Cello music box

[DanBArt]

Hello,

I am new to the site and largely new to model ship building.  I've done a few plastic ships in my day but never a wooden one.  I built 1 wood kit many years ago of a beer wagon.

Since I'm delving into wooden ship modeling I felt I needed a primer, a model of wooden construction that might let me sample some of the basic materials and techniques but on something much less expensive than most ship models.  My wife found this unique cello music box kit made by Rokr and it looked fun, so here goes!  Along with sampling this new modeling medium I'm also trying out a new modeling bench setup in a dedicated seperate shop building on our new property.  So far it is working well.  I'll try to update this thread as I continue construction.  Thanks for looking.

 

 

[DanBArt]

Some progress made on this model today.  The guts of the inside of the cello are really taking shape and the neck was joined with the body today.  I am glueing as I go here too, with a diluted mixture of Titebond wood glue.  The instructions don't call for it but I'm doing it anyway.  I also started playing around with brushing on acrylic clear and using some thinned oil paints as stain.

 

Edited December 19, 2023 by DanBArt

[DanBArt]

Very small update, but just keeping it going here.  I wanted to have this done for the holidays for my wife but didnt make it.  I'm just continuing the construction but it's starting to really take shape!  The back and front panels of the body of the cello are 2 layers thick plywood.  Here you can see the front panel pieces have been glued and clamped together and the kerffed side pieces installed, giving the body its thickness.  Thanks for looking.

 

 

[DanBArt]

More work today.  No leaps and bounds, just more finish work on the cello.  I'd say the cello itself is about 85% done.  I'm posting many of these photos more for reference than anything, in case someone might be interested in these Rokr kits and wants to see details on the processes they implement. 

The base consists of models of stacked books.  I'll build them, but not sure if I'll use them.  That will be up to my wife; this is for her.  Thanks for looking!