I am starting a new first scratch project. What are some good sources of plans.

 

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Hello and welcome

www.taubmansonline.com has a lot of plans.

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Try these:

Note: The Smithsonian site is awsome. http://americanhistory.si.edu/csr/shipplan.htm  You can order their catalog called The Smithsonian Collection of Warship Plans. It includes more than 100 plans from Continental Navy times to recent times, but is primarily 1700s and 1800s. I just ordered the outboard profile, inboard profile, deck plan and sail plan for the CSN commerce raider Shenandoah 1863 in 1/4 and 1/8 scale for $32.00. Their plans sets are usually less than Taubman. In fact Taubman sells the same plans which I suspect they get from the Smithsonian and just mark up.

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
Sources Of Ship Plans
Government Sources

1) Special Media Archives Services Division, NWCS, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001; telephone (301) 837-3200.

Their collection includes the general plans and drawing of most ships stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. Requests should be limited to no more than three ships at any one time. The average cost for microfilm is $23.00 per reel. Charges for paper copies vary with the size of the original drawing. The old name for this Division was the Cartographic Branch.


2) Smithsonian Institution:

The Smithsonian's collection of watercraft plans, maintained by the History of Technology Division of the National Museum of American History, is a valuable resource. To make their collection more accessible to the public, black-line reproductions of many of the plans are offered for sale. The Smithsonian has produced three publications containing descriptions of these plans and instructions for ordering large-scale copies. These catalogs are described and ordering information is included on the Smithsonian's website. http://americanhistory.si.edu/csr/shipplan.htm 



Commercial Sources

Note: Distribution of this list by the Department of the Navy is provided for informational use only and does not constitute endorsement by the Department of the Navy of products, websites, or services of the firms and organizations listed therein.

A. J. Fisher Inc. Model plans, supplies
1002 Etowah Avenue Catalog costs $3.00.
Royal Oak MI 48067

Bluejacket Shipcrafters Kits, supplies, catalogs
PO Box 425C Emphasis on early
Stockton Springs ME 04981 sailing ships.

Dromedary Ship Modeler's Center Emphasis on 20th century
6324 Belton Drive ships.
El Paso TX 79912

The Floating Drydock Catalog costs $4.00.
General Delivery Emphasis on 20th century
Kresgeville PA 18333 Good for World War II.

Model Expo, Inc. Model kits, tools,
3850 North 29th Terrace parts, publications;
Hollywood FL 33020 emphasis on sailing
(954) 925-5551 ships.

Model Shipways Emphasis on sailing
PO Box 1000 ships.
Industrial Park Drive
Mount Pocano PA 18344

Pacific Front Hobbies Issues catalogs.
11804 NE 138th Street.
Kirkland WA 98034

Rocky Mountain Shipyard Model plans and books.
590 Ronlin Street
Grand Junction CO 81504

Squadron Shop Mail order outlet for
1115 Crowley Drive domestic and foreign model
Carrollton TX 75006 kits and publications.
Issues catalogs.
Periodicals

Periodicals contain advertisements for sources of model tools, parts, plans, publications and supplies, as well as articles on scratch-building and kit adaptation. Some libraries may hold back issues. Any library should be able to help locate these through union lists of serials.


Model Shipwright: A Quarterly Journal of Ships and Ship Models.
Conway Maritime Press Ltd.
101 Fleet Street
London EC4Y 1DE
England

Seaways' Ships In Scale (bimonthly)
2271 Constitution Drive
San Jose CA 95124

Books

Numerous books have been published on model building, ships, aircraft, and military vehicles. Libraries can help locate and borrow these publications through subject catalogs and the interlibrary-loan system. Many titles on modeling and military hardware that are not listed in the standard bibliographic sources can be identified and located through dealers and specialized periodicals. The Naval Institute Press, 2062 Generals Highway, Annapolis MD 21401-6780, publishes a wide variety of works on early and modern naval ships and aircraft; their catalog is available on request. Their books can be found in libraries, or can be ordered through any book dealer. A list of Norman Friedman's illustrated design histories, which include numerous ship plans, is contained in the ships section of Customs and Traditions: A Bibliography.



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07 June 2005

 

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Welcome aboard Hunk1,

There are several resources listed in the Links (open in a blank window) directory of the forum for ship plans which complement those already given to you.

Don

 

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