Hms Brilliant, Amazon, & Amethyst
Langton Miniatures
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Hms Brilliant, Amazon, & Amethyst
Langton Miniatures
1/200
https://i.imgur.com/SyuaWfC.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/kafJtsg.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/SB58cP2.jpg
An interesting read, and perhaps not a surprise to avid readers of O'Brien
Division Officers Can Learn From Captain Aubrey
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Now finished
HMS Amazon
Builder - Woolwich Dockyard
Completed 5 July 1799
Class and type: 38-gun Amazon-class, fifth rate
Tons burthen: 1,038 6⁄94 (bm)
Length:
150 ft (45.7 m) (overall)...
Cheers Rob for the info.
The brass tube and soldering iron arrived earlier and I managed to create the necessary joints without much difficulty. Given this is a simple join, that I can tidy up...
Cheers for that Rob, soldering is not something I have ever really done, so that is a useful tip.
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I was not happy with the shape of my first attempt, mainly due to the stern galleries being over sized for the size of ship and that I had added a shim shaped to the orlop, whereas it looks better...
Progress has slowed as I puzzle over masts.
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I'm not happy with either option here, and so am likely to discard.
Plastic rod is far easier to work, but steel...
Inspired by the Langton kits I'm working on I was inspired to give it a go and build something from scratch.
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Can somebody explain what are the heads and hounds, when talking masts and rigging. I've found mention that the hounds are where the stays attach to a mast, but that's not really helping me...
If I stand at the window I can see the Thames Estuary, pretty much at the point where it becomes the North Sea. Chatham is about 35 miles to the west and the North Foreland 15 miles to the east....
Cheers gents
Good progress being made
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Just running rigging and pennants to go
This time it is the Langton Miniatures British 38 gun Frigate 'at quarters'
Standing Rigging
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Having just completed my first 1/1200 scale Age of Sail ship I thought I would share a few thoughts and the lesson learnt in case they are of help to anybody interested.
The most important lesson,...
Cheers Rob
I'll write up a brief lessons learned and post it here in case it helps anybody. I was pleasantly surprised at how enjoyable and stress free the build was despite the small scale.
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Cheers Julián
I learnt a lot from building this, but also from your guide and the photos that you share. Thank you.
The next one is a slightly larger frigate and so should be a little easier...
HMS Brilliant
Ordered: 9 October 1776
Built by: Henry Adams, Bucklers Hard.
Keel laid: February 1777
Launched: 15 July 1779
Completed: 4 September 1779 at Portsmouth Dockyard.
Fate: Taken to...
Just the ensign and pennant to go !!
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Ratlines added and so just running rigging to go
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Rob I just don’t think I would be able to add the rigging with the sails in situ, and that I would almost certainly knock them off as I tried to rig. Sliding the sails in between the lines was pretty...
Easy Sail complete, and easier than I had hoped for. For the time being it is definitely standing rigging then sails.
Just ratlines, running rigging and ensigns to go.
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Getting the knack of this now. although for the next frigate I may well anneal the brass sails to ease curving them.
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I'm working on my first 1/1200 models, being a trio of British frigates, and for some reason I have started with the smallest - go figure
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Standing rigging...
Well the standing rigging is complete and first sail on. The jury is out to whether rigging before sails is the way to go, but for a first attempt I like how this is shaping up.
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Cheers David
There is a build thread here if you are interested
https://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?5407-British-Frigates-Langton-1-1200
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Well that took longer than hoped for,. but less time than expected. Just the foremast stays to be added, before I can think about the sails.
I'm a little disappointed with the quality of my...