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Excellent as usual Glenn, you have a special aptitude for planking, I reckon you could do it blindfolded 😲

and welcome aboard Peter. Your Port Jackson look marvellous!

Moving along now EG, looking good, I like the colours.

Tim, I don't think there are any plans, as she was built by the local boat builder on the local fishing boat type. I'm attempting to build her from the dimensions and whatever photos and pictures I can find Although I've visited her several times, for some reason I've never taken any photos, that will be remedied next time I go to Sheringham. Thanks Tim, Mark and John for looking in. Cheers (Photo from RNLI)

This build is what I bought the AL Providence whaleboat for, I was going to kit bash it into the Henry Ramey Upcher. But after getting all the dimensions for the lifeboat, it turned out easier to scratch build it, using Providence as a basic shape template. I've picked this subject because as a child, my grandparents spent summers on the Norfolk coast at Sheringham and when my brothers and I visited, would take us to see it, this was before it even became part of the museum. As a parent myself, the Admiral and I have also taken my children there to see it, although they weren't as enthusiastic as I was! I still go and have a look at her whenever I'm in Sheringham. A little bit of background info: The text below is courtesy of National Historic Ships UK HISTORY HENRY RAMEY UPCHER is a lifeboat of clinker built oak construction. She was built in 1894 by Lewis Emery at Sheringham and was powered by oars and sail. The vessel takes its name from the Upcher family of Sheringham Hall who provided the privately-run boat to replace the town's first rescue vessel, the AUGUSTA. She was known locally as the Fisherman's Lifeboat and operated as an independent lifeboat with a crew of local fisherman, there being other RNLI lifeboats in service at Sheringham at the time. Launching was a community effort requiring considerable manpower. The vessel was propelled by 16 oars, occasionally requiring two men to each oar. She could also carry a main lug sail and a mizzen sail. During her service she was launched 61 times and saved 202 lives. Her most famous rescue was of the crew of the brig ISPOLEN in 1897 during the most ferocious storm for decades when her coxswain, Tom Barnes Cooper, was over 70 years old. After her withdrawal from service in 1935 she was launched for the Sheringham regattas and other festive occasions. She is now on display in an indoor museum in Sheringham. Key dates 1894 Vessel was built by Lewis Emery at Sheringham 1897 Rescue of the brig ISPOLEN during a storm 1935 Withdrawn from service as lifeboat DIMENSIONS Breadth: Beam 11.25 feet (3.43 m) Depth 4.33 feet (1.32 m) Length: Overall 34.75 feet (10.60 m) At 1:25 scale the model is just over 400mm long, 130mm wide and 52mm depth The skeleton has been cut from 6mm liteply, they are only dry fitted at the moment. The reason for starting from scratch, quite a lot bigger, both the same scale! I know this is a bit nichè but is a fond memory of my childhood by the sea. Thanks for looking in. Cheers.

Good to see you back! I'm looking forward to the next installments.

The benches went very easily, just a bit of filing, then things went a tad awry! The laser cut shaped pieces that cover the top of the ply frames are a good idea, if the overall shape of the boat is perfect. Mine wasn't!! So I had to do a bit of artistic faking and added some extra wood to the internal curve, I'm quite happy with the result! I've noticed at the stern post I need to do a bit of filling. on to the gunwales and another mishap, one of the two cherry strips supplied snapped while putting on an edge bend. The solution was a couple of .5mm pear strips (it was all I had that was closest in colour) glued together and utilised as replacement the broken strip. After a coat of danish oil, it blends in quite well, a tiny bit darker, but I can live with that😏 There is a bit of touch up required to the white, but I'm leaving that until the end. That's it for now. Thank you for looking in, comments and hitting the thumbs up. Cheers

and welcome to MSW. Very nice first build, and as to taking apart and re-doing, I think most have been there. Have fun with number 2 build!

and welcome to MSW Dan! Mark has linked to excellent advice, and whatever you choose to build as your first model, I suggest that you do a build log, as you'll get lots of help and advice from this very friendly bunch! Above all, enjoy yourself.

and welcome to MSW Brian

Another card model that looks nothing like a card model😲 A great success again Chris !

and welcome to MSW from just across the North Sea.

Looking good EG, and from here those tail frames have turned out great. Hope your paint turns up😉

You're doing some excellent work, it looks stunning!

and welcome to MSW Andrew.

Very nice work Patrick, some really great scratch extras!😁👍

Could you download the BBC iplayer app, you will probably have to register with it. It should be available in the US Connect your Android device to your Wi-Fi network or the mobile hotspot you created. Go to your Google Play app. Download and install the BBC iPlayer app. Open the BBC iPlayer app and insert your login credentials.

You could rebuild them with any 1×5mm strips and either paint or stain them to match the sapele ones. Alternatively use the narrower ladders in positions where they'll barely be seen😇

The paint has been applied, 2 coats of matt white, followed by 1 coat of gloss white. I know it perhaps should have stayed matt, but I quite like the sheen as it's not hi-gloss, more of a satin finish So next time it on to the benches and fittings. Thanks for having a look. Cheers

Well, four days and the planking is finished I have still got to seal it prior to painting The keel, stem and stern pieces are fitted a touch of sanding and sealant and it's ready for some paint! Thanks for looking in. Cheers

I've been plugging away bit by bit and slowly but surely moving ever forward to closing the hull in the last plank to fit on the port side! And done! Just one more band of planking left on the starboard, then some serious sanding action and I can put the second layer of the Wales on. Thanks for the likes and comments or just looking in. Cheers

Hello again, the deck boarding and the bulwarks have been done. So then it was a case of getting the sandpaper out and fairing the hull, which after Winchelsea, was very short job! And then the planking starts. The instructions give measurements for the overlap, making it a bit easier keep the lap regular. This is will take a while as I'm using wood glue and doing a bit on Winnie as well. Thank you for visiting, until next time. Cheers

Fiddly work! She's looking good.

Excellent job Dan, it looks great, I like the idea of the engine not fitted, otherwise the detail of it would be unseen😉

Welcome Phil and Jack. The framework has be glued together, and the internal planking on the bulwarks fitted The quality of the wood strips and other parts is imo good, the instructions on the other hand are a little sparse to say the least. Also my kit came with them on a DVD! I don't have have a computer with DVD drive or a DVD player. In the end I downloaded them from Artesanias website, thanks to Jack12477 for telling me about that! anyhow, next up is the decking boards. Thanks for calling by. Cheers