ubjs Posted October 29, 2023 Share #1 Posted October 29, 2023 If I would like to build myself a model of, say, Victory in 1:48 scale, I can then start from Shipyard's Victory kit in 1:96? I understand that I have to take into account the different thicknesses of the materials if, for example, I build the hull in wood and the rest in cardboard. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Fox III Posted October 29, 2023 Share #2 Posted October 29, 2023 Greetings, Assuming the kit is a card model kit, then I would guess you could scan the pages and increase their size to meet the scale you desire. And use the results to make the various parts out of whatever material you wish. Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted October 29, 2023 Share #3 Posted October 29, 2023 The Society of Model Shipwrights has a video online discussing making a wooden model from a paper kit: ubjs and mtaylor 2 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pleasant Posted October 29, 2023 Share #4 Posted October 29, 2023 I'm doing this for the HMS Enterprise using the Shipyard card model kit. Have upscaled from 1:96 to 1:64 and I'm just building a rough prototype to work out the stern and bow areas.....watch this space, build log coming in the New Year once I've worked through some of the issues in relation to converting this to a wood model as to what is provided in the paper plans ubjs and mtaylor 2 Quote Current build: HMS Mercury - Scratch Previous builds: Mary Rose - Caldercraft HMB Endeavour - Caldercraft Virginia 1819 - Artesania Latina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted October 29, 2023 Share #5 Posted October 29, 2023 It would be functionally no different than building from the plans for a kit. You would just have to adjust thicknesses. bruce d and mtaylor 2 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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