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Developing the Lines and Detail of a Royal Naval Sloop from 1673. Part 1 Research
Ian McLaughlan describes the dependence on graphic material in the search to reconstruct the shape and detail of these small, obscure minor warships in the Stuart Navy. Using the Pepysian list of sloops, which give the dimensions of each of the 23 built and the grisailles, paintings and sketches of the van de Veldes, father and son, it was possible to attempt a reconstruction of HM Sloop Bonetta, one of the larger examples of this varied and hurriedly built group of vessels. This presentation was given to the Society of Model Shipwrights UK and the Model Shipwrights of Niagara Canada at their joint Zoom meeting on 12th January 2025.
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Developing the Lines and Detail of a Royal Naval Sloop from 1673. Part 2 The Drafting Experience
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Alan O'Neill explains not only how he used Computer Aided Design to develop the lines and details of HMS Bonetta but how he solved the problems caused by changes of opinion by the researching team. Many of these were easily achieved but the waterlines of the hull and its body plan provided a severe test of skill and patience. This presentation was given to the Society of Model Shipwrights UK an...
Modelling HMS Kent, a type 23 Frigate at 1:192 Part 3
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Michael Reading delivers his final part of this series by describing the construction of the highly detailed weapon systems and deck equipment. In doing so he covers the building of the ship's helicopter, the deck markings at its landing pad and the materials used in setting up the stanchions and guard rails. He also sets the model in a plaster based sea going slow ahead. This presentation was ...
A Model of HMS Monmouth Ready for the Breakers Yard
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Modelling severe weathering and damage is rarely addressed by model ship builders, but Alistair Feltham is developing his skills in this field of work. Recently he was able to visit the type 23 frigate HMS Monmouth as she lay in Fareham Creek awaiting her final voyage to the breaker's yard. Working at a scale of 1:700 he created, from a plastic kit, the rust and general deterioration of the hul...
A Visit to the Vast Model of the IJN Yamato
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Mark Brady described a visit to this vast model, in excess of 80 feet in length, of the battleship Yamato.in the naval museum at Kure. After a brief description of the model and its construction he goes into some detail on the cultural and emotional importance of the model to the Japanese. For although Yamato achieved little during her career she went down fighting on what was virtually a sucid...
A Model of the Research Vessel Prince Madog
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Timothy Whitton, a marine biologist, has served on the research vessel Prince Madog on a number of occasions. In his presentation he describes his building of a small scale, full hull model from scratch using the horizontal lamination process. He started with the history of the vessel and then covered the acquisition of plans and described the construction of the hull before discussing the fine...
The Restoration of a Working Model of HMS Amethyst. Part 2 of 4
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Following Part 1, in which Tony Boswell described the purchase of this second hand model and the work required to restore it, this part touches on the repairs, mostly cosmetic, required to bring the model to an acceptable standard. Due to unforeseen circumstances Tony was unable to deliver his talk and it was given on his behalf by another member of the Society on Friday 8th December at the mon...
Bringing a Model of HMS Victory to Life
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Most models of HMS Victory are unpopulated, however Mort Stoll describes here his provision of a crew, properly dressed and equipped, busily at work on the vessel. By leaving sections of the deck unplanked he was able to reveal details of the various cabins, fittings and crew below the weather deck. This treatment adds considerable interest to the model. This short talk was given to the Society...
SS Naparima - Part 2. Building the Model
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Following Part 1 on the research undertaken into the history and design of this unusual vessel, Kevin Kenny describes the building of this inter-island ferry. Because the hull was given two tunnels aft in which the propellers ran, Kevin decided to build the hull by assembling a number of vertical transverse laminations following the pattern of the bulkheads. The other main difficulty was in set...
Modelling HMS Kent, a type 23 Frigate, at 1:192 Part 2.
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Following his introduction and the construction of the hull in Part 1, Michael Reading discussed the marking up of the deck to receive the superstructure and the then the creation of its various components. Some of this work is highly intricate particularly the building of the guns and the mast with all its antennae. He also insists on fitting out interiors despite the fact that they will event...
Modelling the Damage to USS Stark.
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Presenting damage in model form is unusual and difficult. In this presentation, Alistair Feltham explained how he represented the attack by two Iraqi Exocet missiles on the USS Stark in the Persian Gulf in 1987. By using appropriately directed heat he was able to create the necessary distortions in the hull adjacent to the entry and exit points of the missiles and by using thin sheet brass form...
