RBohlman Posted June 27, 2019 Share #1 Posted June 27, 2019 Back on February 1st of this year, I purchased the Model Shipways New Bedford Whaleboat kit from Model Expo. I have been a modeler on and off through out my life in plastic and card stock models, and now that I am retired I wanted to give a wooden model a try. I have been working a little each day on the whaleboat and I believe I have made good progress. I am at the stage now where the basic whaleboat is together and do have a few question, so I will start posting some of my build photos and hope you all enjoy my beginners efforts! CDW, Papa and tarbrush 3 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share #2 Posted June 27, 2019 Duanelaker, Sea Hoss, EricWilliamMarshall and 3 others 6 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) Current build photo Questions: I have the rudder triced up on the port side aft but the line I used looks a little small to my eye? Thoughts Please! I have been working on the stand for the Whaleboat but not sure it is what I what? Thoughts Please! Thanks all and God Bless! Edited June 27, 2019 by RBohlman Add better photos Duanelaker, CDW, Sea Hoss and 4 others 7 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm Posted June 27, 2019 Share #4 Posted June 27, 2019 I always keep my stands simple in design so as not to take away from the ship itself. A lot of other artist prefer to put more into them since they are part of the art work. Including a diorama or having the whaleboat on davits attached to a bulwark similar to the plans. The size of the base looks ok. You don't want a stand that is smaller then the hull since it looks like it is sailing off the stand. The pedestals are to large in my view. In the first photo you attached, Model Shipways is using heavy wire about the thickness of a hanger which I have seen quite often for boat models. You may want to down load other whale boats on-line and see what other artist are using. Model galleries would also be a good source. From the photos it does look like you are doing a nice job on the whaleboat. Scott RBohlman, CDW and Sea Hoss 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted June 27, 2019 Great information & THANKS CDW 1 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm Posted June 27, 2019 Share #6 Posted June 27, 2019 Concerning your other question about the line you used on the rudder, I doubt that there was a standard dimension. More than likely whatever was available. On Sheet 3 of the plans Erik Ronnberg did include a tricing line that should give you a good idea of the scale. Scott CDW and RBohlman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hoss Posted June 27, 2019 Share #7 Posted June 27, 2019 Lookin really nice! This particular model is on my list to do, I like the size, it's easier to get nice details in...Will be watching this. RBohlman and CDW 2 Quote Current: Emma C. Berry Lobster Smack-Model Shipways-1:32-1866 Back on the shelf: USS Essex- MS- "Old Yellow Box" Solid Hull Wall Hanger (Half Hull) Completed: 18th Century Armed Longboat-MS 1/24 USN Picket Boat-MS 1864 1/24 US Brig Syren by Sea Hoss- Model Shipways-1803 18th Century Carronade/Ship Section Mayflower-Pilgrims Pride by Sea Hoss-Model Shipways-1620 18th Century Long Boat by Sea Hoss-Model Shipways USS Constitution by Sea Hoss-Revel-Plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norm1116 Posted June 27, 2019 Share #8 Posted June 27, 2019 Your whale boat looks spectacular! RBohlman and CDW 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javlin Posted June 28, 2019 Share #9 Posted June 28, 2019 I am along for the ride and a Nice scale for details. Kevin RBohlman and CDW 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted June 28, 2019 16 hours ago, stm said: Concerning your other question about the line you used on the rudder, I doubt that there was a standard dimension. More than likely whatever was available. On Sheet 3 of the plans Erik Ronnberg did include a tricing line that should give you a good idea of the scale. Scott Thanks, I did try to match the line size to the Sheet 3 drawing so I guess that it is the appx correct size. Thanks everyone for the comments and help! CDW 1 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share #11 Posted June 29, 2019 (edited) I have been working on a different stand for my Whaleboat model. The cradle stands holds the boat a lot better then my 1st round wooden stands. I stained the cradle stands the same as on the base and also gave them a light coat of poly to match better with the base. Edited June 29, 2019 by RBohlman change typo Sea Hoss, tarbrush and CDW 3 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hoss Posted June 29, 2019 Share #12 Posted June 29, 2019 Nice RB...you are helping me make up my mind about my next project! I am about 20 miles from the N.B. Whaling Museum and 25 miles from The Mayflower II in Plymouth Ma. Already have completed that model. CDW and RBohlman 2 Quote Current: Emma C. Berry Lobster Smack-Model Shipways-1:32-1866 Back on the shelf: USS Essex- MS- "Old Yellow Box" Solid Hull Wall Hanger (Half Hull) Completed: 18th Century Armed Longboat-MS 1/24 USN Picket Boat-MS 1864 1/24 US Brig Syren by Sea Hoss- Model Shipways-1803 18th Century Carronade/Ship Section Mayflower-Pilgrims Pride by Sea Hoss-Model Shipways-1620 18th Century Long Boat by Sea Hoss-Model Shipways USS Constitution by Sea Hoss-Revel-Plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share #13 Posted July 3, 2019 (edited) Working on hull painting and will do some weathering later after paint is nice and dry. After the painting is completed I will be building the oars and line tubs. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel to having this build completed! 