America by closehaul - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1/8”

[closehaul]

At this point of the build I thought I’d do a size comparison of America with my previous build of Atlantic. Both vessels share the same 1/8” scale.

[closehaul]

The last of America’s details have been added about the decks,hull and rigging. Anchors and chains set in place, the eagle mounted to the transom, flag hoisted, rope coils hung on belaying pins and the sheets flemished down on the deck. I used the whole 5 yards of .006 line provided in the kit to make the rope coils which surprisingly came off better than my last build, but the Flemish coils on deck kept separating and had to be done over or scrapped. The last items attached were the gudgeons and pintles on the sternpost and rudder. CA glue was used on all these above items except for the flag and rope coils which were brushed over with a 50/50 white glue/water mix. The bottom photo is of America snug in her new berth.

            Having completed this Bluejacket kit I was quite pleased especially with the deck furniture and rigging coming off clean for me. The kit is rated intermediate so this being my first POF build it was inevitable I wouldn’t  pull off a properly faired hull. To compensate on the next build I’ll be using a Model Shipways fair-a-frame building slip and using Titebond II wood glue instead of CA glue and study the various fairing techniques in MSW.

        Ciao everyone!   
         Ange

[gsdpic]

Well done! Congrats on a fine looking model!  Enjoyed following along.

[BobG]

3 hours ago, closehaul said:

At this point of the build I thought I’d do a size comparison of America with my previous build of Atlantic.

You've built two beautiful models, closehaul, congratulations! I'm surprised at how much larger the Atlantic is compared to the America.

[closehaul]

2 hours ago, gsdpic said:

Well done! Congrats on a fine looking model!  Enjoyed following along.

Thank you gsdpic. This was a must build when I first saw it.

[closehaul]

1 hour ago, BobG said:

You've built two beautiful models, closehaul, congratulations! I'm surprised at how much larger the Atlantic is compared to the America.

Me too Bob. The steel construction of Atlantic may account for the size difference over the wooden schooner yacht America. 

[Nirvana]

Ange, I truly like the build log of yours, very nice done and having Atlantic as a comparison model for size.

I have Constructos America on hold, hoping to give her the same love and attention you have done to yours.

[closehaul]

19 hours ago, Nirvana said:

Ange, I truly like the build log of yours, very nice done and having Atlantic as a comparison model for size.

I have Constructos America on hold, hoping to give her the same love and attention you have done to yours.

Thank you Nirvana, I look forward to improving on my builds with each successive vessel.

Edited July 5, 2022 by closehaul