MajorChaos Posted March 23, 2023 #1 Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) Build 1 of the 3 part series Become A Shipwright of Old. Lowell Grand Banks Dory. Kit number MS1470. The Pram build The Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack build Its been years since I've posted on forums, I tried a Bluenose built first and was in over my head, so we start from smaller a few years later. It is completed, finished, I will add the rest of the pictures and notes. I didn't take pictures as if I was making a log, but I got most of the key moments. Edited April 8, 2023 by MajorChaos Title edit Ryland Craze 1 Quote In the shipyard: Syren 1:24 Medway Longboat 1742 Model Shipways 1:64 Bluenose Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat OcCre 1:50 The Flying Dutchman Completed: Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
MajorChaos Posted March 23, 2023 Author #2 Posted March 23, 2023 Given a choice of a pre built bottom and a bottom made of many pieces, I took the harder version. Ryland Craze and Bryan Woods 2 Quote In the shipyard: Syren 1:24 Medway Longboat 1742 Model Shipways 1:64 Bluenose Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat OcCre 1:50 The Flying Dutchman Completed: Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
MajorChaos Posted March 23, 2023 Author #3 Posted March 23, 2023 They wanted a bend in the bottom. I shall comply. Wood and water do crazy stuff, this was just the beginning of what I was to learn. Ryland Craze 1 Quote In the shipyard: Syren 1:24 Medway Longboat 1742 Model Shipways 1:64 Bluenose Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat OcCre 1:50 The Flying Dutchman Completed: Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
MajorChaos Posted March 23, 2023 Author #4 Posted March 23, 2023 Building ships requires hydration. And liquid courage. Nothing an Old Fashion can't handle. Ryland Craze 1 Quote In the shipyard: Syren 1:24 Medway Longboat 1742 Model Shipways 1:64 Bluenose Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat OcCre 1:50 The Flying Dutchman Completed: Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
MajorChaos Posted March 23, 2023 Author #5 Posted March 23, 2023 What have I got myself into, I stared at this stage for many many hours. The instructions didn't really say what to do well. Written as if you have done this before. Ryland Craze 1 Quote In the shipyard: Syren 1:24 Medway Longboat 1742 Model Shipways 1:64 Bluenose Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat OcCre 1:50 The Flying Dutchman Completed: Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
MajorChaos Posted March 23, 2023 Author #6 Posted March 23, 2023 So I hold these things in place ? ? ...... not effective. Ryland Craze 1 Quote In the shipyard: Syren 1:24 Medway Longboat 1742 Model Shipways 1:64 Bluenose Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat OcCre 1:50 The Flying Dutchman Completed: Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
MajorChaos Posted March 23, 2023 Author #7 Posted March 23, 2023 I finally found a picture that made it click. The ONLY way those could be like that is if they were GLUED! TA DA. Glue I did. Ryland Craze 1 Quote In the shipyard: Syren 1:24 Medway Longboat 1742 Model Shipways 1:64 Bluenose Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat OcCre 1:50 The Flying Dutchman Completed: Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
MajorChaos Posted March 23, 2023 Author #8 Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) I discovered I got a kit with all left or right sides, it says they are different and they are on different lettered sheets but they are the exact same. They are not reversal-able. I shaped it all best I could and pressed on, no point in stopping now. I could not find a cross section of the plank placement until it was all over, I winged it. Edited March 23, 2023 by MajorChaos Ryland Craze 1 Quote In the shipyard: Syren 1:24 Medway Longboat 1742 Model Shipways 1:64 Bluenose Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat OcCre 1:50 The Flying Dutchman Completed: Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
MajorChaos Posted March 23, 2023 Author #9 Posted March 23, 2023 Now it looks like something upside down building is wild. What the heck will this look like on the inside? I thought I would never know. Ryland Craze and Bryan Woods 2 Quote In the shipyard: Syren 1:24 Medway Longboat 1742 Model Shipways 1:64 Bluenose Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat OcCre 1:50 The Flying Dutchman Completed: Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
MajorChaos Posted March 23, 2023 Author #10 Posted March 23, 2023 I whole lot more sitting and looking and not activity. Finally learning more about wood and water. Soaking the wood and lightly drying. Then holding it place until it dried work a treat. Ryland Craze 1 Quote In the shipyard: Syren 1:24 Medway Longboat 1742 Model Shipways 1:64 Bluenose Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat OcCre 1:50 The Flying Dutchman Completed: Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
MajorChaos Posted March 23, 2023 Author #11 Posted March 23, 2023 Many days passed..... no activity. Quote In the shipyard: Syren 1:24 Medway Longboat 1742 Model Shipways 1:64 Bluenose Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat OcCre 1:50 The Flying Dutchman Completed: Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
