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Started this kit and it has proven to be tougher than the Artesania Latina Whale boat so far. The box says it’s from 1982! The wood quality doesn’t seem to be as good. Instead of the pieces being laser cut, they are more pressed, so I’ve had to use my mini jig saw at times. The keel was badly warped and quit a few of the ribs were too. I soaked them warm water and ironed them flat. I soaked the deck too before temporarily pinning it in place. I almost didn’t start this but I figured what the hey, if I really mess up it was given to me and it’s all a learning process anyway! I have the keel secured with the rips and the false deck is secured also. I’ve started forming the front and back wood forms. I’ve been using a combo of cynoacrylic and wood glue to fix the pieces in place.
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I had started the AL swift pilot boat even before the CWM thought I would start a log from the current status These are photos of current build
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I`m starting a new project on this forum. I fell in love with a two masted pilot schoner, that operated on the Elbe river, Elbe-mouth and german bay. The period about 1890. I`m adding some pictures I researched on the web, and information from marine paintings. The enclosed print of an wonderful oil painting, was created by the marine painter Carl Becker, who died in1926. The picture, adopted from one of my own books shows the pilot schoner "Elbe 5" before the elbe Estuary. The small pilot transfer boat brings the pilot back, now that the steamer in the background has presumably completed its journey down the Elbe river and is just about enter the Elbe mouth and onwards to the open sea. The model will be scratch built and POF, equiped with gaff sails and appropriate rigging The chosen scale will be 1:50 and the estimated build time 12 months from today. The displaying shall be on brass pedestals in a glass casing ....... the models rating will be: length over all 725 mm hull length 524 mm breadth over frame 117 mm Hight main mast from decks railing 504 mm copper cladding below the waterline The original schoner has already changed it`s owners many times in life since the 1890 days, has been lovefully cherrished an equipped with up to date nautical- and safety equipment. After sinking to the river bed some years ago after an accidential crash wih a trader motorship it has been raised, restored and is now being operated by much enthusiated members of an association of maritime oldtimer ships and live museum craft. in Hamburg. They are also offering tourns on the Elbe river when the weather is suitable again. Nils print of an oil painting by Carl Becker (died 1926) Elbe 5 in moderate breeze on Elbe river below is showing the template of one of the 13 frames for the model. The frames will be cut out of 2,5mm thick multiply with 5 layers
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Welcome MSW to my Swift log. This is my first wooden ship model. My only other model ship was the USS Arizona, which suffered an inglorious fate by an M-80 after being stepped on (by my sister I think, but she never fessed up). I'm no Amish furniture craftsman, but I know my way around tools well enough to jump into this hobby. My first attempt was going to be the USS Constitution - 1:76 (MS2040). Fortunately it was backordered (Christmas gift from my pop). After previewing the 80 or so pages of instructions, I thought it prudent to start with something a bit easier. I chose the Swift 1805. So here we are. Initial thoughts: Upside: Upon opening the package, I was surprised (and a bit relieved) to see a good mix of "laser cut" wood, along with a bunch of neatly tied lumber and well packaged miscellaneous parts made of metal, wood, or string/line, and pre-cut sails. I say relieved because, being new to this hobby, those parts are less intimidating than seeing neatly bundled stacks of wood in various forms. The parts were all present and in good shape (no excessive warping), seemingly detailed instructions existed, as did a DVD (!). I've found that there are several versions of this model. This one does not have the 2nd lower false deck. Downside: The DVD and instructions. The instructions and other videos (tips on painting, shaping the masts, etc) were available on a DVD. It's probably expected that wooden ship kits would be lagging with technology - especially given that this kit was a 2016 version (it's actually pretty cool how timeless the actual models are). I had to dig up an old family laptop that had a DVD drive, to print the instructions (that presented it's own set of issues). Once printed, the instructions appeared to be very robust, until I realized that rather than extensive details, I had about 2 or three ambiguous sentences presented in about 20 different languages (the Italian to English translator was no master linguist). The illustrations were also a bit lacking (for a beginner). General Build Thoughts: I didn't think I'd create a build log, because of the time (I barely have enough time to work on the Swift), but I'm trying as I can. As I start this log, I'm currently working on creating the door hinges (completed the planking of the hull and deck, and the first of the hatches, pics to be uploaded). As I progress with Swift, I've found that the instructions were typically just vague enough to somewhat confuse me, but left enough general direction for completion via a YouTube search, or a great online group, like this one. I also have come across some instruction errors (for example, the parts needed for the hatch cover). However, they've been easy to spot and remedy, and it seems there are enough spares provided (with planking and bundled wood). The Swift is not hard, but presents a lot of challenges which are exacerbated by its scale (small) and shape (curvy). A lot of my build was slowed by lacking the appropriate tools. I was quick to order things I needed but many were on back order. Being a big believer in the right tool for the job, waiting for backorder fulfillment stalled my build significantly at first - I never realized how many different clamps were available 🙂 I find this hobby to be a problem solving effort. Each section is akin to a new problem in need of a solution. The tools, keel, bulwarks, fairing, planking, painting, hatches, hinges... all take some time to asses, plan and solve. At first I found it to be a bit of PIA, but I find myself enjoying the problem solving aspect more and more. I often find myself running out to my girls upon completing a particularly fun/tricky build ("check out this planking!"). They are polite and make believe they enjoy it too 🙂 [I'll update my build periodically (I'm not retired and have young kids). I'll catch up my log with my build and plan to complete both].