SS Naparima - Researching the Model
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Prior to a presentation on the building of a model of this unusual ship, Kevin Kenny discussed the research required to be able to build an authoritative model of this little known vessel. The Naparima was constructed by the firm of Thornycroft on the River Thames above London. In order to operate as an inter-island ferry in Trinidad and Tobago she had to have a very shallow draft. - 3 feet. St...
A Mediterranean Cog from the 14th Century and a Novel Method of Displaying it
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John Garnish presents his variations of the Harold Hahn method in the building of the hull of a 14th Century Mediterranean Cog, These additions to the Harold Hahn method are designed to improve accuracy and precision in forming the hull and in retaining its true conformation throughout the build, including planking and interior detailing. He also deals with the use of a turntable to afford the ...
Marine Painting from Five Different Perspectives
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Five members of the Society of Model Shipwrights describe their different views on Marine Painting starting with the joy of building up a family collection and then the appreciation of light and drama in the work of Winslow Homer. These two approaches were followed by the enjoyment of recording your travels in watercolour sketches and then the value to the model shipwright building models from ...
The Do's and Don'ts of Making a Video for Demonstrating Model Ship Building
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The internet is well populated by videos made by Kevin Kenny demonstrating the methods of creating high quality model ships. Here he explains how easy it is to spend money unnecessarily on expensive equipment that is surplus to requirement following that with what is really necessary to make a perfectly good video. He focuses on the use of I-phones, I- pads, good stands to hold them, good light...
The Restoration of a Builder's Model of the Super Dreadnought HMS Canada
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The Restoration of a Builder's Model of the Super Dreadnought HMS Canada
The Post War Development of the Submarine as depicted by models at 1:350
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The Post War Development of the Submarine as depicted by models at 1:350
A Model of the Torpedo Ram HMS Polyphemus
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A Model of the Torpedo Ram HMS Polyphemus
Building a Replica of a 1916 40 knot Thornycroft Coastal Motor Boat, Part 2
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Building a Replica of a 1916 40 knot Thornycroft Coastal Motor Boat, Part 2
Building a Replica of a 1916 40 knot Thornycroft Coastal Motor Boat, Part 1
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Building a Replica of a 1916 40 knot Thornycroft Coastal Motor Boat, Part 1
Detailing a Model of the French Sailing Frigate L'Egyptienne at 1:160
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Detailing a Model of the French Sailing Frigate L'Egyptienne at 1:160
Building a Replica of a 1916 40 knot Thornycroft Coastal Motor Boat, Part 4
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Building a Replica of a 1916 40 knot Thornycroft Coastal Motor Boat, Part 4
The Development of the Destroyer and Frigate from 1900 to the Present Day
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The Development of the Destroyer and Frigate from 1900 to the Present Day
The Soviet/Russian Surface Fleet in Models at 1:700
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The Soviet/Russian Surface Fleet in Models at 1:700
HMS Kent - A Type 23 Frigate at 1:192. Part 1
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HMS Kent - A Type 23 Frigate at 1:192. Part 1
The Whaleback Ship SS Sagamore at 1:700
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The Whaleback Ship SS Sagamore at 1:700
Model Ship Kits in Card and Paper
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Model Ship Kits in Card and Paper
The Short and Violent Life of His Majesty's Sloop Mediator 1745
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The Short and Violent Life of His Majesty's Sloop Mediator 1745
An Education Project for Teaching the Correct Rigging of a Mainmast on a Brig Sloop
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An Education Project for Teaching the Correct Rigging of a Mainmast on a Brig Sloop
superb and authorative preseghntation which I thoroughly enjoyed. Looking forward to more like this.
There are many more on this series already on UA-cam
Thanks so much for this Ian, absolutely fascinating. cant wait for the next one.
Nic and Kathy, thank you , we hope to follow this with a serialised account of the building of a model to test the reconstruction.
Cool!
You would remove antennas, or any other part, if it contained design information that was not to be shared. Parts that have no design issues or reuse potential can be left for the scrap merchant.
good work....
Very Interesting Video About a Magnificent Model !
