Sailcat

And some more ... The first version of the Windlass Pump - I 'carved' the bell from the axle of a car model. The Capstan Bars were missing so ... The first version of canvas 'hatch covers.'

And some more ... An early 'colour scheme' involved green trim. Here's where the Dame Tisane 'concept' took hold. Please note the 'Change In Plans' sign. The colours I chose to go with for the ship are Black, Deep Maroonish Red and a custom mix of Gold tint.

And some more ... Sorting out the Masts and Yards. An early concept was to use paper 'card stock' to scratch build missing portions like the Cabin Skylight. And of course there were paint effects for the deck and the structures.

And here's some of the process of cleaning it up ...

Having just completed a re-indexing of my Build Log photo archive (970 plus and growing) I am now going to begin the process of re-posting *most* of those photos onto the new/old Build Log. Some of the photos will likely be out of sequence early on but hopefully it won't be that badly mixed up. And I am going to try and 'remember' as much of what was going on at the time as possible, though strictly speaking so much went on that I don't expect to remember most of the specific details. Having said that -- Let's roll! On October 01, 2009, a co-worker rescued a dismasted model ship that was being thrown out in the garbage. He offered it to me innocently, not knowing that by doing so he was about to send me on a trip across the waters of unknown territory filled with information, frustration, obsession, distraction and hundreds upon hundreds of hours of work. During my voyage I have dredged up past experience and mixed it well with the new skills I have picked up. And eleven months or so into that voyage I finally made the dive from lurker to member of MSW. So these first rounds of photos involve the time Before MSW - when the Transition occurs I will make note of it. But to start - here's the start of it. From my current perspective I still wonder what the heck I was thinking when I brought it home, lol. The original caption for this photo was, "Now here's my plan ..."