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Optimist Dinghy by Boerscht - FINISHED - Krick - 1:10


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Hello everyone,

 

about to start my first build log at MSW with a 1:10 model from Krick Modellbau - the Optimist Dinghy. Probably the sailing ship the most people in their childhood learn how to sail with. In my home at lake constance you can see them every day. They are not the most beautiful boats looking a little bit like a swimming bath tub.

 

The 1:10 model from Krick Modellbau comes with laser cut wooden parts, mast and bow parts as well as some detailled iron rolls and rudder suspension. I didn’t like the sail on first sight. You have to glue them together out of 5 parts and the material is quite thin…so i will probably sew m own sail.

 

The package:

 

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I somehow did not take a lot of pictures sadly. Will do that in my next report better.

 

From the beginning I decided to not paint this model and keep it natural. Only pickle some parts in mahagony stain to give some contrast. I also tried walnut and oak but mahagony suited the best and gives the best contrast.

 

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First step starts with buidling a slipway to get the ground plate in it’s curved shape. Fixing it with some nails through the hole for the sword box (don’t know the english word for Schwertkasten).

 

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Adding the rear plate first and the sides which have to be bended first. In the and adding the front plate. Was a little bit tricky and had to fill the edges of the front with wood filler. Shape is done and turned out good. Also added the sword box and some of the mahagony parts:

 

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looks like an Optimist already. With some glue on the wood i am not that happy but lets see how it will look when everything is placed.

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Sounds like a fun build. The mahogany strips really add a nice touch to a simple hull!

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Looks like a neat little build.  Looks great so far.  I look forward to watching the progress.   

 

You may want to use the sail material provided. It's hard to tell from the photo with the box cover how the sail looks on the finished model. 

 

If the material is silk span (a tissue thin material), most techniques use layers to make the sails. Also, most sails are made from panels that can be simulated by overlapping the silkspan.   At 1/10 scale, you can get by with thicker material that will look to scale.  For me, I'd look at what the instructions show.  

 

As for 'schwertkasten' translation, I'd say it's a keel trunk or keel box, which probably doesn't translate well to German.  The English term for item that goes into the box is "centerboard," though keel works well enough for descriptive purposes.  

 

Good luck on the build.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Robert Chenoweth

 

Current Build: Maine Peapod; Midwest Models; 1/14 scale.

 

In the research department:

Nothing at this time.

 

Completed models (Links to galleries): 

Monitor and Merrimack; Metal Earth; 1:370 and 1:390 respectively.  (Link to Build Log.)

Shrimp Boat; Lindbergh; 1/60 scale (as commission for my brother - a tribute to a friend of his)

North Carolina Shad Boat; half hull lift; scratch built.  Scale: (I forgot).  Done at a class at the NC Maritime Museum.

Dinghy; Midwest Models; 1/12 scale

(Does LEGO Ship in a Bottle count?)

 

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15 hours ago, robert952 said:

Looks like a neat little build.  Looks great so far.  I look forward to watching the progress.   

 

You may want to use the sail material provided. It's hard to tell from the photo with the box cover how the sail looks on the finished model. 

 

If the material is silk span (a tissue thin material), most techniques use layers to make the sails. Also, most sails are made from panels that can be simulated by overlapping the silkspan.   At 1/10 scale, you can get by with thicker material that will look to scale.  For me, I'd look at what the instructions show.  

 

As for 'schwertkasten' translation, I'd say it's a keel trunk or keel box, which probably doesn't translate well to German.  The English term for item that goes into the box is "centerboard," though keel works well enough for descriptive purposes.  

 

Good luck on the build.

Thank you!
 

Yes you are right with the material. I already glued the edges and some of the 5 parts together but i don’t like the outcome. The material got soaked in glue. Already used a fine brush to glue it but seems like it was too much of it. Looks bad for me. 
I will do a new one with some thin cotton material and the sewing machine…
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Building goes well besides the sails.

Had some problems to attach mahagony decor strips at the bottom because my clamps were too small. Had to use some tweezers with the clamps to hold it tight.

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For the upper decor strips the clamps are working well and without bending of the wood.

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The hull needs now a lot of sanding of the edges but then it’s finished and i am happy with it.

 

Adding the rolls for main sail and finishing mast and bow as well as adding the rudder and kiel went good.

Also the stand is looking good with maganoy stained Optimist class Logo.

 

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rudder attachement:

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Details of the bow and kiel:

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the wood filler you can still see on the edge:

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Done, now it’s only the sails and rigging missing:

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8 hours ago, Jim Lad said:

Now there's an interesting build! What a great little project.

 

John

 Thanks John! Small but indeed interesting and I think every sailor knows the Optimist. Therefore I wondered that it seems like mine is the first build log of an optimist here at MSW…

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So finally decided not to use the with the kit provided sail. The glued parts just don’t look good at all and it would destroy the otherwise pretty clean picture of the model.

My girlfriend will sew me a sail next week with thin white cotton material and white stitching for the panel structure as well as overlapped doubled edges. If I will ad an sail class logo to the sail I don’t know yet.

 

Will get you updated end of next week…

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  • 2 weeks later...

Today my girlfriend and I were sewing a new sail for the Optimist. Was tricky to get the right stitching but turned out well.

 

At first cutting the material 

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than doing the magic with the sewing machine

 

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and there it is

 

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compared to the kit provided sail

 

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also began the rigging but not finished yet. What a fine looking little rig this will be

 

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in the next update rigging will be done and the boat gets some finishing touches 

 

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Sail rig looks good. Great job!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Robert Chenoweth

 

Current Build: Maine Peapod; Midwest Models; 1/14 scale.

 

In the research department:

Nothing at this time.

 

Completed models (Links to galleries): 

Monitor and Merrimack; Metal Earth; 1:370 and 1:390 respectively.  (Link to Build Log.)

Shrimp Boat; Lindbergh; 1/60 scale (as commission for my brother - a tribute to a friend of his)

North Carolina Shad Boat; half hull lift; scratch built.  Scale: (I forgot).  Done at a class at the NC Maritime Museum.

Dinghy; Midwest Models; 1/12 scale

(Does LEGO Ship in a Bottle count?)

 

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So the rigging is done. Did it like in the original with 8 and Palsteg knots, that was tricky with the provided strings.

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added glue to keep them in place

the rig is done and just had to attach the mast do the body and add the mainsheet rope? (Grosschot)

 

Yeaha and there it is the Optimist Dinghy 1:10 is finished. 
I will not paint it and really like the natural look.

some pictures of the finished model:

 

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:cheers: Congratulations  on your first build log,  we'll done. I wish you luck on your journey!!! We will keep an eye out for more builds. Any plans for your next??  

Bob M.

 

Start so you can Finish !!

Finished:         The Sea of Galilee Boat-Scott Miller-1:20 ,   Amati } Hannah Ship in a Bottle:Santa Maria : LA  Pinta : La Nana : The Mayflower : Viking Ship Drakkar  The King Of the Mississippi  Artesania Latina  1:80 

 

 Current Build: Royal Yacht, Duchess of Kingston-Vanguard Models :)

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1 hour ago, JacquesCousteau said:

Looks sharp, nicely done!


thanks a lot! 

 

57 minutes ago, Knocklouder said:

:cheers: Congratulations  on your first build log,  we'll done. I wish you luck on your journey!!! We will keep an eye out for more builds. Any plans for your next??  

Bob M.

 


Thank you Bob! 
yes altready doing the JClass Endeavour 1:80 by amati and have stated a build log for it.

When this is finished the next one will probably be Lady Nelson, the Beagle or HMS  Surprise…we will see

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