markjay

Hello everyone, it has been a quick minute since I’ve posted here I’ve just about finished the hull of the ship besides painting. I didn’t take many pictures going through this but here’s the ones I have I continued to plank by soaking the wood in hot water which worked pretty well, it was a little tricky for some of the planks but I was able to sand down the mistakes mostly
 
After planking for what felt like forever I planked the deck which was a nice change of pace because the deck was mostly flat so it was pretty easy to not mess up. After the deck I did the upper siding which were to long pieces, one for each side, I placed the first one in, kept it until I placed the second one in and liked how the rims didn’t go outward so much so I took the first one off and re did it.
 
then I went to plank the back of the ship which wasn’t the most straight forward because I hadn’t sanded fully the end of the planks for the main part of the hull so they stuck out a little. I know I should’ve just sanded them down but I was lazy so I just placed the planks over it and making the planks thinner as I went down to fit the strip that holds the rudder.
 
I then basically finished the hull but was unhappy because there were some mistakes and a few holes from planking so I used gorrilla glue wood filler to fill those in without sanding the filler it looks quite awful and looks like I beached the boat but after sanding it looks quite nice.
 
Unfortunately I did not get many pictures of the building process but here are the photos of the progress I have so far. I am super happy with the outcome and am gonna go ahead and try to paint the boat next after some minor touch ups.

Props to you for jumping right in!  I wish I could have had the patience for this when I was a kid.  Don't let it get you too frustrated and keep finding creative ways to get things done.  As far as your mom and the iron, it may be worth asking.  Ironing wood should be no different than ironing cotton as far as the iron goes.

Hi, Jacob.
 
It looks like you have made a good start. A great skill for any ship modeler to master is the ability to come up with creative solutions on the fly, a skill you seem to be well on your way to acquiring.
 
Here's a link to the resources page at the NRG website. If you scroll down the page, you'll find some articles on planking.
https://thenrg.org/resource/articles
 
And here's the link to the list of local ship modeling clubs. If you live near one, I'm sure they would have members willing to help you out with your project.
https://thenrg.org/resource/clubs
 
Good luck!

Just a little update,
 
I have had quite a few enquiries asking if I will ever have the Flirt Master Shipwright in stock. I was going to retire this, as I could no longer get the machined blocks that are standard with this kit.
 
However, I now have really nice CNC machined blocks in stock again, so have ordered enough boxwood and 3mm birch ply to produce a small run of these kits. When I say 'small run., I do mean that, not 'Limited Edition' of 'only' 1000! I will do two runs of 6 kits, 12 in total. The only change I made from the original Master Shipwright Flirt is the 18' cutter, which will be a 3-D printed hull and laser cut boxwood floors, seats and oars.
 
Regarding Harpy, I have completed all of the A1 size plan sets and started the manual. Once Jim has completed the model and I finish the manual, the kit will be released - am thinking October time.

Starting research on building a model of the HMS Ulysses the ship that brought my ancestor Chevalier Michel Julian  de Verteuil to Trinidad in 1797 .

And now, you'll need to regularly submit mission plans to the Admiralty. Cheers!

Hello MSW! I'm thrilled to have found this forum and am excited to connect with fellow modelers. My name is Josh, and I'm originally from Maryland, though now I live in Arizona, near Phoenix. That may be partly why I'm drawn to model ships, as they remind me of family day trips to the Chesapeake Bay, walking around Baltimore's inner harbor, or visiting the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. While I've spent very little time on actual boats, I love reading about naval history, especially some of the great fiction series, such as Hornblower by Forester, Master and Commander by O'Brian, and Ramage by Pope. So although I'm just a beginning modeler, I hope  to try my hand one day at some of the classic sailing warships. For now, I'm in the middle of my first full build (the Sharpie Schooner by Midwest) and will go ahead and start a build log, welcoming any and all suggestions. I've already benefited from scanning through some other people's Sharpie builds, so I'm excited to learn more and improve. I'm not sure how often I'll be able to post, as I currently work full time, still have young kids at home, and am one year into a doctoral program. But when I do find a few minutes to work on the model, I find it to be a welcome break. Hope to connect with you in the chats!

Welcome to MSW. Sherbourne is my vote. I believe you can download the instructions with the list of supplies you will need to get started.

Welcome to MSW. Sherbourne is my vote. I believe you can download the instructions with the list of supplies you will need to get started.

Welcome to MSW. Sherbourne is my vote. I believe you can download the instructions with the list of supplies you will need to get started.

Welcome to MSW. Sherbourne is my vote. I believe you can download the instructions with the list of supplies you will need to get started.

Welcome to the family!

Welcome to the family!

Welcome to the family!

And the last for tonight...
 
More deck details. Here is the sail room. I did make a slight mistake and added the door side to the wrong end. I'll note that in the manual.


 
 
A brand new design stove is supplied as two parts in 3D print. No PE needed for this. I painted it black, added flat varnish, and then some steel pigment. The chimney is only on for display. It won't be glued yet. The stove body is now glued into place. Eyelets are also added for the door handles and hatches. 


 
 
 
All deck beams are now fitted. These are numbered and simply plug into the numbered slots on the lower deck side walls. 



 
 
Various support beams etc. are now also glued into place.


 
 
Lastly, the 0.8mm ply deck is flexed and slipped into position. Zero effort to do this. Very easy. The deck and beam assembly has been changed from other designs in that it is now totally flush with the top of the beams. This means that when the engraved deck is fitted, it's all you'll see through the deck cutouts.....no ply underlying.
 
Time for wine...