Rob T has posted a delightful series of vintage "Hobbies" plans. As an aside between building 'grown up' models I decided to take a trip down memory creek and build one of them: The Halfpenny Galleon. The date on the plan is 1949 which is before plank-on-bulkhead construction became the norm. The hull halves are shaped from solid blocks and glued to either side of a central keel. Upper decks are cut from solid and glued on top. This is the way I built my first model aged about ten.
I have not bothered elaborating on the beasic form shown in the plan - no drawing of planks on the deck or adding paint. The rigging is minimal though I still ended up doing ratlines. The scale is too small for deadeyes and blocks. This is simply an exercise in building a model the old fashioned way.
The galleon is the image on the reverse side of a pre-decimalisation halfpenny - usually pronounced "haypenny" or "haypny". This was a useful coin; its diameter was exactly one inch so with a pocket full of change one could always improvise a simple ruler - though it would cost £132.00 to measure out a mile.
I have not bothered elaborating on the beasic form shown in the plan - no drawing of planks on the deck or adding paint. The rigging is minimal though I still ended up doing ratlines. The scale is too small for deadeyes and blocks. This is simply an exercise in building a model the old fashioned way.
The galleon is the image on the reverse side of a pre-decimalisation halfpenny - usually pronounced "haypenny" or "haypny". This was a useful coin; its diameter was exactly one inch so with a pocket full of change one could always improvise a simple ruler - though it would cost £132.00 to measure out a mile.
