copy was a present from my (then new) wife!
Lons wrote:Update.
Now at the stage where all the initial under planking is fixed and roughly sanded with just a little filling and sanding before it's ready for hardwood strips to be fitted. It was a bit of a pain, very slow and there was nowhere near enough strips provided so I had to cut a lot of softwood into 600 long x 6mm wide x 1.5mm thick to finish it, I don't think there's enough hardwood either.
Small steps and I've only been working on it intermittently.
Eric the Viking wrote: and has how-tos about really entertaining things like clubhauling, which is in essence doing a handbrake turn (in a ship of the line) in the middle of battle.
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