Richmond Posted September 2, 2018 Share #1 Posted September 2, 2018 Well my first ever wooden ship build will be the San Juan Nepomuceno - Boat Auxiliar a cheapish model I picked up from an online retailer (BNA) here in Australia. Without much further ado here is a photograph of the kit unboxed. I had to scale this down as I believe there my be a limit to image size on the forum. Fernando E, Nikiforos, CDW and 2 others 5 Quote Current Builds Mikasa by I Love Kit - 1:200 - Plastic HMS Beagle by Occre - 1:48 - Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richmond Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted September 3, 2018 I am on R&R today so more modelling time. Instruction Reference 1 I have fitted the 4mm plywood frames and transom to the 4mm plywood keel and I found these to be a very accurate and tight fit. I have decided not to glue them, as far as I can see, they are not going anywhere. There are small 4mm ply reinforcing parts at the transom and bow that need gluing in but I have left these for the time being. Instruction Reference 2 I then fitted what is called up in the instructions as the deck, not sure this is the correct term? This was laser cut from 1.5mm plywood and I found this to be very troublesome part, it was quite difficult to get in position and I was afraid of damaging it. Once it was in, however, it was not going anywhere. I will need to glue /clamp to get it to fit flush to all the frames. Photographs Hopefully these don't need any explanation. By the way I am using an iPhone 4, it's a work phone given to me in 2012. I am adverse to lining Apples pockets however perhaps now's the time to ask my employer to get me the latest model or maybe I should just invest in a digital camera! CaptainSteve, Nikiforos and Captain Slog 3 Quote Current Builds Mikasa by I Love Kit - 1:200 - Plastic HMS Beagle by Occre - 1:48 - Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branden Posted April 28, 2019 Share #3 Posted April 28, 2019 Hi Richmond I built my San Juan almost 10 years ago and my cat knocked it off the shelf - I need to redo all the rope work - any idea where I can obtain the instructions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikiforos Posted May 3, 2019 Share #4 Posted May 3, 2019 (edited) Artesania Latina's official website sometimes carries .pdf instructions. I think this one has a parts sheet callout available too. Search for this boat there and look under the 'instructions' tab. Alas no plans. Again. Edited May 3, 2019 by Nikiforos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richmond Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted May 4, 2019 Follow this link https://www.artesanialatina.net/en/modelcrafts-initiation/427-wooden-model-ship-kit-san-juan-nepomuceno-s-boat.html Quote Current Builds Mikasa by I Love Kit - 1:200 - Plastic HMS Beagle by Occre - 1:48 - Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slog Posted May 5, 2019 Share #6 Posted May 5, 2019 Great work Richmond. Looks like you’re off to a good start. Cheers slog Richmond 1 Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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