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Offline FinnN

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BSC2020 FinnN HMS Terror
« on: 29 December 2019, 09:52:59 PM »
I'm going to attempt a HMS Terror locked in the ice and dilapidated by the survivors trying to keep warm and relentless Sasquatch attacks!
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Offline AKULA

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Re: BSC2020 FinnN HMS Terror
« Reply #1 on: 29 December 2019, 09:56:26 PM »
Great idea...it sounds like a whole game in itself

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Offline Burnin Coal

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Re: BSC2020 FinnN HMS Terror
« Reply #2 on: 29 December 2019, 10:12:56 PM »
Awesome idea...shall follow with interest
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Re: BSC2020 FinnN HMS Terror
« Reply #3 on: 29 December 2019, 10:16:40 PM »
Brilliant!
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Offline Donkeymilkman

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Re: BSC2020 FinnN HMS Terror
« Reply #4 on: 29 December 2019, 10:17:02 PM »
Oh I watched a documentary on this once , on channel four I believe, didn't they find the boat based on the oral history of Inuit tribes?
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Re: BSC2020 FinnN HMS Terror
« Reply #5 on: 30 December 2019, 06:47:33 AM »
Quote from: Donkeymilkman on 29 December 2019, 10:17:02 PM
Oh I watched a documentary on this once , on channel four I believe, didn't they find the boat based on the oral history of Inuit tribes?
Tis true. After ignoring Inuit stories for decades, they found after finally listening to hunter who had seen the mast sticking out of the ice at one time. It took them less than 3 hours of searching the location. ::)
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Offline Vanvlak

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Re: BSC2020 FinnN HMS Terror
« Reply #6 on: 30 December 2019, 07:32:00 AM »
That would be so cool - in more ways than one  :D
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Re: BSC2020 FinnN HMS Terror
« Reply #7 on: 30 December 2019, 07:54:07 AM »
Aha, I've been reading Michael Palin's book "Erebus" about (surprisingly enough) HMS Erebus, which was the other ship on the ill-fated Franklin expedition. So I'm looking forward to seeing how this goes.


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Offline ichwillauch

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Re: BSC2020 FinnN HMS Terror
« Reply #8 on: 30 December 2019, 10:08:31 AM »
Wow! this is a great idea!
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Re: BSC2020 FinnN HMS Terror
« Reply #9 on: 02 January 2020, 08:57:09 PM »
Holy shit... Yet a crazy ambitious idea. Best of luck!
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Offline FinnN

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Re: BSC2020 FinnN HMS Terror
« Reply #10 on: 02 January 2020, 10:48:29 PM »
Looks like I’ve set myself a high bar - fingers crossed I manage to give birth to something worthy of the subject!

I’ve just got back from the frozen wastes of Canada over Christmas so I’m still only at the starting to collect references stage. It seems there’s a well known blog http://buildingterror.blogspot.com/ which I’ll get at least some inspiration from. I also have a couple of books on the way.

My first challenge is getting a hull done - and I’m very keen that it has at least a bit of an accessible interior. I might try a 3d printed shell (in sections) with a more traditional interior, but we’ll see...
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Re: BSC2020 FinnN HMS Terror
« Reply #11 on: 03 January 2020, 09:33:49 AM »
I took a look at the ship technical drawings. The hull is incredibly thick!
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Offline FierceKitty

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Re: BSC2020 FinnN HMS Terror
« Reply #12 on: 03 January 2020, 09:59:06 AM »
A ship which could be dilapidated would be unlikely to float in the first place.  lol
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Re: BSC2020 FinnN HMS Terror
« Reply #13 on: 07 January 2020, 06:32:39 AM »
good luck
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Offline Emir of Askaristan

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Re: BSC2020 FinnN HMS Terror
« Reply #14 on: 07 January 2020, 07:36:35 AM »
John Rae sussed what had happened to both ships and their crews after searching for them in the 1850's and hearing directly from Inuit about survivors. His findings when published were given such harsh treatment by Mrs Franklin, via Charles Dickens that Rae never got the recognition he deserved either as an explorer or for finding the fate of the expedition.

Worth reading Fatal Passage by Ken McGoogan, if only for general background about Rae's search and the land and environment.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
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