1/380 Revell NS Savannah and 1/380 Scratch SS Savannah

[Triumph68]

back in the warf.... was doing some details... had to do some research to be sure to do things right.... an idea came to me... and so I started something extra... can someone tell me what I'm gonna make to ad to my NS Savannah Vitrine, and as it doesn't exist in that same scale... I'll have to make it scratch

and with a bit more done

[Neptune]

Could it be the first Savannah? A galley if I'm correct?

[Triumph68]

Good thinking Neptune... but it will be the 1819 SS Savannah, the Hybride pioneer ship being the first steampowerd ship to cross the Atlantic and the reason NS Savannah got her name
and with this said, I changed my topic title

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some more done... on both ships

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As the lifeboats are without cover on all pictures I've seen... I had to scrap the kits lifeboats out

worked also on bow and rear

with a little paint it looks like a wooden hold... gives it something extra

also some more done on SS savannah

[JerryTodd]

Some Savannah/National Maritime Day, Baltimore related pictures

My Constellation and schooner Son of Erin as seen FROM on board NS Savannah ;)

Savannah from the gangway

A model of Savannah at the Savannah

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Well Jerry,... I do in way smaller ships lol
to see if my masts are in good spot and in line... test bars

looks ok, now deck details

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Some more done on SS Savannah and with some paint... it starts to look like a ship

and to fully see the difference of size between Savannah 1 and 2

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I was curious about the masts...they are dryfitted

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little by little things are getting done, more and more details....

and with masts

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put last color on hull, thought it a good idea to place a batterie, and so giving a reference for size

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the lines are made of 0.1mm Cu, I decided to use Cu and not stretched sprue to give extra strenght

[Neptune]

Looks good, however, for future reference I'd recommend Fly-tying thread for fly fishing (different thicknesses) . They are thinner than the copper, but more importantly, easier to get tight.
I once used copper wire for mooring lines and you always seem to get some twist/bend in it. It's never 100% straight.

After using fly tying thread for bottle builds, I regret not using it for those mooring lines.
Difficult to see, but the crane wire on this one is done with fly tying thread.


In any case, a remarkable and unique build. Where did you find plans or drawings of the old Savannah?

[Triumph68]

yes, true Cu wire is always difficult to straiten, but in this case I used it to give extra strenght to the bowsprite making it a little more stabile on its own and also for futur wiring to masts.
something else, this is to show how I made it

and this is after first paint

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it continues

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and end of day wrap up, all on

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ever more details
the SS

and the NS has now her chains

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as I wasn't happy with the masts, the centerpart was too short, had to re-make them

extra stearing details

ancres made

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[JoeP]

Thank you for all this information. I'm planning to build her too, though I may waterline mine.

I also have the Glencoe NS Savannah, which was attacked by eager grand-nephews and has a different fate in mind.

Like the idea of the older ship of the same name; I've a photo of an earlier SS United States I may someday scratch build to go with the more famous version about to be permanently moored off Florida.

Joe