New Bedford whaleboat by Carlmb - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:16

[Carlmb]

Good evening, I am a little bit into my first build and will post as I go. This is my first wooden ship but I do have some RC plane experience. I had a minor stroke so I have given up RC and attempting model ship building. I have already purchased a Niagara kit as well but I figured this would be a good beginning. This site is terrific and I appreciate all the excellent builds.

 

[Carlmb]

Apparently my initial photos looked horrible so switched from my iPhone to my Nikon d40. (quite better results).

Finished the bow storage area, thwart knees and made a few buckets. Added a dime for perspective.

[Carlmb]

Working on some of the interior features. Box for the whale gun and the compass

[russ]

Very nice work. The details are excellent. The large scale makes it easier to create details. These small boats in larger scales are always fun to build.

 

Russ

[wemattson]

Carlmb,

 

Welcome aboard! Excellent work. It's good to see someone "local" on this forum. How are the ship modelling supplies at Hanson Hobby?

 

Cheers,

Wayne

Edited August 13, 2014 by wemattson

[Carlmb]

Hanson Hobby is a small store that carries something for everyone. Mostly RC car stuff. I bought some wood there a couple days ago. He has a decent wood supply but it has just been there to long, very brittle. A few wood kits but expensive.

 

Thanks for the welcome. Anyone know of any ship modeling clubs in Mass.?

[wemattson]

Carlmb,

 

The only one that I know of around here that is open to anybody is the USS Constitution Model Shipwright Guild. They are also very welcoming to any skill level of modeler.

 

Wayne

[dgbot]

The Whaleboat is an excellent kit. I have it. You are doing a fine job.

David B

[Littlebob]

Welcome to the forum, your work looks really good so far, nice details.

[CurtisW]

I also have the whaleboat for my next build. I will be following along closely. Great work.

[Scoot]

Great model to build. Lots of detail in a great scale. Have also done this model.

Was neat to see a whaleboat from the C.W.Morgan cavorting among the whales off of Stellwagen last month.

Enjoy.

 

Scoot

[Geoff Matson]

Welcome to the forum. Great build and a great job with your whale boat. I have this one in the wings and am looking forward to your progress.

[Guest Tim I.]

Your build looks fantastic! I have this kit on the shelf and hope to build it next year.

 

I look forward to following your build log to completion.

 

- Tim

[ziled68]

Hello Carl,

I was just going over the forums in order to see who else was building the NB Whaleboat and am glad I am not the only one. I started the post today and hope to view others tidbits of information I may incorporate into my build. I hope to see more progress soon.

 

Ray

[Carlmb]

Looks like we have a few people building this kit which is great. I am just returning from Sugarloaf Maine after a few days at a friends cottage so I can continue building. Quick picture from Maine. Moose everywhere.

 

 

[Carlmb]

Added latch and hinges to gun case, new lantern and added bow chocks.

[russ]

The metal work is very good. It looks like it has some age on it. Nicely done.

 

Russ

[Carlmb]

As shown on the Beetle site there are bolts holding down the thwart knees. This is a great site with some awesome pics of a complete full size whaleboat build. It can be seen at www.whalingmuseum.org/programs/beetle-whaleboat-project

I figured the best way to make these bolts was cut the heads off a #17 dress pin. I drilled the knees with a #65 drill and inserted the heads with a dab of glue. These are going to be painted over with a Light Buff acrylic.  

 

[russ]

The bolt heads look pretty good. Nice tip on what to use to make them.

 

Russ

[Carlmb]

Here's a picture of the bolt heads painted over, a picture of the loggerhead and some cleats.

 

[russ]

Excellent work. I think the paint over the bolt heads looks very good. It puts them into a good context.

 

Russ

[Carlmb]

So last night I decide it must be time to make the sail. (not necessarily in order but a good distraction) I do a search for making sails and a few categories pop up but 1 by Nils on using the wife's sewing machine to make sails pops up. I contacted Nils and he was awesome responding to me with a new thread.

So I do a quick craigslist search and there is a $30 Kenmore 10 miles from me. I grab it and following some good instructions and sewing machine 101 I am able to whip something up.

I followed the instructions to build the New Bedford sail and didn't like the way it turned out (new sewing machine does not make small enough cross-stitches). Made a new one and I'm much happier. Time to make the masts now.

 

[alde]

You are doing a fantastic job for a first ship model. Your time building RC Airplanes has paid off. How much time do you have into your build so far? It looks like you started your build log when you were pretty far along.

[russ]

Good looking sails. They are difficult to do and make them look good.

 

Russ

[Carlmb]

Thanks for the kind comments. I was about three weeks into the build before posting.

Added the hoops and thimbles to the sail. Also added a couple grommets for shroud lanyards.

Stained the mast and sprit pole with colonial maple so I can hopefully install the sail tomorrow.

[Keith_W]

I just love your small details. Could you share how you made those buckets please?

[Carlmb]

Some prefabbed planks and tops and bottoms were supplied with the kit. After being assembled I treated the wood with weather-it which is a cool wood ager I had used years ago when train modeling. I then cut some brass sheets into 1/16 strips that I fit around the drums and soldered. I then treated the strips with blacken it and CA'd them on.

[Carlmb]

Building row locks.

 

Start with a 1/16 strip of brass.

 

Punch and drill a #65 hole in strip.

 

Insert a #17 dress pin.

 

Hit the pin with flux and solder.

 

Trim the brass to the proper length and hit with some blacken-it.

 

(please let me know if this is helpful or I am beating a dead horse. Thanks)

 

[russ]

This is more or less how I make mine. I use brass wire and brass strip. I put the wire through the hole for a bit and then add the prefluxed soldering paste and make the joint. Then I trim and file the pin down on the inside the oarlock. Drilling the hole and putting the pin through to solder it in place is a good method.

 

Nice work and good description.

 

Russ.

[michael mott]

I just came across your build the boat looks great and very good work on the sails Carl.

 

Michael