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  1. It’s a cold rainy night here in north Texas folks. Well cold to us. Only reached 40F today. Expecting the same all week. So no airbrushing for the Arizona until it warms up above 70. What you see pictured above is CorelLine’s SM104. A solid wood hull HMS Bounty kit in 1:130 scale. Corel claims they are beginner kits. Model-Expo delivered her promptly last week. This HMS Bounty kit is my second attempt at wood ship modeling in 25+ years. The first being Constructo’s 1799 Enterprise. Enterprise remains shelved pending the results of this and a few other simpler wood model kit builds. With your help, Frank Mastini’s book and the Sultana Practicum pdfs, I’ll be proud of the completed model. Wish me luck fellow modelers.
  2. ships name : Prins Willim (a Dutch VOC ship 17th century) company : Corel scale 1:100 Kit number 20125 length 735mm height 580mm width 305mm Price : somewhere between 450 and 550 euros in this part of the world. I was able to buy my kit with a discount and paid 372 euros (so,couldn't resist buying) (This is my first kit review. After reading all the rules I don't think I've done much wrong ) general info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prins_Willem I think Prins Willim (with i ) is an old dutch spelling for Prins Willem. Manufacturers info (I don't think Corel has its own website) http://www.corel-srl.it/VASCELLISTORICI.html the box first impression : looks good A map with instructions and plans info about the ship detailed parts list The plans The parts The photo etched parts parts box 1 details parts box 1 parts box 2 detail parts box 2 The wooden parts plywood frames Plywood parts for the hull plywood parts for masts, channels. and solid wooden parts this plywood in detail Keel in thick plywood and deck in thin plywood the plywood of the keel in detail the "box" with planks planks for the first layer Second layer and others nice quality The other planks are of good quality but the organization is a bit "sloppy" only 3 planks are warped The wood for masts and yards For free : a cataloge to choose the next model
  3. Bought this very old Corel Unicorn kit for pennies a while back....whilst doing the rigging on Bellona, I need something else to do as rigging gets on my nerves. Will post some pics soon.
  4. So, after some months of hard work on this first ship, it is eventually time to start a build log. Building started in July after this gift kit unexpectedly ended up in my hands . Unfortunately or fortunately, I acquired a new house and moved almost at the same time. So work in the shipyard resumes when the multiple improvements in the house and my new job let me some scarce free time. I have no experience in wood work (nor manual work actually!). So I bought a lot of tools to help compensate 😉. Not sure it was a good idea but well, one has to start somewhere at some point. Forums on this website helped a lot to avoid some mistakes. Yet, I eventually made a lot of them... Let us summarize the consecutive steps up to the current stage of the build: - Frames were attached to the keels after tapering (alas, I did not compare the two sides of each frame - I planked the upper deck and lower deck - Bits of woods that attach to the half gun were set between each frame. - Stern and bow fillers were adequately shaped (all praise dremmel power tools). - Many pages about planking were carefully read. Then they were read again. And again. - Months and much energy were spent for first layer planking with the following mistakes: + Miscalculation of stern and bow tapering. For instance, the planks close to the main and upper deck are too wide at the extremities. + Unredeemable (well, almost) mistake in the overall curvature of the tucked stern. + Overall ugliness - Currently happily sanding and filling. Next steps: 1. Drill holes and design gun ports. Wondering how to accurately set each location. Then I can move the half-gun holders at the right place, if necessary. Forum pages shall be read and read again. 2. Anxiously bite my nails while wondering about how the lowest planks should meet the keel. 3. Despair for a while. Read ther build log for tthe 20th page. 4. Cautiously get to 2nd layer planking. 5. Observe result. Incriminate lack of experience and dubious genes to explain obvious failure. All comments and tips are more than welcome !
  5. The smallest ship i am taking on......nothing for months then along come two...this and Endeavour.
  6. Started going over the instructions and list of materials before I begin this great ship.
  7. Whilst Endeavour is in the news recently I have decided to get it from the shelf and start to build whilst finishing the rigging on Unicorn. A couple of pics of the initial few ist planks.
