clipper

What an incredible master class in model ship building. I love clippers but I could never achieve such perfection in this field. Wonderful build Ed.

Tony

Hi Nlls, welcome to the ever growing list of fantastic modellers on this website,  a wonderful subject for a build. Where did you get the plans from? If I ever get brave enough to venture over to the dark side I want this model to be the one that I choose to do it with.

Tony

Well done my friend, those carvings are 100% better than the printed plywood versions supplied with the kit

Tony

Hi Danny, no probs mate its nothing that an angle grinder and a belt sander wont take care of.

Tony

Oh Danny what have you gone and done mate. Someone mentioned my two most feared words "Del Prado" . If that is the case you have my sincere sympathies and even greater respect for taking on this project. Knowing how long these things take you must be one of the most giving people I know to do this for a friend. All the best mate

Tony

Ps: I spent as much money bashing my Bounty as I did on the issues. It would have been cheaper and materials would have been of better quality had I binned the first issue and bought a quality kit.

Hi Danny, I wonder how many people who see your finished model in future years will realise just how tricky it was to plan and create those steps with all of the odd angles in it.

Tony

Hi Danny, you know mate that it really IS the smaller details that make a model stand out and poke you in the eye and your ship certainly does that in spades. Must go, I have an urgent appointment with my optician. Superb instructional reference work Danny

Tony

Dear Sherry, I lost my elder brother four years ago. We were both modellers and when he died I had no one to share my hobby with until I found this website and the marvellous people who populate it. I often think of him when I'm building my model ship and when I saw Anjas moving sentiment at the end of her posts I must admit to shedding a few tears. My sincere condolences on the sad loss of your brother

Tony

Hi Nenad, sorry to hear that you're ill mate, take time out to get yourself well again. This is a time to think if you can, not to do

Tony

Hi Nenad, a great improvement on the panels mate. I agree with you about the glass "sea" it looks to me like she is sitting on a pile of bubble wrap, well, at least that is what we call it

Tony

Hi Matti, looking good mate, I am hoping to paint my Wasa in the same way as per the original. I hope I can do half as decent a job as you have.

Tony

Hi Nenad my friend, your constant attempts to overcome problems to your CS is impressive to say the least. May I respectfully suggest a tip with regard to the white sections in the bulwark panels. Have you thought about painting the sections white and then using a thin card overlay with the white section cut away placed over the top. the card would be easier to mark and cut out and it would also be quicker. Holding each overlay over the panel would allow you to see straight away if it is acceptable before gluing into position. All the best mate, believe it or not you will get there and amass a knowledge of model making that will hold you in good stead for future builds. Stay with this forum and help will be just a keyboard away

Tony

Hi Sherry, just caught up on your build. Lovely figurehead, if you can do that with just a scalpel imagine what wonders you could create with a second hand dentist drill and a few burrs. Wonderful build

Tony

Hi Ed it's great to see you building a clipper  , forgive me asking this if you have already covered the subject, but will you be fully rigging the YA. If so I cant wait to see you tackle all the iron work attached to the masts. I have the Billings Cutty Sark on the shelf and have decided to heavily bash the detailing if I can. If Niaid is anything to go by your build will be instructional to say the least.  

Tony

Hi Danny, good grief mate lots of patience and breath holding to position everything just right. I take my hat of to you.

Tony

Hi Alexandru, nice to see you back mate. Tell me something, just suppose that you have spent several hours making a small piece for the model, you position it but it suddenly pings out of the tweezers and into the depths of the model. How on earth do you get it back?

Tony

Hi Kev, excellent tip about using Brasso to clean the glue off the tiles I must get a case or two.(My tiles are very gluee)

Very simple,I wish I'd thought of it. It's so good watching your Vic' come together

Tony

Hi John, wonderful build. I've watched her grow from a tiny whale to a wonderful lady. I wonder what that little boy would say now if he saw her

Tony

Hi Matti, Thanks for the explanation I've never heard of that before I must log that away for later use

Tony

Hi Matti my kids had loads of that playmobil stuff, now sadly packed away because kids grow up, too quickly.

May I ask a question my friend?. What purpose does baking soda play in securing the carving to the hull

Tony

Hi Matti, just a thought my friend concerning the thickness of the plastic carvings. Does the carving sit on the ship flush with the planking or do they sit on the peak / edges of the planking (on the contoured sections)  leaving gaps underneath. The extra thickness of the carvings may allow for shaping to the contours of the ship allowing the carving to sit flush. I hope that I've explained the question clearly my friend. I can't wait to start my Wasa, I've nearly finished my other build. When I start it I will also start a build log so that you can keep an eye on my progress

Tony

Hi Dragzz the best advice I can give is to read the build logs and tutorials on this site. It is by far the BEST source of information you will ever have at your finger tips and will certainly help you decide which way you want to go given your present options.

Tony

Hi Denis, the ship looks beautiful sitting in your home, what feedback are you getting from your admiral. My admiral just says "Oi ! (her pet name for me) shift this thing so that I can get round the table.

Tony

Hi Doreltomin thanks for that I would never have noticed that smaller mast. My apologies Greg for temporarily hijacking your build log. Thank you for showing us your fantastic build log

Tony

Hi Greg, lovely build. please forgive a newby question but I have never heard the term "snow rigged" before. What does this mean and how does it differ from  what I would call the normal way of rigging a ship

Tony