Variation on a theme -for Gustavflyer.

[rebelatsea]

In 1969 Louis Davison punlished a curious booklet called United States Monitors and Confederate Rams.
As might be expected the Union half was far more accurate than the Confederate, On the last page was a set of four vertical profiles, with the notation " Nothing is basically known about these ships, the drawings are approximations of what they might have looked like ".
My copy has become damaged over the years but here it is, with dimensions apended, you will see the last one is titled CSS Mobile, but he shows it as 317ft long by 48ft wide. I have amended the dimensions to show CSS Mobile and the Yazoo monster.
For GustavFlyer I've drawn up simplified plans of the ships .

 

[Mark F. Jenkins]

Interesting... it looks to me like that's what Tony Gibbons based his (small, undetailed) visual of Wilmington on for his Warships and Naval Battles of the Civil War. It's almost identical to that.

 

[Gustavflyer]

Awesome plans Rebel!!' These will be fun models. Your making more work for me

 

[kholland]

Very nice with excellent detail!

 

[BAYmodeller]

You know, I might be able to do some of those as well. Something to think about.

 

[rebelatsea]

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Interesting... it looks to me like that's what Tony Gibbons based his (small, undetailed) visual of Wilmington on for his Warships and Naval Battles of the Civil War. It's almost identical to that.

I think so too, but His gunhouses were round.

 

[rebelatsea]

You know, I might be able to do some of those as well. Something to think about.

I did start to draw them with the correct hulls as well as dimensions, If you like ,I could revisit them

 

[rebelatsea]

Awesome plans Rebel!!' These will be fun models. Your making more work for me

Glad you liked them ,I'd been toying with the idea of making "pukka" models myself with the right hull shapes and dimensions, but serious research keeps getting in the way !

 

[BAYmodeller]

I did start to draw them with the correct hulls as well as dimensions, If you like ,I could revisit them

Don't go out of your way, but I would like to see the corrected versions when you have time.

 

[rebelatsea]

Don't go out of your way, but I would like to see the corrected versions when you have time.

I got as far as the first three, they are GA drawings only with no detail, but I can add that. Still to do the "Mobile" and "Yazoo Monster " variants

 

[vikingbear]

Hi John,
More great designs to add o the collection, Still can't wait for your book (or will be books?)

GRIZZ

Oh ya, when I was plastering up the walls down stairs made some changes, One of the walls for my workroom had built upon a book case . well I cut a hole in this wall, added extra shelves and plan to put in a piece of plexi glass. When I do start building models again this will be my display case (with no kids able to get at them),

 

[rebelatsea]

Hi John,
More great designs to add o the collection, Still can't wait for your book (or will be books?)

GRIZZ

Oh ya, when I was plastering up the walls down stairs made some changes, One of the walls for my workroom had built upon a book case . well I cut a hole in this wall, added extra shelves and plan to put in a piece of plexi glass. When I do start building models again this will be my display case (with no kids able to get at them),

Hi Grizz, Those designs won't be in the book, just a bit of fun really.

 

[rebelatsea]

Don't go out of your way, but I would like to see the corrected versions when you have time.

Well here are the first two:

 

[rebelatsea]

Don't go out of your way, but I would like to see the corrected versions when you have time.

The third one:

 

[NeilL]

I think the forward gunports are missing on the third drawing.

 

[rebelatsea]

I think the forward gunports are missing on the third drawing.

Neill, the front face of the casemate is vertical, so in plan view you won't see them, you can in the bow elevation top left.

 

[NeilL]

It is quite obvious (now that you point it out). I don't know how I missed that. My bad! I think that one would be particularly interesting as a 3D model. Can you hazard a guess about the possible color-scheme? Black casemate? Gray?

 

[rebelatsea]

It is quite obvious (now that you point it out). I don't know how I missed that. My bad! I think that one would be particularly interesting as a 3D model. Can you hazard a guess about the possible color-scheme? Black casemate? Gray?

LOL. Never mind.
How's this for a suggestion ? As it's basically a fictitious ship, black hull, dark or light grey casemate, black stack, white flag masts and boats, decks scrubbed oak or pine. Hatchways black. Ensign J.M.Brooke's proposed CSN flag.

 

[OwenRichards]

That thing really is a monster! I've never heard much about the Yazoo Monster.

When I get a day free (LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!) I'd love to make a model of that thing.

 

[Mark F. Jenkins]

If there was ever a time I'd have preferred for David D. Porter to be MORE verbose about something, accurately or not, it's in his uncharacteristically concise description of "the monster." Dang the man...