The Sailor

Thank you, Keith.
 
Well, here are some impressions of the sanded hull:
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
And here is the start of the second planking:
 

Thank you very much Jeff, Nils and Mark.
 
Well, I think I was just lucky with the first planking. Believe me, the kit supplied walnut stripes for the second planking are of very good quality. Besides the bulwark area needs a stronger planking.
 
And here are the first pictures:
 

 

 
 
Look at this:
 

 

 
This is a very remarkable stern design for a ship of the 19th century.

Thank you very much Jeff, Nils and Mark.
 
Well, I think I was just lucky with the first planking. Believe me, the kit supplied walnut stripes for the second planking are of very good quality. Besides the bulwark area needs a stronger planking.
 
And here are the first pictures:
 

 

 
 
Look at this:
 

 

 
This is a very remarkable stern design for a ship of the 19th century.

Thank you very much Jeff, Nils and Mark.
 
Well, I think I was just lucky with the first planking. Believe me, the kit supplied walnut stripes for the second planking are of very good quality. Besides the bulwark area needs a stronger planking.
 
And here are the first pictures:
 

 

 
 
Look at this:
 

 

 
This is a very remarkable stern design for a ship of the 19th century.

Thank you, Keith.
 
Well, here are some impressions of the sanded hull:
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
And here is the start of the second planking:
 

Thank you, Keith.
 
Well, here are some impressions of the sanded hull:
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
And here is the start of the second planking:
 

Wow, I just saw this today. What a beautiful yacht! I would hesitate to build one, because I won't have anywhere to put it! 

Thank you Russ and Shawn, We now join our regular program already in progress...... here are all the Muscongus Bay Boats from both build logs

Thank you very much, B.E.

Well, the main problem with the gunport patterns provided with my kit was the grain of the plywood. It was easy to bend the patterns horizontally, but imposible bending them vertically. My method was much more easy but a little more time consuming. But don‘t get me wrong, there were no problems at all glueing the gunport patterns of my Pickle. Next time I‘ll try it again with the provided patterns first.

Anyway, the cutting is done and she looks like a warship now.
 

 

 

 
After cutting the oar ports on portside I can start with the second planking.

Good work Richard !
 
looking at the fine and neat structural planking, why are you aiming for a second planking at all?
I like the lines of your Brigg Mercury
The kit seems to be a good choise, what one can see so far
cheers
 
Nils

Hi Richard,
 
 Very nice clean lines on your gunports. They look better than the supplied ones

Very nice progress ZyXuz. Keep on the good work.

Thank you Joe and Pete.
 
Well, the first planking is done now. After sanding the hull I've marked the gunports by using the gunport pattern.
 

 

 
And some more pictures of the hull as of today:
 

 

 

 
 
 

Hi Andy, I hope there will no prblems occur when cutting the gunports.
 
Now here are some impressions of the first planking. The starboard planking is done, on port side are still some gaps.
 

 

 

 

 

Hello, a few days ago I started a second project: The Russian brig Mercury.


The original

The Russian 20 gun brig Mercury (Меркурий) was laid down in Sevastopol on January 28, 1819 and launched on 7 May 1820. She was designed as a patrol ship to guard the Nothern Caucasus coast. The Mercury fought in many important naval battles during her career.

The kit

The weight of the box is really notable. The shipping details showing the kit weighed 6 kg. No wonder, the 5 mm MDF for keel and frames weighs more than plywood. Furthermore the kit contains many brass etched parts, 17 plan sheets, a flag set, a 20-page step-by-step instuction (hull assembly only) and much more.

Scale: 1:64
Length overall: 860mm
Height overall: 654mm


 


I wonder why there are no building logs. In fact I found only one in a Russian forum. Is there something wrong with this kit? Or with the ship?
Anyway, let‘s start!


 

 


The false deck and the gundeck are a special feature of the kit. The planks are laser-engraved.
 

 


It looks pretty nice. Unfortunately it‘s plywood.

Next stage and the first problem was to fit the plywood gun port patterns. I‘ve soaked the parts for one hour, but for all that it wasn‘t possible for me bending the patterns vertically. So I planked the bulwark with 1x4 mm stripes. That means a little more work but much more easy on the nerves. Later on I can use the gun port pattern for marking the gunports.
 


The planks are only glued among each other, not to the frames.
 