  8. I've just started this kit, I wasn't going to do a build log, as I'm not in the habit of doing it, but with Bellona I will need to scream for help from more experienced model shipwrights, and it would help if you knew what stage I'm at. I've spent a month going through the drawings, and instruction booklet, as well as checking all the parts in the box against the parts list in the booklet. I hit a problem as the parts list didn't call up the plate that the parts were shown in, and as there are a set of 14 very detailed drawings, I decided to transfer the lot to a spreadsheet that would allow me to reference each part to the material it’s made from, and also the plate(s) that it appeared on. From this, I could also build a Bill of Materials of what should be in the box, a thing that Corel flatly refused to supply. This allowed me to check everything that was in the box against the BOM, to reassure myself that I wasn’t going to be waiting for Corel to supply me with anything that was missing. Up to now, and I’ve only just started fitting the frames, it’s been a great help. If anyone is thinking of starting this kit, I’d be extremely happy to give them a copy of my spreadsheet with the attached BOM. I’m not sure how to do a private message in this forum, but if you do, get in touch and I’ll email it to you. End of the first day's work, all the frames fitted and assembled. No glue yet, I've got the decks and a few other odds and sods to do before I open my glue bottle.
  9. Well, here goes. My name's Steve and I'm new here at MSW. This is my first kit build log on the first wooden ship kit I've built since 1983. My earlier attempts on wooden ship models weren't very impressive. I've got an older version of Corel's La Sirene on the shelf, but thought that this little cutter might be a better way of getting my feet wet. I also thought that the sharp bow of this boat might be easier to plank than the bluff bow of an 18th-century French frigate. The first thing I noticed on checking through the parts was that the false keel has a kink in it. It's not big, but it's there. I've got a device for bending guitar sides, and I thought a few moments on that might cure the kink...unless someone has a better idea? I haven't tried it yet but will soon. In the thumbnails below, you can see the bend in the false keel viewed from the top. I'm adding a shot of Shenandoah's sail plan as well.
  10. Hello everyone, A little background. I got this HMS Greyhound from my parents when I was in high school. At the time, I knew little what I was doing and less how long it would take. It didn't help to learn that whoever designed the kit seemed to be a few cannons short of a broadside when it came to plan drawing. Daunted by these difficulties, I did only the first few steps in putting together the hull, sanding it, and placing the first planks before I paused the project. Then I forgot about it for eight years. When I got back to it, my skills were about the same but my patience and will to persevere were far higher. I offer my thanks to the people who answered my questions on this site back then. My apologies for forgetting about y'all for about a decade. The bad news is that High School Me had made a few mistakes. Well, many mistakes. Mistakes that involved glue and delicate wood and couldn't be fixed. But with the right amount of planking, sanding, and perseverance, they could hopefully be hidden. Thus began my covert Corel corrections. To begin, here's the earliest set of photos I can find of the model. The upside down one resists all editing.
  11. HMS Victory - 1st build 25 years ago I bought this kit from Corel as I have always been curious on modelships. The first couple of years I managed to build the hull of the ship and but when I when it was time to start with the masts I lost interest in the project. I picked it up a few times over the years but it was always just for a few days. Probably I should have started on a simplier first build but when you are young and naive you tend to aim for the sky. Now I am destined to complete this build and I have also started on another ship to give it some variation. I just recently found this forum and maybe you guys can inspire me to ensure I complete it. Since its my first ship I am far from the skills of what I have seen here. History According to Wikipedia, HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, ordered in 1758, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. She is best known for her role as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. She additionally served as Keppel's flagship at Ushant, Howe's flagship at Cape Spartel and Jervis's flagship at Cape St Vincent. After 1824, she was relegated to the role of harbour ship. In 1922, she was moved to a dry dock at Portsmouth, England, and preserved as a museum ship. She has been the flagship of the First Sea Lord since October 2012 and is the world's oldest naval ship still in commission, with 241 years' service as of 2019. The kit This is one of the cheaper and smaller Victory kits. The wood was very good especially the walnut. Lots pre made stuff in the box. Some of the details are made in some kind of pressed woodenmass/paper which makes Nice details but kind of not the buildquality you want. Canons and gunports are pre made and may not look perfect but is easy to assemble for the beginner. Very few pre made parts for the masts and yards. I like that there are many plans and that the are reasonable in size. But the manual and instructions are quite bad.
