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  Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 866 | As to often we forgot some page of our history It was a great pleasure to see here that some people at least do care for our Canadian history. My family go far in the history of Quebec and as in any family story are past from generation to generation. Next year will start a 2 years commemoration of the 1812, 1814 war and I was looking to build a ship that will be a real representation of that war and also a link to my family history. I found a Kit that was the perfect representation of that war very few people in north America know how pivotal was the Plattsburg naval battle. So it is with great pleasure that I will give you the build log of the USN Arrows Charles [ Edited Tue Nov 29 2011, 06:43pm ] | ||
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 866 | August 1814 Washington, the capital of the United States, has been devastated, the army defeated, the government forced to flee the city. The British troops under John Sherbrooke land on the coast of Main and, with incredible speed, occupy more than 35,000 miles of foreign territory. The spirit of the Revolutionary War seems practically dead and buried. But, as often occurs in the history of the United of America, just when it seems thing can get no worse, the tide begins to turn. It begins September 11th in the town of Plattsburg, on the shore of Lake Champlain. The aim of the British is to divide the United State in two, combining the landing in Maine with an attack from Canada across Lake Champlain, natural waterway connecting Montreal and the state of New York. The British fleet, under the command of Captain George Downie, includes 16 warships and 100 cannons; the slightly inferior American fleet boast the advantage of an excellent commander the incomparable Thomas McDonough. The Us fleet was constituted as follow U.S. Navy Brig Eagle 8x18pd lg and 12 32pd Carronades Frigate Saratoga 8x24pd,6 42pd Carronades and 12 32pd carronades Schooner Ticonderoga 4x18pd LG, 8x12pd lg and 5x 32pd Carronades Sloop Preble 7x 9pd lg Six gunboats Galley 70 tons average 40ft 1 × 24-pounder long gun 1 x 18-pounder carronade Named Borer, Centipede, Nettle, Allen, Viper and Burrows U.S. Navy Four gunboats Galley 40 tons average 26ft 1 × 12-pounder long gun Named Wilmer, Ludlow, Aylwin and Ballard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Plattsburgh The British fleet sails toward the south, but McDonough ships rush to cut them off. At the end of the battle, four British vessels, mast destroyed, are force to surrender, while the other beat a hasty retreat. This American victory forbid the acces to the Champlain lake waterway The British return to camp and during the night take up the route that will take them back into Canada. Never again will they cross the border That page of history is well represented by the Arrow an Amati kit #1022 Amati made the wrong spelling they name the ship Arrow in place of Burrows That ship is part of the history of 3 country Great Brittan, Canada and the United State that battle was the start of a friendship between our 3 country that as last up to today. I have also a personal interest in that ship as one of my forefather was part of the British troop that fight the American in the region of the Lake Champlain. Charles    | ||
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 866 | First impression on the box Everything is very well package all the part in partition and the wood separated by type and most are identified The instruction came with 1:1 drawing that at first view look easy to understand the sail cloth look fine but I will have to think about them Now the written instruction with the explicating drawing are in Italian an English translation is supplied with the kit. Up to now, I have test the translation and find it to be adequate and I will have to see as the build advance. [ Edited Mon Nov 28 2011, 09:32pm ] | ||
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 866 | In the kit, they supplied a jig to give the proper angle to drill the hole that will receive the two masts 2-1 and 2-2 The angle is perfect and the frame angle arrive perfectly on the working table I was agreeably surprise the 2 opening was done in subsequent drilling a 3 step process commencing by a small drill then a medium one to finish with the proper diameter 2-3 and 2-4     | ||
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 866 | 2-5 2-6 show the tracing for the placement of the bulwark using the scale drawing Using the false keel as a guide I install in position the 2 first one nb1 and nb11 2-7 that was follow by all the other one 2-8, with the last 2 that are place an the bow and the stern 2-9, 2-10       | ||
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 866 | To complete that step I place the last frame that finish the bow and the stern, cut the false keel and glue them in place 2-11  2-12  [ Edited Fri Dec 02 2011, 04:20pm ] | ||
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 866 | Post 3 It cover step B – B/1 Fig 6-7-8 This will be a small update it is the planking of the floor it is done using small plank of 0.5x3 that I cut in length of 50mm as suggested in the instruction it was done easily without any problem. Charles   | ||
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aew   Registered Member #1929 Joined: Wed Nov 30 2011, 03:05pmPosts: 2832 | Hi Charles: Good to see your log available once more. | ||
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 866 | This post will cover step C – D Figure 9 – 10 – 11 – 12 and 13 4-1 First it is the installation of the columns for the foots boards the measurement are transfer carefully from the scale drawing 4-2 follow by carefully drilling all the hole for the columns 4-3 I cut the columns carefully I need to insert them in the floor I made the choice to cut them 10mm as 7.5 as to be visible 4-4 / 4-5 The boards install     | ||
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| Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 866 | 4-6 / 4-7 the base of the deck is install after the false bulwark stanchions are install  | ||
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