Mayflower by davidrasch - Model Shipways - first model

[spars]

My kit arrived today. I was surprised at how quick MS was in fulfilling my order! I've not done this vessel so any tips will be useful. I do watch You Tube but there is a dearth of Mayflower kits to be seen. I used what I can watching how other ships are built. I have one problem. How do I keep my cats from my build? I tried posting pictures of dogs but my cats, like the U.S. military, don't scare worth a damn.

[hof00]

Hi Chap,

Cats are something that I have experience with in my builds.

I have a separate Room that I can exclude the quadrupeds from.

 

You should be o.k. with the Hull build but they may like to have a play when it comes to the Masting/Rigging.

 

Cheers....HOF.

[Tigersteve]

I have this kit on my shelf. I'll be following along too. 

Steve

[Stevinne]

MS kits come with good instructions, so it's probably not as necessary as it would be if you were building another manufacturer's kit, but I always recommend people new to the hobby grab a copy of Frank Mastini's "Ship Modeling Simplified." The MS instructions will teach good technique, but the Mastini book gives a good overview of ship building. Unfortunately, he does not deal with the cat issue.

 

Edited September 22, 2017 by Stevinne

[Cathead]

Regarding cats, my avatar is getting on in years and has never been overly adventurous. As long as I push in the chair at the model desk, she doesn't try to get up there. Not sure how to exclude a more active cat other than a door. Hope you have fun with this model and manage to keep the paws off.

[RichieG]

Hi David,

Any progress on the Mayflower? There's precious few of us building this particular model here, so every one counts!