Model Shipways Rattlesnake

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Re: Model Shipways Rattlesnake

by Bissyboat » Wed Aug 07, 2013 8:25 am

Nice frigate. the rigging is superb!

Re: Model Shipways Rattlesnake

by Paul Helfrich » Sun Jun 16, 2013 11:51 am

Thanks Bill! Coming from you, that means a lot - I admire your work very much. :thumbs_up_1:

Re: Model Shipways Rattlesnake

by Bill Code » Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:57 am

mini frigate! looks like a lot of work!
nice job!

Model Shipways Rattlesnake

by Paul Helfrich » Mon May 27, 2013 9:32 pm

This is the Model Shipways plank-on-bulkhead kit of the 1780 Massachusetts privateer "Rattlesnake." I built this for a friend who already had the kit, but didn't want to build it himself. And I can't say I blame him! I don't recommend these plank-on-bulkhead kits to anyone except masochists. Put another way, once you have the pre-cut bulkheads and frame together, the rest is largely an exercise in scratchbuilding. The instructions are only moderately helpful; basically it's you against a big box of miniature wooden planks.

Nevertheless, I persevered, and here is the result.

I greatly simplified the running rigging; I found the rigging diagrams largely impossible to decipher, so I based what I did on the main bits from the photo of a completed kit on the box. After this experience, I'll be very glad to get started on a nice modern ship in good old styrene!
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