For Christmas, I received the Premium Edition Tamiya 1/350 Yamato. Or as my two young children have named her, "The Tomato." She's a beautiful kit, there's no doubt. I have to confess I do feel slightly intimidated. I haven't built a ship since an Airfix Prinz Eugen circa 1979. Please send some luck in my direction. Thanks. 😊❤😊
My daughter visited the museum when she studied in Japan last year and gave me a virtual tour via FaceTime. An incredible collection, including the room of (somewhat smaller scale) ship models.
You can add the Westminster and the Northumberland to be scrapped.
Imagine if the Axis won the war, the war of the Atlantic and of the Pacific... And England’s crimes during the Great War and WW2 were brought to light, and sadly America’s involvement with it’s so called “english speaking ally” sunk it as well... perhaps as it should. After all The Great War and the subsequent “after war nonsense” with the satellite state France paved the way for the Second World War. Imagine living in 2024 under such conditions... not sure how bad would these be, after all Nazy Germany was more civilized and humane than the Empire of Japan... which was following the British Empire model of the 1700’s and 1800’s... Imagine all that, reality gone backwards... and you being British, from the sound of your voice you are either a very badly cared late 60’s man or a well preserved 80’s one. I am a woman on my 50’s and I could give my own opinion but yours has more weight. Wouldn’t you care for a long gone British ship, the best Britain could build during the early 1940’s... a HMS Yamato or HMS Musashi... a super battleship (class)... sunk by the German horde of superior war planes trying to defend the British isles... with thousands of actual army troops, making the total of human loss to 3,200+. Wouldn’t that super ship and it’s heroic crew be well regarded at least by you who might be a veteran or a person of intelligence and knowledge? I would. I have and for less humanistic symbols of my country... sadly, but I left those falsehoods behind, and now understand how powerful the IJN Yamato image is. I can keep going writing argument after argument, historical and emotional and nationalistic... and again I am not a fan of the horrible Empire of Japan, a Marxist infected Bushido destroyed it for the military, clergy and emperor... but not for the common folk. 4.6M Jewish... 20M+ Chinese? But IJN Yamato and some other aspects of the IJN are a breed apart. Besides... UN Yamato (Space Battleship) saved humanity... what other military symbol of old has done this? That also says a lot about this steel castle, it defeated Star Wars for god sake. Cheers and thanks for this wonderful video.
I know it's impossible, but a part of me wishes that ship or her sister could have somehow survived as a museum ship like the Iowas. What a waste.
Not a bad idea at all
I would say (mostly joking) that they should make a 1:1 scale model, inside and out, except I believe the plans were destroyed and no one really knows what the Yamatos looked like inside. Anyway, the cost would be ridiculous, but we already waste trillions on really stupid things, so why not?
I was there 5 years ago and stayed for a week. I also visited the modern navy museum a little up the road, you can't miss it, it has a submarine on the 1st floor roof. And its free. I also visited the museum of the naval harbourmaster of Kure, quite a hilly walk, but very interesting. When I was in Tokyo, 3 weeks later I went too Yokosuka to visit the Mikasa. When you go down some sidestreets, you'll find lifesize figures of the main characters from the anime "Highschool Fleet." As I recall, Yamato was never supposed too return, she was too storm through the US fleet, inflicting as much damage as possible, and then beach herself, thus becomming an impregnable, unsinkable fortress. Well,that was the dream, .....uuh plan.The museum has a lot more to offer, like a plane and a 2man sub etc. In front of the building are parts salvaged from the IJN Mutsu that blew up in '43 near Kure. As for the modern Japanese navy, some newer vessels, like the Ashigara (DDG 178) no longer have the suffix JMSDF, but just JS, probably to show both the Chinese and North Koreans that attack is an option as well as defence. But that's my opinion. And I heard that when Kaga was launched, her Kancolle avatar graced the ship . (She's top right at 22.59, above Shimakaze.) Hope you went to the modern museum too. Great video. And for those who visit Japan, next to the Yakusune shrine lies another great museum. Well worth a visit. The shrine, I would leave that up to you.
I went to the museum last summer, very fun and educational. And the train station in Kure plays the space battleship Yamato main theme when your train arrives!
Thank you for this interesting presentation. I do think the difference between 1st and 2nd class boats was important and how the limitations that imposed on the two classes set their future. Another factor was the mindset of the countries who used them. England, for example, thought themselves above this sneaky weapon, as they did again with submarines.
