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1/32 scale whaling boat
JohnLong
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Posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 01:47 PM UTC
Is there a manufacturer that makes an 18th century whaling boat in 1/32 scale, or even close? Or, is there a set of plans that can be obtained for scratchbuilding one?
JimMrr
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Posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 02:07 PM UTC
If you try E Bay , you should be successful by typing a search for "ship plans"..if you have an actual name of the ship you are looking for it will probably help, as there were lots and lots of hits..
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Posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 11:09 PM UTC

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Is there a manufacturer that makes an 18th century whaling boat in 1/32 scale, or even close? Or, is there a set of plans that can be obtained for scratchbuilding one?


Hi John,
I know of a limited availability of wooden ship kits of this variety, although scaling will differ (1/60)...here's a beauty of the Dutch Whaler Mantua as an example...
JohnLong
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Posted: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 01:19 AM UTC
What I was hoping for was a whaling "boat", the launches they used for harpooning and hauling whales back to the ship for processing. I found some plans on ebay for one in a larger scale. I suppose I could scale them down. A kit would be great though.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 01:42 AM UTC

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What I was hoping for was a whaling "boat", the launches they used for harpooning and hauling whales back to the ship for processing. I found some plans on ebay for one in a larger scale. I suppose I could scale them down. A kit would be great though.


Oh, ok, Here's one that's a bit closer to what I believe you're looking for, mate...pretty sweet looking skiff, too, I might add!
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Posted: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 05:41 AM UTC
Here is a listing for plans for a motor whale boat.

http://www.microglass.net/products/p1005.html

Since it's a motor boat you'd have to modify the plans for the stern.

This site

http://www.hobbyworldinc.com/woodship40b.html

has plans for an actual 1850's era whale boat, in 1/16 scale. You'd have to reduce the plans by half, but that should be easy.

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Posted: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 06:02 AM UTC
BlueJacket Shipcrafters - http://bluejacketshipcraftersinc.com - offers a 1/3" to the foot scale wooden kit of a New Bedford Whaleboat. An extensive work on building a model Delano whaleboat (such as those carried aboard the whaler LAGODA) is:

Ronnberg, Erik A. R., Jr. TO BUILD A WHALEBOAT. (Bogota, NJ: Model Shipways Company, Inc). 1985.

Al Ross
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