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Eagle Maine Topsail Coastal Schooner

Built during 2020.
 

Vintage Model Shipways kit.  Built out of the box.  Stern letters by Todd Architectural Models. 

 

The point of this project is to graduate from 1 to 2 masts, and focus on shaping the masts and spars and the bowsprit (multiple cross sections along it’s length), nailing down cutting the shoulders for and positioning the mast cross trees, and understanding the rigging.
 

Solid hull sealed/primed with Zinser rattle can shellac, Krylon white primer, and gesso.  Gesso primer and hull paint, Tamiya Flat Black and Copper acrylic, applied with Iwata RG-3L mini spray gun.  Popular masts turned on the lathe finished with Mineax Ipswich Pine stain.  Gray/White topside finish, Vallejo acrylics, applied with Paasche Talon, over Minwax Ipswich Pine stain.

 

Case baseboard is 5/8 maple plywood.  Molding and framework is hickory, finished with Old Masters maple stain and furniture wax.  “Glass” is 3/32” Lexan cut in-house.  Moved from glass shop supplied glass to Lexan.

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coxswain

coxswain

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I've always wanted to see what the vintage Model Shipways kits would build to - you've done a beautiful job, Rich!  Steve M

bigcreekdad

bigcreekdad

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Where did you get the kit for this beauty?

 

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