Very interesting video. The model itself is amazing but I enjoyed the discussion about the restoration and the decision making that goes into what it represents. I've been on/off building a 1/700 kit of HMS Canada as my great grandfather served on her for a short time during WWI. There is some useful information that I'll refer back to.
At 40:44, that 1:12 scale solid hull probably is a test tank model. They don't need to float as they can be counterbalanced or, if used on smooth water, simply set at a running angke and depth and the firces and moments recorded. Do this at a range of running angkes and depths and the results can be plotted to give the predicted running state at any weight and trim (cg position). I'm an Aero-Engineer but have had contact with nany aircraft ditching tank tests where, fir some aspects of behaviour prediction, similar methods are used. Many aircraft ditching evaluations were performed at the NPL at Teddington in the past. As a former owner of a vintage wooden yacht (with a Saunders-Roe connection) this video gave me a lot of pleasure. Thanks.
It’s a shame that no one makes 1/144 & 1/72 scale paper ship models to match the common smaller scale model railways.I model in n scale or 1/144 scale railways and as also interested in merchant shipping have included a large dock scene on my layout.Im having to compromise with the few limited plastic models available or maybe start scratch building.
Thanks for posting. There are still similar river "steamers" built further up river and still plying a trade on the Thames, They as you pointed out in the last video very shallow draft, and again the tunnels like this ship had trap doors above the waterline which allowed access for removing fouled props, ropes and the like. The two screws look about right but may have been 'a handed pair' being left and right hand turning. This it really a great build vlog and Mr Kenny is so good at describing his work and never afraid of pointing his mistakes out and how he solved them.
Thanks and good luck 👍
Fascinating presentation. Thank you very much
Interesting. Thanks for posting.
Good video. That's my model of HMS Walker. I got the ship plans of HMS Westcott from National maritime museum. And stern details for minelaying from hms Vanquisher .
Very well told about both the vessel and the research itself. That was some amazing detail you uncovered. 👍 Thank you for making and sharing!
Really good presentation. As I live in London I am a regular at the national maritime museum. I look at drawings of boats that I have worked on and it's like seeing old friends. The tunnel stern was in great favour on pleasure steamers on the upper Thames. Thornycroft were more remembered from the work they did at woolston but there were some family large ships launched at Chiswick considering the first bird they would need to pass under is the lowest on the tidal Thames. lots of these ships where built tested and knocked down and turned into kits and shipped in bigger ocean going ships and put together like a meccano kit.
I have made a start on my miniature madel and then found this video. Thank you. Is there going to be other parts to this presentation?
my problem with paper models is their garbage instructions. They have the worst instructions in any type of model building kit.
Beautiful WORK@@@ Way above my level!!!! I have made a number of ship and aircraft original replicas that are cast miniatures gaming pieces. In my shelf of AoS reference books, this is the common thoughts: The French Obusier de Vaisseau (OdV) was used like a Carronade. Yes, some trouble with the Shells (the Nile I recall a French ship's ammo for these caught fire. It was more common to shoot shot from them. I'm not aware of French thoughts on the OdV. I believe that they made a more Carronade-like cannon that later superseded the OdV late during the AoS wars
What an absolutely fascinating project. My father was a stoker onboard HMS Dorsetshire at the time of Bismarck's sinking, and took part in the rescues of the 86 survivors that she picked up before a periscope report forced the ship to leave the scene. During the rescues, one of the men that dad hauled onboard Dorsetshire (a member of turret "Dora's" crew named Friedrich Junghans) was so grateful that he gave dad the only thing he then possessed, that being his dogtag. After the 85 men were offloaded in Newcastle upon tyne in the UK (1 poor soul died of his wounds the day following the rescues and was buried at sea with full military honours) the non commisioned ratings were originally held in camps in the UK, while the officers were sent to Trent Park house in London to be interrogated. Many of the men were later shipped to Canada and amongst the camps where they were kept was "Camp 23" at Montieth, Ontario. Friedrich (of whom I have a group photo of taken at camp 23 during WW2) elected to stay in Canada after the war as the part of Germany where he came from was in the soviet occupied east. Dad survived HMS Dorsetshire's own sinking in Apr 1942, and after the war in the 1960s & 70s both the Bismarck assosciation and the HMS Dorsetshire association had a number of joint reunions. The first joint reunion that dad attended was held in Hamburg in 1973, and he hoped to reunite Friedrich with his dogtag, but tragically Friedrich died 2 months before the reunion took place. So Dad attempted to trace his family to send the tag to them, but after 2 decades of intermittent fruitless searching he gave up and donated the tag to the Merseyside maritime museum where it is still on display today. So to see these prisoner's beautiful craftworks is very much keeping alive the memories of the ship and its tragic crew. It's fantastic that you have restored them to such beautiful condition. Well done.
