Ryland Craze

Congratulations on finishing your Lady Nelson.  You did an excellent job on building this model.

Welcome to Model Ship World Gerco.  You are a very talented model builder and I look forward to seeing more of your builds.

Len, Good to hear from you and glad to see you are doing well.  We have missed you on this site.  I still think about the Syren you brought to the Richmond IPMS show and the trip back home.  I really believe you were robbed of the first place award in the Maritime class.

You are an amazing teacher, Olha.  I have learned so much from this video that I will be referring back to it many times.  The timing of this video is great as I will be using many of your techniques in your video on my Medway Longboat.  You have special skills to be able to build a highly crafted model while filming your building processes.

By reading the other Picket Boat build logs, you will do just fine.  I look forward to following your build.

15 hours ago, CTYankee said:

 

@Ryland Craze That dory model looks fantastic. I think I am going to order it as my first plank model to complement the solid hull model I am working on now.

Good choice on the dory model.  The kit designer, David Antscherl, is an excellent teacher and a master craftsman.  You will learn a lot from him.  Many of us on MSW have attended his seminars, purchased his books and heard him speak at the Nautical Research Guild Conferences.  Here is a link to his website: http://www.admiraltymodels.com/

Welcome to Model Ship World Greg.  You have done a nice job on your Heller Victory.  I look forward to your build log and the start of your rigging.

Nice job on planking.  You should be proud of your planking as it is the first time that you have planked a hull.  This is going to turn out to be a really nice model.

Nice work on your first build.  You have done a good job on overcoming some of the deficiencies of the kit.  It sounds like you are enjoying this build.

18 minutes ago, fnkershner said:

So I have decided to move on and begin working on the frames. Since I have had more failures than completed Models. I want to follow this one exactly as instructed. it says to use a cedar strip 1/16" X 1/32". I don't find that strip in the inventory or on the checklist. I know this is being anal. but is there any reason I can't use Boxwood or another type of wood that is 1/32" X 1/8"? I have lots of this from other failed models.

 

I just used some scrap 1/32" from the planking sheets and cut them 1/16" wide.  They are not big and I only used them on the one piece frames. 

Really nice build.  I like your planking.  Thanks for sharing your build progress with us.

Nice start on your Enterprise.  Your 3D printed cannons look very nice.  It looks like you need to do some fairing at the stern.  Take a planking strip and lay it across the bulkheads to see how they will lie.  Also, before you stain your deck, test your stain on some scrap planking material.  This will give you a chance to see if the stain is the desired color before it is applied to your model.

Welcome to Model Ship World Daniele.  You have come to the right place to learn how to build ship models.  Have you already selected a kit to build?

I believe it was the 80 tooth blade that I used.  A word of caution on the commercial nail files.  Some have a soft core, so when you sand it is possible that it will round off the edge.  For this reason, I use 1/8" plywood and make my own sanding sticks.  They provide a solid base for the sand paper to be rubber glued on and do not cause the edge of the item being sanded to be rounded off.  Go slow and keep tweaking and it will turn out really well.

Glad to see another Medway Longboat under construction.  It is a great kit and if you follow the instructions it will turn out very nicely.  I used my Byrnes saw to help with the scarf joint.  I set the blade height to slightly less than half the thickness of the keel and removed the wood by running it over the blade, moving it slightly with each pass letting the saw blade remove the wood in the scarf joint. I then cleaned up the joint with a sharp chisel and a homemade sanding stick.  I practiced this on scrap wood a couple of times as you only have one chance to get it right.  The Byrnes saw just helps to speed up the process, but for me, I probably could have done it just as quick with a chisel and some sanding sticks.  The good thing is the outside of the keel is the only portion of this procedure that will be seen as everything else gets covered up by planking.  I too purchased the digital tool to measure blade height and it sits in my toolbox waiting for another use.

Thanks for sharing your building techniques.  I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos.

Welcome to Model Ship World Qakeith.  You did a really good job on your Cutty Sark.  This model must mean a lot to you as it brings up memories of the first time you built this ship.  I like the last picture with the model in its display case.  I hope this is the start to many more ship models.

Welcome to Model Ship World Guy.  You have been given good advice from the above comments.  I hope you find a good kit that peaks your interest,  Check out some of the first builds by members in the kit build log section.  Just click on the black tag marked "first build" and it will pull up build logs that have this tag attached to it.  Good luck on your selection.

Welcome to Model Ship World Per.  You have built some very fine models.  I hope you start a build log on your Dannebrog as we would like to follow your progress on this build.

Hi Genny and welcome to Model Ship World.  You have selected a good kit and OcCre is famous for its YouTube tutorials.  We will not let you fail on building your Beagle.  I am looking forward to seeing photos of your progress.

Welcome to Model Ship World.  There are a lot of outstanding plastic builds on this site, but I hope you take a stab at building a wooden ship model.  Planking can be fun if it is done right.  There are several tutorials on planking on this site.  These can be accessed by using the search function or clicking on the "More" tab at the top of this page.

Looks like a nice kit and you have a good start on it.  I will not tell anyone your secret.

Congratulations on completing your Titanic.  It is one of the nicest built models of this ship that I have seen.  I look forward to your next project.

Salem, Welcome to Model Ship World.  Another option for your Swift instructions is to get an external USB DVD player.  These can be purchased for around $25.  The instructional DVD that you have has video tutorials and modeling tips on it in addition to the step-by-step build instructions with pictures according to AL.  The DVD would probably help you have a more enjoyable building experience.

Welcome to Model Ship World Lynn.  You excellent work on fletchering and bowyering show that you have the skills to do a good job on your ship models.  I look forward to seeing your Triton build log when you start it.