GSege Posted March 27, 2018 Share #1 Posted March 27, 2018 Hi all! My name is Gunnar and I just joined this fine forum. After 45 years of being occupied with other things (you know, "life"), I at the age of 60 have started to build a model ship again. Just finished the "Lincolnville wherry" from Bluejacket (not exactly a ship but anyway) and my family has brought me the "Smuggler" from Bluejacket as a birthday present. Now, that is something else! Since I have spent all my life sailing, I am quite familiar with sail handling in general, so the much more complex rigging of a schooner isn´t that intimidating after all. The documentation mentions in a couple of places that you can go for a simplified method if you prefer and I would definitely consider to not overdo the finetuning of the hull shape. The most important thing with a hull is that it looks fair and if the templates doesn´t show any sudden bumps etc, I think I will be satisfied with that. However, with the deck I personally have a different opinion. I have allways felt that a beautiful deck is the first thing you notice on a yacht and I would really try to skip the scribed veneer that comes with the kit and instead do it plank by plank. The main reason is to avoid the simplified deck patttern on the quarter deck and possibly also the simplified "covering board" on the foredeck. A question for you: what would the preferred method of simulating the seams be? I have seen variants using pencil lead, wax crayon as well as acrylic paint. Best regards, Gunnar geoff, ccoyle and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted March 27, 2018 Share #2 Posted March 27, 2018 Welcome, Gunnar. The short answer to your question is yes, all of those methods will work. To some degree you will need to experiment and see which method you like best. The porosity of the wood you use for decking will affect how well those techniques that require a liquid medium (e.g. paint, markers) will work. Holly is a popular wood for decking, but since I tend to stick with kit materials, I will let some of our more knowledgeable members give you advice on that topic. Cheers, mtaylor and geoff 2 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted March 28, 2018 Share #3 Posted March 28, 2018 Welcome to MSW Gunnar, all the best, Geoff mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSege Posted March 28, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted March 28, 2018 I guys, thank you for your reply. When I started to cut the hull templates yesterday evening, I quickly realised that the "wood log" in the kit only roughly resembles the actual hull. So, there have to be a significant amount of fairing after all. Studying the scribed veneer for the deck that is included in the kit, I also realised just how small a 2 mm deck plank really is! I will take one step at a time now and start with the hull fairing. Best regards, Gunnar mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlueJacket Posted March 29, 2018 Share #5 Posted March 29, 2018 It is also possible to buy decking that is glued up with black glue, making very realistic decking. I know of at least three suppliers: BlueJacket, Micro-Mark, and Northeastern Scale lumber. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithAug Posted March 29, 2018 Share #6 Posted March 29, 2018 On 27/03/2018 at 12:41 PM, GSege said: what would the preferred method of simulating the seams be? I have seen variants using pencil lead, wax crayon as well as acrylic paint. Gunter - it’s a bit time consuming but my preferred method is covered in my Altair build (bottom of page 2 and then on to page 3) klick on the link below my name to find it. mtaylor 1 Quote Keith Current Build:- Cangarda (Steam Yacht) - Scale 1:24 Previous Builds:- Schooner Germania (Nova) - Scale 1:36 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/19848-schooner-germania-nova-by-keithaug-scale-136-1908-2011/ Schooner Altair by KeithAug - Scale 1:32 - 1931 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/12515-schooner-altair-by-keithaug-scale-132-1931/?p=378702 J Class Endeavour by KeithAug - Amati - Scale 1:35 - 1989 after restoration. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10752-j-class-endeavour-by-keithaug-amati-scale-135-1989-after-restoration/?p=325029 Other Topics Nautical Adventures http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13727-nautical-adventures/?p=422846 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhearl Posted March 29, 2018 Share #7 Posted March 29, 2018 If it's in your budget, I'd suggest you buy a copy of American Fishing Schooners by Howard I. Chapelle. It will answer many questions about these type boats as you move through the build. It's available at Amazon and can be had used as well. https://www.amazon.com/American-Fishing-Schooners-1825-1935/dp/039303755X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522363869&sr=8-1&keywords=fishing+schooners Also, if you want to see the ultimate build of this model, check out Bob Steinbrunn's version - just incredible and certainly something to aspire to! https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipM7nihATa1ff35NtyzKqnAPcI71Y76r93ddvZq_FtDY69uiBkvytrBfRp5oePTLZA?key=ZU9KTXUwbDF3RzJWM3d1RHdjXzliUnU0RnBMWXdB Cheers - John KeithAug and mtaylor 2 Quote http://modelboatyard.com Recently Completed: Chesapeake Bay Buyboat - F.D. Crockett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSege Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted April 4, 2018 Hi guys and thank you for your comments. The book is on it´s way, excellent suggestion! I just had a brief look at Bob´s Smuggler; INCREDIBLE! Best regards, Gunnar mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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