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UNBOAT PHILADELPHI
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
KIT NO. MS2263
Technical Characteristics:
Scale 1:24, 1/2" = 1 foot
Overall Hull Length 26 3/8"
Width 13-3/4"
© 2013 Model Shipways, Inc.
Height 24-5/8"
Prototype model, plans and instruction book by Bob Crane
modelexpo-online.com
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- Page 1 1 7 7 6 INSTRUCTION MANUAL KIT NO. MS2263 Technical Characteristics: Scale 1:24, 1/2” = 1 foot Overall Hull Length 26 3/8” Width 13-3/4” © 2013 Model Shipways, Inc. Height 24-5/8” Prototype model, plans and instruction book by Bob Crane modelexpo-online.com...
- Page 2 Brief History of Revolutionary War Gunboats (courtesy Lake Champlain Maritime Museum) The American Revolution was in its infancy when the Continental Congress gave orders “to build, with all expedition, as many gallies and armed vessels as ... shall be sufficient to make us indisputably masters of the lakes Champlain and George.”...
- Page 3 right under the noses of the British. The next two days were spent in repair and retreat. Arnold abandoned two badly damaged gunboats, Jersey and Providence. When the British caught up to the remainder of the American fleet, they captured the galley Washington. Finally the Americans beached five of their ships, the galley Congress, and the gunboats New Haven, Boston, Connecticut, and New York, and retreated on land to Fort Ticonderoga.
- Page 4 Building the Hull Locate the keel, part 17, the stem, part 18, and the stern post, part 19. Refer to Detail 2-1 and glue these parts together as shown on a flat surface. Glue part 18B to the stem and part 26 to the stern post.
- Page 5 Similarly construct the aft cockpit with parts 28, 3/16” square stock, 1/16” x 1/2” floorboards and parts 5A and 6A as shown. Parts 6A are glued to the aft side of bulkhead 6 which is not shown for clarity. The width of the bailing well is about 7/8” fore and aft. Planking the hull: Planking a full size ships hull begins with a process called “lining off”.
- Page 6 • Soak in hot water • Soak in boiling water • Soak in household ammonia. It is believed that ammonia somehow affects the wood cells making them more yielding. A tall bottle of ordinary household ammonia on the workbench is a handy method. •...
- Page 7 Photo 1: planking in progress Photo 2: typical plank shapes Photo 3: method of clamping planks...
- Page 8 There are several things to note in these photos. In photo 1, note that the planks are installed at the bow and stern leaving the center section as the last plank to complete the strake. This is common practice. Also note that the short ceiling planks in the area of the cockpits have been completed down to the cockpit floors.
- Page 9 Eyebolts, ring bolts and hawse holes: There are quite a few eyebolts for guns and rigging on the Philadelphia. These eyebolts were installed by drilling through the ceiling planking and the outer planking, inserting the eyebolt, and then applying a washer and peening over the end of the bolt to secure it.
- Page 10 knot can be created by using a couple of simple overhand knots around the strop line with smaller line. When all is secure, trim the lines for a good appearance. Installing the mast partner: Refer to Detail 3-2 In order to properly position and set the mast partner an installation jig has been provided.
- Page 11 simulate the through bolt. Assemble the barrel and make up the trunnion caps as you did for the 9 pounders. Make up the gun track from parts G6 and lengths of strip stock as shown. Use the top view of the hull to determine the length and cut a bit long to allow for fitting. Note that there are two parts G6.
- Page 12 Photo 5: Guns installed Rail Caps & Stern Railings: Refer to Detail 3-9. Remove the rail cap parts from board PA-10 and lay them out as shown in Detail 3-9. Be sure you have correctly identified each part and have the cor- rect orientation end to end.
- Page 13 to be soldered. Make the center bend in the pintles. Devise some method to position and hold the parts for soldering. Apply flux and position the pin in the pintle. Snip off a bit of solder and put in place then apply heat. Complete the bends and fit to the rudder. CA gel glue works well here. If desired drill a hole for a stopper rope as shown.
- Page 14 hounds. Carve and sand the mast below the hounds to a uniform square taper, then to octagonal and then to round. Carve and sand the hounds to uniform square taper and then to octagonal as shown. Drill holes to represent the topmast sheave checking to ensure you drill through a face 90 degrees to the fid orientation.
- Page 15 result in annoying kinks in the line when unspooled. This is especially true of nylon line. You can remove these and straighten the line by boiling a length of the line in water for a few minutes and then hanging with a weight attached.
- Page 16 Cut a piece of 1/16 stock to serve as a spacer between the two parts R3 as shown in photo 6. Use common sewing straight pins to position and hold the parts for rigging. Refer to Detail 5-7 and install the spreader assembly as shown. Complete the forestay connecting the upper part with the spreader assembly.
- Page 17 basswood in your kit. You may find these useful in helping to align the remaining beams as they are installed. Place beams B2 through B6 in place then lightly clamp the strips to the stanchions at B1 and B7. Remove the beams one at a time and glue the half lap joinrs leaving the pin in place and then glue the assembly to the hull.
- Page 18 References The Gondola PHILADELPHIA & the Battle of Lake Champlain John R. Bratten College Station, TX, Texas A&M University Press, 2002 ISBN 1-58544-147-3 (hardcover) which includes reproductions of plan materials from the Smithsonian Institution, photos of recovered artifacts, and an illustrated chapter on the building and sailing of the PHILADELPHIA II replica ship.
- Page 19 Scale 5/32” = 1 ft. USN Picket Boat Scale 3/8” = 1ft. (1:76.8) 16” No. 1 (1:32) Scale 5/32” = 1 ft. (1:76.8) No. MS2263 No. MS2032 No. MS2040 No. MS2041 BENJAMIN W. PRIDE OF BALTI- BLUENOSE, CA- CHARLES W. LATHAM...
- Page 20 1:16 & 1:24 Scale Models of War Weapons and Vehicles The most trusted name in authentic, historic war-related cannon and vehicle model kits. CIVIL WAR RUCKER AMBULANCE WHITWORTH 12–POUNDER NAPOLEON CANNON, 12–POUNDER PARROTT RIFLE Length 8” · Width 4-1/2” Height Length 10”...
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