Mary Taylor 1850 by MrBlueJacket - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - Scale 3/16" = 1' (1:64) - NY Pilot boat

[MrBlueJacket]

And now the cockpit is all decked out. Was that a pun?

[Fright]

Nicely done!

 

[MrBlueJacket]

And here it is with all the deck furniture and pieces attached. Next stop - Mastville!

[MrBlueJacket]

Foremast has all the blocks etc attached, so it is time to attach the shrouds.

[MrBlueJacket]

Of course, immediately followed by the fore stays.

[MrBlueJacket]

So the main shrouds, springer stay and topmast stay are installed.

[MrBlueJacket]

If I didn't have to add sails to this, it would be finished!

[Javlin]

Nice!!

[MrBlueJacket]

Speaking of sails, here's 3 of the 4 sails added. One sail, and some jib tie-downs and she's done. notice the finished display base instead of the work board.  I had to do it twice, because the first time I had bow/stern in the wrong direction!

 

[MrBlueJacket]

And finally this model is completed. The build is straightforward, I think the most difficult areas are the transom and bulwarks, but they were done early on.

[legend]

Hello from the UK ,

I have been looking at jgodseys  Mary Taylor tutorial and now yours as I really would like to make my second build a schooner (not sure which one yet) .I asked a question on jgodseys build relating to how difficult it was to cut the excess wood away from a solid hull to get the exact shape needed . Now that I am looking at your build can I ask if the decking is pre-formed with the individual planking printed on or all individual planking strips (if so what wood ?) ? Also did you make the sails yourself or are they supplied .

Thanks

Mike

Edited August 26, 2019 by legend

[MrBlueJacket]

Hi Mike,

 

The kit comes with a sheet of scribed decking, but I substituted a sheet of glued-up decking instead. The glue is black, and makes a very realistic deck.

 

My good wife sewed the sails for me.

 

Nic

[legend]

Thanks for your reply Nic

[Daniel Caramagno]

Black Glue? What is it? White Glue mixed with Gesso?

[legend]

Hello Nic ,

Once again I am looking at your very nice Mary Taylor build and for all it seems a quite basic build regarding deck furniture etc , I suppose you could add as much of your own additional items as you wish ! also what is your opinion regarding using wood strips for cabins etc without painting ? My idea when I get round to building a schooner is to leave it all natural wood  including the hull just to emphasise the beauty of  the wood build .

At 20 " in length I think the Mary Taylor would be too small for me so now I have whittled my choice down to three different boat builds :

Benjamin Latham /  (model shipways )  /  33"

Smuggler / Solid Hull  / (Bluejacket )  /  33"

Flying Fish / ( Corel )  /  29.3"

I would consider the solid hull Benjamin Latham from Ebay but these are mostly US sites and UK customs have a habit of adding ridiculous customs charges from the US .

As I would value your opinion have you any preferences from my three choices ? bearing in mind I intend to make it an all wood finished model and might even change some of the woods supplied ?

thanks

Mike

[MrBlueJacket]

Hi Mike,

 

I, of course am partial to the Smuggler. The hobby store Eskader in Stockholm may have one on the shelf.

 

Nic

[MrIronMike]

On 9/24/2018 at 3:46 PM, MrBlueJacket said:

After installing the gratings, deadeyes and fife rails, I put some of the other deck furniture on to see how it looks.

 

What is the purpose with the gold coating? I notice that you use green later in the process. I have purchased the same kit and my plans are to soon start with this project (I just completed my Swampscott dory). I also got the gold paint together with my kit, It looks really nice but what paint color should be used ? Please advice, thank you MrBlueJacket.

 

/M 

[MrBlueJacket]

14 hours ago, MrIronMike said:

 

What is the purpose with the gold coating? I notice that you use green later in the process. I have purchased the same kit and my plans are to soon start with this project (I just completed my Swampscott dory). I also got the gold paint together with my kit, It looks really nice but what paint color should be used ? Please advice, thank you MrBlueJacket.

 

/M 

Hi,

 

There is no gold coating. What you see is the raw photo etched pieces. The boats are unfinished castings.