CSS Columbia

[paperboy]

Hi Chuck

The plans i'm working from are from the Smithsonians warship plans catalog. they are 1/4 scale and i sized them down to the scale that I'm working at. They are specific for the CSS Columbia/Texas. I'll send you the hull templates for Columbia/Texas if you need them. I have the Fredericksburg,Neuse and Arkansas as well. I also have the Mahmood Tennessee and have thought about enlarging it to fit with my other ship models. As far as hull shape, didn't it have a hull shape similar to Neuse or Albemarle? I've not seen plans for it.

Vern

[herrmill]

Vern,

Many thanks for the info & offer. I sent you a PM regarding the template.

Regarding Tennessee, from what I've read she was of the Columbia class & only difference was her armor thickness while Texas, had a smaller casement. Loyalhanna/Taubman offers 3 different plans including a very detailed set from the National Archives.

Chuck

[Gregory Shoda]

Paperboy:
Wait, "HMS Guerriere" & "SMS Kaiser Barbarosa?" What do they have to do with South Carolina? Is HMS Guerriere the sailing frigate? I would love to see a model made of the Kaiser Barbarosa (and all the Confederate ironclads you mentioned). By the way, thanks for the kind words.

Herrmill: What is the oldest boat that you're speaking of?

[paperboy]

Chuck
The oldest ship would be the HMS Guerriere most famously bested by the Constitution.

Greg
They dont really have anything to do with S.Carolina except that I've always wanted to build a British Frigate and since I seem to have to do things the hard way I want to build the Guerriere. I think it has to do with the picture of the ship dismasted and about to surrender. That's a tough one.

As for the Kaiser Barbarossa I found the plans at Dreadnought project and since I love pre-dreadnought warships I kind of fell for it. I'll display it beside the tripod masted l'Indomptable that I'm gathering info on.

Vernon

[herrmill]

Vern,

Again, thanks for the frame set. I was down in my shop this morning at 0500 sizing them to scale & cutting templates.

If you like tripod masts & Confederate ships, you may want to consider the Laird Rams since they were the first warships with tripod masts to offer a clear field of fire for the twin turrets. Its a shame they never had a chance to be used by the Confederacy as planned as it may have made for an interesting turn of events. I may go that route after my first two are done, but then USS Monterey has always been of interest since she was based near here in Shanghai while on China Station a century ago.

Greg, I would presume you are referring to my profile location? I live in Xiaoshan which is a district of Hangzhou, "China's Most Beautiful City"™ & home of the famous West Lake. Marco Polo called it "the most enchanting city in the world", which I always thought referred to the singsong girls he met in the local teahouses... Just south of Hangzhou where I reside, we have another lake with 8,000 years of recorded settlement on its banks & its in this area where archaeologists unearthed a 7,600 year old canoe that is supposedly the oldest known boat discovery, at least in China's mind.

World's Oldest Known Boat

Getting back to the forum, I have to say I am impressed with the work you guys have here, not to mention the knowledge of your subject. Thanks again!

Chuck

[paperboy]

Just a pic or two to show progress. I have built the casemate and installed 3 sides. I'll install the Brooke cannon through the port casemate side. Still a lot to do on it and never enough time.

Thanks Vern

[Gregory Shoda]

Coming along very nicely, paperboy. Good work!

[loadmat]

Paper Boy,

I am in the planning stages of building some Tinclads, both side and stearn wheel boats are available that took an active part in the riverine patrols during the American Civil War. Do you know if the Smithsonian has drawing for Tinclads, and how much was the design cataloge for the Ironclads? I do have a couple of riverboats from that era that I can convert, but would prefer to start from scratch.
Thanks,
Loadmat

[paperboy]

The Smithsonians warship catalogue is 15.00 US and 5.00 more for foreign orders. I dont have the catalogue any more to look at as I ordered the plans that I have many years ago. Have you looked at Taubmans website for plans?

Greg
Thank you for your kind comment.
Vernon

[paperboy]

A couple of pics as I worked a little while getting over a cold this weekend.

Vernon

[Corporal_Trim]

Looking really good, Vernon. The coloration of the decks is perfect.

[paperboy]

Thanks Steve about the decks. On my last night off for awhile I made cannon and carriages. So I added a couple of pics of the 10" Brooke pivot guns that were the heavy hitters for the Columbia. A photo of one is on the DANF site under Columbia. It is or was at the Washington Navy Yard.

Vernon

[Gregory Shoda]

Paperboy,

Very good looking cannon & the graphics of your ship are very convincing.

[herrmill]

She's looking very nice Vern!

Am just about to start cutting out parts for my Tennessee but I'll need a sharp saw, not scissors or hobby knife for that work.

Chuck

[paperboy]

Hi Chuck

Thanks for the encouragement. How long will your Tennessee be when built? I hope you post some pictures of it.

Vernon