drobinson02199 Posted January 16, 2018 Share #1 Posted January 16, 2018 Before getting to the model itself, I revamped my model building space. The rolling chair was gouging a hole in the concrete floor, and all of my supplies were in boxes and bags scattered on the floor around my work table. So I found some industrial plastic tiles on the internet (they just interlock and lay down -- no adhesion so easy to remove). The nice thing about them is that I can replace individual tiles if the chair eventually chews some of these up, or they get too groady. Then steel shelving to hold all the "stuff". See attached picture. Now I'm ready for this model. This is the Amati Grand Banks, and I'm not sure if there has been a build log done on this one before. See picture of the box cover. I picked this one to create some variety from the historical ships, some relief from rigging after the Revenge, and finally because it's Amati. I'm getting the sense that their kits stand a head above others, at least the manufacturers I have tried (AL, Bluejacket, Constructo, Dumas). There's a "what's in the box" picture, and the usual laser cut sheets, wood, and boxed parts are there. But this one has a pre-formed fiberglass hull, because it can be built for R/C operation. I'm not going to do that. The hull is REALLY thick and solid (compared to the Dumas Mt. Washington, which was a thinner plastic and also R/C adaptable). Finally, there is a very well-illustrated manual. See pic. Plus a number of charts to go up on the wall. So I'm looking forward to this one, and because it's not the usual double-plank construction, I'm expecting some new twists. Regards, David coxswain, Nirvana, Landlubber Mike and 4 others 7 Quote David Robinson Boston, MA area Completed: Constructo J.S. Elcano, Artesinia Latina Sanson, Dumas Mt. Washington, Bluejacket Nantucket, Amati Revenge, Artesania Latina King of the Mississippi, Amati Grand Banks Heritage 46, Amati HMS Fly, Amati Titanic, Dumas Chris Craft Commuter, Mantua Cutty Sark, Mantua Bruma, Kolderstok Batavia, Vanguard Models HM Cutter Alert, Caldercraft HMS Victory, Dumas USCG Fast Response Cutter Currently Building: Amati Bismarck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zappto Posted January 16, 2018 Share #2 Posted January 16, 2018 Very nice kit as i see, your got your hull already. Classy ship! John Allen, drobinson02199 and Nirvana 3 Quote Current build: Mamoli - La gloire 1778 Finished builds: Mamoli - Friesland 1663 Mamoli - Lexington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobinson02199 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted January 17, 2018 Here's the first part of the superstructure. It fits into the molded hull, and I've looked at the manual and it's built up and finished off the hull. Also made to be removable for R/C purposes. A few build points: Frames 6 and 7 are reversed in the drawings of the laser cut sheets, but it's easy to figure out because of the way they fit. The frames you see are MDF, and Amati put a note with the manual saying that they have substituted MDF for plywood for 5mm laser cut pieces, because it doesn't chip and works better. Having worked with both ply and MDF I tend to agree, but I have seen some debates about MDF on the forums here. The other thing is that the drawings showing what part is on what laser cut board require some interpretation. For example, what looks like one board with three square areas of laser cut is really two separate boards, and on the one with two areas one of them is inverted -- but it's pretty easy to figure out. More to come. Regards, David John Allen, coxswain, Nirvana and 1 other 4 Quote David Robinson Boston, MA area Completed: Constructo J.S. Elcano, Artesinia Latina Sanson, Dumas Mt. Washington, Bluejacket Nantucket, Amati Revenge, Artesania Latina King of the Mississippi, Amati Grand Banks Heritage 46, Amati HMS Fly, Amati Titanic, Dumas Chris Craft Commuter, Mantua Cutty Sark, Mantua Bruma, Kolderstok Batavia, Vanguard Models HM Cutter Alert, Caldercraft HMS Victory, Dumas USCG Fast Response Cutter Currently Building: Amati Bismarck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobinson02199 Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted