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Congratulations on finishing! If you have limited experience with wood, I'd recommend Flirt.

It is -- I already built it! Well, the original Caldercraft version, that is. At the time, I didn't know I could build the new, revisited version if I just waited 23 years. 😉

Welcome!

Are you aware that Billing Boats already makes a St. Roch? We have a build log for one in progress right now.

My wife might respond by saying that 0" of ship is the appropriate length for our home. That said, I prefer projects that tend to the smaller side of things, and that makes small-ish subjects attractive, because they can be built at larger scales and therefore be more detailed. Now with that said, I might just have to create whatever space is required if you were to develop a CA Thayer kit!

Super job! Congratulations!

Another type with no representation in the kit world AFAIK is the classic c.1810-40 three-masted Bermuda schooner.

I will add in my congratulations as well. Your model is equal parts impressive and beautiful! I love the display and the matching wall art.

$40 is for the set of tips. If you hunt around the website, you may find the 3003 tip by itself, or send Gerhard an inquiry. I have no experience with a flat-tipped tool, but remember that bends aren't flat -- they're curved, which is why dedicated planking tools are curved as well. And think of the tool as an investment -- if you're going to be in the hobby for a long time, the cost is worth it in the long run.

GK Modellbau https://www.gk-modellbau-shop.de/epages/61220080.sf/de_DE/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61220080/Products/3000 I have the 3003 tip, and it works great.

Oh, like USS Boston 1884 -- yeah, I like that suggestion, too! Or USS Petrel 1889.

Okay, that's a little off the beaten path. I tell people here in South Carolina that the vast swathe of California dotted by little towns like Winters is "The Other California" -- the part non-Californians never think of.

Welcome aboard, Dave! So -- how farth north is "Northern"? I'm a Humboldt County native.

Hi, Al. I have a couple of suggestions. I have passed these on to other manufacturers in the past, but you know how it goes -- every company has their preferred niche, and man hours for development aren't unlimited. I know BlueJacket has a passion for subjects from the Northeast, but the West Coast has no comparable modeling enterprise bringing their indigenous designs to market, so it'd be nice if someone did something about that. Here are some ideas, in no particular order: 1. A West Coast salmon troller. 2. The motor launch Madaket. Last surviving vessel of the Coggeshall Launch & Tow Company and one of the few surviving vessels of her type. 3. The lumber schooner C A Thayer -- last surviving lumber schooner. Currently berthed at San Francisco Maritime NHP. She was recently completely overhauled, so someone has good plans of her somewhere. 4. A scow schooner, e.g. Alma. Midwest Products used to make one, but it's been off the market for many years now. 5. Any three-masted barkentine. A lovely rig IMO, and under-represented in the hobby. 6. For an East Coast subject, how about the schooner yacht Coronet? Schooner yachts are another under-represented segment of the hobby, and Coronet has been undergoing restoration at the International Yacht Restoration School since 1995 (soon to be transferred to Mystic Seaport, if not there already). Anyways, that's my short list.

Me neither. Legos are not my area of expertise (and my childhood was marred by having a set of knock-off building bricks that were not nearly as functional).

I like the gripper pads idea -- gonna have to copy that one.

Oooh -- chip board. 😬 Have lots of extra blades on hand!

**groan**

Beautiful model, but these images really should go in a gallery album rather than in the build logs section.

Oh, dear! 😬 Apart from my pretty sad skills when I was younger, building like a kid would require me to be able to pick up some box-scale Aurora kit from Sprouse-Reitz for a quarter!

She looks great! Is there still work to be done on her? And what kind(s) of tanks is she carrying? They look like Matildas, but it's hard to tell for sure.

I've added eight planks (four per side) since the Saturday photo. It's not exciting stuff, so I probably will not post another photo until the first layer is done.

Welcome aboard!

Welcome aboard!

Very nice! Congratulations!