Elijah

Thank you all very much!

Those masts look wonderful! My guess is that those sheaves will make the rigging process more easy, especially when positioning spars?

Hello again everybody! In the past two weeks or so I have gotten most of the steps before planking done.

I glued the parts that form the base together on the flattest surface available. I then glued the keel to the base.

I then proceeded to the framing. It was a simple process of beveling the bulkheads where it was needed. The process did not take long because the bulkheads included laser etched guides. I used Legos as squares to glue the frames straight. 

Next up are the cockpit floors and the lining off of the hull for planking. You might have noticed that the lines on the frames in the photo above are to help with that process. This kit has proved so far to be very well designed! Thanks for looking in!

Thanks Mike !

Wow! Those shelves look near impossible to build, even with tweezers!

Welcome aboard! Joel, I'm lucky enough to be a member of the club based at his place. I have a flash drive with his articles on that. 

Great job! In that last photo it looks like it was taken at night on the side of a calm river, as the lights are reflecting on the surface.

Those hammocks look nice, Mike. Do you think they might have also served as a protection against small-arm fire? They look rather tightly bunched up.

Looking good, Mike! it must be a little more fun building a ship with that kind of rig !

Hello all! This will be my build of the Continental Gunboat Philadelphia. A brief history of her is taken from the model shipways website. 

"Launched in August of 1776, the gunboat Philadelphia is the oldest American fighting vessel in existence. Part of the American fleet commanded by General Benedict Arnold, she sank on October 11, 1776 during the Battle of Valcour Island against the Royal Navy on Lake Champlain. She remained sitting upright in the cold waters of the lake until she was raised in 1935. Today, she’s on permanent exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C., complete with 24-pound ball that sent her to the bottom. "

Great fix, Sjors!

Your boat is looking very nice! The rope work looks very realistic. 

Thanks Bob and Pat!

I'll be here, watching and learning, Bob!

Thanks Zoltan! 

Pav, don't feel bad. I had a model I tried to do by mamoli which had terrible instructions. I didn't make it far and took up the Phantom instead. I'm sure you will finish one, just keep at it!

Thank you very much Kurt! I would love to have some pictures taken with your set up!

Thanks Marc! Let me guess, have you been working on the new Fife Rail  ?

Patrick, no worries. I'm sure you follow a number of builds, as do I. I can't even keep up with all of them most of the time ! 

The gunboat log should start in a few weeks, but I'm not going to bet on it! I've learned a lot about the reliability of over optimistic  predictions .

Thanks Ken!

Thanks Rick! The boat was designed by Dennison Lawlor and was built in 1868 in New York.

Thank you all! I will start my next build as soon as I read through the in
structions a few times as well as Kurt's articles. I also need to rearrange my work area to better suit the new build. Anyway, here are the photos! I apologise for the unprofessional background.

Until next time!

Thank you everyone! The next one is the Gunboat Philadelphia by Model Shipways! 

As of 8:26 this morning my Phantom has been finished!  I have yet to get some photos of it, but when I do I will post them! Thank you all very much for following along with this build and giving me plenty of help and advice, as well as compliments and constructive criticism! I hope to see you all in my next build! I have not yet started a log because I still need to make a case and reorganize the workshop for the new boat. 

The galley stack looks great! Is it made from a brass tube?

Nice build, Mike! The electronics look well thought out. 

Hey Mike, it's nice to see you with another build! It's the worst when materials run low. It's good to see you have other options!

Hey Darrell, your rigging looks fantastic! What glue(s) do you use on it and where do you use them?

Count me in no this one, Frank!