  12. Purchased this Corel kit around 40 years ago in Genoa Italy. At that time, in a previous life, I was a Marine Engineer on a container ship that continually circumnavigated the world, with lots of stops in Genoa and the UK etc....plenty of opportunities to buy kits, books and modelling tools. My intention was to ultimately build a full model of the Victory from a Corel kit. The Cross-Section was to be my apprenticeship in Period Ship modelling. Anyway, as it does, life took over and the kit found its way into the back of a cupboard gathering dust. Three children later and after a long career in the marine industry, I finally retired from the Merchant Navy and started a 5 year renovation of our house. During this period I also managed to acquire a Corel Kit of the complete Victory model, which true to form, also made its way into the back of the cupboard to share the dust collection. Lots of advice on here as to the difficulties involved building the full Corel Victory, mainly due to the poor instructions supplied etc. This along with recognising my own penchant for completely ignoring manuals anyway, I thought it finally time to start the Cross- Section. What could go wrong..?? I have no intention of trying to create a "museum quality build" (there are plenty of them on here to admire)...!! Having said that, I have only kept the parts list for reference. The model will be built from the plans supplied and I will build to the best of my ability. Hopefully I will learn from my mistakes. After all, I have I have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to build full size 1:1 scale ships, in yards in Hamburg, Singapore and Australia.....no building instructions, just a specification and lots of technical drawings. Time to jump right in...Firstly, I didn't like the building jig arrangement. It limits opportunities to physically handle the hull...Besides, the wine was far too good to be put into service for an extended period. To overcome this issue I made a "strong-back" from cedar. This, combined with some sturdy elastic bands will hold the hull in the correct shape when removing it from the jig.
  13. Hi all, After completion of my submarine Auguste Piccard, I started on my long delayed Corsaro 2. I bought the kit about 12 years ago from a model shop that went out of business. Price on the box is 288 UKP, but I bought it in Holland for less. Looks complete but someone made some pencil scribbles in the manual before returning it. I intend to make it radio-controlled. Never built a sailboat before but I understand I will need to build light (I.e. take weight out of the hull where possible), likely need a deep add-on keel with lead bulb, enlarged rudder, and much more I don’t know about yet. Started sawing out the insides of most of the frames and the keel”plate”, before mounting the frames. One of the difficulties with this model is the curved deck needing to be glued to the frames right away. So access to the interior is very difficult. I cut out the deck under the deckhouse, and will make the deckhouse detachable. I did think of putting a first coat of varnish on the frames and keel before planking, and ensuring water coming into the hull can find its way to the lowest point. Then started planking the hull. The manual is short but highlights the important steps such as planing the frames and adjusting the width of the planks. also made sure I drilled out a cavity for the rudder-“axle”. The wooden keel and rudder seen here need work much later but I can mount a “sailing keel” on it later. Both are of course not attached yet. so after about a week the hull has a first planking. Instead of the second planking, I intend to sand - epoxy - putty - and cover the hull with glass-fabric and epoxy. That requires some time, stuff to be ordered, and anyway, the holiday is over. Later more. All suggestions of course welcome!
  14. Hello all, I started this kit 21 years ago. Recently, I was inspired by my good friend Banyan and his excellent Endeavour. So, over the last couple of months, I have been getting stuck in and really enjoying it. I did have a build log up years ago but that's gone and I have been prompted to start another. I will appreciate any comments, criticisms, suggestions etc., especially as I am coming into the next phase when I think I'll be asking quite a few questions. It is a real pleasure to be a part of this online community. MartyB
  15. I began this project in 2017 and it's been progressing very slowly! I found some of the pictures I took along the way. Here I was completing the hull. The "sloup coquiller" was a typical Oyster Boat of the area of Brest in the Department of Finisterre in Brittany, being used for catching shell-fish. The model is based on pictures from 1912 onward.
  16. I have always wanted to build a cross section, and since my next build will be HMS victory, so I have chosen corel's Victory and corel's victory cross section in 1:98 scale. I 've been told, that corel's kit is quite old and in some parts outdated. some pictures from cargohold, I have added pump house, shot holder and hull ribs
  17. Hello, my name is Michele, I live in the rainy North West of the UK. I've always had an interest in models, mainly aircrafts. In 2017 I bought my first boat, the Sloup from Corel and I loved it! It's been a very slow project, with lots of breaks in between. Recently I've managed to progress a bit faster than usual and by searching suggestions and advice on how to build it it's how I came across modelshipworld! I'm looking forward to finally complete this model and to move to next one!