Thankyou for this most interesting account of your Dad’s service on board “HMS Dorsetshire” and his connection with the survivors of “Bismarck’s” sinking. It was indeed a touching tale of the death of Friedrich Junghans shortly before your Dad was able to return his dog-tag. As a “lapsed Merseysider” I hope to be able to visit the Merseyside Maritime Museum in the near future and see it on display. I have forwarded your note and spoken to the two owners of the models who live here in Ontario, both of whom have continuing personal interests in the history of “Bismarck” and the fate of the POWs. I hope you will allow me to pass on your email address to them. Since making the presentation of the models the maker of the “Bismark” 2 model, whose label is on the underside of the stand, has been identified. He was Unterofficier (Sargeant) Theo Schennes who was captured in North Africa in mid-1942 and transferred to POW Camp 133 in Lethbridge, Alberta, The numbers on the label refer to his address in the Camp, Section E, Barrack IV, Room 12 Thankyou for your kind words. I appreciate your feedback and I’m happy to know you enjoyed the presentation. Ray Peacock ray@mainmast.ca
Great job im a boat builder on the outer banks of north carolina my grandfather was a boat builder and his grandfather was also our family records show 4gen grandfather built ships on the point of cape lockout north carolina i have his deed of purchase he paid $75 for 100 Hector's of land on the banks it was full of timber i build model boats with 1500 to 2000 hrs of shrimp trawlers and sport fishing boats and just give them away ppl call me crazy im scared if i turn it into a business i will lose the love of building them so i give them away thanks for your video
Nicely done,,thanks for sharing,,😊
I had no idea this model existed. My great grandfather was a 16 year old boy signaller aboard Canada at the Battle of Jutland...
WOW, Saludos desde Chile
Great to find your history of the Thornycroft ship building, I think Liet. Tindall might be from the Tindalls of Scarborough Ship building family.
G'day to you, I take my hat off to the Bloke who did the Restoration, I have enough trouble with an Airfix Kit, once again well done to you Sir! Perth West Aust.
great job but why make it so un realistic with brass and polished silver gun barrels ect?
How many of these models being referred to as crated following the bombing exist?
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Incredibly valuable video, thank you. Any word on vol.2?
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Your channel is simply amazing. Thank you!
This ship later was returned to Chile and there is a 1/20 scale model of it on our Navy's Museum ... let's see if I can link its video, if not search YT for "acorazado almirante latorre": ua-cam.com/video/8ZXkJFnyd3U/v-deo.html
Thank you for the link. Was lucky to have participated in a Tall Ships Race back in 1992. Had a great time visiting the Chilean ships involved, with some crewed by members of the Chilean Navy. Great times!
A beautiful restoration, accomplished in a surprisingly short timescale. I remember going to the Jutland exhibition in 2016, and my wife and I lingering over this model for some time- we were blown away by it's sheer presence. Can you tell me, how many bomb damaged and unrestored models like this still reside in storage at the IWM?
A real example of the 'Ship of Theseus'. Great stuff, a beautiful model and wonderful restoration. Just out of interest, how much of this model was made of wood and how much was metal?
Superb. I remember Oscar’s photo which I bought in Falmouth as a boy in 1952. My father served in the R.N. aboard Q.E. participants of Jutland in WW2 and his father worked in their design department.
Great video!!
Wonder have they sold it …..
Fantastic work!
Hay nice so far! Yes nice. I understand what your doing, having Scratch built the SMS Seydlitz in 1/336 scale. I also drew my own plans. But I vac u formed the hall in plastic from a four piece model I made. I subscribing too.
Excellent work, a most interesting lecture, particularly the information on Thorneycroft, thank you.
Where was this boat built? Thanks