Ahoy all!
Recently I have been occupied with finishing up Bava's HMS Southampton, which was begun long ago: http://www.piratesahoy.net/threads/the-hms-southampton.16490/ The Southampton was designed by Thomas Slade, and was one of two prototype British classes of 12pdr 32 gun frigate, (the other being the more traditional Richmond class http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/66457.html ) introduced at the beginning of the seven years war to counter the french ones. It is generally thought of as the first English frigate, though Thomas Rauzy has recently turned that on its head, finding that her hull form is an almost exact match to a french 64 gun ship of the era. http://www.piratesahoy.net/attachments/southampton_monarque_compar_lores-jpg.14631/
Though the class had decent performance, there was room for improvement. The perfected design by slade became the Niger-class frigate, which was produced in larger numbers than the Southamptons, and formed the backbone of the British 12pdr frigate force by the time of the american revolution.
The events that Bava included in the original post are quite interesting, definitely worth a read. This ship had a very active and (especially given the vast changes in frigate design and size since her launch) remarkably long career. her history can be read in full, along with other specifications here: http://richardsmodelboats.webs.com/pdf/Southampton Reconstruction Rev 01.pdf
Anyway, what I have done with the ship so far is certainly noticable, but there is still much work to be done. I have done much UV mapping, added vertical divisions in the bow ( the stern really didn't seem to need them) Added detail to the headrails, built hinged gunport lids that fit snugly into the gunports, held secure against a raised inner wall. I added vertical supports to the quarterdeck railing shown in the plan, added detail to several areas on the stern,added a proper rudder with hinges, cut stern chase ports in their proper place, and did a general cleanup. Oh and I added masts and yards using the sailplan. I have yet to touch the interior or decks, apart from cleanup and some UVs, so after chainplates that will be next.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/6.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/7.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/8.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/9.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/10.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/11.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/12.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/13.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/14.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/15.JPG
Recently I have been occupied with finishing up Bava's HMS Southampton, which was begun long ago: http://www.piratesahoy.net/threads/the-hms-southampton.16490/ The Southampton was designed by Thomas Slade, and was one of two prototype British classes of 12pdr 32 gun frigate, (the other being the more traditional Richmond class http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/66457.html ) introduced at the beginning of the seven years war to counter the french ones. It is generally thought of as the first English frigate, though Thomas Rauzy has recently turned that on its head, finding that her hull form is an almost exact match to a french 64 gun ship of the era. http://www.piratesahoy.net/attachments/southampton_monarque_compar_lores-jpg.14631/
Though the class had decent performance, there was room for improvement. The perfected design by slade became the Niger-class frigate, which was produced in larger numbers than the Southamptons, and formed the backbone of the British 12pdr frigate force by the time of the american revolution.
The events that Bava included in the original post are quite interesting, definitely worth a read. This ship had a very active and (especially given the vast changes in frigate design and size since her launch) remarkably long career. her history can be read in full, along with other specifications here: http://richardsmodelboats.webs.com/pdf/Southampton Reconstruction Rev 01.pdf
Anyway, what I have done with the ship so far is certainly noticable, but there is still much work to be done. I have done much UV mapping, added vertical divisions in the bow ( the stern really didn't seem to need them) Added detail to the headrails, built hinged gunport lids that fit snugly into the gunports, held secure against a raised inner wall. I added vertical supports to the quarterdeck railing shown in the plan, added detail to several areas on the stern,added a proper rudder with hinges, cut stern chase ports in their proper place, and did a general cleanup. Oh and I added masts and yards using the sailplan. I have yet to touch the interior or decks, apart from cleanup and some UVs, so after chainplates that will be next.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/6.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/7.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/8.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/9.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/10.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/11.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/12.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/13.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/14.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/43901618/CArmstrong/misc/screens/Southampton/15.JPG
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