TurkSailor

Bob thank you for checking out my log and thank you for the congratulations! I agree about this model being perfect for entry level. Not too hard, but not too easy, and certainly small enough to finish in a relatively short period of time. It also gave plenty of wiggle room for those who like to go above and beyond. For such a simple model, I learnt quite a few things. As an example the waterline was very difficult for me to get right. Also I have no clue how to tie the right knots used in rigging. This is to be a lifelong hobby, I imagine with time I will improve and learn much more. I must admit, I found the quality of this kit to be superb and so I plan to stick with Amati for now. My next build is to be the Sampang. I'm working my way through the Amati catalog in order of price. I agree, San Francisco is a charming city. I live in San Jose now and will update my location.

Fittings Mast Finished It isn't perfect but I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. Thanks for checking out the build!

Hi folks, I am by no means good at modelling, let alone ship modelling, however I find the craft to be extremely relaxing. I won't allow my lack of ability get in the way of this most excellent hobby. I should point out that I cannot use CA glue as I am highly sensitive to it, I use just wood glue. That being said.. I thought I'd share my progress for this very small kit by Amati. Please forgive me as I am extremely slow, though as I said earlier I am not in a rush. This is a hidden gem of a hobby and I intend on fully immersing myself and enjoying it for as long as I am able. A little about this kit; It is the cheapest Amati kit I could find, and I figured a good starting point to get into the hobby. Mods, I couldn't find any information about the scale of this model. Small Box Carefully extracting the parts Dry fitting the frames I did a little bit of sanding to ensure they were flush with the keel Glue deck and bottoms Here I am gluing the bottoms after having glued the deck. You might notice the little blue. I painted the tips of the frames there as they will be visible on the deck. Planking I did not cut any planks until I got to the bottom. This is a single planked hull so I took my time and tried to make sure there were no obvious gaps. It wasn't till after I was done planking the hull did I notice the kit came with a pile of nails that I suspect were meant to be used here. No mention of using them in the steps though, also I think they wouldn't have looked good either considering this the the one and only layer of planks. Planked and sanded down a bit I am quite pleased with how this turned out considering I am a rookie shipbuilder. Since I can only use wood glue, this took some time, perhaps that is the key here, going slow. Painting I have absolutely no experience painting, let alone painting a ship. Anyways, I painted it entirely white first, just a single coat. Next I masked the area for the waterline and drew a waterline on then cut the tape with a knife.. This could have been straighter. Once I painted the waterline I realised I should have probably painted the black area first.. Oh well. I ended up masking the waterline and doing the black area after. It isn't a perfect paint job but I'm quite pleased considering it was my first shot at it. Perhaps It will add to the charm of the boat when it is done. The result If you got this far, thanks for reading! I'll likely update again in a week, I'm now going to work on the fittings that go on deck, and shaping the dowels for the mast and sail. Cheers! The Turk Sailor

Excellent details and fittings. Pulling up my chair! Cheers!

Fantastic progress! God Bless!

Wow, just absolutely in love with this model. May I ask, did you use a brush to paint? Did you use a primer before applying the colors? This model is absolutely gorgeous... it belongs in a museum!

Dude! Nice LEDs.. I'm hoping to do this with my half moon build. Cheers!

Absolutely stunning !

Beautiful! The rigging is perfect. -Eyup

Great work! That is an awesome Sofa table, I've been looking for one just like that.... Cheers! Eyup

Hi Greg, Big fan of midwest here, looking forward to your progress! Goodluck! Well done on the fix. Eyup

Hi Mike, I have this kit waiting for me, exciting to see someone experienced start the build! I'll have my chair pulled up! Following along. Cheers Eyup

Hi Jct, I was eyeing this kit @ Age of Sail, I am really happy you picked it up and are building it. I think I might pick this kit up and follow along sometime in the future, masterful work sir. Cheers, Eyup

Russ this is an awesome Skiff. Can I ask what sort of glue did you use to build this? Cheers, Eyup

Russ, This is absolutely stunning work. Excited to see the final product! Absolutely gorgeous. Cheers, Eyup

Wow! This looks brilliant! Keep up the work! Cheers, Eyup