A Model in Paper and Card of HMS Badger c.1760

Ian McLaughlan introduced a series on the building of a model of the Brig-Sloop HMS Badger, allegedly Lord Nelson's first command. This project will use the paper and card printed kit as a template for a hybrid model built out of wood and card. This session covered just the preliminaries of material, basic structure and tools. This talk was given to the Society of Model Shipwrights at its Zoom meeting on Friday 14th April 2023.

[@kroumbatchvarov-archaeologist]

The problem with Chapelle is that he never troubled himself to point out what is his interpretation and reconstruction and what was actually on the original draught.

[@ianmclaughlan6454]

I agree, though in this instance there is a fair amount of detail on the Admiralty draft from which he is able to make some informed guesses. It is a shame he does not use a different coloured ink for his speculative additions!