Euromodel Royal William 01.Introduction.September.2021
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A research paper including an interpretive build
Royal William 1st. Rate English Vessel Originally launched in 1670 as the 100-gun HMS Prince Re-built and launched in 1692 as the HMS Royal William Finally re-built again and ... Launched 1719 Checked the Resource Information Scale 1:72 File ?
01.INTRODUCTION September 2021
This paper is based on the supplied drawings, external references, kit material – and an amount of extra material. It serves to illustrate how this ship might be built.The level of complexity chosen is up to the individual
This resource information was based on the original text supplied by Euromodel and then expanded in detail as the actual ship was constructed by MSW member piratepete007. [Additional & exceptional support was gratefully received from MSW members marktiedens, Ken3335, Denis R, Keith W, Vince P & Pirrozzi. My sincere thanks to them and other MSW members who gave advice and gave permission to use some of their posted photos.
Neither the author or Euromodel have any commercial interest in this information and it is published on the Euromodel web site in good faith for other persons who may wish to build this ship. Euromodel does not accept any responsibility for the contents that follow.
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Contents CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ...... 4
CHAPTER 2: SAIL INCLUSION ...... 5
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Some philosophical comments ….
These files are not typical of instructions found in most kit builds.
The text and associated images show how the build was researched & interpreted.
Many steps could have been simplified by only using the ‘kit’ contents but the Euromodel philosophy has always been that additional material will be required, dependent on the skill of the individual builder.
Plan Sheet 8 offers the opportunity to explore more fully the important features to be found within the ship. The drawings are the very foundation for this build but not a prescription for how the individual will build the ship.
The contents in the supplied box is a collection of Euromodel-resourced material but should never be seen as a construction producing a replicate copy of what may be perceived as the Royal William.
To build the Royal William using the Euromodel drawings is a fantastic opportunity to engage in a quasi-scratch ship with the builder having to fashion quite a few intricate pieces from scratch. More modern kits supply a plethora of laser-cut sections that require little imagination.
Plan Sheet 1 is useful in looking at the rigging BUT many other details in that drawing are conceptual; dimensional accuracy and positioning should be gleaned from other drawings or at the very least by using common sense.
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CHAPTER 2: SAIL INCLUSION
Sail cloth is included in the kit.
There are … three (3) foremast sails, three (3) main mast sails, twelve (12) stay sails, making a total of eighteen (18) sails.
Before making a final decision on whether to include the sails, some research is essentail (e.g. Mondfeld 1989, 248 …) on how each of the sails could be constructed. That is not to suggest that the sail-making process is overly difficult make it does require considerable ingenuity and patience and observation of builds of the Royal William, and similar ships, indicates that many builders avoid this area of construction.
Figs. 1 & 2 are a stark contrast between no sails and full sails but sometimes a partial combination of sails is added. In the end result, it is a matter of personal preference.
It will be useful to remember that the addition of sails to the yards (the ‘bending of the sails’) is far easier to do on a flat surface before the yards are added to the masts.
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