dragzz

as u can i started some hull planking looking real good but real sloe so i can get looking just right i did lines as i was going on it and it came out great so far  

here u can see i have now glued the deck shes looking good so far 

here we go frist deck is all planked turned out real nice i think feels let for ever to get it all planked if u know what i mean like i say i have all the time time to go to the next step   

here we go frist deck is all planked turned out real nice i think feels let for ever to get it all planked if u know what i mean like i say i have all the time time to go to the next step   

i did draw line one right down the center then doing lines as i go so i dont wander off left or right 

i was thinking of starting from the center  dont know y i did not this my frist wood kit for me   and no i did not subscribe to plastic models plus

i did draw line one right down the center then doing lines as i go so i dont wander off left or right 

now i have both sides just about done thay time to dry  then on to the next step fun fun its looking real good so far 

so now u can see that i have sanded upper stren  and the front knight heads for the next step this model is a lot of work but u know at the end of it i will be so proud of what ia have done that what i like  

so now u can see that i have sanded upper stren  and the front knight heads for the next step this model is a lot of work but u know at the end of it i will be so proud of what ia have done that what i like  

adr   did not know that u can do that i just thot go by what the book says iam still leaning  tys i wil rember that for next time

here now u can see i have the knightheads in place now next step to sand the knightheads to put the deck on to hope all goes well  

Hi Dragzz - I'm in the middle of building one of these myself, been working on it sporadically for the past 6 months. It's not a particularly difficult build, but there are some challenges to it. Instructions are pretty sparse, but pictures in the manual are good. Just take it one step at a time and have fun with it. 

o now i have the keel glued in place and there is no warping so far that i see that all good all i got to do is put the frames and knightheads in there place  i will update when frames are in place

just check the keel for warp and glad its not warped so now iam going to glue the keel in place

Having seen instructions from some other European models (Corel, Mamoli, Mantua) they are about the same as the AL kits. AL have some decent and somewhat unique beginner kits like the Sanson tug. I hate the plywood bulwarks!
 
There are a great number of AL kits available for a good price. A lot of folks buy the kits, open then, and put them in the closet.
 
Model ships are a lot like RC plane kits, a lot of the necessary knowledge is not included with the kit. This site, Mastini's book, and Hubert's Dummies site take away a lot of the fear for the newcomer like me.

yes thats what iam going to do i read the plans and the book 2 times and cut once right  iam new to wood ships i will update more real soon tys for the info

i have seen this kit at my local hobby store. looks like a nice build. first advice i can give you is to check everythign and go thorugh the instructions  and plans.

Finished the components of the paddle-wheel: varnished the blades and shaft, painted the paddle-wheels and rod arms and varnished them as well and finally everything is in place.
 
Regards,
John

INTRODUCTION
 
 
My choice of ship models comes from a lifetime of sailing and having been aboard each of the three vessels.  My brother, sister and I bought our first sailboat around 1944 with money earned from paper routes.  I was 11.  Later, I served in the Royal Canadian Navy (Reserve) for eleven years, and then the United States Navy (Medical Corps) for two years, directing the Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand  Surgery unit at the Balboa Naval Hospital, San Diego. After retiring from private practice, my wife and I took our boat offshore for three years and 30,000 miles.  Hence the Cutty Sark (Billing) 2002-2004, the USS Constitution (Model Shipway) 2004-2008 and the HMS Victory (JoTika) 2008 to the present.
 
1.     BULKHEADS THROUGH ROUGH PLANKING
 
Not much original material here.  We've all been there.  While I started the model in 2008, I didn't take many photos until discovering the Model Ship World web site in 2010.  Posting photograghs to that date, I was astounded by over 1,000 views in the first week and even more so by over 300,000 when our web site crashed.  However, we all started with the basics.
 
 
At this stage, holes were drilled for the future pedestal supports, adding wood on each side of the center piece for extra support. I apologize but I can't remember who suggested epoxying a nut into the framework to receive a long bolt for mounting, a much better idea.
 
Rough first planking of double planked hull.  Planks were bent by first soaking in water, then using a soldering iron and wood base to form to the desired shape.  This worked much better than my previous method of boiling the planks and then bending and tacking to a planned shape.
 
Aligning panels.
 
Fairing before coppering
 
Used grey primer which showed depressions and irregularities, and allowed drawing individual rows of copper plating and belts of 5 or 6 rows.
 
For the Constitution, I made a jig to work on the model inverted by using dowels sized and angled to fit the mast holes.  For the Victory, I simply changed the dowels.