  18. (Image via Model-Expo, from whom I bought the kit). This kit is meant to represent one of many ships built in the early nineteenth century for the US Revenue Marine (fore-runner of today’s Coast Guard). However, no “Ranger” was ever built for that service during this time period, so the model only approximates a real prototype. The closest real vessels, according to my research, seem to be the two Alabama-class topsail schooners built in 1819 (Alabama and Louisiana). This conclusion is based on several factors: Recommendation of the Coast Guard Modeling website Comparison to plans available from the USCG website Dimensions given by USCG fact sheet for USRC Louisiana My own calculations. The resources above list the Alabama-class cutters as having a 52’ keel and 18’-6” beam, while Wikipedia also lists a length on deck of 56’-10”. The table below shows the kit’s measurements (taken from the plans), the kit’s size at full scale converted to feet, the actual dimensions from the sources above in feet, and the difference between the two scaled back down to kit size, in cm. Deck: kit(cm) 28, kit(feet) 62.6, real (feet) 57.0, diffrence (cm) 2.5 Beam: kit(cm) 9, kit(feet) 20.1, real (feet) 18.5, diffrence (cm) 0.7 Keel: kit(cm) 22.5, kit(feet) 50.2, real (feet) 52.0, diffrence (cm) -0.8 The kit does not perfectly match the Alabama-class cutters, most notably in deck length, but it’s closer to those than the other options (the 56’ Surprise class or the 60’ Search class). At this scale, only a true historian of the Revenue Marine will notice that the model is a few centimeters off; as I intend to build it as a fictional ship rather than as Alabama or Louisiana, this will matter even less. The overall hull shape, sail plan, and deck layout seem reasonably similar, and I will probably use the USCG drawing of Louisiana as a guide when the kit plans are uncertain or I prefer the former’s appearance. For example, the USCG drawing shows two swivel-based carronades of different calibers, which I find intriguing, and overall it’s more crisply drawn than the poor-quality photocopy in the kit. I could only find a few previous build logs for this kit, which are listed here for future reference (if I’ve missed one, please inform me): Ranger by matt s.s.: heavy kit-bash of the model into a glorious pirate ship. Ranger by trippwj: unfinished log, not updated since 2014, progress as far as beginning planking; intended to follow plans for the larger Search class vessels. Ranger by Small Stuff: unfinished log, not updated since 2014, many photos missing, progress as far as bulkheads. Ranger by Woodmiester12: unfinished log, not updated since 2015, progress as far as first hull & deck planking. So it looks like I’ll embarking on a fairly new adventure here, the most challenging model I’ve tackled to date, especially with the rather poor instructions in hideous English translation. Some may ask why I’m attempting this somewhat problematic kit when BlueJacket just released what is, by all accounts, a high quality kit of a similar revenue cutter. The answer is quite simple: I purchased this kit before learning of the BlueJacket release. Both I and Mrs Cathead love the look of topsail schooners, and I thought the challenge of working with a foreign kit would be good for developing my skills. Now that I’ve bought it, I’m going to build it. And for those of you wondering why I’m not tackling another steamboat, there is a twofold answer: one, the previous sentence, and two, it’s going to take me significant time to do the research and design necessary for a new scratchbuild. I’d like to do something that doesn’t have plans, like the Missouri River sidewheeler Arabia, and that’s a long-term project. So I’ll work on this revenue cutter in the meantime to keep my hands busy and my skills developing, and work on my steamboat plans in the background.