And here we have the bulwark; still without the gunports:
 

 

Hi Andy, I hope there will no prblems occur when cutting the gunports.
 
Now here are some impressions of the first planking. The starboard planking is done, on port side are still some gaps.
 

 

 

 

 

Hello, a few days ago I started a second project: The Russian brig Mercury.


The original

The Russian 20 gun brig Mercury (Меркурий) was laid down in Sevastopol on January 28, 1819 and launched on 7 May 1820. She was designed as a patrol ship to guard the Nothern Caucasus coast. The Mercury fought in many important naval battles during her career.

The kit

The weight of the box is really notable. The shipping details showing the kit weighed 6 kg. No wonder, the 5 mm MDF for keel and frames weighs more than plywood. Furthermore the kit contains many brass etched parts, 17 plan sheets, a flag set, a 20-page step-by-step instuction (hull assembly only) and much more.

Scale: 1:64
Length overall: 860mm
Height overall: 654mm


 


I wonder why there are no building logs. In fact I found only one in a Russian forum. Is there something wrong with this kit? Or with the ship?
Anyway, let‘s start!


 

 


The false deck and the gundeck are a special feature of the kit. The planks are laser-engraved.
 

 


It looks pretty nice. Unfortunately it‘s plywood.

Next stage and the first problem was to fit the plywood gun port patterns. I‘ve soaked the parts for one hour, but for all that it wasn‘t possible for me bending the patterns vertically. So I planked the bulwark with 1x4 mm stripes. That means a little more work but much more easy on the nerves. Later on I can use the gun port pattern for marking the gunports.
 


The planks are only glued among each other, not to the frames.
 
And here we have the bulwark; still without the gunports:
 

 

Cool project, Pete and a nice gift for your father in law.

The Plan was to show you a finished Keel 1, Instead My Wife informed me that there are 12 Days till Christmas,( and I have not got anything for my Father in law ) He's a bigtime Fisherman so I decided to build him The 16 foot San Jaun Dory. I am building it in a 3/8" = 1'-0" , Its a very quik project (so I wasnt going to do another build Log) so kind of a build log in a build log (about 2 days) I used the magazine page (from Wooden Boat) as the plans, here are the results

Thanks Collingwood and John:
 
And sorry for the late response! It's been a nutty time out here in the grey Pacific NorthWest. But now the baby is a bit more settled, the semester is over and I can put a bit of time into the Blandford once again. Last night was the first time I touched the thing in about 3 1/2 weeks. I managed to shape, fnish & (mostly) outfit the mizzen yard. 
 
The rigging of it is a bit of a mystery - judging by Corel's plans (no surprise here), but I need to re-read Lees and see if I can't come up with an adequate interpretation for the Blandford. The typical lines are easy enough (throat, lifts, bowlines, truss, etc.), and I've left off rigging elements that are associated with the sails (blocks on the yard for the various bridles). But it's the rigging of the aft end of the yard down to the deck that is confusing. I'm going to spend some time with Lees this afternoon and some new rigging elements may get added next time I sit down at the bench.
 
In the meantime, enjoy the photos and be back soon
hamilton
 

Well done Richard! I love the clean cut on the those ports
Best wishes on your 2nd planking

Don't know how you find the time Richard, like many have commented will be nice to see this rare build unfold. The kit looks to be of high quality and I'm sure you'll do her proud.
 
Are you planning to use the decks as supplied, or use traditional planking following the marked template?

Looks Great Richard , Shes comming together nice

Thank you very much, B.E.

Well, the main problem with the gunport patterns provided with my kit was the grain of the plywood. It was easy to bend the patterns horizontally, but imposible bending them vertically. My method was much more easy but a little more time consuming. But don‘t get me wrong, there were no problems at all glueing the gunport patterns of my Pickle. Next time I‘ll try it again with the provided patterns first.

Anyway, the cutting is done and she looks like a warship now.
 

 

 

 
After cutting the oar ports on portside I can start with the second planking.

Thank you very much, B.E.

Well, the main problem with the gunport patterns provided with my kit was the grain of the plywood. It was easy to bend the patterns horizontally, but imposible bending them vertically. My method was much more easy but a little more time consuming. But don‘t get me wrong, there were no problems at all glueing the gunport patterns of my Pickle. Next time I‘ll try it again with the provided patterns first.

Anyway, the cutting is done and she looks like a warship now.
 

 

 

 
After cutting the oar ports on portside I can start with the second planking.