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PostPosted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 6:32 am    Post subject: Canon FD 1.4/50 and a plan that came unstuck Reply with quote
I went to a modelmakers' exhibition this morning with the intention of capturing a swag of images.
Kept meeting people that I had not seen for a long time, and the morning was spent in conversation.
I brought home three images only.
Great morning - but I am picture poor for it Very Happy
Here are two of the shots
OH

PS - can any of our British or US members identify the ship - it has a distinctive place in the history of both nations




PostPosted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 10:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Looks like Cook's HMS Endeavour to me, 18th century merchant ship with three masts and a spritsail.

But then I note that large eagle on the prow, which suggests it's American.

I'm stumped, but I'll have a guess - John Paul Jones' Ranger?

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 10:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Looks like Cook's HMS Endeavour to me.


Very similar I think.
The Endeavour was a barque converted from a coal carrier.
This one is a sloop.
There is a clue in the title of the post, and also on the prow.
OH


PostPosted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 10:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hmm, maybe it's HMS Eagle, the ship that the Turtle tried to blow up with a primitive mine? Smile

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Eagle_%281774%29


PostPosted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 10:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very good deductive reasoning Ian - but no.
That isn't an eagle but a bird of a different coloured coat (hint : turncoat)
OH


PostPosted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 10:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hmm, a Yankee turncoat... has me thinking of John Paul Jones.

But that bird...

I'll have a guess at HMS Vulture, the ship that was sent to meet Benedict Arnold?


PostPosted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
Hmm, a Yankee turncoat... has me thinking of John Paul Jones.

But that bird...

I'll have a guess at HMS Vulture, the ship that was sent to meet Benedict Arnold?


Well done - it is indeed HMS Vulture, a ship that survived both the American War of Independence as well as the French Revolutionary Wars.
I should have taken a shot of the other side of the hull which is finished, but forgot Embarassed
Cheers
OH


PostPosted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
My uncle used to build model ships, not as nice as that one though, his were quite a bit smaller. He was a submariner so it gave him something to do on those long voyages underwater.


PostPosted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 1:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
A few years project?

These models always amaze me, but won't be buildt by me in this life time...


PostPosted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
hoanpham wrote:
A few years project?

These models always amaze me, but won't be buildt by me in this life time...


Yes, I think that he said it had taken four years so far.
There were many more models which I didn't get to photograph - some so tiny they needed a jeweller's loupe to view the detail.
OH


PostPosted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's a shame about the amount of pictures, I think those ships would have made a great subject! However, you can never go wrong with good conversation... rare these days.
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