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HMS Minotaur
The beast of the channel fleet, this broadside ironclad was the largest single screw warships built. Unsurprisingly she was considered a bit of a pain to manage under sail. This model is 1:2400 from g… more →
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HMS Minotaur
wrote 5 days ago: The beast of the channel fleet, this broadside ironclad was the largest single screw warships built. … more →
The CSS Albemarle and the Battle of Batchelor’s Bay
wrote 1 week ago: The last picture taken of the CSS Albemarle before being scrapped in 1867. Image from the N.C. Museu … more →
Interesting find at salute
wrote 3 weeks ago: I saw this on the westwind stand at salute and was intrigued. Apparently they are going to be … more →
1863 January 24: Wisconsin Supreme Court Decisions Wanted
wrote 1 month ago: More from our back-log of articles. This one, and the small items that follow it, are from the Janu … more →
USS Monitor and CSS Virginia: Part Five, The Battle of Hampton Roads, Day One
wrote 1 month ago: CSS Virginia sinks USS Cumberland March 8, 1862. Hardly a ripple disturbed the Elizabeth River, nor … more →
1863 March 14: New Ironclads and Other War News
wrote 2 months ago: The “News of the Week” column, from the front page of The Polk County Press of March 14, … more →
1863 March 7: "The whole rebeldom need say their prayers, for the 'Yankees are coming'"
wrote 2 months ago: Following is the war news from the front page of The Polk County Press of March 7, 1863. LATE WAR NE … more →
USS Monitor and CSS Virginia: Part Four The Virginia's Problems, and Her Officers and Crew
wrote 2 months ago: As stated in Part Three, the Virginia’s builders encountered numerous problems and delays. The … more →
HMS Ocean 1863
wrote 2 months ago: I finished the first ship of the early ironclad pack from tumbling dice the other day. HMS Ocean was … more →
1863 February 28: Ironclads and Canals
wrote 2 months ago: Following are three shorter articles from The Polk County Press of February 28, 1863. New Ocean Iron … more →
USS Monitor and CSS Virginia, Part Three: The Virginia is Built
wrote 2 months ago: John Luke Porter John Mercer Brooke Within weeks after Virginia’s epic two-day battle in Hampt … more →
More Victorian iron and steam
wrote 3 months ago: The rebasing and general adding to the Victorian fleets continues. This week some royal navy iron ma … more →
1863 February 14: Charleston Harbor and Other Naval News
wrote 3 months ago: The following news items are from the February 14, 1863, issue of The Polk County Press. The attack … more →
USS Monitor and CSS Virginia, Part Two: The Monitor is Built
wrote 3 months ago: John Ericsson, Naval Architect, the first man who publicly demonstrated a screw propeller. During th … more →
Ottoman ironclads
wrote 3 months ago: I have a slightly worrying obsession with ottoman ironclads bit odd really as they spent a lot of ti … more →
On the work bench
wrote 3 months ago: Just a post to show what I’m currently working on, yes I do get easily distracted but at least … more →
Rebased French pre-dreadnoughts, and a bit of a how to
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wrote 3 months ago: Finally got round to starting this task, so far so good but getting consistency has been a bit of a … more →
USS Monitor and CSS Virginia, Part One: Iron Ships
wrote 3 months ago: Iron ships did not originate during America’s Civil War. Nations such as Britain, France and B … more →
USS Monitor
wrote 3 months ago: USS Monitor, the Union’s first ironclad Classification: monitor; screw steamer; iron and wood; … more →