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posting 01 the beginning The beginning of this story started in 2001. I was off to Newburyport, MA to buy plans for Bluenose and Gertrude Thebaud . While in the store I saw and bought a small kit of a beautiful little schooner named Dancing Feather. I was still working for many more years but got some good quality time in Maine in between foreign assignments and on weekends while working in Boston. I tell the story in my Bluenose building log where the first build of this schooner took place. It was never completed. I used the kit plans and fortunately scanned them, as they have disappeared. I built the RC hull in the winter of 2007-2008. We all know what happened in 2008 and it I went traveling for the next 5 years. It was January 2014 when I finally retired. That year was filled with other projects ending with the start of Charles Notman, a seven foot sailing Schooner. In 2015 I built the 42 inch long pair of RC sailing sloops and restarted Dancing feather at the very end of the year. Again, I never completed it, but I made progress in the direction of an under detailed potential sailing model. Everything I did was an experiment. I am glad I did that as I made many mistakes. In 2016 I drifted into Bluenose, another 7 foot sailable schooner. She was a great learning exercise. In that exercise I drifted into trying to do too much detail. My son visited and said to me that when I build a model I need to decide. Am I going to sail it or tell a history story about it. After two dioramas, I agree there is a lot of difference. Now that the Little Pinky from Boothbay [ phase one] is done I am working on the first ship of Boothbay, Aphrodite. It is very tedious at 1:96 scale and I love working on it , but I need something else to begin too. A week ago, I took out the old Dancing Feather kit. It is by A J Fisher and extremely basic. The only real piece to use is the carved hull. What I am now doing for this project is the following. I will build the Kit out as a study for what I want to do on the big ¾ scale model. I will then rework much of the rigging on the big version. Keep it simple and see if I can get it to sail. One of the issues will be how to cut down the sizing of the sails so at 1:16 it works. Full size sails at scale do not work too well as they will over power the schooner. I did it on the two racing sloops and learned that cut down of the main sail to match the cut down of the jib was bad. The main needs more power and in light air the sailing was touchy. I have a few photos of the original 2007 building of the hull and spars and will share them in a few posts to get us up to date with what was built. And then we will look at what I must undo or fix so she can sail as i go through building the small 3/16 scale version. Post 01 Early build 2007 In my Bluenose log we find the bluenose hull was planked and then hung from the ceiling of the shop. In 2007 to 2008 I was able to follow the same process and build this hull. 01 here is the same method I learned at Wooden Boat school. Bulkheads were 4 mm lauan plywood, planks were stripped cedar roughly 1/8 x 5/16. There are thin strips of 1/31 soaked and then fit as ribs over the forms. Then blue tape separates the rib from the form and the planks are glued to the ribs and toothpicks driven home into the lauan form. 02 the dagger board is a carryover from the Neskaeg Marblehead 50 design. I am experimenting on making it removable to allow display without the extended fitting 03 how about the strength of that keelson. I would never do it that thick again. 04 since we are fiber glassing the hull there is no spiling required 05 here we see the hull is planked. Behind us we see a Marblehead 50 naskeag that i built at Wooden Boat school in 2001. Note the permanent danger board keel with lead bulb. up next some history on who dancing Feather was and building the deck Cheers
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