HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by glbarlow - FINISHED - 1:48
After much research I am ready to build Chuck Passaro’s @Chuck Revenue Cutter Cheerful 1806. And so it begins...
After completing nine kits over the years I am making my first attempt at scratch building. Well, I say scratch building but Chuck’s Cheerful plans, starter kit, wood package, and sub-assemblies along with his instructions and always gracious guidance make it a much easier transition.
While I’m a decent kit modeler I’m hesitant to post a build log for Cheerfu
It’s been a while since my last post, lots of stuff going on outside the shipyard.
Ratlines Completed
For all my delaying completing the ratlines wasn’t really that big a deal, it basically took me a days work for each side and was kind of relaxing in a weird way. Of course having only 4 shrouds per side and the the 1:48 scale made it simpler, but so did my revised method (from past models).
I put my own spin on what I’d learned from several other build
