lionfish

awesome job, very clean, and just a great ship to look at

awesome job, very clean, and just a great ship to look at

awesome job, very clean, and just a great ship to look at

Hi All,
 
Well finally finished the mainsail.  Process was the same as used for the smaller foresail, but as expected it took me a lot longer to complete. I still have a bit of work to help the sails hang more naturally, but I will wait to see how the mizzen sail hangs all the sails and lines interact before tackling this.
 
Images below as and of course, my thanks for all the kind comments and the likes.
 
Cheers,
 
Nigel.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

rear wale pinned for gluing 

 

 
gunwales glued in place

 

 

 
 
one issue i will have to deal with is the rear wale is a bit too wide, im going to have to slim it down to have the rails fit properly

Lionfish your ship looks great. I will be following your build.
 
Greg H.

rear wale pinned for gluing 

 

 
gunwales glued in place

 

 

 
 
one issue i will have to deal with is the rear wale is a bit too wide, im going to have to slim it down to have the rails fit properly

new gunwales 

 
 
soaking in hot water

 
 
clamped to the sides to dry

 

 
 
new bow stem rough cut with coping saw

 
 
bow stem little cleaner

even the wood they make foams up? i know the normal stuff does, but if their wood glue isnt good ill just go grab something else

had to take a pause in building, but im always looking for improvements for my model. so soon i will be ordering a few things for her, such as belay pins, new anchors, cannons and the like. i also went to home cheapo the other day and picked my first set of clamps; 10 spring and 2 small trigger clamps. plus some gorilla wood glue. my issue right now is how to attach the false deck to the hull. i came up with two ideas. the first me use some sewing needles pushed through the deck into the hull at the mast points, then glue and clamp. or i can drill out the holes for the masts in the hull and the deck, then use dowel pics to align the two parts, glue and then clamp. ive also been doing a lot of reading on rigging and such to get ahead of myself. so im probably going to build it as is in the rigging to get my feet wet, any suggestions or tips for rigging are always welcome. all i need now is a few hours to sit down, play a movie, and build my model. after my model is done im going to have a fun time building a display case for it. i really gotta remember to take some more pics along the way.

here is the false deck i made for my boutny,

 
 
 
close up treenailing, and planks

 
 

 
 
what do you all think?

This is my first wooden ship build, as well as my first build log. the kit was given to me by my girlfriend for Christmas, even after she knows how i am with models in general. i finally decided to go for it and build the kit mostly stock, there are some mods i am doing, but nothing over whelming. you all know the story of the bounty so ill skip that part.
 
the kit comes in a nice package with a fold up lid and window, very colorful and full of pictures. half of the step by step instructions are on the box in the form of pictures that show various steps. this is good for those who are just starting out, but a pain to have to keep the box just for a reference. the kit also comes with a few tools, some paint, rigging materials, a few bags of small parts both wood and metal. the metal parts are for the ships wheel, cannons, hand pumps, cabin windows. there is also a few bundles of wire. the wood isnt the best being a little thick for the scale, but it decent if it isnt a big deal to you. all the main parts are pre-die cut. the pre-carved hull is fairly rough, the whole thing needed sanding, and some areas needed reshaping. its not a kit i would say is entry level, due to the roughness of the hull and such unless you have experience in carving. id say the kit is better for someone with experience who is looking for a very simple and quick build.
 
 
in doing my research i decided to copperplate the hull. many ships had this at the time so it seams only right to do so. in fitting and sanding the stem doesnt fit as it should, and in my opinion isnt usable. i sandwhiched two pieces of basswood sheets together and sketched a corrected stem on it. now i just have to take some time with my coping saw to cut it out. i might replace most of the pre-cut parts with my own, but we will see. the instructions say to carve planks into the solid hull, but instead im going to build a false deck and install it on top of the hull. it will allow me to really control the decking, and add that much more material to the lip for the sides. i will try and get some pictures when i can, my phone, which is my primary camera, tried its hand at swimming earlier this week, so snapping pics spur of the moment is out.
 
 
anyway i hope you all enjoy this new journey with me

man this gives me high hopes for my models some day, 

man this gives me high hopes for my models some day, 

man this gives me high hopes for my models some day, 

this is awesome, i remember seeing the turtle on a show i think was on the history channel.

man this gives me high hopes for my models some day, 

man this gives me high hopes for my models some day, 

this is awesome, i remember seeing the turtle on a show i think was on the history channel.

man this gives me high hopes for my models some day, 

man this gives me high hopes for my models some day, 

just absolutely beautiful Dave, when i built this ship i will spend even more time than i already do on this build log. 

so the tail end we see seized to the shroud, comes from the opposite shroud?

so if i understand you correctly the odd shroud on both the starboard and port sides are connected in a similar way the regular shroud pairs are? and the tackle pendant is essentally a loop in the shroud that a block on the rest of the shroud loops through?

the splice is just like the loop made by the shroud pair?