🙂 Edited July 9, 2019 by RBohlman Typo CDW 1 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share #14 Posted July 3, 2019 Photo of current Whaleboat build showing my paint details on the boats hull. GrandpaPhil, CDW, tarbrush and 2 others 5 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hoss Posted July 3, 2019 Share #15 Posted July 3, 2019 Great work! Makes me think of the seamen who manned these boats...having a whale on the line and going on the "Nantucket sleigh ride". RBohlman and CDW 2 Quote Current: Emma C. Berry Lobster Smack-Model Shipways-1:32-1866 Back on the shelf: USS Essex- MS- "Old Yellow Box" Solid Hull Wall Hanger (Half Hull) Completed: 18th Century Armed Longboat-MS 1/24 USN Picket Boat-MS 1864 1/24 US Brig Syren by Sea Hoss- Model Shipways-1803 18th Century Carronade/Ship Section Mayflower-Pilgrims Pride by Sea Hoss-Model Shipways-1620 18th Century Long Boat by Sea Hoss-Model Shipways USS Constitution by Sea Hoss-Revel-Plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted July 5, 2019 Author Share #16 Posted July 5, 2019 Finished painting dark green on Whaleboat hull this morning. I plan to let her dry overnight and then do a little touch up tomorrow after which it is on to the building of the oars. Duanelaker, JpR62, GrandpaPhil and 2 others 5 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share #17 Posted July 7, 2019 Whaleboat hull painting completed and now on to building the gear needed to hunt the whale fish. CDW, tarbrush, GrandpaPhil and 1 other 4 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted July 7, 2019 Share #18 Posted July 7, 2019 You are doing a beautiful job on your whaleboat. As a kid and even now, the thoughts of hunting huge whales out on a vast ocean in a little boat using a harpoon, these so much stoked the fires of imagination. What a fearless (it seems) life those sailors led. My imagination tells me a sailor's chances of survival back then were not very high. Either a whale, the ocean, cold, or disease were all likely to take his life. Sea Hoss 1 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted July 14, 2019 Author Share #19 Posted July 14, 2019 Steering oar, oars, paddles built. Next build is steering oar bracket and oar rowlocks. tarbrush, GrandpaPhil, Sea Hoss and 2 others 5 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share #20 Posted July 15, 2019 Steering oar bracket, Strop and Lanyard completed and bent to the aft cleat. Now on to the Oar Rowlocks. Duanelaker and GrandpaPhil 2 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share #21 Posted July 17, 2019 (edited) Rowlocks completed and attached. Next step is to serve them over. Started work on the Stern Line Tub. Edited July 17, 2019 by RBohlman Typo tarbrush, GrandpaPhil, Duanelaker and 1 other 4 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share #22 Posted July 19, 2019 (edited) Started work yesterday on the rowlocks. Serving them over to muffle their sound when hunting the whale. Stern line tub built and making a trip to Walmart today for some wood filler and other things. Here is a photo of a rope tub that I am using as a model for mine. Edited July 19, 2019 by RBohlman typo Duanelaker 1 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share #23 Posted July 23, 2019 Working on Waist Tub and Nippers. Duanelaker, tarbrush, JpR62 and 1 other 4 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share #24 Posted July 26, 2019 Stern and Waist tubs completed, grommet & thimble attached to the port gunwale at the mast thwart for the shroud lanyard. Next need to work on the drogue, water keg, & piggin. GrandpaPhil, Duanelaker and tarbrush 3 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share #25 Posted August 2, 2019 Drogue, Water Keg, Bucket and Lantern Keg completed. Working on Piggin this afternoon. Will be starting the Spirit Pole and Sail work tomorrow. Duanelaker, RussR, GrandpaPhil and 2 others 5 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share #26 Posted August 4, 2019 Stays completed for main mast. Time to start working on the sail. Not a lot left to make, some irons, two knives, an axe, and the steering oar block. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! GrandpaPhil, Duanelaker, Papa and 2 others 5 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share #27 Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) Ironed sail cloth and make a card stock template of full size whaleboat sail. Ordered fabric glue and researching drawing on sail to show sail sections without sewing on sail. Making up four (4) rope grommets for sail corners. Edited August 5, 2019 by RBohlman typo GrandpaPhil, Jack12477 and Duanelaker 3 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share #28 Posted August 9, 2019 Purchased a $29.99 Varmax mini sewing machine from Amazon to sew my whaleboat sail. It worked very well and I finished a lot of the lines on the sail this morning. I will be gluing & sewing the sails edges later today, then adding the grommets and boltrope. Sea Hoss, Duanelaker, GrandpaPhil and 3 others 6 Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted August 9, 2019 Share #29 Posted August 9, 2019 I see a ham radio station in the background in one of your pictures. Are you also a licensed ham? Ron Gove W1GOV Leesburg, VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBohlman Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share #30 Posted August 9, 2019 38 minutes ago, ragove said: I see a ham radio station in the background in one of your pictures. Are you also a licensed ham? Ron Gove W1GOV Leesburg, VA KG5QLS Extra on QRZ Quote CURRENT BUILD: HMS Winchelsea, 1764 ~ 1:48 scale COMPLETED BUILDS: New Bedford Whaleboat ~ 1:16 scale Ships in Bottles Models Card Stock Nautical Models ~Donor & Member of Nautical Research Guild~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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