JacquesCousteau Posted January 14 #181 Posted January 14 Congratulations on a job very well done! This is a really exceptional build, fantastic craftsmanship and a great eye for detail. The photos of the whole model really showcase how well everything comes together. Sometimes I find myself favoring more of a weathered look, but this model does a great job at showing how a clean build can highlight the elegance of even a relatively simple workboat. It was a true pleasure to follow along as you built this. Any ideas of what you're building next? Glen McGuire, Canute, Keith Black and 2 others 4 1 Current Builds: Lancha Chilota Coasting Sloop (1:32) [Scratch]; Bateau de Lanveoc (1:32) [Scratch] Completed Kit Builds: Model Shipways Dory (1:24); NRG Half-Hull Planking Kit (1:48); Midwest Maine Peapod (1:14) Completed Scratch Builds: Xochimilco Trajinera (1:32); Juana y José Cross Section (1:32); Lake Chapala Canoa de Rancho (1:32)
kurtvd19 Posted January 14 #182 Posted January 14 Superb build and excellent craftsmanship. A model to be proud of. I love work boats and models like this reinforce my feelings. Kurt Glen McGuire, Paul Le Wol, FriedClams and 2 others 4 1 Kurt Van Dahm Director NAUTICAL RESEARCH GUILD www.thenrg.org SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS CLUBS Nautical Research & Model Ship Society of Chicago Midwest Model Shipwrights North Shore Deadeyes The Society of Model Shipwrights Butch O'Hare - IPMS
ccoyle Posted January 14 #183 Posted January 14 A fantastic result, and ditto to what Kurt said! Paul Le Wol, FriedClams, Keith Black and 2 others 4 1 Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Mitsubishi A6M5a
davec Posted January 14 #184 Posted January 14 Wow - beautiful build! Congratulations on finishing! Paul Le Wol, Glen McGuire, FriedClams and 2 others 4 1 Current builds: Wingnut Wings 1/32 Halberstadt Cl.II Model Shipways 1/48 Longboat Soon to start: Fully framed 1/48 Echo Completed ships and boats: Kitbashed Model Shipways 1/24 Grand Banks Dory 1/16 East Coast Oyster Sharpie 1/48 Echo Cross Section 1/48 Scratchbuilt Hannah from Hahn plans 1/64 Kitbashed Rattlesnake from Bob Hunt practicum 1/64 Brig Supply Completed non-ships: Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia Wingnut Wings 1/32 AMC DH9
Glen McGuire Posted January 14 #185 Posted January 14 I wholeheartedly agree with what everyone said above. Exceptional craftsmanship in every detail. So well done. Congratulations on a fine build! Knocklouder, Keith Black, Paul Le Wol and 2 others 4 1 Current builds: BlueJacket Constitution Repair & Build Gallery: Mamoli CSS Alabama; Amati Hannah-SIB; Charles W Morgan-SIB; Aurora-SIB; Independence-SIB; Zheng He Treasure Fleet-SIB; Adventure Galley-SIB; Oseberg/Kraken-SIB; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw-SIB; Wa'a Kualua-SIB; Ghost Ship Jenny-SIB; Banshee II-SIB; Flying Dutchman/Black Pearl-SIB Completed build logs: Alabama; Hannah; Morgan; Aurora; Independence; Zheng He Treasure Fleet; Captain Kidd's Adventure Galley; Oseberg/Kraken; Roman Quinquereme/Archimedes' Claw, Wa'a Kualua, Ghost Ship Jenny; Banshee II; Flying Dutchman/Black Pearl
Keith Black Posted January 14 #186 Posted January 14 Congratulations, Paul. She's lovely, great build log. Paul Le Wol, FriedClams and Canute 2 1 Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
Jim Lad Posted January 14 #187 Posted January 14 A truly beautiful model, Paul. Very well done, indeed. John Keith Black, Paul Le Wol, Canute and 1 other 3 1
Paul Le Wol Posted January 14 Author #188 Posted January 14 Hi Everyone, my thanks to @JacquesCousteau, @ccoyle, @kurtvd19, @davec, @Glen McGuire, @Keith Black, @Jim Lad. Your generous comments make this effort so worthwhile. Thank you Chris for updating the title. Not sure what comes next Jacques but it will probably be another work boat of some sort. Watching everyone scratching together their builds has been a great inspiration! Glen McGuire, Keith Black, FriedClams and 3 others 6 Best Regards……..Paul ‘Current Build SS Wapama - Scratch Completed Builds North Carolina Oyster Sharpie - Scratch. - Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billing Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Ship Model Company.