January 18, 2018 The basic frame of the superstructure is done. It fits into the fiberglass hull, but isn't glued in. It remains removable for R/C access. Since I'm not going to do R/C, when the boat is done I'll probably glue it down. But until completion, it will stay removable. The fit of these parts is really marvelous. So far, a really nice kit from Amati. Regards, David BLACK VIKING, Nirvana, tadheus and 3 others 6 Quote David Robinson Boston, MA area Completed: Constructo J.S. Elcano, Artesinia Latina Sanson, Dumas Mt. Washington, Bluejacket Nantucket, Amati Revenge, Artesania Latina King of the Mississippi, Amati Grand Banks Heritage 46, Amati HMS Fly, Amati Titanic, Dumas Chris Craft Commuter, Mantua Cutty Sark, Mantua Bruma, Kolderstok Batavia, Vanguard Models HM Cutter Alert, Caldercraft HMS Victory, Dumas USCG Fast Response Cutter Currently Building: Amati Bismarck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vossy Posted January 18, 2018 Share #5 Posted January 18, 2018 hey dave, this looks like a really nice, interesting kit. I will definitely follow along. also, I finally got around to doing a build log for my Mississippi riverboat! chris Nirvana and drobinson02199 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobinson02199 Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share #6 Posted January 21, 2018 What you see is the result of a dry fit (called for in the manual) to ensure that the sides fit properly and are sanded flush with the stern. But it gives a good sense of what the boat will look like. The interior of this boat has a very high level of finish -- note the mahogany interior sides, which should look really nice when varnished. I also popped it onto the hull to get a sense of how it all fits together. There is another structure that fits on top of the center structure you see. By the way, the hull will eventually be wood-planked before it's painted. Regards, David John Allen, yvesvidal, tadheus and 2 others 5 Quote David Robinson Boston, MA area Completed: Constructo J.S. Elcano, Artesinia Latina Sanson, Dumas Mt. Washington, Bluejacket Nantucket, Amati Revenge, Artesania Latina King of the Mississippi, Amati Grand Banks Heritage 46, Amati HMS Fly, Amati Titanic, Dumas Chris Craft Commuter, Mantua Cutty Sark, Mantua Bruma, Kolderstok Batavia, Vanguard Models HM Cutter Alert, Caldercraft HMS Victory, Dumas USCG Fast Response Cutter Currently Building: Amati Bismarck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobinson02199 Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted January 25, 2018 Here's the full superstructure with the flying bridge added and some parts painted. Note that the sides are back off. The flying bridge is made to be removable so that you can see into the interior of the main cabin. The panels you see in the second picture are mahogany, which gives an idea of the finish level of the interior. The rest of the interior is made up by a lot of small pieces of cabinetry (all in mahogany) and some cushioned seats. Interior deck is "carpeted" (decorated heavy paper). So I have to build a lot of "doll house" furniture now. I'm enjoying this one. It's very different from others I have built. Regards, David Nirvana, yvesvidal, John Allen and 1 other 4 Quote David Robinson Boston, MA area Completed: Constructo J.S. Elcano, Artesinia Latina Sanson, Dumas Mt. Washington, Bluejacket Nantucket, Amati Revenge, Artesania Latina King of the Mississippi, Amati Grand Banks Heritage 46, Amati HMS Fly, Amati Titanic, Dumas Chris Craft Commuter, Mantua Cutty Sark, Mantua Bruma, Kolderstok Batavia, Vanguard Models HM Cutter Alert, Caldercraft HMS Victory, Dumas USCG Fast Response Cutter Currently Building: Amati Bismarck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobinson02199 Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted January 25, 2018 Forgot to mention in my previous post: there's an error in the manual. In the second picture above, where you see the curved extension come to rest on one of two stub posts: the manual calls for those to be part 77, but that clearly doesn't fit, and in later pictures it morphs into the part you see here. Took some looking ahead to suss it out. I'm not sure part 77 