catopower

A fine finish to your beautiful build, Bob!
 
You should send your photos to Woody Joe. They would love to see it too.
 
Clare

A fine finish to your beautiful build, Bob!
 
You should send your photos to Woody Joe. They would love to see it too.
 
Clare

All,
    Last night I installed the ships flag completing Higaki Kaisen. 
 
I present to you...Hakodate(Ha-Ko-Dah-Tay) Maru.
 
       Bob R.

A few more.  Album will be posted into "Completed" section.
 
     Bob R.

Thanks Michael. It has it's difficult parts. For the most part it was fairly straightforward as long as you can decipher the instructions which are completely in Japanese.
 
Bob R.

Greetings all.  I am basically completed with the Higaki Kaisen with the exception of the flag.  I will also be adding some additional details such as cargo and more rope coils.
 
           Bob R.

Some time ago I bought the kit of the Nordic Class Boat, produced by Turk Model, steamship Mariefred Sweden in 1/32 scale. So, now, I decided to open this new yard.
Before beginning, I did a lot of research on the web, to keep records as accurate as possible about the history of this vessel.
Here is the report.
 
Built in 1903 on construction Wilialm Linbergs Varfs in Stockholm, Sweden, this boat, with dozens of others, it was freight and passengers between the capital Stockholm and the small but important city of Mariefred Lake Malarem. The distance between Mariefred and Stockholm is 33 miles.
Around the '30s, especially mercantile traffic began to unfold on the road. This boat like many others, was, in those years, sold as scrap.
Thanks to Nordic culture that preserves and restores the old boats,ship Mariefred and many others, were bought back by private groups, preserved and restored.
Steam ship Mariefred today is still under way for sightseeing and is notable for having maintained the original steam engine.
Compared to the ship in 1903, to date, only the first bridge at the stern has been modified with the addition of panels with windows closed on the passenger cabin, also wood lifeboats have been replaced with modern inflatable boats.
 
1903

 
1960

 
2000

 
And now we come to the substance of this kit and to its realization RC.
 

The kit does not correspond at all to the states, not at all prepared for RC. It does not provide removable elements.
It would be decent for the realization static interlocking millimeter, accessories a bit ugly, but acceptable from a neophyte.
Too bad, though, that the instructions do not give ikea illuminations on how to proceed to the plating at the bow and stern, almost impossible with the strips.
I will have to invent something. But it is unacceptable that a kit, which costs several dollars, is so much lacking and bad.
 I founded originals plans  so I can understand more 
Piani1.tiff Piani2.tiff
 

Now I begin the construction. Certainly not as instructed, who say to mount on the keel and paste the sides of the passenger cabin and the first two bridges!
Here are picts:
Keel assembled and glued and others...




 
Ok, I'll see tomorrow 


 
 

I'll try to post my work in progress of my RC Mariefred from Nordic Class Boats. It's a kit declared as Rc running. But it is not so. 
Forgive the mistakes in English, if you prefer, I speak in italian language, let me know...
But important above all is picts and picts ands yours comments and suggestions!
 
Good 

Here it is, the final entry on the Tosa Wasen build.
 
I took a little time figuring out the knots used for the anchor, which had a Japanese name. Also, I wanted the model to represent an Edo period boat, though I couldn't find any information of the exact age of this design. In fact, this small fishing boats of the Tosa region were built to the needs of the individual and there were many boat builders, so there were probably many variations.
 
But, the model is done and I'll figure out how I want to display it next.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
As you can see, with the Ro in place (the long sculling oar), the model is quite long. With it in the stowed position, it's 2' long. With no masts, it will fit easily on a bookcase shelf, unlike most of my other models.
 
This has been a really interesting build and great kit for those who don't want to go as far as using Douglas Brooks' drawings and the information in his book to try to scratch building a traditional Japanese boat. I think this is about as close as you're ever going to get in a kit. Still, I'd recommend reading his book while building this kit, to really get the fullest experience. 
 
