Swift 1805 by Scotty W - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1/50th scale - Virginia Pilot Boat
I gave this kit to my aging Dad back in 1984. Bought it new from Model Expo for $39.99 and still have the receipt! He had been an avid plastic modeler when I was a child in the 1960’s and from whom I gained much of my knowledge and skills building plastic models. The last model I completed was a big scale SR-71 Blackbird in 1995 or so. I haven’t touched one since, until now.
While moving some boxes from a closet last spring, I came across the kit, still in the box it was shipped t
“Nailing” the Deck and attaching the Keel:
I decided not to go crazy treenailing my deck like Olha Batchverov does on her ships on my first build. Instead I chose the sharp pencil method. It took a while, but finally I had four nails at every joint, adding some nice detail. Since it was the dead of winter, I knew I couldn’t varnish it until spring since my shipyard doubles as an uninsulated garage with only a small space heater underneath my desk blowing on my feet and legs. If I
