Lowell Grand Banks Dory by Eric S. - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:24

[Eric S.]

Hi – I’m Eric and this is my first post to the site.  I’m primarily a plastic modeler – boats, cars, armor, airplanes – but have long had an interest in wooden boats/ships.  I fell prey to buying a couple of kits that were way beyond my abilities before deciding on a kit that was more appropriate and bought the Dory.

I meant to create a thread while building the model but only took pictures and did not post any updates.  I got so much help from the completed builds, however, that I felt that I wanted to share some of the pictures of my Dory build.

 

[Eric S.]

The instructions are clear and it wasn’t long before I found myself getting ready to set my first plank

[Eric S.]

I felt frustrated to not be able to line everything up but found that a bit of patience and some sanding takes the imperfections out.

[Eric S.]

There were a number of times where I felt like the planks weren’t lining up and I couldn’t figure out a way to tie it all together, but I stuck to it and eventually got the boat planked up.

[Eric S.]

I seem to have stopped taking pictures at this point, but did get a few shots of the final product.  On to the Norwegian Sailing Pram.  Thanks to Model Shipways for a fun project that has me excited for the next model in the series.

[druxey]

Well done! Your final result looks great.

[hollowneck]

Thanks for sharing these photos Eric. I really like your finishing choices.

Nice job!

 

Ron

[bobandlucy]

Nice! Good job.

[Ryland Craze]

Congratulations on finishing your first wooden ship model.  The boat looks great and thanks for sharing your progress with us.  Also, welcome to Model Ship World.

[lessard10]

Great build, Eric!  How did you find this project?  I'm going to be starting this one in a few weeks.  Any recommendations or things to watch out for?

[SkiBee]

Great job

[tlee01]

Great Job

[Eric S.]

Replying to Lessard from above, I found this project after a couple of missteps.  I tried building a couple of kits, the 18th century longboat and the Phantom NY pilot boat, and they were beyond my skills.  I ended up throwing them out .  But I was still interested in building a wooden model and I noticed the Grand Banks Dory and the progression of kits in a Model Shipways advertisement and decided to give it another try.  Really happy I did so and am now on to the Norwegian Sailing Pram.  The Dory is a very nice intro kit.