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Second time will be faster!

On 11/28/2022 at 9:04 PM, Ronkootje said:

Hi guys and girls,

 

I have some sad news about this project  I was trying to get the model ready for 26 November this year for the model show in the Netherlands.

I was nearly done only the rigging and ropes had to be added, but then I knocked the extra thin cement over my model. 

All hard work was ruined so I have dumped it in the bin

This project is done for now when I feel up for it I will buy another one and start over. 

The good news is that my 1/200 Bismarck arrived last week so that will be my next project for next year. Atm I am preparing for the build making a build stand and getting the reference anatomy of a ship etc. 

Moor on this project soon in a new topic.

 

Regards Ron

Oh man that is brutal.

I have a bad case of clamp envy going after viewing this build!

Very nice build, looks great!

On 5/2/2013 at 11:28 PM, augie said:

When I read the word 'completed' in your post I fell right off my chair.  Given the nature of our hobby, you don't see that every day.  Looking forward to the photos   

No kidding! I have a collection of hulls.

On 2/16/2013 at 5:36 AM, harlequin said:

Hi Hamilton, yes there are a couple of issues with this kit but its worth percevering with them. Check all the framework matches the plans. You will find if i remember rightly that frame 12 need to be remade, otherwise you will need lots of filler after the first planking. A lot of the fittings are very fragile and the cathead rail needs bending to fit the hull. I tried heating and bending but it didnt make much difference. Gentle cold bending finally got mine to the required shape but i had to use some metal filler and gold paint afterwards. Have a go at this model because it is a very good looking model. It will drive you nuts but i have altered several little things and negated most of the issues.

Don’t all wooden ship kits make one a bit loopy?

Very good.

What a work of art! Very impressive.

What scroll saw do you use? We have many of the same mini machines….

Tony

Where did he go?

Fantastic build!

I am buying PE and such for mine, nice to see a good example of how to build it.

On 2/2/2020 at 2:42 PM, Valeriy V said:

It doesn’t matter, you can buy such solder in Ukraine.  

For instance   http://www.zpsplav.com.ua/pripoi/posk50-18/

Sweet! (Political remark here) 😉

By far the most impressive build ever.

On 10/31/2018 at 2:27 PM, Valeriy V said:

Everything is simple:
- 10 free nights in front of the computer
- 10 YouTube video tutorials
- desire to learn      

Impressive!

Watching some videos. 
 

I get what I am attempting to build, now I am quickly realizing one needs 5 very small hands.....

On 3/20/2016 at 3:12 PM, mtaylor said:

I'm going to suggest zu Mondfeld's Historic Ship Models.  There's a lot of good basic information in it including rigging.  And it's usually very reasonably priced online.  

Best book out there! It seems to be my go to.....

I have been at this for about a month. 

Getting to the point beyond my experience, rigging.

Here we go!

Plans are not much! 
 

Build log coming.

Should one use bees wax when rigging?

Modified a bit. Some of the kit plan did not seem realistic and some did not fit properly.

Thanks all for feedback!

This is basically a training kit. If I wanted truly accurate I would scratch build or get more accurate kit. (Assuming there is such a thing) This kit was on sale and had additional discount applied. Wood ships and boats are such fun to build! Very challenging.

Never rigged anything before, I have built several small boats and have current build of brig going.

Model Shipways seems to actually be a tad better, especially if one paints ship.

5 hours ago, amateur said:

The sailplan shown in the previous post is already an interpretation of the rig shown by Chapman. I checked my edition, and rhis is all there is regarding the sailplan/rig

 

This looks pretty much like the kit.

This is actually a nice looking little boat, I have been almost fanatical about quality. Still missed a bit on planking, but it looks fine! Only I will notice flaws.

Thanks. I assumed it was totally inaccurate. Small boat!

Real boats use I-bolts?

On the hull?