I plan on bringing this to the NRG Conference in San Diego this Fall. So, hopefully, ship modelers who don't get around to trying out this kit can see it in person. But, if you're interested in building this kit, don't wait. Here again is the contact info for buying the kit from the manufacturer who seems very happy to sell to faraway customers, payment via Paypal.
 
Email Mr. Tanimura at: Thermal-Studio
Website: Thermal-Studio (remember the boat kit is not listed – They manufacture glider kits)
 
If you contact Tanimura-san, please say hello for me. 
 
Also, be sure to check out Mr. Toshihiko Shibafuji, who assisted with the design of the kit:
http://wave.ap.teacup.com/wasennfunadaiku/
 
Hope to see some more of these in build logs here on MSW soon. (Yeah, I'm thinking about you, Bob)
 
 
Clare

Bob,
 
Excellent job on the Mariefred! Your model is a great advertisement for Nordic Class Boats – a superb build!
 
Clare

Here are some pictures.

Just bumping this up to the top...I have noticed many NOT-SO-NEW members creating really bad build log titles.  At least pretend to follow the rules......Thanks
 
Unless you just expect a moderator to t=do the work for you...please create appropriate build log titles......Thank You  

grsjax,  I've been scouring the Internet for more than a year for Japanese wooden boat/ship model kits. If you check my Tosa Wasen build, that kit is the only non-Woody Joe wooden boat kit that I'm aware of from Japan.
 
Clare

Wefalck,
 
Actually, some of what was recorded by Pâris seems very good . What kind of craft are you looking for? 
 
Douglas Brooks has a few drawings of small boats in his book. You might also try contacting him about more comprehensive plans of the watercraft he studied. You can contact him through his website at http://www.douglasbrooksboatbuilding.com.
 
Beyond that, I doubt you'll find much. Japanese boatbuilding traditions didn't include the use of plans the way we're accustomed to in western traditions. Also, I don't think there's a great deal of interest in preserving this kind of information in modern Japanese society, except among a small handful of people.
 
 
Clare

Here it is, the final entry on the Tosa Wasen build.
 
I took a little time figuring out the knots used for the anchor, which had a Japanese name. Also, I wanted the model to represent an Edo period boat, though I couldn't find any information of the exact age of this design. In fact, this small fishing boats of the Tosa region were built to the needs of the individual and there were many boat builders, so there were probably many variations.
 
But, the model is done and I'll figure out how I want to display it next.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
As you can see, with the Ro in place (the long sculling oar), the model is quite long. With it in the stowed position, it's 2' long. With no masts, it will fit easily on a bookcase shelf, unlike most of my other models.
 
This has been a really interesting build and great kit for those who don't want to go as far as using Douglas Brooks' drawings and the information in his book to try to scratch building a traditional Japanese boat. I think this is about as close as you're ever going to get in a kit. Still, I'd recommend reading his book while building this kit, to really get the fullest experience. 
 
I plan on bringing this to the NRG Conference in San Diego this Fall. So, hopefully, ship modelers who don't get around to trying out this kit can see it in person. But, if you're interested in building this kit, don't wait. Here again is the contact info for buying the kit from the manufacturer who seems very happy to sell to faraway customers, payment via Paypal.
 
Email Mr. Tanimura at: Thermal-Studio
Website: Thermal-Studio (remember the boat kit is not listed – They manufacture glider kits)
 
If you contact Tanimura-san, please say hello for me. 
 
Also, be sure to check out Mr. Toshihiko Shibafuji, who assisted with the design of the kit:
http://wave.ap.teacup.com/wasennfunadaiku/
 
Hope to see some more of these in build logs here on MSW soon. (Yeah, I'm thinking about you, Bob)
 
 
Clare

Here it is, the final entry on the Tosa Wasen build.
 
I took a little time figuring out the knots used for the anchor, which had a Japanese name. Also, I wanted the model to represent an Edo period boat, though I couldn't find any information of the exact age of this design. In fact, this small fishing boats of the Tosa region were built to the needs of the individual and there were many boat builders, so there were probably many variations.
 