is ever used, although it's marked as a "sofa part". We'll see. Regards, David Nirvana 1 Quote David Robinson Boston, MA area Completed: Constructo J.S. Elcano, Artesinia Latina Sanson, Dumas Mt. Washington, Bluejacket Nantucket, Amati Revenge, Artesania Latina King of the Mississippi, Amati Grand Banks Heritage 46, Amati HMS Fly, Amati Titanic, Dumas Chris Craft Commuter, Mantua Cutty Sark, Mantua Bruma, Kolderstok Batavia, Vanguard Models HM Cutter Alert, Caldercraft HMS Victory, Dumas USCG Fast Response Cutter Currently Building: Amati Bismarck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vossy Posted January 25, 2018 Share #9 Posted January 25, 2018 loving this build dave! after I build the countless riverboats on my list I may have to give this a shot too! chris drobinson02199 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobinson02199 Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share #10 Posted January 27, 2018 I have now finished the main cabin furniture and cabinetry. In the pics below, the superstructure is dry fitted into the hull, but the sides aren't on yet. Several views -- almost all of what you see is mahogany. I particularly like the instrument panel and controls. More when I get the sides on (which are also mahogany on the inside). Regards, David mcpwilk, Altduck, rony and 5 others 8 Quote David Robinson Boston, MA area Completed: Constructo J.S. Elcano, Artesinia Latina Sanson, Dumas Mt. Washington, Bluejacket Nantucket, Amati Revenge, Artesania Latina King of the Mississippi, Amati Grand Banks Heritage 46, Amati HMS Fly, Amati Titanic, Dumas Chris Craft Commuter, Mantua Cutty Sark, Mantua Bruma, Kolderstok Batavia, Vanguard Models HM Cutter Alert, Caldercraft HMS Victory, Dumas USCG Fast Response Cutter Currently Building: Amati Bismarck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobinson02199 Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share #11 Posted January 27, 2018 I ran into a problem after the last step. In the first picture below, you can see the beam that was added to the transom. Picture 2 shows that it sticks up above the flying bridge support bracket in front. That left the flying bridge tilted up and not fitting flat. The small instruments precluded sanding that beam down. So the solution was to cut a slot in the base of the flying bridge. You can't see those little instruments when the bridge is mounted anyway, so having them go partway up into the slot is no big deal. Now the flying bridge sits flat again. Regards, David yvesvidal, zappto, John Allen and 1 other 4 Quote David Robinson Boston, MA area Completed: Constructo J.S. Elcano, Artesinia Latina Sanson, Dumas Mt. Washington, Bluejacket Nantucket, Amati Revenge, Artesania Latina King of the Mississippi, Amati Grand Banks Heritage 46, Amati HMS Fly, Amati Titanic, Dumas Chris Craft Commuter, Mantua Cutty Sark, Mantua Bruma, Kolderstok Batavia, Vanguard Models HM Cutter Alert, Caldercraft HMS Victory, Dumas USCG Fast Response Cutter Currently Building: Amati Bismarck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobinson02199 Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share #12 Posted January 28, 2018 Another note. I mentioned above that the instructions incorrectly called for part 77 to be used as a bulkhead support, and wondered where it would be used. Turns out that part 77 (two of them) are the arms of the captain's chair. Regards, David Nirvana and John Allen 2 Quote David Robinson Boston, MA area Completed: Constructo J.S. Elcano, Artesinia Latina Sanson, Dumas Mt. Washington, Bluejacket Nantucket, Amati Revenge, Artesania Latina King of the Mississippi, Amati Grand Banks Heritage 46, Amati HMS Fly, Amati Titanic, Dumas Chris Craft Commuter, Mantua Cutty Sark, Mantua Bruma, Kolderstok Batavia, Vanguard Models HM Cutter Alert, Caldercraft HMS Victory, Dumas USCG Fast Response Cutter Currently Building: Amati Bismarck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donrobinson Posted January 28, 2018 Share #13 Posted January 28, 2018 This is a real sweet kit, you're doing a great job!! Nirvana and drobinson02199 2 Quote Completed: MS-AVS, Amati Trabaccolo, Dusek ship's boat, AL-Mayflower, Batelina - MarisStella, MarisStella-Trabakul