19th Century Fisherman by Ferrus Manus - FINISHED - 1/96 - little project to keep me sane

[Ferrus Manus]

I glued the knots, tied off loose ends, and made the halyard, downhaul, tack, and sheets. 

[shipman]

Obviously crude in many ways, I admire what you plainly state; an exercise/study into displaying the primary features of such a vessel. A success, in my humble opinion.

[Ferrus Manus]

The scale and size is simply too small for anything more. I wish i could add more detail and be accurate, but the size of this build is nearly microscopic, as far as model ships go. 

[Ferrus Manus]

This is a boat that fits in the palm of your hand, and i dare anyone to make a scale-perfect representation thereof at 1/96 and keep their sanity. 

[allanyed]

Sounds like you are setting up a challenge and I would love to see some take you up on it as I am curious to see the results of other attempts.  That scale is a killer for most of us.  Hard enough to see things at 1:48 let alone half the size.  

Allan

[Ferrus Manus]

Definitely! If it can be done, it certainly will be.

[Ferrus Manus]

I haven't been doing much in the past week or so. This week I have had more time than usual, so I decided to work on the boat. 

I made all 16 rope coils and attached them to the boat last night. Then, today, I stained the bottom of the hull a clear gloss. 

Then comes the fun part.

 

I painted the stand a little differently this time. It's a clear stand. On the bottom side, i painted some splotches of green, and covered that with brown. Then, on the top, i painted two shades of blue, intentionally making it not uniform, mostly so all the different colors could be seen. I quite like it. 

[allanyed]

I considered this challenge for a good bit of time as I have not built anything to 1:96 for about 45 years then thought nothing ventured, nothing gained.  I have no idea how it will end up, possibly a dismal failure, but I am starting a build log for a 31 foot long boat at 1:96.  Thank you for the incentive Iron Hand.

Allan

https://modelshipworld.com/topic/35331-31-foot-long-boat-1801-by-allanyed-scale-196/

 

Edited October 11, 2023 by allanyed

[Ferrus Manus]

Of course! I look forward to your build with utmost excitement. I am not done with mine, though. 

[Ferrus Manus]

The rudder and tiller have been fitted onto the boat, and the boat's paddle is resting in its proper position. 

How should i tie the oars onto the thwarts of the boat? There are two options. 

[Ferrus Manus]

I will end up staining the oars beforehand and painting the handles white. 

[allanyed]

3 hours ago, Ferrus Manus said:

painting the handles white. 

The look will be nice, but were oar handles ever really painted?  I have no idea, just wondered as I would think the handling would take off the paint rather quickly.  There are quite a few photos of contemporary model oars on the RMG Collections site that you may find interesting and helpful. Two examples can be seen at --->  https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-558265  &    https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-548060

Allan

[Ferrus Manus]

Ok, no white handles. The oars have been painted, and i have made one bundle and laid it on the seats in order to visualize where it will go. 

[Ferrus Manus]

Yeah, it looks pretty much the same color as everything else, but I don't know how else to paint them. 

[Ferrus Manus]

The oars are bundled and tied to the seats, as shown.

Only one question remains: What kind of fishing gear should I put on the boat? And should the boat have an anchor stored somewhere, what type of anchor should it be? 

[Ferrus Manus]

Can't you see why boats of this size were usually exclusively oar-driven? 

[Ferrus Manus]

This is presumably a woodcut or a sketch of a fisherman with crab pots. I think i could possibly make some for the boat.

[Ferrus Manus]

I have made an executive decision in the absence of professional input: we are making a small stone anchor. 

Edited October 13, 2023 by Ferrus Manus

[Ferrus Manus]

The stone anchor and one of two crab pots are on the boat. I could easily fit 4 or 5 of those crab pots on the tip of my index finger. 

Edited October 13, 2023 by Ferrus Manus

[GrandpaPhil]

Very cool Ferrus!

 

Looking great!

[Ferrus Manus]

The second crab pot is sitting on the thwart, hopefully with dinner inside. 

That's the boat, so far.

Before i call it quits for this one, i would like to know if there's anything else it needs. 

[kgstakes]

I’ve been following this build and I’ve enjoyed every part of it.  Being a beginner to ship building,  all the lingo is foreign to me but I figure things out as you go.

 

 Impressive build for sure!!  I learn something every time.

 

Edited November 4, 2023 by kgstakes