Uss Columbus 1819

[marijn van gils]

Fantastic work. The rigging looks great!

[Timmy C]

Very impressive, and I hope to see some "formal" photos! Would be quite imposing from a waterline angle!

[JIM BAUMANN]

Congratulations on the near copmpletion of thois ship.

I agree that ' formal ! photos for the Gallery here would be excellent!
and indeed your own Gallery page anyhow !

The vast amount of complex rigging on this ship looks most excellent--


BUT- 9 years of perseverance and tenacity is perhaps the most laudable achievement in itself !!!
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Building 11 fully rigged sailing ships of the given time-frame you stated earlier...

is a mammoth undertaking!-- that you are already as far advanced as you are - even more so.

His USS Pennsylvania model.... ... another monster undertaking can be viewed here

viewtopic.php?f=59&t=46982

for those readers who may have not seen,

the build of the USS United States

can be viewed here at MW.com in the scratch-build forum
here

viewtopic.php?f=13&t=165997


Do keep up the momentum and impetus that you have managed to maintain hitherto !!

Kind regards

Jim Baumann

[Neptune]

I'm not much of a rigging specialist, but sure looks good. Love the general shape of the ship and the great detailing level you've accomplished! Great job!

[threebs]

I am adding another line of copper to the hull. I made 3 more boats on this ship than I did on the Pennsylvania. I put cutters in the mizzen wales and a barge off the stern. I am liking the look, so I will make 3 more for the PENNSYLVANIA nd continue the theme for the remaining ships.

[JIM BAUMANN]

OUTSTANDING !!!

the boats are a pure joy to behold;
your workmanship is just beautiful !

BRAVO


with best wishes
JIM B

[Mr. Church]

Fantastic detail expertly finished. Well done, looks exquisite.

[danhanks]

What a legacy! Beautiful work. As I mentioned a while back, your build is very meaningful to me as my great-grandfather served on the ship as a teenager from 1842 to 1845. I look forward to the day when I can see the ship in person in a museum .

[JoeP]

Hello threebs,


An inspiration to continue to expand the detail work on my own subjects.

Are you planning to put these on public display? All this work, your impressive results, I expect it would make a great exhibition for your neighbors. Perhaps the local town hall, or public library, or maybe a nearby museum.

Regards,
JoeP