But, the model is done and I'll figure out how I want to display it next.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
As you can see, with the Ro in place (the long sculling oar), the model is quite long. With it in the stowed position, it's 2' long. With no masts, it will fit easily on a bookcase shelf, unlike most of my other models.
 
This has been a really interesting build and great kit for those who don't want to go as far as using Douglas Brooks' drawings and the information in his book to try to scratch building a traditional Japanese boat. I think this is about as close as you're ever going to get in a kit. Still, I'd recommend reading his book while building this kit, to really get the fullest experience. 
 
I plan on bringing this to the NRG Conference in San Diego this Fall. So, hopefully, ship modelers who don't get around to trying out this kit can see it in person. But, if you're interested in building this kit, don't wait. Here again is the contact info for buying the kit from the manufacturer who seems very happy to sell to faraway customers, payment via Paypal.
 
Email Mr. Tanimura at: Thermal-Studio
Website: Thermal-Studio (remember the boat kit is not listed – They manufacture glider kits)
 
If you contact Tanimura-san, please say hello for me. 
 
Also, be sure to check out Mr. Toshihiko Shibafuji, who assisted with the design of the kit:
http://wave.ap.teacup.com/wasennfunadaiku/
 
Hope to see some more of these in build logs here on MSW soon. (Yeah, I'm thinking about you, Bob)
 
 
Clare

Here it is, the final entry on the Tosa Wasen build.
 
I took a little time figuring out the knots used for the anchor, which had a Japanese name. Also, I wanted the model to represent an Edo period boat, though I couldn't find any information of the exact age of this design. In fact, this small fishing boats of the Tosa region were built to the needs of the individual and there were many boat builders, so there were probably many variations.
 
But, the model is done and I'll figure out how I want to display it next.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
As you can see, with the Ro in place (the long sculling oar), the model is quite long. With it in the stowed position, it's 2' long. With no masts, it will fit easily on a bookcase shelf, unlike most of my other models.
 
This has been a really interesting build and great kit for those who don't want to go as far as using Douglas Brooks' drawings and the information in his book to try to scratch building a traditional Japanese boat. I think this is about as close as you're ever going to get in a kit. Still, I'd recommend reading his book while building this kit, to really get the fullest experience. 
 
I plan on bringing this to the NRG Conference in San Diego this Fall. So, hopefully, ship modelers who don't get around to trying out this kit can see it in person. But, if you're interested in building this kit, don't wait. Here again is the contact info for buying the kit from the manufacturer who seems very happy to sell to faraway customers, payment via Paypal.
 
Email Mr. Tanimura at: Thermal-Studio
Website: Thermal-Studio (remember the boat kit is not listed – They manufacture glider kits)
 
If you contact Tanimura-san, please say hello for me. 
 
Also, be sure to check out Mr. Toshihiko Shibafuji, who assisted with the design of the kit:
http://wave.ap.teacup.com/wasennfunadaiku/
 
Hope to see some more of these in build logs here on MSW soon. (Yeah, I'm thinking about you, Bob)
 
 
Clare

Here it is, the final entry on the Tosa Wasen build.
 
I took a little time figuring out the knots used for the anchor, which had a Japanese name. Also, I wanted the model to represent an Edo period boat, though I couldn't find any information of the exact age of this design. In fact, this small fishing boats of the Tosa region were built to the needs of the individual and there were many boat builders, so there were probably many variations.
 
But, the model is done and I'll figure out how I want to display it next.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
As you can see, with the Ro in place (the long sculling oar), the model is quite long. With it in the stowed position, it's 2' long. With no masts, it will fit easily on a bookcase shelf, unlike most of my other models.
 
This has been a really interesting build and great kit for those who don't want to go as far as using Douglas Brooks' drawings and the information in his book to try to scratch building a traditional Japanese boat. I think this is about as close as you're ever going to get in a kit. Still, I'd recommend reading his book while building this kit, to really get the fullest experience. 
 
I plan on bringing this to the NRG Conference in San Diego this Fall. So, hopefully, ship modelers who don't get around to trying out this kit can see it in person. But, if you're interested in building this kit, don't wait. Here again is the contact info for buying the kit from the manufacturer who seems very happy to sell to faraway customers, payment via Paypal.
 