  19. This will be my build of the Corel Resolution kit. I was attracted to this kit based on a build I saw at Model Ship Builder This is a Japanese site with many very nice models represented. I favor the natural wood/antique look with my models, so the style of this build serves as inspiration for what I hope to accomplish. I have a rather long winded prologue that follows, so feel free to skip to the actual build description that should show up down there somewhere… There has been some discussion here at MSW about the basis for this kit design. It is pretty much agreed there was no actual ship of this configuration named HMS Resolution. Resolution Solved There are some plans from the National Maritime Museum of a sloop named Ferrett ( 1711 ), a 10-gun single-masted, cutter-rigged Sloop.. We also found some plans drawn by Howard Chapelle, that are clearly based on the NMM plans, embellished somewhat, but matching the basic lines perfectly as far as I can tell. Corel appears to have used those lines, and embellished the ship even further, which I will discuss more as I go along, because I will not be incorporating some of those embellishments in my build. There is more. Chapelle drew another set of lines and wrote: “ Ferrett and Sharke “ ,with more detailed information pictured below. I assume Chapelle had access to some resources I haven’t been able to identify, or he speculated based on convention at the time. There are some plans of “ Shark ( 1732 ) “ from the NMM which say: “ A ketch-rigged 8-gun Sloop. “The lines are very similar to Ferrett, but not a 1 to 1 match. A major, but not the only difference, being two masts, which fits the “ketch “ designation. Corel calls the ship a ‘ cutter ‘ . I wondered what makes a sloop a “ sloop “, and found it was very ambiguous.. I settled on this from Wikipedia. In part: “ A sloop is a sailing boat with a single mast typically meaning one headsail in front of the mast, and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast.” We also find: “ If the vessel has two or more headsails, the term cutter may be used, especially if the mast is stepped further towards the back of the boat.” On the other hand there are a lot of ships called sloops, that have two or three masts. I’m not uncomfortable with the designation of a cutter because the sail plan seems very similar to other cutters, as well as the notation on the NMM collection article which says :“ Cutter rigged sloop. “ The NMM plans say the length of the gun deck from rabbet to rabbet is 65 feet, while I calculate the scaled length of the Corel model at about 70.. I imagine the other dimensions will not match any better, but not an issue as far as I’m concerned. Chapelle provides some deck details in one of his drawings that differ significantly from what Corel calls for. Since there are no deck details on the NMM drawings of Ferrett, I would lean toward the Chapelle interpretation, but I may mix and match as I go along, and point it out when I deviate from the Corel plans. The two large grates do not look typical to me, and I will have to see what I will do with that deck space. I can’t resist the urge to also note, that in my research, I found a Sterling kit of Ferret on eBay.. It looks like it was probably based on the Chapelle drawings, but the deck plan seems a bit absurd with some sort of ship’s boat athwartship with no capstain or windlass. I have also found two Ferret kits from the Ideal Model Co.. One plastic, and the other wood. They both appear to be based on the Chapelle drawings. Continuing on, here is a brief rundown of the Corel kit contents. If anyone has any questions, I will do my best to provide an answer. The box art.. The framework is well done, but I have some modifications in mind, which I will document later. There is a generous fittings package. Unfortunately, the provided sailcloth is too heavy, and the flag set is un-usable.. I make my own rope, so the provided stuff is of no use to me. There are eight sheets of well drawn plans. The strip wood and dowels appear to be of good quality, but I will have to see what is usable as the build progresses. (To be continued.)
  20. Have been building on this for a couple of months now, this is my very first wooden model kit I am building and there are a lot of things to learn here and there. Thankfully youtube exist where lots of tips and tricks can be found. However as this kit do not provide any building instructions at all, only a parts list which does not describe all numbers, items can be out of scale, missing parts, items in the package is not for this model, lacking some wood and the drawings are not the best to follow and as it turns out in some cases should not be followed. All this gave me more problems then I needed and I proceeded as best as I could. I have in mind to finish it, hopefully it will be a nice looking ship after all. Second planking and deck planking on the way, a hole emerged in the hull but it could be fixed nicely with the second layer. Second planking was done with 1x4mm Walnut Deck planking Tanganika 0.6x3mm In center there are a Mahogany board 0,6x5mm Starting to place the Capstan and Jibbom This part was missing, I started making a new, found a brass screw and I thought "This will do just fine" after a while the grinding revealed that it was a fake brass screw, steel under the yellow skin. It was Ok as I was going to paint it anyway, just a little tougher to work with 😊 This part was also missing, made a new one from what I could find at home, oak. Placed the railing in the fore Placing the railing in the stern, yet another setback, according the part list and number on the drawing it was supposed to be made from flexible birch, I was missing around 4-500mm of that so I had to use hull planks from layer 1. Also this flexible birch was not wide enough 5mm. It should have been 6mm to ensure that it was a little bit wider then the hull, now it is just as wide. Here is another piece that was impossible to use, out of scale, made new ones. This pin rack should have seven drilled holes, did my math and started drilling, I really must have enjoyed the drilling itself as when I was finished I had eight holes. Did the math once more and now I got seven holes Building the fore deckhouse More deck items Note: The Items are not fixed yet Then I started to look closer on the two masts, I needed to have some kind of grinding station so I can make them conical. This is build now and soon I will start with this job, but when I was looking at one drawings I found that 2 brass ring to be placed on both the mast also in the part list (pos 111), they are both missing. I have ordered two brass pipes 9 and 10 mm so I can make both this rings. Then there is something attached on the mast-rings, (pos 110 Wire plate, browned brass), also is missing. I cant make out what they are, could a round brass piece work? If so, which diameter should it have approx. or how should it look?
