Anchor Hoy c. 1825 by Maury S - FINISHED - 1:48 - Harbor craft - POF

[Maury S]

Mostly finished.  A few more attempts at laying down the anchor cables and anything else anyone sees in the pictures that I may have missed...

 

Thanks for all the support and comments along the way.

Maury

 

[druxey]

All I can see missing is a nice nameplate mounted on the baseboard, Maury. Otherwise, it's really nice to see a lesser-modelled subject. Congrats on a job well done.

[aviaamator]

Beautiful model! Well done!

[Maury S]

Thanks all,  A display case seems to be an issue with some.  I believe the glass  (if you use glass) is the biggest issue and the biggest cost.  The case as shown cost about $45 in materials and $250 for the glass. All told, it took a week to build (mostly waiting on glue and stain to dry).  After spending 2 + years doing a model, protect and display it properly.

Maury

[druxey]

Congratulations on a fine finishing flourish!

 

So, what's next?

[Stuntflyer]

Congratulations Maury!  Very interesting build to follow and everything looks great. I didn't realize that it actually took you 2 1/2 years to finish. Any ideas as to where you are going from here?

 

Mike

[Maury S]

Druxey & Mike,

I like merchant ships.  American, 1750 -1850 + /-,  approx. 50 - 60 feet long.   I don't see anyone doing anything with a centerboard and the mechanism to raise and lower it would be interesting.  Before doing the hoy, I searched out some Granite sloops.  Plenty of info. on the Albert Baldwin but she was about 90'...too big for my avail. space and preferred scale.  If anyone knows of something that fits, PLEASE let me know.

Maury

Edited April 8, 2018 by Maurys

[druxey]

Not American, but the right era and size: search Schank sliding keel on the RMG web site under 'Collections'. There are several pages of plans of vessels as well as the raising/lowering mechanisms. An example is here:

[BANYAN]

Very nicely finished and displayed model Maury; she looks great.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[dvm27]

Congratulations on a lovely build and very interesting vessel Maury!

[mtaylor]

Congratulations on sweet build, Maury  And she has a lovely home to sit in.

[tlevine]

Congratulations on finishing this very interesting build.  Looking forward to your next project.

[EdT]

Nicely done, Maury.  Congrats on finishing a fine model.

 

Ed

[Landlubber Mike]

Nice work Maury!

[michael mott]

Congratulations Maury, a very interesting model and nicely displayed as well. Glad to see that you used glass for the case. It is far superior to plex in my view, no static or scratches to deal with.

 

Michael

[alde]

That's an absolutely gorgeous model of a very interesting subject.