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Hi Folks For ages I’ve been trying to justify not touching several Kits that I have, Till Last weekend where I decided to warm up hands with an old Scientific Kit. My father had it built back in the 60's in Pittsburgh, and I remember lots of craftsman shift in this kit, lots of dedication. This kit would be nothing compared to the masterpieces I´ve been following on this site, but I will try to honor this kit. The Kit Parts
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Well let me start off by saying this is my first wood build. Ive done plastic models for many years though and im very excited to start a new journey! So agian its called The Sea Witch. The kit is made by Scientific. The kit its self was made in 1970 which is kinda cool since its almost 10 years older then i am. When i opened the box everything looks good. The solid hull needs sanded just a lil in a few spots but not to bad. The parts are not laser cut like most models ive seen but again it was made in 1970. My dremel will work great on this build. A few things bother. The sails are not cloth like the box says. Ita just printed on heavy paper. I will just go out and buy fabric. Also there are decals for aome pieces on the deck. Im not sure im gona use these it just seems kinda tacky. Do people usually use the decals or stickers? The instructions are not what im use to! Everything is numbers which helps but otherwise it will be different then what im use to. It will be fine though. Again this is my first build and i dont have much experience with wood but im a good learner and any help would be greatly appreciated! So lets do this im extremely excited to get working on it!- 49 replies
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This was given to me be a friend who had the kit in his basement for over 20 years. Build took a little over two months to complete and now that it is completed I will be returning it to him. Instructions were ok but the rigging plans left a bit to be desired.
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Hi, I purchased this model on ebay about 10 years ago and started the build in 2007. I worked on it regularly till work got too busy during the year. Now I want to finish it. There are a few broken pieces to fix and reattach, otherwise i is in great condition. It looks like I was working on the rigging when I left her in drydock. Cheers Mark from Tasmania
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This will be my first model ship build. At one point growing up, my dad had a plastic model kit of the Cutty Sark, and it basically sat in a box. I always wanted to do the model, but never had the space/time/skill. Eventually it was thrown away when my parents moved. While talking to my Uncle about being disappointed, he gave me a wooden Thermopylae kit from Scientific Models, circa 1973. I was very excited, and got started right away. 3 months later, I had my first child, and the model sat untouched for 13 years. Being stuck at home due to the coronavirus stay-at-home orders prompted me to start it up again, and I’m finally making progress. Picture of the very old box, and sail plan to start.
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I have procrastinated long enough on putting up this log so I have a little catching up to do. My wife got this model for me a birthday present while I was still finishing up my Swift build. I'm sure most of you know that this model company is no longer in business and that there is at least one other company (Amati) that currently makes a version of this same boat. I knew nothing of the history of this boat prior to this build so the first step was to learn about the history behind the Robert E Lee.... Just a few interesting points: Built in 1866. She was named after the famous American Civil War general Robert E. Lee who was probably most famous for his participation at Gettysburg. I thought it was interesting that at first Lee did not support the south in their plan to secede from the union, that is until his home state of Virginia seceded. It seems that the vast majority of the river steamboats of this era were destroyed by either boiler explosions or fire (or both) and the the Robert E Lee was no exception when it burned near New Orleans in 1882 killing 21 people. The exact source and cause of the fire is unknown. The boat was made famous in 1870 by participating in the "great steamboat race" from St Louis to New Orleans where she beat the Natchez by nearly 4 hours. It seems that the race didn't have many rules because the Robert wasn't carrying any cargo and had a skeleton crew where as the Natchez had a full load of passengers and cargo. The Natchez also got stuck on a sand bar for 6 hours during the race. Doesn't seem fair does it? Ok, on to some pictures..... Note the comment about the "precision" metal components. I'm afraid that is stretching the truth a bit. Though the metal casting seem of particularly low quality the instructions and drawings at first glance appear to be pretty decent! -
Hi Lads I'm starting this build log of a conversion from the scientific Kit, the Dos Amigos, into another Baltimore Clipper, the Dapper Tom. I've got this kit from eBay and I also go the Model Shipways Kit in a much larger Scale from the same source. I like more cannons, and since the solid hull of the Scientific Kit is balsa wood, I'm going to make the conversion. I hope you enjoy this adventure.
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okay, part 1 get topic built. Next read how to add pictures
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My first model. So far I have cut the pieces from the boards and trimmed and sanded them. Made a few mistakes but nothing major. Mostly a learning experience. E. g. little hole should be drilled first while the board is whole.
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Hello all: gonna start my 1st build log so bear with me. Bought this kit back in 1990's when I first wanted to get into building models. (Hint not a good 1st model). So after switching to r/c airplane modeling for 20+ years I dug this out the other day and thought it's about time to finish this up. I found a build log on this model by Jarero and another couple of pics from Robhow on his build so I figured I could get some help and encouragement if I started one also. This is what I have so far; As you can see I put enough work into this to finish it up but I see that my white has yellowed,I didn't stain or varnish the deck,couple parts aren't lining up to good? and my biggest problem and the reason I stopped building is gluing the plastic covers for the paddle wheel, nothing seems to stick. I'm thinking of using balsa instead unless someone has a better idea. Also would like ideas on when and how to finish the deck, and best method of sealing/priming and painting of all these wooden and metal parts. Thanks and happy building Larry.
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I am still placing 'stuff' on the hull of the Santa Maria, however, when I have the granddaughter over I will not use glues and other sharp objects around her. So I decided to also start a solid hull version of the Cutty Sark by Scientific. I started one other model from this company a few months ago, but sat on a box of parts and sort of brought that project to an end. This is an old model, and that means no laser cut parts or other nice to have helps. I will do my best to make this a very detailed account of how grandfathers used to assemble their museum masterpieces.
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Yesterday while I was in the garage looking for tools I came across a model I started back in 1988/9. I never got a chance to finish the model because I joined the Navy. I thought this had been lost over the years so was a nice surprise. I did not plan to start another build log until I was further along on the Ship's boat kit, but I need to soak some of the strips before I could continue. This gives me something to do while waiting on the other project. I had completed the work on the hull and was working on the deck fixtures when i left off. I believe I still have all of the parts. The bulwark on the starboard side was cracked either from age or being banged around. All of the fixtures that had been fixed to the deck had fallen off. Today I just plan to glue the crack in the bulwark. I cut a piece of bamboo to use as a spreader to push the bulwark out while the glue dried. After the glue dries I will sand the crack and repaint the ship.
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