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Herbert) covering the detailed construction of a ship-sloop of the Swan-class has attracted worldwide attention and spawned a host of models of vessels from this class. For many actual or would-be builders of later eighteenth-century warships, these books have become the immediate initial reference point for their projects.


Building a fully-framed ship model can present a daunting prospect to an aspiring shipwright, even one with quite some experience. Furthermore, although a ship-sloop is a small vessel, the principal off -putting diff erences between constructing an


example and building a third or fi rst rate are, crudely, of size and repetition of processes rather than of complexity. T e sloop model’s advantages are largely that it requires less space and much less work (fourteen gun carriages instead of seventy-two, for example).


T e author presents this new book as off ering an opportunity for those considering venturing into building a fully-framed model a markedly less complex project. T e hoy model is much smaller, very much less complex in its interior arrangements, virtually devoid of decorations, and with an extremely simple


THE GENERIC EAST COAST OYSTER SHARPIE – LATE 19TH The plans and monograph are now available for the late 19th


The project was designed and written for the NRG by William “Bill” Strachan with the plans done d CT Marin Mode S ciet


by Al Saubermann, both members of the NRG and


CAD plans and the 277-page, step-by-step monograph are designed as an intr duction to scratch of a ful -s z


G by William Biilll Str raph


building a small workboat in a miniature version of a full-size build. The project was created kil or xp riei nc w h pecia


esign d as an introtroduc ild The pro ct


primarily for modelers of intermediate level of skill or experience with special instructions pro


for those with limited access to power tools. This project should appeal t wor those wanting a change from long-term projects.


ill or ex er n e with sp ciall ins ojeject shouhoulld appeal


appeal to workbo


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nst oat fans and


Marine Model Societ . Ele. Eleveven sheets of ph are designe as fulll-size build. he


arineModel Society trachan with CENTURY century, Generic East Coast Oyster Sharpie. Plans from Mystic


Seaport and the Mariners’ Museum and books by Howard Chapelle and others are the reference sources for this ¾” = 1’0” scale model, and presents three options to choose from to complete your model.


More details and sample chapters of the monograph are available on our web site. www.thenrg.org


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