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Picket Boat #1 by Blighty - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:24 - The boat that sank the Albemarle in 1864


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Getting close to dressing her up with all the bling. Hull has to be painted and I'm good to go.

 

I regret not staining the inside surfaces of the hull prior to asm, it is difficult to reach with a small brush now so the finish will not be as smooth as I would have liked, another lesson learned.

 

 

 

 

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I'm back on the build log. I have been busy building the engine, gun and flag pole, getting close to wrapping this kit up, it's been a good one.

 

 

Moving the flag to the port side, leaves much easier access to the gun. Also, the kit has the mast length at 7" so true scaled length is 28' this seemed un-necessarily long so I reduced the length. 

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Gun mounted temporarily.

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Thanks for looking in, engine and condenser should be mounted next post.

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On ‎2017‎-‎05‎-‎12 at 7:02 PM, Tigersteve said:

Hold on- didn't you just start this thing? lol Nice finishes. It looks good. 

Steve

One of the true joys of being retired is having all the time in the world for the fun stuff, got to go, off bird watching now.

 

 

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Finished except for a dusting and clean up, bashed about a little which made this an interesting build for me. I tried to modify the build to make the boat more user friendly, (in my no-nautical eyes), increasing deck space, added extra bench, moved masts, added storage and trimmed the stern square per the period sketches.

 

This was a fun boat to build, coupled with the historic exploits in the Civil War this was well worth the effort and expense.

 

I will clean it up and add some pics the gallery.

Thx for following along, the La Nina from AT is next on the cutting board, I have some bashing to do on that one also.

 

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This model is "on deck" after I finish "Syren" I think I like the battle scarred look, I may use that approach also...

     Current:         Emma C. Berry Lobster Smack-Model Shipways-1:32-1866

        Back on the shelf:    USS Essex- MS- "Old Yellow Box" Solid Hull  Wall Hanger (Half Hull)                                                                                                                                                                                              

   Completed:    18th Century Armed Longboat-MS 1/24

                          USN Picket Boat-MS 1864 1/24                                  

                          US Brig Syren by Sea Hoss- Model Shipways-1803

                          18th Century Carronade/Ship Section

                          Mayflower-Pilgrims Pride by Sea Hoss-Model Shipways-1620

                          18th Century Long Boat by Sea Hoss-Model Shipways

                          USS Constitution by Sea Hoss-Revel-Plastic

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Well done!

Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans)

1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
 

On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans)

 

On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury

 

Favorite finished builds:  1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia

 

Goal: Become better than I was yesterday

 

"The hardest part is deciding to try." - me

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