druxey Posted January 14 #189 Posted January 14 A very nice, clean finish, Paul. Well done! Keith Black, FriedClams, Paul Le Wol and 1 other 3 1 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
Thukydides Posted January 14 #190 Posted January 14 Well done, she is a lovely model. robert952, FriedClams, Canute and 3 others 5 1 Current Builds: HMS Perseus (Scratch); Black Seas Miniatures (Semi-Scratch) Completed Builds: Type VII C U Boat (HobbyBoss); HM Cutter Alert (Vanguard Models)
Paul Le Wol Posted January 14 Author #191 Posted January 14 1 hour ago, druxey said: A very nice, clean finish, Paul. Well done! 13 minutes ago, Thukydides said: Well done, she is a lovely model. Thank you @druxey and @Thukydides . I appreciate your Comments very much. I would also like to thank everyone for their Likes and for dropping by. I forgot to mention that before. robert952, Canute, JacquesCousteau and 1 other 4 Best Regards……..Paul ‘Current Build SS Wapama - Scratch Completed Builds North Carolina Oyster Sharpie - Scratch. - Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billing Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Ship Model Company.
FriedClams Posted January 16 #192 Posted January 16 This sharpie model of yours is just wonderful, Paul and she presents gracefully in the final glamour shots. Congratulations. Every detail of her construction was carefully and cleanly executed. Excellent work by anyone's standards and you should be rightfully proud. Knowing this was your first scratch build quite frankly blows my melon. You were obviously a gifted modeler before this project, but now you've gone and raised the bar on yourself. BTW, your log was interesting and informative as well, and whatever you decide for the next project, I do hope you share it with us. Gary JacquesCousteau, robert952, Paul Le Wol and 3 others 5 1 Current Build Pelican Eastern-Rig Dragger Completed Scratch Builds Rangeley Guide Boat New England Stonington Dragger 1940 Auto Repair Shop Mack FK Shadowbox
Paul Le Wol Posted January 16 Author #193 Posted January 16 Thank you so much Gary, @FriedClams your Comment is very kind and I appreciate it a lot! I’ll definitely be starting another build log. A build without a log is like a day without sunshine. I think that’s how the saying goes 😀 Keith Black, Canute, robert952 and 2 others 5 Best Regards……..Paul ‘Current Build SS Wapama - Scratch Completed Builds North Carolina Oyster Sharpie - Scratch. - Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billing Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Ship Model Company.
KeithAug Posted March 8 #194 Posted March 8 On 1/14/2025 at 12:25 AM, Paul Le Wol said: So on that note I shall declare this build finished. Beautiful little boat exquisitely finished Paul. robert952, Keith Black, FriedClams and 2 others 4 1 Keith Current Build:- Cangarda (Steam Yacht) - Scale 1:24 Previous Builds:- Schooner Germania (Nova) - Scale 1:36 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/19848-schooner-germania-nova-by-keithaug-scale-136-1908-2011/ Schooner Altair by KeithAug - Scale 1:32 - 1931 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/12515-schooner-altair-by-keithaug-scale-132-1931/?p=378702 J Class Endeavour by KeithAug - Amati - Scale 1:35 - 1989 after restoration. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10752-j-class-endeavour-by-keithaug-amati-scale-135-1989-after-restoration/?p=325029 Other Topics Nautical Adventures http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13727-nautical-adventures/?p=422846
Paul Le Wol Posted March 8 Author #195 Posted March 8 1 hour ago, KeithAug said: Beautiful little boat exquisitely finished Paul. Thank you very much Keith. I have to admit that this has been my favorite build. FriedClams, Glen McGuire, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Best Regards……..Paul ‘Current Build SS Wapama - Scratch Completed Builds North Carolina Oyster Sharpie - Scratch. - Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billing Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Ship Model Company.
