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Blackbeard's QAR


Captain Jim-sib

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After many interuptions, especially from making ships in bottles for Dreamworks Production of Alice Seabold's novel The Lovely Bones, the QAR model of the museum at Teach's Hole on Ocracoke is in the standing rigging phase. Thought you'd enjoy viewing the Admiralty Version (without masts). Research on constructing the model included long discussions with David Moore and folks with the QAR Project. Model completion deadline is mid-late February.

1) A drawing from Smithsonian magazine QAR article: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/100_2381.jpg

Photo 2: Admiralty Style—Port View: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/DSCN0850.jpg

Photo 3: Admiralty Style—Inclined Port View: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/DSCN0851.jpg

Photo 4: Admiralty Style—Forward Port View http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/DSCN0853.jpg

Photo 5: QAR: Standing rigging lines in progress (1/7/08):

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/DSCN0856.jpg

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Very, very nice work! Is she scratch built ( Meaning parts borrowed from other models, because I know it is probably 99% original) and how large/ scale is she?

"Remember, on a pirate ship, in pirate waters, in a pirate world, ask no questions. Believe only what you see. No, believe half of what you see."... Burt Lancaster

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DUM SPIRO SPERO... WHILE I BREATH, I HOPE

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Very nice work, Captain Jim! Is the model based on archaeological information from the wreck?

"Now then, me bullies! Would you rather do the gallows dance, and hang in chains 'til the crows pluck your eyes from your rotten skulls? Or would you feel the roll of a stout ship beneath your feet again?"

---Captain William Kidd---

(1945)

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Thankee fer kind remarks. To paraphrase Will Sparrow...A craftsman is always glad that his work is apprecirated.

As fer Cap'n Midnight's question about using archelogical data from the site...yes & no. The wood structures does not exist per say. From hundreds of years of hurricanes, nor'easterns, rip current trends, and fishermen, the cannons are scattered away from a neat & orderly arrangement. There is really not enough physical remains to determine what she looked like as of yet, and the site has mainly been mapped out based on the existing metal (guns & such). The Smithsonian Magazine picture is currently the "best guess" of what she looked liked. One strong debate has been if she had jib sails verses the upper bowsprit mast like the Kalmar Nyckel has. Ship design was in a transtition from bowsprit mast to jib sails when she was originally built as the Concorde.

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Many thanks on yer comments. Have just completed the standing rigging

on her. Photo links for your viewing pleasure. Will probably open a new topic when she be done with all sails in a few weeks.

Best regards to ye all!

1) Port Profile: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/DSCN0864.jpg

(aware that fore top-pole is a skewed. Shall adjust when sail yards are installed)

2) Port bow, looking aft: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/DSCN0871.jpg

3) Port stern looking forward: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/DSCN0874.jpg

4) Round tops & top guns: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/DSCN0870.jpg

(will add another pair on the fore & main masts)

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That is some real nice work you've got there. I've been working for the last four months with a man who repairs old ship models so I'm slowly learning the the ropes as they say. You must have spent a good deal of time on your rigging to have it looking so good.

The one thing that will show you just how big and clumsy your fingers can be is trying to rig a ship model correctly.

I love the smell of gunpowder in the morning. To me it smells like....PIRACY!

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Beautiful!!!

Great job on that. The one criticism I might have is the flag. Though commonly associated with Blackbeard, I don't believe there is any historical evidence for it being used. But, I may be wrong, as it's been a while since I looked into it.

Coastie :lol:

She was bigger and faster when under full sail

With a gale on the beam and the seas o'er the rail

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