18th Century Merchantman Half-Hull Planking Kit by DanB - FINISHED - NRG - 1:48

[DanB]

I think next is the Sultana following Chuck Passaro's amazing practicum as much as my  current skills will allow. I had planned to do build it  after the Lobster Smack and ordered the kit, but Model Expo  stopped producing it.  The half hull project seemed like a good next step . While  I was working on it, II found a Sultana Kit  on E bay. The practicum is very detailed with lots of modifications and scratch building. It's a solid hull kit, but the Chuck's instructions modify the hull to allow for planking above the waterline. Should be fun

[James G]

Looks great Dan! Looks like a wonderful teaching tool. I just ordered my kit.

[Henke]

Thank you Dan for posting this build log of a kit not that common on MSW. Your build log is really nicely presented. It demonstrates that model ship building does not have to be that complicated (2000 copper plates, 70 gun guns, rigging taking three years to finish etc).

 

Henrik

[Cathead]

Nice job, nice finished presentation. Good to see people continuing to benefit from this kit.