Thistle17 Posted Wednesday at 07:15 PM #196 Posted Wednesday at 07:15 PM Just stumbled across your build. What a treat to see your process and product! I have in my possession a Florida Sharpie that was built by an unknown modeler that I have been working on (it needed some repair). It is also scratch from Chapeles collection. Part of my problem has been how to finish off the haliyards etc. as there are obvious restrictions. The smithsonian plan I have shows no rigging. Was wondering what your reference was. Joe robert952, Paul Le Wol, Glen McGuire and 1 other 3 1
Paul Le Wol Posted Wednesday at 10:05 PM Author #197 Posted Wednesday at 10:05 PM Hi Joe, nice to hear from you. I looked at those pictures of the Sharpies that you posted for a long long time. They were very helpful. For the most part I used the rigging diagram from the Glad Tidings and made a lot of assumptions as to how this boat was rigged. Too many lines and not enough places to attach them to.😀 robert952, Keith Black and JacquesCousteau 3 Best Regards……..Paul ‘Current Build SS Wapama - Scratch Completed Builds North Carolina Oyster Sharpie - Scratch. - Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billing Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Ship Model Company.
Paul Le Wol Posted Wednesday at 10:22 PM Author #198 Posted Wednesday at 10:22 PM Hi @Thistle17, I just went through the plans that I got from USVMYG. This is the rigging diagram for their 50” Sharpie. Another piece to the puzzle. robert952, Keith Black and JacquesCousteau 3 Best Regards……..Paul ‘Current Build SS Wapama - Scratch Completed Builds North Carolina Oyster Sharpie - Scratch. - Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billing Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Ship Model Company.
Thistle17 Posted 6 hours ago #199 Posted 6 hours ago This is a goft Paul! Thank you so much. I have had help from David Bennett from the the NC Maritime Museum had shared some info with me that had given me pause. He related that these boats could be piloted by one individual who also manged the forward and main sails. That alone would be a handful. But when looking at a deck overflowing with the days catch one has to wonder how any line forward of the main storage hatch could be adroitly manipulated. With no sheer poles, nor side rails I am going to have to add cleats around each mast to satisfy the logical needs. One last question who is USVMYG? Joe Paul Le Wol and Keith Black 2
Paul Le Wol Posted 3 hours ago Author #200 Posted 3 hours ago Hi Joe, I agree that operating everything from the cockpit would be quite a challenge. The USVMYG is the US Vintage Model Yacht Group. I believe they are mostly about pond yachting. They have a very nice website ( usvmyg.org ) . Pond yachts look like so much fun! There are also some higher resolution photos of Chapelle’s drawing out there. If you haven’t seen them go to villagecraftsmen.com. In the banner at the top of the page click on “Journal “. The next page has a menu on the right hand side. Click on 2013 and then September. There are three photos in the North Carolina folder. Sorry but I’m not very good at posting links. It is a great site to browse through with tons of articles on local history . Keith Black 1 Best Regards……..Paul ‘Current Build SS Wapama - Scratch Completed Builds North Carolina Oyster Sharpie - Scratch. - Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billing Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Ship Model Company.
Landlubber Mike Posted 2 hours ago #201 Posted 2 hours ago Beautiful model Paul!! Paul Le Wol and Keith Black 1 1 Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe CLC Annapolis Wherry Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)
Paul Le Wol Posted 2 hours ago Author #202 Posted 2 hours ago 9 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said: Beautiful model Paul!! Hi Mike, thank you for your comment. It is greatly appreciated! Keith Black and Landlubber Mike 2 Best Regards……..Paul ‘Current Build SS Wapama - Scratch Completed Builds North Carolina Oyster Sharpie - Scratch. - Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billing Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Ship Model Company.
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