  21. I am going to join the club of modelers constructing or having constructed the ship. Frankly speaking, their construction and kit reports (gimo, Bender, fmodair, schiffebastler) urged me to order the kit. Mainly the very sophisticated report of Frank (fmodair) increased my wish to build the ship. I do not have the skills of the others mentioned. Thus this blog is mainly to those who rely on the material provided by Corel. Content of the kit is well described in construction reports of the club members. Most of the material seems to be of good quality but I am already wondering how to amend the plywood pieces. As mentioned I will probably manly rely on the material provided by Corel. However I like to see the wood structure of the models implying that I will use color paint very rarely. We will see. It seems to me that although Corel put some efforts in the written instruction manual, there is still enough space for improving. False keel is a triple one and made of six pieces which have to be glued overlapping to produce a keel three layers thick. To keep the keel straight I fixed and clipped the parts of the keel flatly on a shell with a metal rail below the keel pieces. Since the lower line of the keel is deflecting, small wood wedges were put under the bow and stern side of the keel to get the distance from the metal rail (arrow). The get the three overlaying pieces in the correct position, small wood stripes 4x4 mm were put into the spaces for the frames/bulkheads. After gluing the keel, frames were dry (!) fitted by filing the slots of the keel and filing the slots of the frames. Bottom side and deck side of the keel was treated with wood filler and sanded. Frames, false deck, the pieces of the true keel and other supports were dry fitted. Some minor sanding had to be done for this. Next step will be tapering the keel and adusting the frames.
  22. My wife bought me this model 12 years ago and I started building a while but I lacked many tools and there are no instructions so for a beginner like me it was frustrating and the interest droped after finishing the first planking. A couple of months ago the interest started again and my first issue was to get some of the required tools which I have done and I was on my way. I have seen on other forums that this kit is not the best and I can confirm this as well but I have nothing to compare with as this is my very first model, but I would not recommend it for a beginner like myself. Just the lack of instructions is hard and when you expect them, and following the drawings by drawing number has given me surprises from later drawings that shows some details as should have been done in a earlier stage. Maybe this depends on my own lack of experience, but as there are no instructions... It does not get any easier when parts included do not apply to the drawings, so far two of them was so wrong that I must build new ones to fit as they should be, on other places I will have to accept the fact that some parts are not like the drawings, this maybe this is something that you must accept? I fumble in the darkness with some things and think that "I will do it like this", not knowing if that is correct or not. The worse thing with this kit is the fact that some parts are actually missing, so far: around 100mm anchor chain, missing some wood, missing one metal part to the capstan All of this have made me do mistakes, not crucial (yet, guess it depends on whom is looking) so I came to the point where I decided to complete the ships as good as I can and accept the fact that there are mistakes and to do it as well as I can. I guess/hopes it will be a nice looking ship in the end after all. Now I needs help with some lines that I noticed today on one drawing. As I am working on completing the deck furniture and items I saw on the deck where both the masts are that there are three markings On another drawing they are marked as 158,159,171 and 173.174.182. Looking on the part list, as is all I have to follow, shows this for the no 158,159,171 and 173,174,182 = Nothing Could this also be part 144 – Ring with leg, 144 can be seen on pic1, I suspect it is as it looks like this but I don't know. As I have not yet placed the deck furniture it would be best to know this before I continue. I can't make out on the rigging drawings either what it is.
  23. Hi All, I am posting some photos that I have already posted in the Korea Model Sailboat Club since January this year (actual building started in November 2020). this is my second HMS Endeavor and earmarked for a present to my younger sister. I got a lot of help from MSW from various members' build logs, especially Dave Row and Shipaholic (Steve). Of course my build is nowhere near the level of many of the members in MSW. Anyway, I plan to upload my building logs in tandem with my current log in the Korea Model Sailboat Club. I welcome all advise and comments. I may post a lot of queries in this log as well. Rock
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