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| jstaudt |
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  Registered Member #4 Joined: Fri Jun 26 2009, 12:40amPosts: 90 | Here are some pictures of my recently completed Brig Eagle. I’ve learned alot along the way, and a keen eye can spot the flaws, but overall I’m pretty pleased with the results. I can’t thank Gene Bodnar enough for providing his expertise and practicum. I highly recommend the project to anyone contemplating building their first plank-on-frame model. In case you haven’t noticed already, the project is now available here at the website for download. I built my version with mast stubs, and no rigging except for the gun breech and anchor cable. I chose to build her this way mainly because I prefer the look over a fully rigged model. You will notice I deviated from Gene’s tutorial some, and added a capstan. Dr. Chrisman states in his thesis that there would have been some means of “weighing anchor”. Either by means of a winch or chapstan, neither of which was found at the wreck site. Looking back maybe a winch would have been a better choice, by I just couldn’t resist adding the capstan instead  Jeff     | ||
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| Charles |
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  Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 1008 | Jeff that is a nice piece of work you did there Simple and elegant Real good work | ||
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| SteveM |
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  Registered Member #1764 Joined: Thu Sep 08 2011, 03:12amPosts: 206 | Outstanding! the Victorine is going to be my first scratch build and I would like to say that the Eagle will be my second, but you never know what else Gene will have written by then that I could choose from. | ||
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| Gene Bodnar |
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 Registered Member #126 Joined: Tue Jul 21 2009, 11:20amPosts: 1778 | Jeff, She's a real beauty to behold, Jeff. Very nice workmanship -- top quality. Your pictures are quite professional, too. You may be interested in knowing that the member of the Battle of Plattsburgh Museum I dealt with said that, in all probability, there was a capstan, not a winch, exactly where you placed it. Congratulations! Gene | ||
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| Winston |
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winston  Registered Member #1 Joined: Sat Jun 13 2009, 02:08pmPosts: 2556 | Outstanding Jeff. These pics are much better than the ones you sent me earlier. | ||
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| aew |
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Arthur Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 3019 | Very nice indeed. I do like the natural wood finish and with that sort of model you have a valid excuse for showing it that way. | ||
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| jstaudt |
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| Registered Member #4 Joined: Fri Jun 26 2009, 12:40amPosts: 90 | Thanks guys for the comments. Gene, thanks for sharing the info about the capstan. My guess is that after she outlived her usefulness the capstan was one of the things removed from her, thus no traces of it at the wrecksite. Nothing real spectacular in creating the photographs. Mainly I just used Photoshop to dodge out the unwanted background clutter. My goal was something to resemble the fine model photo's posted online from the National Maritime Museum. I'm in the process of beginning a new build. It will be a fully framed model of the 32 gun frigate HMS Southampton - 1757. I'll be starting a build log here soon. Jeff | ||
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| ceestoorn |
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  Registered Member #24 Joined: Sat Jun 27 2009, 10:28amPosts: 13 | I love it it is amayzing. great en greetings cees | ||
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| jstaudt |
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| Registered Member #4 Joined: Fri Jun 26 2009, 12:40amPosts: 90 | Thanks cees, glad that you like her. Jeff | ||
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| ToddM |
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 Registered Member #4538 Joined: Wed Dec 10 2014, 05:47pmPosts: 244 | This thread is a few years old, but I just finished my drafting for this vessel and I really like the natural wood finish. What wood and finish did you use? | ||
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