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  1. ccoyle
    This YouTuber has a couple of interesting videos of himself rowing the Annapolis wherry. It is indeed a very nice looking boat, and apparently a good rowing boat as well. vid 1 vid 2 I feel a little sorry for the kayakers in the second video -- pluggin' away while this guy seems to just glide effortlessly on by.
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    Yes, it's all wood, but some of it, e.g. the planking, is so thin that it can be manipulated and treated in much the same manner as card. For instance, the photo instructions suggest using a plank bender for pre-shaping the planks, but I found that moistening the back of the part and using my fingers -- much as for card -- produces the desired effect. The planking is not pre-darkened, but the instructions do suggest that it gets stained/varnished a little later in the process. The fit of the planking has been spot-on so far.
  3. ccoyle
    Congratulations!
  4. ccoyle
    Welcome aboard! The longboat kit has proven to be a very popular among beginners, and we have plenty of finished build logs for you to use for guidance. Sorry, no kits of Beaver, though, and she does not closely resemble any kits that I'm familiar with. Cheers!
  5. ccoyle
    Thanks for including links in both logs!
  6. ccoyle
    The bane of man's existence.
  7. ccoyle
    My paternal 3x-great-grandfather had a front-row view of Grant's maneuvers -- from inside the Vicksburg garrison (Co. G, 39th Georgia Infantry).
  8. ccoyle
    Another treat for the eyes -- well done!
  9. ccoyle
    I have a soft spot for the Flowers ever since building the 1/100 scale Agassiz in card from Modelik, though sadly without the striking Western Approaches camouflage.
  10. ccoyle
    Ready for planking.
  11. ccoyle
    And that is very typical of Model Shipways designs. You have acquired a useful skill!
  12. ccoyle
    Welcome aboard! Yes, modeling is a bit of an addiction, but with some professional therapy, most modelers can manage their habit. Ha -- just kidding! Once you are hooked, it's hopeless. 😉
  13. ccoyle
    I agree! I bet there's a lot of orphaned models out there hoping that Mike will stumble upon them. 😉
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    Weathering has never been a strong suit of mine. I prefer to leave things in the bright.
  15. ccoyle
    Progress for Day 5. Another aspect of this kit that is very card-like is the need to laminate parts. The four stringers in this first photo are each laminated from three parts. And some more false decking. A few more bits need to be added to the hull before planking can start.
  16. ccoyle
    The Mamoli product line is now produced by Dusek Ship kits. Daniel has made refinements to each kit prior to re-release.
  17. ccoyle
    Nope. The false deck halves will not fit if accidentally reversed.
  18. ccoyle
    Very nice work, Danny. I have the MV Schwan II kit in my stash.
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    End of day 4.
  20. ccoyle
    That is very, very nicely done indeed!
  21. ccoyle
    So, I was in the process of gluing up the interlocking parts of the false deck & hull formers and having a devil of a time trying to get the forward false deck pieces to snug up properly. Then I noticed that there were two deck tabs that had no corresponding slot in the longitudinal former. So first I checked the instructions ... ... and yep, there's supposed to be a slot. But, here's a shot of the deck tab, deflected about 2 mm down, and there's no slot there. Since the deck was already partially glued in, I had to use a ball cutter in my Dremel to remove the tabs. Not a big deal, but kinda strange.
  22. ccoyle
    Hi, Chris. I checked out the site, too. As others have pointed out, it's a new site with no established reputation, and they sell (or at least list) knock-off merchandise. That's enough for us to pull the welcome mat for them at MSW and advise our members to take their hard-earned cash elsewhere. But thanks for bringing the site to our attention! Cheers!
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    I agree with the previous posts -- that is a very respectable first model. Welcome to the forum!
  24. ccoyle
    There's no denying, though, that having the plywood pre-cut by laser is the easiest way to cut the stuff. 😉
  25. ccoyle
    And here's the hull skeleton after another evening's work. The kit is designed with pretty tight fit tolerances, as evidenced by my experience with the previously-mentioned misaligned false keel component, which was by only off by about 0.5 mm. Before gluing in bulkheads willy-nilly, I decided to check whether the misaligned part would really affect the positioning of the last bulkhead (#24). It did, so I had to remove a little sliver of wood with a chisel to get the bulkhead to slot in correctly. The end of the false keel itself will be covered over by additional parts later. After correcting that bit, I glued in the bulkheads. The parts have their numbers laser-etched on them, so I removed the entire set from their plywood sheet and prepped them all, so that I could do the gluing of the whole set at one go. Laser-etched tick-marks on the outer edges of mated parts allow for precise alignment. The false deck is only dry-fitted at this point. As Chuck S. will likely attest, this is essentially a card model done in plywood. The construction method is the same as seen in many full-hull card designs. Cheers!

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