Crow Posted March 25, 2020 Share #1 Posted March 25, 2020 hello from Stony Brook Long Island NY. I'm an a woodworker that would like to make something simple and relaxing. Plenty of time on my hands with the Covid-19 lock down. I'd like to try a half hull of something like a cat boat from scratch. I'm looking for books and advice on the subject. Thanks GrandpaPhil and EricWilliamMarshall 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted March 25, 2020 Share #2 Posted March 25, 2020 Hello Crow and welcome to MSW. There are a few half-hull models in the forums, you might want to check out the excellent Half-Hull Planking project, a planking tutorial put together by tlevine. Search 'half hull' in this forum: https://modelshipworld.com/forum/10-build-logs-for-ship-model-kits/ ... and you will see there are a few build logs of the project. Whatever you decide to model, this is a good place to hang out. Crow and mtaylor 2 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cricket Posted March 25, 2020 Share #3 Posted March 25, 2020 Hi Crow, new here myself. I've built a couple of planked half models, both lapstrake, planked on molds with stringers backing the laps. My intro shows pics of a couple. It may not be what you're looking for, but I plan to retro-post those projects in the coming days, as I work myself on some new model projects. Cheers, Cricket VTHokiEE, druxey, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardkenway Posted March 25, 2020 Share #4 Posted March 25, 2020 welcome to MSW Crow Crow and mtaylor 2 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 Providence whaleboat- 1:25 HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted March 26, 2020 Share #5 Posted March 26, 2020 Nice work, Crow! And welcome indeed. mtaylor, Edwardkenway and Crow 3 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted March 26, 2020 Share #6 Posted March 26, 2020 Edwardkenway and Crow 2 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted March 26, 2020 Share #7 Posted March 26, 2020 Welcome! Crow, mtaylor and Edwardkenway 3 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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