Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack by MajorChaos - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:24

[MajorChaos]

On 2/13/2024 at 6:30 PM, robert952 said:

That new model smell.  😁

The Medway has been unpacked and repacked 4 times now. 
I’m studying rigging, and ropes. Knots and such. 

[MajorChaos]

A 1mm hole punch and a hammer worked great. A #55 bit is .050” and the 1mm cuts a bit big, 1.2mm could have worked also. 

A dab of deck light house buff to seal the hole up. 
 

A 2” cut of rope to make the reef on both sides, hoping this turns out like I want when the glue cures/drys. 

 

 

 

 

[MajorChaos]

16,000 pictures on my phone, if I don’t post pictures here when I get them I might not find them again lol. 
 

It’s getting closer to finished. 
 

A pack of threaders was worth it, it makes easy work of threading multiple times in the same hole. 
 

 

 

Edited February 18, 2024 by MajorChaos

[MajorChaos]

I broke every turnbuckle. lol. They are not durable. I guess I’ll wing it. 
 

I had to make more finished rope, I’ve used almost all of it in the kit. 
 

Bobstay, back stays, jib sail, jib sheet, and the topping lift is all that’s left. 

 

[MajorChaos]

I’m going to call this one finished. It served its purpose, learning skills needed for other projects. The instructions left me frustrated at many turns, no other project so far has been this frustrating. 
The Dory and the Pram were a joy to build. This fella was a chore. But I did not want to leave it unfinished.
 

If you read this far and you are building this boat as a new builder, other projects are more enjoyable, don’t give up! Maybe this one is to teach patience. 
 

I have many projects to pick from for next. The Medway longboat is not pictured. 
 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 24, 2024 by MajorChaos

[Paul Le Wol]

Major, congratulations on finishing your Lobster Smack! She may have been ornery, but she is a fine looking boat.

[druxey]

A very nice result, MC, your frustrations notwithstanding!

[MajorChaos]

44 minutes ago, Paul Le Wol said:

Major, congratulations on finishing your Lobster Smack! She may have been ornery, but she is a fine looking boat.

Thank you. Some of it was fun lol. 

[MajorChaos]

28 minutes ago, druxey said:

A very nice result, MC, your frustrations notwithstanding!

Thank you! 

[SkiBee]

I agree with you, the Pram and Dory were a little more enjoyable, but i did learn a lot building this one.  

[Wawona59]

Congratulations on finishing your Lobster Smack.  Beautiful final result!  It seems that overcoming hurdles and fixing mistakes is part of the fun and challenge of modeling.  BTW, my stash of waiting projects looks a lot like yours.  I bunch of model kits in blue boxes with a few Occre non-ship models added in for flavor.

 

Well done!