JeffT

I think there are a variety of things that may affect difficulty rating such as the number of masts, level of detail, how many parts will need to be scratch built, etc.. Its hard to say what would determine the difficulty level of the two kits without knowing more about them. Here is cornwalls description of each level.

http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/difficulty.html

Welcome to MSW! Thanks for sharing your progress with us. Your cross section looks well done. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your build.

+1 Confederacy.

Nice work Albert. Are you using a scroll saw or cutting parts out by hand?

Thanks JS! John - JS is correct. Just send him an email and he will send you the price list and order form. You will have to mail the order to him if I remember correctly.

If we are throwing ideas out there for the next kit Im still a ole vanguard on the Bellona project Chris had worked on earlier... it is a kit that I would line up in the rain for!  Im still holding out in hope of seeing that one released sometime down the road

 

Mike Draper

Whitehorse, Yukon

Canada

Me too!

Looking good! You have some innovative ways of doing things. I'll get back to work on mine one of these days.

Thank you Marc!

I have a heard fo a product called Metal Rescue Rust Remover but have never tried it so can't vouch for its success.

http://www.amazon.com/Workshop-Hero-WH290487-Rescue-Remover/dp/B005JVNQPQ

I have this kit sitting on the shelf. Looking forward to seeing your build progress.

Looks good Sam. Thanks for posting.

Nice work! The copper looks great!

Very sorry to hear this. All my best to your family.

I can't speak for the Mamoli kit but I'm building the MS version and its a good kit. Just keep in mind that there are quite a few parts that will need to be made from scratch.

Your planking looks great! You are definitely getting the hang of this.

Your boats are turning out really well. You could almost do a separate log for the boats. They are a lot of work!

Thanks Mathew! I think the brass looks good and gives nice contrast. It makes those little details easier to see with the naked eye.

I suspect I'll mess up every part at least once, so I'm going too need a large supply of wood.   

Seriously though, the Conny has been a learning experience, so I know I can do it. I will have to learn some new skills though.

Thanks Rusty. I guess the only way to learn is to do.

On my way over Mark. I hear the instructions for scratch building are way better. 

I know how you feel. After changeing a lot of the kit parts I feel like I might be ready for a scratch build.

Exactly what I'm thinking. Its time to go down that road.

Thanks Geoff. I guess I'm just getting weary of buying things above and beyond whats in the kit. I'm going to do my best to make use of whats there.

Thanks Jason. I found the teakwood on ebay and the cradles were cut from a 1/4" sheet of mahogany I got from model expo.

Its been a while since I updated my log so here we go. I have been working on the ship although progress has been slow lately due to other obligations like gardening and yard projects. I had to prep and put down 500 square feet of sod and I built a garden area.

Anyway, I've been skipping around a bit on the various things I need to do on the model, most likely to avoid rigging guns and making chainplates. I started working on making the belaying pin racks and installing the chocks. Frustratingly enough there are no chocks included with the kit, no cast ones, no wooden ones, nothing. I am irritated by that. Fortunately I have some cast ones laying around that I can use.

I also finally built a stand.

Here is the belaying pin rack at the bow.

I have assembled two of the four racks required for the fore mast. Below the rack in the picture you can see what I think is a mooring chock. I managed to get it to fit although the maker of the practicum wasn't able to do so. You can also see the eyebolts installed for gun rigging. I decided not to use the rigging parts made from styrene as recommended by the practicum and just go with eyebolts.

Here is the stand. A chunk o' teakwood with cradles made from mahogany.

Disappointing news as I like the Floquil paints.