Tophog

Very nice build.

Started the build las night and continued to day. I have completed the bow section. This is made up of 8 sections glued up together like a sandwich. Also started putting the hull together. Bow section photographed with a 5 cm scaling cube Beginning of the hull. Sorry for the poor photos in the post but I work from an ipad.

Welcome to a great hobby. You will find everyone here helpfully and encouraging. What a great deals on a wonderful model. I have several model kits in my storage unit that I have gotten at great bargains over the years at tag and garage sales. I look forward to watching your build, enjoy it.

Looks great

Looking great. I believe that these cross section kits are some of the most interesting models available. I will be following this build. Keep up the great work.

Welcome, The restoration is looking good. You will find everyone here very helpful and supportive.

The History of the Ga-Geo Korean Ship Ga-Geo Island belongs to Ga-Geo-Do Ri. "Do" means island in Korean, "Ri" is a geographical sector somewhat like a country. The areas are designated/named according to size Ri being the smallest area, next size up is Myeon then Guen, etc. Heuk-Sun Myeon, Shin-An Kun, South Jeon-Ra Province if Korea. Ga-Geo island consists of rocks of very unusual and fantastic shapes, covered with woods of silver magnolia trees 'Ga-Geo-Do' means: 'People Can Live'. The current name, SoHeuk-San Do, is derived from the time of the Japanese occupation of Korea (1910-1945) under Japanese Imperialism that name was presented on the marine charts of that time. Ga-Geo island was also the halfway point and a frequent port-of-call, for the commercial ships. At the beginning of trade between the two countries, China under the Dang Dynasty, and Korea in the time of the Shills Dynasty (57 B.C. - 935 A.D), Chung-Hae-Jin in the Wan-Do section of Korea. The Wan-Do section was established by Jang-Bo-Go in the second year of King Jin-Deoj's reign (A.D. 828) of the unified Shilla Dynasty. Ga-Geo island was used as a staging area by Hydeoshi's Imperial Army during the period 'Im-Jim Engagement' (1592-1598). The traditional Korean ship was called 'Meok-Sun' meaning 'Wooden Ship' by the local people during those times. Ga-Geo island is located in the extreme southwest corner of Korea so that very few of the Islanders venture to the mainland. Since the area lacked good farmland most of the people mad a living by fishing. The roll of these ships therefore was very vital to the local economy. These ships were also used to ferry people and trade goods back and forth to the mainland and to other neighboring islands. The hull planking was later added to increase seaworthiness and durability of the ship. The model ship in this kit is a historical restoration of the Ga-Geo Korean ship launched on the 24th of June 1997, that was researched by the National Marine Archaeological Museum in April 1996 and is on display in front of the Museum in Mokpo City, South Jeon-Ra Province, Korea. Ga-Geo Island

I could not really decide on a build that I had wanted to do yet, so I brought this old model out of the closet. It is a small yet interesting ship. The first picture is of the instructions and also shows a picture of the finished model. The other two pictures show that contents used in the construction of the boat. Sails are ready made and just require the addition of the battens. This should get me started again until I can decide on a bigger project (I need to visit my storage unit where I have a few model kits stashed). Instruction booklet. Packages 1 & 2 containing parts and the sails. Packages 3 & 4 containing small dowels and the stand.

Very nice build. looking forward to seeing more. I am planning a trip this summer on the 'Delta Queen' for a little trip up the Mississippi River.

Very beautiful ship.

I am very excited to see this build. I have seen a kit similar to this but in a larger scale, 1/65 I believe, and had been very tempted to purchase. I have seen a documentary on this (The Discovery Channel I believe). I will be watching this very closely as I have always been interested in the nautical history of South East Asia. So far it is a beauty.

I am very excited to see this build. This is a kit I have seen several times and had been very tempted to purchase. I have also seen the documentary on this as well and have always been interested in the nautical history of the south East Asia area. I will be watching this very closely. So far it is a beauty.

Very beautiful build.

Hi Anja, I remember watching this build in what seems oh so long ago to me. An I see it is coming along wonderful. I am not back and able to start modeling again. Looking forward to watching more of this wonderful build.

Very nice. Your decking looks great. I will be following this build. I have purchased all three kits about a year ago at 50% from a hobby store about a 1/2 mile from my home when they were going out of business. I also got the Titanic's Boat kit at the same time. Looking forward to watching your progress.

Very nice little build. I will be following this build closely as I have one of these kits up in the closet.