RMillet Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share #31 Posted May 19, 2022 Didn’t plan on working on this anymore today, but I was a little bored, and decided to keep working. In the process of working, I finished it! I’m very happy with the results. It’s certainly not perfect, but with the supplies I have, and the skill I have, I think she turned out nice. I did take a couple creative liberties. The slots for the oars will remain not installed. I’ve decided this as trying to get the provided dowel to fit in the holes was extremely painful. Larger square piece trying to fit into a smaller hole, it just wasn’t working. I think it looks just fine without them, and didn’t think it was worth the pain to put them in. Another creative liberty I took was the beckets. Again, these will remain uninstalled, unless I get some smaller rope. The rope provided is much too large. I tried making it smaller by fraying it. When I did this, I didn’t think it looked good, and it didn’t look the right size still. Again, I think it still looks good without the Beckers. I’ve seen other people have a similar issue, so I was fully expecting this. I feel I have learned a lot in the time I’ve put this nice little kit together. It’s also been a roller coaster. From the very start, to the breaking, to repair, and now finish. I will most certainly be continuing to build models, and will hopefully order the next in the Shipwright series soon. I will be sure to make another build log when I do. I’d also like to thank everyone in this community for their support, guidance, and kind words. If it wasn’t for everyone here, I don’t know if I would’ve been able to get to be able to finish this kit, especially with the accident. So I would like to sincerely thank all of you. ccoyle, druxey, wool132 and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryland Craze Posted May 19, 2022 Share #32 Posted May 19, 2022 Congratulations on finishing your Dory. You did a good job on building this kit and I am sure that you learned some build techniques that will help you on future models. druxey and RMillet 2 Quote Ryland Member - Hampton Roads Ship Model Society - Ship Model Society of New Jersey - Nautical Research Guild Current Build - Armed Virginia Sloop, 18th Century Longboat Completed Build - Medway Longboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted May 20, 2022 Share #33 Posted May 20, 2022 Well done! Ryland Craze and RMillet 2 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...
DanB Posted May 20, 2022 Share #34 Posted May 20, 2022 Your dory looks great! Congratulations ! Ryland Craze and RMillet 2 Quote Current Build: Sultana 1:64 Completed: Lowell Grand Banks Dory Norwegian Sailing Pram 1:12 Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack NRG 18th Century Merchantman Half Hull Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted June 16, 2022 Share #35 Posted June 16, 2022 Congratulations! Well done! 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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