Email Mr. Tanimura at: Thermal-Studio
Website: Thermal-Studio (remember the boat kit is not listed – They manufacture glider kits)
 
If you contact Tanimura-san, please say hello for me. 
 
Also, be sure to check out Mr. Toshihiko Shibafuji, who assisted with the design of the kit:
http://wave.ap.teacup.com/wasennfunadaiku/
 
Hope to see some more of these in build logs here on MSW soon. (Yeah, I'm thinking about you, Bob)
 
 
Clare

Wefalck,
 
Actually, some of what was recorded by Pâris seems very good . What kind of craft are you looking for? 
 
Douglas Brooks has a few drawings of small boats in his book. You might also try contacting him about more comprehensive plans of the watercraft he studied. You can contact him through his website at http://www.douglasbrooksboatbuilding.com.
 
Beyond that, I doubt you'll find much. Japanese boatbuilding traditions didn't include the use of plans the way we're accustomed to in western traditions. Also, I don't think there's a great deal of interest in preserving this kind of information in modern Japanese society, except among a small handful of people.
 
 
Clare

grsjax,  I've been scouring the Internet for more than a year for Japanese wooden boat/ship model kits. If you check my Tosa Wasen build, that kit is the only non-Woody Joe wooden boat kit that I'm aware of from Japan.
 
Clare

Here it is, the final entry on the Tosa Wasen build.
 
I took a little time figuring out the knots used for the anchor, which had a Japanese name. Also, I wanted the model to represent an Edo period boat, though I couldn't find any information of the exact age of this design. In fact, this small fishing boats of the Tosa region were built to the needs of the individual and there were many boat builders, so there were probably many variations.
 
But, the model is done and I'll figure out how I want to display it next.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
As you can see, with the Ro in place (the long sculling oar), the model is quite long. With it in the stowed position, it's 2' long. With no masts, it will fit easily on a bookcase shelf, unlike most of my other models.
 
This has been a really interesting build and great kit for those who don't want to go as far as using Douglas Brooks' drawings and the information in his book to try to scratch building a traditional Japanese boat. I think this is about as close as you're ever going to get in a kit. Still, I'd recommend reading his book while building this kit, to really get the fullest experience. 
 
I plan on bringing this to the NRG Conference in San Diego this Fall. So, hopefully, ship modelers who don't get around to trying out this kit can see it in person. But, if you're interested in building this kit, don't wait. Here again is the contact info for buying the kit from the manufacturer who seems very happy to sell to faraway customers, payment via Paypal.
 
Email Mr. Tanimura at: Thermal-Studio
Website: Thermal-Studio (remember the boat kit is not listed – They manufacture glider kits)
 
If you contact Tanimura-san, please say hello for me. 
 
Also, be sure to check out Mr. Toshihiko Shibafuji, who assisted with the design of the kit:
http://wave.ap.teacup.com/wasennfunadaiku/
 
Hope to see some more of these in build logs here on MSW soon. (Yeah, I'm thinking about you, Bob)
 
 
Clare

While I'm at, I thought I'd go ahead and post some pictures of some of the accessories included in the kit.
 
These include a bailer, a small paddle, and a pair of wooden seats.
 
 

 
 

 
 
These were a fun and easy part of the build and add some life to the model. In earlier pics, to get them out of the way, I just put them into the compartments under the deck.
 
 
Getting close to the finish now. Should be done in the next one or two posts...
 