Liburnian Novilara - MarisStella, 17th Century Battle Station, Ragusian Galley-MarisStella Current: Barque Stefano - MarisStella, On Hold: Amati Pegasus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobinson02199 Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share #14 Posted January 31, 2018 Finished the sides and mounted them on the boat. The first picture shows that with the superstructure off the hull. Note that there are moldings at all the deck and side joins that I haven't installed yet. There's a detail picture of the vents. Nice touch is the side curtains. The third picture shows how they are installed on the sides from the rear, and then there's a closeup of how they look from the front. Finally, there's a picture of the superstructure mounted on the hull, with the flying bridge mounted on top. The flying bridge will get a significant amount of finishing, but I'm not quite at that step yet. Regards, David zappto, yvesvidal, tadheus and 2 others 5 Quote David Robinson Boston, MA area Completed: Constructo J.S. Elcano, Artesinia Latina Sanson, Dumas Mt. Washington, Bluejacket Nantucket, Amati Revenge, Artesania Latina King of the Mississippi, Amati Grand Banks Heritage 46, Amati HMS Fly, Amati Titanic, Dumas Chris Craft Commuter, Mantua Cutty Sark, Mantua Bruma, Kolderstok Batavia, Vanguard Models HM Cutter Alert, Caldercraft HMS Victory, Dumas USCG Fast Response Cutter Currently Building: Amati Bismarck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zappto Posted February 1, 2018 Share #15 Posted February 1, 2018 It is taking its shape nicely! Very neat work here. drobinson02199 and rony 2 Quote Current build: Mamoli - La gloire 1778 Finished builds: Mamoli - Friesland 1663 Mamoli - Lexington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vossy Posted February 1, 2018 Share #16 Posted February 1, 2018 this is so cool dave! love the interior! what are the curved couches made of? you could maybe even add more scratch interior detail perhaps? chris Nirvana and drobinson02199 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobinson02199 Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share #17 Posted February 1, 2018 Chris: The curved couches are made of some sort of "leatherette" material. The square ones flanking the table are painted wood. Regarding more interior detail -- stay tuned. There is another wave of interior detail coming, but I need to do some other steps first. Regards, David vossy 1 Quote David Robinson Boston, MA area Completed: Constructo J.S. Elcano, Artesinia Latina Sanson, Dumas Mt. Washington, Bluejacket Nantucket, Amati Revenge, Artesania Latina King of the Mississippi, Amati Grand Banks Heritage 46, Amati HMS Fly, Amati Titanic, Dumas Chris Craft Commuter, Mantua Cutty Sark, Mantua Bruma, Kolderstok Batavia, Vanguard Models HM Cutter Alert, Caldercraft HMS Victory, Dumas USCG Fast Response Cutter Currently Building: Amati Bismarck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobinson02199 Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share #18 Posted February 2, 2018 Finishing off the main cabin interior. First picture shows the curtains up, as well as the magazines and maps. Closeups of those follow -- they are real mag covers and real maps, all reduced to miniature in the kit. A build tip: the instructions call for the curtain cloth to be sized with diluted PVA glue to give them some body, but that didn't do the trick -- after folding they were too floppy. So after folding and tying, I used hair spray to stiffen them. The bow picture shows the moldings covering the join points. The final picture shows the molding reversed to act as a flashing where the sides meet the hull deck. A build point: looking ahead in the instructions, the hull deck is made up of a 1mm frame and 1mm planks, so when installing that flange, I needed to make sure I had 2mm underneath it all the way around. Regards, David Nirvana, yvesvidal, tadheus and 2 others 5 Quote David Robinson Boston, MA area Completed: Constructo J.S. Elcano, Artesinia Latina Sanson, Dumas Mt. Washington, Bluejacket Nantucket, Amati Revenge, Artesania Latina King of the Mississippi, Amati Grand Banks Heritage 46, Amati HMS Fly, Amati Titanic, Dumas