MajorChaos Posted March 23, 2023 Author #12 Posted March 23, 2023 I found out I had oars to sand and shape. Ugh, I have to make 4 oars look the SAME. Yeah, that will happen. Its not perfect but its looking pretty darn good. Ryland Craze 1 Quote In the shipyard: Syren 1:24 Medway Longboat 1742 Model Shipways 1:64 Bluenose Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat OcCre 1:50 The Flying Dutchman Completed: Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
MajorChaos Posted March 23, 2023 Author #13 Posted March 23, 2023 Many hours passed as I look at this boat contemplating how to do this paint thing. The instructions indicated it would turn into a fuzzy mess..... Ryland Craze 1 Quote In the shipyard: Syren 1:24 Medway Longboat 1742 Model Shipways 1:64 Bluenose Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat OcCre 1:50 The Flying Dutchman Completed: Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
MajorChaos Posted March 23, 2023 Author #14 Posted March 23, 2023 The fuzzy wasn't to bad, lightly sanded with a small piece of 220, knocked off the fuzz and another coat of paint. Hull Yellow I think it was called. Ryland Craze 1 Quote In the shipyard: Syren 1:24 Medway Longboat 1742 Model Shipways 1:64 Bluenose Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat OcCre 1:50 The Flying Dutchman Completed: Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
MajorChaos Posted March 23, 2023 Author #15 Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) Many hours passed as I figured out the top cap and the green paint. The rope didn't turn out great. White glue 50/50 water mix didn't work well like I hoped. Straight white glue for the ropes worked just fine. The mix was to thin and didn't really bind or bond anything on this type of rope. But I can see later the glue water trick will work on other lines. Edited March 23, 2023 by MajorChaos Ryland Craze and druxey 2 Quote In the shipyard: Syren 1:24 Medway Longboat 1742 Model Shipways 1:64 Bluenose Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat OcCre 1:50 The Flying Dutchman Completed: Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
MajorChaos Posted March 23, 2023 Author #16 Posted March 23, 2023 Oars. They give you 5, you need to make 4. If you don't break the 5th, you can save it to PROVE what kind of work it took to shape the oars. The next 2 boats, have oars, again, to shape. Ugh. Ryland Craze and druxey 2 Quote In the shipyard: Syren 1:24 Medway Longboat 1742 Model Shipways 1:64 Bluenose Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat OcCre 1:50 The Flying Dutchman Completed: Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
MajorChaos Posted March 23, 2023 Author #17 Posted March 23, 2023 Its not perfect, but its FINISHED! I might use some brown paper to make the leather on the oar and coat them with clear, to make them look good. I'm happy with how it turned out. I didn't track the hours but 30-40 hours maybe. 50-60 total with all the studying and futzing around trying to figure out how to move forward. I have started the next, and now that I can log my journey here, it may give me more accountability to proceed. Thanks for reading following my first completed boat build. aaronc, rlb, Matt D and 10 others 13 Quote In the shipyard: Syren 1:24 Medway Longboat 1742 Model Shipways 1:64 Bluenose Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat OcCre 1:50 The Flying Dutchman Completed: Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
Bryan Woods Posted March 23, 2023 #18 Posted March 23, 2023 Nice looking boat you got there. Ryland Craze 1 Quote Current builds: Le Martegaou- 1:80 - Billing Boats Back on the shelf: Gretel - Mamoli Nonsuch 30 - 1:24 - Model Shipway Completed builds: Mini Oseberg no 302 -Billing Boats Sea of Galilee boat Lowell Grand Banks dory, Norwegian sailing pram Muscongus bay lobster smack Peterboro Canoe- Midwest Captain John Smith’s shallop - Pavel Nikitin Chesapeake double kayak
ccoyle Posted March 23, 2023 #19 Posted March 23, 2023 That came out very nice! Ryland Craze 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
MajorChaos Posted March 23, 2023 Author #20 Posted March 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Bryan Woods said: Nice looking boat you got there. Thank you, the first one I finished! Ryland Craze 1 Quote In the shipyard: Syren 1:24 Medway Longboat 1742 Model Shipways 1:64 Bluenose Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat OcCre 1:50 The Flying Dutchman Completed: Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
MajorChaos Posted March 23, 2023 Author #21 Posted March 23, 2023 50 minutes ago, ccoyle said: That came out very nice! Thank you! Ryland Craze 1 Quote In the shipyard: Syren 1:24 Medway Longboat 1742 Model Shipways 1:64 Bluenose Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat OcCre 1:50 The Flying Dutchman Completed: Model Shipways Lowell Grand Banks Dory Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack
druxey Posted March 24, 2023 #22 Posted March 24, 2023 Congrats on a nice result. Leathering the oars will be the icing on the cake. MajorChaos and Ryland Craze 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
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