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British four-masted barque Primrose Hill, 32 feet to 1 inch.     It was in this ship, that Charles Ligtoller, 2nd officer of the Titanic, began his sea career.
Bob
 

Yes it did.     New Zealand and Australia from the UK was its trading route.   She belonged to Henderson, and they had a few sailing ships with New Zealand names - Dunedin, Canterbury, Invercargill, Auckland, Nelson, Wellington, Oamaru and Timaru.     Some of them were the first ships to carry frozen meat home from NZ using dry air compressers powered by coal, even though the ships were only propelled by sail.   Dunedin carried the first frozen lamb carcasses in 1882, leaving Port Chalmers on February 15th, and arriving in London on May 26th, with the cargo in perfect condition.  
It is a great pity that very few modellers are interested in these magnificent iron and steel sailing shipsof the late 19th century.
The square ports on the sides were just painted on for decoration, they did not conceal guns!
Bob

I haven't been aboard Glenlee, but I have heard they made a very good job of her.    Here is a model of the Caithness-Shire, one of the sister ships.    Quite a few of this type were built in the 1890s - stump t'gallant rig (no royals above the t'gallants).     This model is 32 feet to 1 inch.    But very few modelmakers will even consider building this type of ship - No guns - not romantic enough     
Bob

I haven't been aboard Glenlee, but I have heard they made a very good job of her.    Here is a model of the Caithness-Shire, one of the sister ships.    Quite a few of this type were built in the 1890s - stump t'gallant rig (no royals above the t'gallants).     This model is 32 feet to 1 inch.    But very few modelmakers will even consider building this type of ship - No guns - not romantic enough     
Bob

Yes it did.     New Zealand and Australia from the UK was its trading route.   She belonged to Henderson, and they had a few sailing ships with New Zealand names - Dunedin, Canterbury, Invercargill, Auckland, Nelson, Wellington, Oamaru and Timaru.     Some of them were the first ships to carry frozen meat home from NZ using dry air compressers powered by coal, even though the ships were only propelled by sail.   Dunedin carried the first frozen lamb carcasses in 1882, leaving Port Chalmers on February 15th, and arriving in London on May 26th, with the cargo in perfect condition.  
It is a great pity that very few modellers are interested in these magnificent iron and steel sailing shipsof the late 19th century.
The square ports on the sides were just painted on for decoration, they did not conceal guns!
Bob

32 feet to 1 inch.     Completed some years ago, from plans found in Deepwater Sail by Harold A Underhill.
Bob
 

32 feet to 1 inch.     Completed some years ago, from plans found in Deepwater Sail by Harold A Underhill.
Bob
 

32 feet to 1 inch.     Completed some years ago, from plans found in Deepwater Sail by Harold A Underhill.
Bob
 

32 feet to 1 inch.     Completed some years ago, from plans found in Deepwater Sail by Harold A Underhill.
Bob
 

32 feet to 1 inch.     Completed some years ago, from plans found in Deepwater Sail by Harold A Underhill.
Bob
 

Picking up a piece of straight copper wire with a piece of plasticine on the end of a wood stick.    It can now be grabbed with the fine tweezers and put on the model.
Bob
 

Here is the famous tea clipper Taitsing, built to a scale of 32 feet to 1 inch (1:384).    I am very comfortable with this scale as it is neither too big, nor too small.    I built this one quite a few years ago.
Bob
 

Picking up a piece of straight copper wire with a piece of plasticine on the end of a wood stick.    It can now be grabbed with the fine tweezers and put on the model.
Bob
 

No, it is far easier, no knots or anything like that!    Take a short piece of fine copper wire and pick it up at each end with two small pairs of pliers.    Stretch it slightly, then put it down again on a hard surface such as a piece of scrap acrylic.   It is now perfectly straight, apart from the ends that the pliers gripped.   Measure the length you want with dividers and cut off a straight section with a scalpel.   Pick up in centre with fine tweezers, dip each end in contact adhesive, and place in position on model - easy as that!      It is no good for ships in bottles though, as  if bent, it remains bent, so you can't fold it down and up again.
The rigging is put on in hundreds of short lengths.   Blocks are just blobs of white glue mixed with black water paint.
Bob

Here is the famous tea clipper Taitsing, built to a scale of 32 feet to 1 inch (1:384).    I am very comfortable with this scale as it is neither too big, nor too small.    I built this one quite a few years ago.
Bob
 

Here is the famous tea clipper Taitsing, built to a scale of 32 feet to 1 inch (1:384).    I am very comfortable with this scale as it is neither too big, nor too small.    I built this one quite a few years ago.
Bob
 

I can't even manage that sort of fine detail at 1:300 (25 feet to 1 inch)!     I just drill the portholes in and leave it at that.
Bob

Here is the famous tea clipper Taitsing, built to a scale of 32 feet to 1 inch (1:384).    I am very comfortable with this scale as it is neither too big, nor too small.    I built this one quite a few years ago.
Bob
 

Here is the famous tea clipper Taitsing, built to a scale of 32 feet to 1 inch (1:384).    I am very comfortable with this scale as it is neither too big, nor too small.    I built this one quite a few years ago.
Bob
 

Here is the famous tea clipper Taitsing, built to a scale of 32 feet to 1 inch (1:384).    I am very comfortable with this scale as it is neither too big, nor too small.    I built this one quite a few years ago.
Bob
 

Although I don't normally build warships, I did buid the CSS Tuscalosa once, to illustrate an article, but on completion of it, found I had bult the wrong Tuscaloosa!
Have you abandoned the Preussen?
Bob
 

I saw your request for a frigate deck plan on MSW.      I think this will probably supply all the info you need!
http://rpol.net/display.cgi?gi=45283&ti=7
Bob

I saw your request for a frigate deck plan on MSW.      I think this will probably supply all the info you need!
http://rpol.net/display.cgi?gi=45283&ti=7
Bob

I saw your request for a frigate deck plan on MSW.      I think this will probably supply all the info you need!
http://rpol.net/display.cgi?gi=45283&ti=7
Bob

Although I don't normally build warships, I did buid the CSS Tuscalosa once, to illustrate an article, but on completion of it, found I had bult the wrong Tuscaloosa!
Have you abandoned the Preussen?
Bob