Chris Craft Commuter, Mantua Cutty Sark, Mantua Bruma, Kolderstok Batavia, Vanguard Models HM Cutter Alert, Caldercraft HMS Victory, Dumas USCG Fast Response Cutter Currently Building: Amati Bismarck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted February 2, 2018 Share #19 Posted February 2, 2018 Beautiful. I love the magazines. Yves drobinson02199, John Allen and Nirvana 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobinson02199 Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share #20 Posted February 3, 2018 I'm about to begin work on the flying bridge, and with the interior cabin finished, I realized that while the flying bridge is removable to view the interior cabin, it might be good to light the interior. I can do that by attaching led's to the bottom of the flying bridge. There is room to make a cavity for the battery and switch, which you can see in the pics below. Would have bee much harder to do this if all of the railings and finish had been applied to the flying bridge. Regards, David zappto, vossy, tadheus and 1 other 4 Quote David Robinson Boston, MA area Completed: Constructo J.S. Elcano, Artesinia Latina Sanson, Dumas Mt. Washington, Bluejacket Nantucket, Amati Revenge, Artesania Latina King of the Mississippi, Amati Grand Banks Heritage 46, Amati HMS Fly, Amati Titanic, Dumas Chris Craft Commuter, Mantua Cutty Sark, Mantua Bruma, Kolderstok Batavia, Vanguard Models HM Cutter Alert, Caldercraft HMS Victory, Dumas USCG Fast Response Cutter Currently Building: Amati Bismarck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vossy Posted February 3, 2018 Share #21 Posted February 3, 2018 great idea to light it up dave. would be a crime not to be able to view the wonderful interior of this boat! chris Nirvana 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobinson02199 Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share #22 Posted February 5, 2018 This will be my last progress report for two weeks as I'm going away with my wife from cold Boston to a sunny place. I have now planked the flying bridge deck. In this picture I also dry-fitted the main railings, although they won't go on permanently until the flying bridge furniture and fixtures are done. Note that the forward railing is missing a stanchion on the starboard side -- I broke it while fitting the railing and will need to glue it back on when the railing is permanently mounted. (This despite a manual warning to be careful as the forward railing is delicate). When drilling the holes for the forward railing, when you hold the railing over the bridge, it looks like the positioning of the first two holes as specified in the manual is a mistake, but it turns out that the angle of the stanchions makes for deceptive positioning. So followed the manual and it worked. Then I have also made and installed the windshield wipers, which I think are very realistic-looking. More building later in February when I return. Regards, David Nirvana, Altduck, MWerth and 4 others 7 Quote David Robinson Boston, MA area Completed: Constructo J.S. Elcano, Artesinia Latina Sanson, Dumas Mt. Washington, Bluejacket Nantucket, Amati Revenge, Artesania Latina King of the Mississippi, Amati Grand Banks Heritage 46, Amati HMS Fly, Amati Titanic, Dumas Chris Craft Commuter, Mantua Cutty Sark, Mantua Bruma, Kolderstok Batavia, Vanguard Models HM Cutter Alert, Caldercraft HMS Victory, Dumas USCG Fast Response Cutter Currently Building: Amati Bismarck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donrobinson Posted February 6, 2018 Share #23 Posted February 6, 2018 All these details are so cool. Nice job on the wipers Nirvana, John Allen, ross and 1 other 4 Quote Completed: MS-AVS, Amati Trabaccolo, Dusek ship's boat, AL-Mayflower, Batelina - MarisStella, MarisStella-Trabakul Liburnian Novilara - MarisStella, 17th Century Battle Station, Ragusian Galley-MarisStella Current: Barque Stefano - MarisStella, On Hold: Amati Pegasus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rony Posted February 6, 2018 Share #24 Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) wow.wow.wow Very beautiful and special. Edited February 6, 2018 by rony drobinson02199 and Nirvana 