Wishmaster

Thanks Bryan for the tips! I will not hurry anway. You did good job with planks

Ok, work continues. I’m avoiding planks because I don’t like them, plus I hate doing extensive sanding while preparing the base for them. I did some deck work—pretty simple elements. As I mentioned earlier, I’ll just work with what I have. The small boat is currently in black primer, so I’ll probably paint it tomorrow. There is still some balsa filling to be done on the bow, and then I’ll start planking.

Thanks for watching,

Elmir

Thanks @Bryan Woods  I know and I understand what you are talking about. I'm from the continental part so I'm not familiar how sails work and all the marine things. But I really really love the sea and the boats and wooden model boats. Soooo  not sure can I help you and also I don't know will I made sails at all. If I do I will try to take them to tailor to pay them so they can sew them. I will follow your work to see  LOL And beautiful model with small dogs, really sweet! I think your friend will be happy!

Thanks JC. 

Deck is finished and glued in place. Next step is to prepare hull for planking. I will use balsa for bow and stern to fill space between frames so planks have better support. And after that I will try to mark all planks through the hull. 

Cheers

Elmir

Hello people, I'm starting build log of fictional boat Le Martegaou by Billing Boats. I made before one smaller boat from scratch and recently I mostly was in plastic modeling. I hope I will finish this project and will not curse it because I've publish it I wanted to wait to start planking and then to publish build log but some feedback and advices can motivate and direct me eventually. Several years before I started Jachinte build log here on MSW and abandoned it because of moving and lack of space  Soooo finger crossed. 

About kit - I'm not best person to judge kits but this is probably not best kit in class  But biggest drawback - parts aren't clearly numbered and marked and directions are super short and plain. Small things but I think they should clearly mark parts. There is no indication which wood is for deck or planks etc. 

I assembled keel and frames and started to work on deck. I needed to tweak one or two frames to have nice alignment. I also glued mast support but as I could see, hole is much bigger then mast itself  I also assembled small port on stern/backdeck of the ship. I used wood from the kit for the deck because it is not bad and looks nice I think.

I also colored small port into the red color which will be also color of the bulwark so to be a matching and I think it fits nicely with color of the deck. But this can be changed eventually if I decide that is too much. I can't leave it in natural wood color because it is plywood.

Also I decided not to complicate to myself or buy anything additional for this but to work with what I have in box and just to finish it! 

Planking will be challenging I know that in advance. And about sails not sure yet will I made them. 

Thanks for watching

Elmir 

This build log is one of the best I ever saw. True masterpiece and craftsman work. Bravo Johann, it is real enjoy to follow it! Regards

This is probably best built I ever saw  No words Johann. Museum piece! 

No words to describe this beauty. Amazing museum quality work! And thanks for images of whole ship  

Piece of art and museum quality work. It is very very impressive and you are amazingly talented and skilled builder Johann! Bravo

What a museum piece Absolutely beautiful! Harmony of colors! I just can imagine how does it look in real! Amazing!!! Regards

Perfect! Amazing model and skills. Enjoy to watch. Bravo and thanks for sharing

Elmir

Well I decided to open this build log as symbolic note on this build start. It was long time ago from my last build but work, family, plastic modeling .... But first love is first love. Soooo I desperately waited to start next wooden ship build.

It is quite simple ship if I may say like that So false bulkheads and no difficult ornaments etc... Perfect for not skilled modeler to try to obtain more experience. Plans are by already famous and attested Ancre from France.

I found great build log of same ship from master modeller Dmitry Shevelev which I will use for reference and monograph as well.

Right now my plan is to make it with masts but with bare poles but I will have time to decide 100% about this.

Sooo don't expect miracle because Im amateur and this is my second build log and Im not sure how fast this will go but let's hope this will turn to nice build!

Wood - pear for almost everything, lime for deck (probably) and brass for metal parts.

Thanks

Absolutely beautiful and amazing I wanted to ask you to share nice photo of overall view on ship and you post this Thanks Johann and keep on!!!

Beautiful work Mike. Amazing. I just went through whole build log this morning with coffee and it is real enjoy. Amazing work. Thanks for sharing Kind regards

What enjoy to watch I was super happy to see that you've posted some new pics. Thanks for sharing. Amazing work!!!

wow wow wow True art. Thanks for sharing.

Elmir

Amazing and beautiful. True art! Regards

Thank you Karl for this beautiful build. And thanks for sharing. You are true artist and great person. This is model for museum!

I wish you good health and some more new outstanding models!

Regards

Beautiful! Regards

Thank you Matija on nice words. Im working on some things and will surely post them on this forum! Regards

Thanks Mike! Regards

Thank you Alex for sharing this beautiful build log. You are true artist. Regards

Johann your complete work is outstanding but your metal work is out of this world Thanks for sharing and keep on! Regards

Wow Alex great news and I hope the little one is ok. I wish you and your family all the best! Best gift is child and for dad specially daughter I have one 2 years old.

About Bracera - amazing build. Really nice!

Keep on!

Regards

Masterpiece... So great. Thanks Ed for sharing. You are true artist.