 
Clare

The next step in construction of the Tosa Wasen kit is to add the deck boards. This part of the build turned out to be a lot tricker than I'd expected. This is an area where you really want to take your time, and it's easy to want to rush through it.
  The deck boards serve as a deck to walk (or sit) on and work on, but they are also designed to be removable, allowing the fisherman access to storage space under the deck. This allows the deck to be kept clear and free of clutter, making for a tidy looking boat.     Beam supports glued into place. The beams are sanded to fit, but I left them unglued, so they'll remain removable. Ledges are then cut to length and glued to the beams for the deck boards to rest upon.     The deck boards themselves are rather interesting in that they are made such that almost no two are alike. Each one can only fit in one location, with the possible exception of the boards that cover the live wells in the center of the boat. But, given that there are many boards, it would seem to be something of a puzzle trying to figure out which one fits where. To make the positioning more obvious, there are two lines scribed into the top of the boards.       The lines form a sort of an arrowhead with the point at the front of the forward most board, and each compartment has a 3 or more deck boards covering it, with its own arrowhead pattern scribed on it. This makes for a quick recognition of the order of the deck boards and also makes it easier to keep from mixing them up. Note that at least one deck board of each set has a square notch cut into one edge that serves as a finger hole to make it easier to pull up the board.             The kit supplies the deck boards as laser-cut pieces, which look they'd make it easy to put them into place. However, in order to allow some variation between models, these parts are cut over-sized, so they have to be sanded to fit. This turned out to be a far trickier than I'd expected, as the Japanese cedar is pretty soft, and really wanted to avoid small gaps between boards. In fact, I used every scrap piece of cedar that I could find in the kit in order to finish the deck boards.     If you're building this kit, Proceed Very Carefully here     The next step was to scribe the patterns into the deck boards. I found it easiest to take each group of deck boards which are part of the same pattern set and marking the endpoints on the first and last board, then scribing them all together as a group. I lined them up against a straight edge to keep them in alignment.   This was pretty much the last of the difficult work. There is one more step that was a little tricky, but in a completely different way, and that was the next step. For those following along with the kit instructions, this is step 33. This involves the construction of the covers for the cargo compartments in the bow and the stern of the boat. If you haven't built the model kit yet, I would suggest doing this work in steps 17 and 18 before the compartments are decked over. It would just be a lot easier.         I'm not positive why the kit has you build the compartment covers now instead of earlier in the build. Possibly, it's because the real boat would probably be built in the order shown in the kit. That would be okay, except that trying to reach in with your finger and thumb to get the covers into place without knocking parts into the compartments is pretty difficult.   The kit includes a small pair of wooden tweezers that you're instructed to build for handling those compartment doors. In the long run, these will be necessary in order to be able to remove or replace these doors without damaging the wood.     Clare

Here it is, the final entry on the Tosa Wasen build.
 
I took a little time figuring out the knots used for the anchor, which had a Japanese name. Also, I wanted the model to represent an Edo period boat, though I couldn't find any information of the exact age of this design. In fact, this small fishing boats of the Tosa region were built to the needs of the individual and there were many boat builders, so there were probably many variations.
 
But, the model is done and I'll figure out how I want to display it next.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
As you can see, with the Ro in place (the long sculling oar), the model is quite long. With it in the stowed position, it's 2' long. With no masts, it will fit easily on a bookcase shelf, unlike most of my other models.
 
This has been a really interesting build and great kit for those who don't want to go as far as using Douglas Brooks' drawings and the information in his book to try to scratch building a traditional Japanese boat. I think this is about as close as you're ever going to get in a kit. Still, I'd recommend reading his book while building this kit, to really get the fullest experience. 
 
I plan on bringing this to the NRG Conference in San Diego this Fall. So, hopefully, ship modelers who don't get around to trying out this kit can see it in person. But, if you're interested in building this kit, don't wait. Here again is the contact info for buying the kit from the manufacturer who seems very happy to sell to faraway customers, payment via Paypal.
 
Email Mr. Tanimura at: Thermal-Studio
Website: Thermal-Studio (remember the boat kit is not listed – They manufacture glider kits)
 
If you contact Tanimura-san, please say hello for me. 
 
Also, be sure to check out Mr. Toshihiko Shibafuji, who assisted with the design of the kit:
http://wave.ap.teacup.com/wasennfunadaiku/
 
Hope to see some more of these in build logs here on MSW soon. (Yeah, I'm thinking about you, Bob)
 
 
Clare

Hi Bob,
 
That's great news. Of course, judging from your Higaki Kaisen model, you're final model will probably look better than mine.
 
Anyway, I'm hoping they get a lot of international sales for this kit now.
 
Clare