DLLBlue Posted May 18, 2021 Share #1 Posted May 18, 2021 My first attempt at a kit build I’ve used PVA glue with a dot of CA for clamping. Matt clear acrylic to the deck, masking the places where superstructures will be glued Gesso to the areas to be painted, preparatory to acrylic colours bruce d, ccoyle, Moab and 2 others 5 Quote Current build Colonial Schooner Port Jackson 1803 Completed Corel Flattie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLLBlue Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share #2 Posted May 21, 2021 catopower, yvesvidal and bruce d 3 Quote Current build Colonial Schooner Port Jackson 1803 Completed Corel Flattie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLLBlue Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted May 27, 2021 I mounted the cleats temporarily to make painting easier - a coat of titanium white followed by a wash of grey, then glued to the mast and the deck. I’m unsure which glue is preferable here, and used epoxy resin for the mast and cyanoacrylate for the deck. Bending brass strip and wire with pliers was a struggle, resulting in a clumsy appearance. Advice on bending would be appreciated. catopower, thibaultron, bruce d and 1 other 4 Quote Current build Colonial Schooner Port Jackson 1803 Completed Corel Flattie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLLBlue Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted June 20, 2021 catopower, thibaultron, bruce d and 1 other 4 Quote Current build Colonial Schooner Port Jackson 1803 Completed Corel Flattie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLLBlue Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted June 24, 2021 The kit supplied shrouds were not black, so I painted them with acrylic VTHokiEE, Ryland Craze, bruce d and 2 others 5 Quote Current build Colonial Schooner Port Jackson 1803 Completed Corel Flattie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLLBlue Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted June 26, 2021 Added reef points to the mainsail, taped straight onto waterproofed paper and painted with diluted matt polyurethane Ready to trim to uniform length catopower 1 Quote Current build Colonial Schooner Port Jackson 1803 Completed Corel Flattie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLLBlue Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted August 29, 2021 (edited) In my enthusiasm to complete the next step, and the next, I keep forgetting to take photos. Completed the vessel, only to realise I was supposed to double plank the hull! This despite carefully reading the (inadequate and very poorly translated) instructions, referring to a book on model building and reading lots of posts on this forum. I used some of the “leftovers” to plank the stand. Edited August 29, 2021 by DLLBlue ccoyle, JacquesCousteau, yvesvidal and 1 other 4 Quote Current build Colonial Schooner Port Jackson 1803 Completed Corel Flattie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted August 29, 2021 Share #8 Posted August 29, 2021 Beautiful little boat. Yves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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