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted February 6, 2018 Share #25 Posted February 6, 2018 This looks like a really nice kit, and you're doing a great job so far. I agree that the details are fantastic! Altduck, Nirvana and drobinson02199 3 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobinson02199 Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share #26 Posted February 18, 2018 Back from vacation, and I fabricated some interior lighting for the boat (not part of the kit). Pics below show a full shot of the boat without, and then with, the lights on. Then three interiors taken through the windows with the lights on. Finally, the light and battery assembly on the bottom of the removable flying bridge. Regards, David Altduck, yvesvidal, mcpwilk and 2 others 5 Quote David Robinson Boston, MA area Completed: Constructo J.S. Elcano, Artesinia Latina Sanson, Dumas Mt. Washington, Bluejacket Nantucket, Amati Revenge, Artesania Latina King of the Mississippi, Amati Grand Banks Heritage 46, Amati HMS Fly, Amati Titanic, Dumas Chris Craft Commuter, Mantua Cutty Sark, Mantua Bruma, Kolderstok Batavia, Vanguard Models HM Cutter Alert, Caldercraft HMS Victory, Dumas USCG Fast Response Cutter Currently Building: Amati Bismarck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted February 18, 2018 Share #27 Posted February 18, 2018 David, Beautiful build and great attention to details, makes a model more "alive". Your experience of building "doll houses" is really paying off. drobinson02199, Altduck and paulsutcliffe 3 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobinson02199 Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share #28 Posted February 19, 2018 I finished the flying bridge fixtures and details today. Pictures below show the full flying bridge, the controls that duplicate the ones in the main cabin (as they would on the real boat), and the rear steps and railings. The flying bridge is still fully removable to see the main cabin interior. There is a closeup of the corner couch. The shorter seatback cushion was too long in the kit, so I had to undo the upholstery at one end, shorten it, and then re-cut and redo the upholstery. I think it came out well, and now I have another possible vocation in case my day job doesn't work out. Regards, David Altduck, yvesvidal, vossy and 2 others 5 Quote David Robinson Boston, MA area Completed: Constructo J.S. Elcano, Artesinia Latina Sanson, Dumas Mt. Washington, Bluejacket Nantucket, Amati Revenge, Artesania Latina King of the Mississippi, Amati Grand Banks Heritage 46, Amati HMS Fly, Amati Titanic, Dumas Chris Craft Commuter, Mantua Cutty Sark, Mantua Bruma, Kolderstok Batavia, Vanguard Models HM Cutter Alert, Caldercraft HMS Victory, Dumas USCG Fast Response Cutter Currently Building: Amati Bismarck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vossy Posted February 19, 2018 Share #29 Posted February 19, 2018 dave, this is currently my favorite build on here! love the lighting in the main cabin. it really shows up the fantastic detail. are you coming toward the end of the build now? chris Altduck and drobinson02199 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobinson02199 Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share #30 Posted February 20, 2018 Chris: Thanks -- I am really enjoying this one. I'm not really close to the end. Still a lot of detail to do: example is the bow railing I just installed on one side -- shown in the picture below. There is also more detail on the boat, the planking of the hull exterior and painting, hull deck planking, and other finish. I'd say I'm somewhere between 1/2 and 2/3 done. Regards, David zappto 1 Quote David Robinson Boston, MA area Completed: Constructo J.S. Elcano, Artesinia Latina Sanson, Dumas Mt. Washington, Bluejacket Nantucket, Amati Revenge, Artesania Latina King of the Mississippi, Amati Grand Banks Heritage 46, Amati HMS Fly, Amati Titanic, Dumas Chris Craft Commuter, Mantua Cutty Sark, Mantua Bruma, Kolderstok Batavia, Vanguard Models HM Cutter Alert, Caldercraft HMS Victory, Dumas USCG Fast Response Cutter Currently Building: Amati Bismarck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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