Drawings where can I buy

[magicmotor]

I�m A new guy, I want to build a model ship from scratch, but first of all, where can I buy the drawings ?
I want to build a clipper.
thank you all.

[wefalck]

Most people start with knowing what ship they want to build ...

Anyway, when you look around the literature, and this is indispensable, when scratchbuilding, you will find that several of the eminent authors on 19th century sailing ships, such as David MacGregor, Harold Underhill or Howard Chapelle, have puhlished plans that were edited for the model-maker.

I would suggest to google for the above authors together with 'plan' or 'drawing' to identify a source of their plans that suits your geographical location.

Purchasing at least one of the books below, which I would strongly recommend as a starting point, not only would help you chosing a suitable vessel, but would also be a source for important details:

CHAPELLE, H.I. (1968): The Search for Speed Under Sail.- 453 p., London (George Allen & Unwin Ltd.).
MACGREGOR, D.R. (1979): Clipper Ships.- 154 p., Watford (Argus Books).
MACGREGOR, D.R. (19832): The Tea Clippers � Their History and Development 1833-1875.- 256 p., London (Conway Maritime Press).
MACGREGOR, D.R. (1984): Merchant Sailing Ships 1850-1875.- 255 p., London (Conway Maritime Press).
MACGREGOR, D.R. (1988): Fast Sailing Ships - Their Design and Construction, 1775-1875.- 319 p., London (Conway Maritime Press).
UNDERHILL, H.A. (1946): Masting & Rigging the Clipper Ship & Ocean Carrier.- 304 p., Glasgow (Brown, Son & Ferguson).
UNDERHILL, H.A. (1946): Plank-On-Frame Models and Scale Masting & Rigging, Vol. I.- 157 p., Glasgow (Brown, Son & Ferguson).
UNDERHILL, H.A. (1946): Plank-On-Frame Models and Scale Masting & Rigging, Vol. II.- 148 p., Glasgow (Brown, Son & Ferguson, reprint 1968).

You may find either antiquarian copies or a more recent reprint.

wefalck