Vytis

Thanks Blackie.  I already have Lennarth's book and it has been useful in building Scottish Maid.  I'll get the Chapelle book too.

I found some Italian 1964 kit plans for Harvey (that I did not know was a immagination of a BS!) that only shows 8 guns.  Unlike Lynx of 1812 that had several more.  Therefore I think 79" is more to the size of ship I am going to build.   ie 1:40.  But will research a bit more.

Thanks for reaching out.

Hi Blackie

My next build will be the Harvey.  Your instruction notes will be very useful.  Lovely model you made!

The question I have that with many AL kits the scale is actually wrong.  So the question I have, is in your research for the Harvey did you establish what the length of the "real" ship was on deck?

 

On 11/9/2018 at 6:41 AM, mispeltyoof said:

Trying to reconcile the instructions/diagrams with the plans as the instructions show that A2 is the glueing of support blocks onto the formers and false deck. They then show much later in A4 how to fix the false deck. Once realised that the sequence of instructions and diagrams are not in the correct sequence my head is clearer.

You actually got instruction booklet!!!!!!

My instruction book int he kit I am starting consists of about 4 pages in English and a lot of pictures on the box that IK need to refer to.

On 11/26/2018 at 1:00 AM, knightyo said:

RE the black paper caulking.  He probably glued black paper strips on the edges of his planks.  (Just one edge, as the "other" side of the plank receives it's caulking from its neighbor plank).  I think the easiest and safest way to caulk is by coloring the edges with a graphite pencil.  

 

Alan

On My Charles W Morgan, I used black sewing thread as the chalking.

Looking great.  I have much to learn Glenn

Hi Tim,

Just started on my own after having completed a Charles W morgan.  Live in Melbourne too.

I have some tall boots to fill to match your quality!!!

cheers

Just completed one.  IT is actually a 1:65ish scale.