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This is my second ever build so I am a learner. I am busy working hard and have three kids so build progress will also be slow. I chose the Maid because it seemed like a pretty simple cheap kit to cut my teeth on. I am going with a slightly unhistorical colour scheme, inspired by Clayton Osterling's Experiment (See here: http://www.shipmodel.com/models/experiment-full-hull-nav). I would welcome feedback, encouragement and advice. Thanks! But despite being new to this, I am totally hooked.- 115 replies
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Those of you paying attention to the title may have noticed that I have given the scale as 1/64, where the AL kit is marketed as 1/50. Why the difference? This first came to light when I compared the plans I had obtained from the Brunel Institute with the parts in the kit. It appeared that the parts supplied were a few inches too short for a 1/50 scale model. Where was the mistake? I checked the dimensions of the plans and the scale bars were correct: 10 feet was equivalent to 2.4 inches. Next I got out the MacGregor book ‘Fast Sailing Ships’ and checked the size of the Scottish maid. Now the exact size is not known for certain but according to the builders certificate the length is 92.4ft nm. At 1/50th scale this would give a hull length of about 22.2 inches between the aft side of the stem and the fore side of the sternpost. Using just the parts of the model it is difficult to get an accurate measurement. But I would give this dimension as 16.4 inches for the model. This actually gives a scale of about 1/67, but I have chosen 1/64 as that is the nearest commonly used scale. Also other measurements, such as the distance between masts, give slightly different results. I feel cheated I have purchased a 1/50th scale kit which should have a hull 22.2 inches long (nm) and instead only have a hull which is 16.4 inches long (nm). I feel cheated out of 5.8 inches of hull. I suppose it does give the dimensions of the model on the box, but I wanted to make a 1/50 scale model not a 1/64 scale model (grumble, grumble). Well, I suppose I have what I have. The only way to get a 1/50 scale model would be to throw away the kit and scratch build. I could not bring myself to do this, too much waste, so I will just get on with it. Apart from that the Admiral would keel haul me if she knew I had spent about £90 on a kit and had then binned it. I did think seriously of scratch building this. In the end I went for a kit as it would give me everything I needed to get started in one easily purchased package. There is very little in the kit that could not easily be made from scratch. Also in general the material in the kit is of good quality, especially the wood. The majority of which is cleanly cut and as flat as could be hoped for. There are some Items I will be replacing, but aren’t there always. The primary reference material that I will use for this build in addition to what is supplied with the kit is: · David R MacGregor, Fast sailing Ships, Conway 1973 & 1988. · David R MacGregor, Lines & Deck plan, Sail plan, Brunel Institute · T W Ward, Reconstructed drawing of Scottish Maid unloading at a London wharf, Brunel Institute · D Hamby, Scottish Maid A nineteenth century packet schooner, MS 94, 1995 · J G Heard MD, The English merchant schooner Scottish Maid NRJ Volume 58 No 4, 2013 The Hamby model is built to a scale of 1/48 and the Heard Model to a scale of 1/96. Neither have sails and they portray the ship quite differently. Lack of sails is useful when using pictures for reference as details of the models can be seen more easily. I will be including sails on my model. In my next post I will run through what is in the kit and my first impressions. Glenn -
This is my second build as an elderly novice builder. My first build was the Billings Bluenose,which although was a bad choice for a novice because of 1:100 scale was very "finicky" and frustrating for a builder with less than perfect eyesight and arthritic fingers. However I learnt an immense amount and gained valuable experience. I bought this quite elderly Scottish Maid kit second hand off eBay very cheap as ,as often happens,the original owner received it as a gift from his wife for Christmas but was dismayed to open it to discover simply a box full of wood and some plans. He didnt wish to undertake what he saw as a highly complex endeavour so stuck it on top of his wardrobe. Just finished checking the contents and all appears to be there.Looking forward to building a larger boat (1:50 scale). So mon braves I will post my struggles,successes and errors. ( of which there are likely to be many) so anyone following the build will doubtless feel much happier about their own builds .:)
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This was my first build ever and it’s completed. I started in March of 2020 and finished in June. Lots of free time with it being pandemic times. I did my best to trouble shoot on my own and got some help through YouTube videos. I’ll have lots of questions about rigging on the other two I’m currently building. Comments and suggestions are welcome.
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I've reached the point on my Scottish Maid that I need to rig the ratlines. I remember reading a method here on Model Ship World that involved using graph paper to make a template to keep them properly spaced. Before posing, I searched for those posts and couldn't find them. Anyone recall that method? It made all kinds of sense when I read it, but I need a refresher to actually do it. Thanks! Dan
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After a long break I have returned to the world of model ship building. I decided to start with a simple build so I purchased the Artesania Latina kit for the Scottish Maid, revisiting the first ship I (badly) a few years ago. I seem to recall the instructions were a bit vague and the translation to English leaves a lot to be desired in places. I noted the kit was missing the deck planking materials, which I had noted other builders had also commented on therefore I purchased some suitable deck planking material from CMB. I plan to enhance some aspects of the build.
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Hi. This relationship is conducted on 3 other forums. I present today progress with build my schooner. I finished (shrouds? i dont know this name, in polish: wanty), and i started the ratlines. Some photos of general look of model. For mistakes sorry, google translate help me with this. my work room: I know, this planking was bad, but when i was make this, i did not know. When i found out it was to late. Regards.
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A neighbour asked me if I wanted his sons old models as he was clearing his shed out. They just need tidying up.Theirs 4 in total,the three Iv got are the Scotish Maid, the Bounty and one I cant place yet. the fouth is big and has a box of magazines and stuff.
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My 1st build log. It's been a while since I've had a wood ship kit to build. A new friend understood my longing & surprised me by mailing me this Scottish Maid kit. The box came in from the USPS & I felt like a kid at Christmas. Here are some pics of what's in the kit...
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This is my first ever boat build. The build is nearing completion and I used this project to learn some or the skills necessary for my next build. In this build log I will add photos and where necessary highlight the errors I made during the build phase. In this first post I have added the pictures for the basic hull assembly prior to the shaping and first planking. I dry fitted the sections prior to gluing and where necessary filed the joints to ensure a proper fit. ]
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a rough log of the build of the Scottish maid a artesania latina wooden kit.
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This is my first model. I started this model about 12 years ago (!) and put it down shortly after I started. My daughter found the model downstairs a while back and asked what it was all about. After her urging, I picked it up again. I definitely have the bug now. (6/15 update) I found some older pictures of the first planking, and wanted to add them in, so I thought I'd stick them here.
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Forgot to put in the title - 1/8th scale! First off, thank you everyone who helped when I was looking for info to draw up plans. I've decided that I've come to a point where I've got enough drawings to get on with it, actually I reached this point about ten days ago, but was somewhat reluctant to start a log till I felt reasonably confident that I would at least get a hull out of it! Balsa infill - for lack of anything better available... Sanding the naughty bit...always tricky getting the shape fair OK, this is as far as I've gotten as of yesterday. Today I'm building a screen door from a kit....much less fun. As always, constructive cricism, comments and suggestions gratefully received! F
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