ccoyle Posted May 20 Share #1 Posted May 20 Yes, yes, I know -- this will be yet a third concurrently running project. And actually, this project will not really begin for at least another week to ten days, because I just ordered the kit today, and it has to wing its way over here from Poland. So, first question is: Why this project? For several reasons: I have long been wanting to try my hand at a card sailing vessel. This looks like a great kit for that purpose. The rig is super simple. It is hot off the presses. I want to be among the very first to build one of these (the urge to be an 'early adopter') -- hence the slightly premature rush to start this log. I will do a deep dive into the kit contents once it gets here, but for now here's a shot of the kit cover: And a contemporary drawing of the subject by Willem van de Velde. I ordered the discounted set for the model, which includes the kit, laser-cut parts, mast dowels, and printed sails. In total, this set me back a whopping US$30.62, including shipping, which is about half what it would cost to acquire a single Halinski kit along with its bells and whistles. I have remarked before on the value of ordering directly from Tomek at his website. And now . . . we wait. In the meantime, I will try to get as much done on the Salmson as I can before the next project arrives. That's it for now! Ronald-V, Baker, chris watton and 17 others 20 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsk Posted May 20 Share #2 Posted May 20 I'm looking forward to seeing you build this. I'm still plugging away on the Revenue Cutter but, like you, I ordered it today, too. It's too nice of a thing to pass up! thibaultron, tmj, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote --jeff In Process: Skipjack Kathryn 1/72 Card (scratch build) Completed Builds: Slavic (Viking) Longship 1/72 (Falconet), US Revenue Cutter 1/72 Card (Seahorse), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted May 20 Share #3 Posted May 20 Are you going to make your own carvings? thibaultron, Ryland Craze, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted May 20 Author Share #4 Posted May 20 1 minute ago, GrandpaPhil said: Are you going to make your own carvings? 😂 Glen McGuire, Ronald-V, thibaultron and 3 others 2 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel1981 Posted May 24 Share #5 Posted May 24 You got another follower from a beginner in card modelling. Got to say you're build logs are very inspiring. As a dutch man I really like the subject. Coincidentally, I ordered the seahorse Duyfken at the beginning of this week. My wish is to eventually build the Seven Provinces of seahorse. Good luck waiting for your order 😁 thibaultron, tmj, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Current project: Armed Virginia sloop 1776! Paper ship model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted May 25 Author Share #6 Posted May 25 3 hours ago, Marcel1981 said: Good luck waiting for your order 😁 I check the post tracker daily -- sometimes twice a day. Jsk, thibaultron, Ian_Grant and 3 others 6 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel1981 Posted May 25 Share #7 Posted May 25 8 hours ago, ccoyle said: I check the post tracker daily -- sometimes twice a day. I know the feeling Canute, ccoyle, thibaultron and 1 other 4 Quote Current project: Armed Virginia sloop 1776! Paper ship model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel1981 Posted May 25 Share #8 Posted May 25 Ok, I admit it... I also ordered the Seahorse Speeljacht. I can watch how you build it. mtaylor, Canute, tmj and 3 others 6 Quote Current project: Armed Virginia sloop 1776! Paper ship model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Seiler Posted May 25 Share #9 Posted May 25 On 5/20/2024 at 8:17 AM, ccoyle said: es, yes, I know -- this will be yet a third concurrently running project. Only three? You are slacking off. Good luck with the paper model. I am a bit leary after my experience with Wutender Hund. Yeah, sometimes those kits from Europe to the US can take awhile. I just finished a model from Ukraine (Shallop by Pavel Nikafin) and started one from Netherlands (Pinas Cross Section-Kolderstock). Both took a long time in transit. GrandpaPhil, catopower, tmj and 5 others 8 Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, Pinas Cross Section Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch), John Smith Shallop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsk Posted June 3 Share #10 Posted June 3 Oooo, something nice from Poland arrived at my house today. Anyone else receive theirs? catopower, thibaultron, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote --jeff In Process: Skipjack Kathryn 1/72 Card (scratch build) Completed Builds: Slavic (Viking) Longship 1/72 (Falconet), US Revenue Cutter 1/72 Card (Seahorse), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catopower Posted June 3 Share #11 Posted June 3 Interesting. At 1:50-scale, that makes it a direct rival of the Kolderstok Speeljaght wood kit... 🤔 Will be interesting to see how this compares. 1:50 is a big scale for paper ship model kits. thibaultron, GrandpaPhil, tmj and 3 others 6 Quote Clare Hess He's a -> "HE" Current Builds HMS Wolf, 1754 - Shipyard Laser Cut Kit Kitamaebune - Japanese Coastal Trade Ship, 18th/19th Centuries - Woody Joe Kit Atakebune - Japanese Sengoku Period Warship - Woody Joe Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 3 Author Share #12 Posted June 3 31 minutes ago, Jsk said: Oooo, something nice from Poland arrived at my house today. Anyone else receive theirs? Maybe. I have to wait until I get home to check the mail. Canute, mtaylor, thibaultron and 1 other 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel1981 Posted June 3 Share #13 Posted June 3 I got mine directly from the supplier in the Netherlands, its a beautiful kit! mtaylor, GrandpaPhil, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Current project: Armed Virginia sloop 1776! Paper ship model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 3 Author Share #14 Posted June 3 Ooooooh!! SiriusVoyager, mtaylor, Glen McGuire and 8 others 11 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 3 Author Share #15 Posted June 3 Well, two weeks after placing the order, everything arrived safe and sound. You can add Seahorse to the list of conscientious shippers -- all was securely packed. First glimpse inside. I believe Tomek has described his mast sets as something like "just sticks," but they are reasonably priced, and I like the fact that I don't have to source dowels of the right diameter and cut them to length. They will need to be shaped, obviously. Pre-printed sails. These include suggestions for dying, reinforcing, and adding boltropes. The kit itself. Believe it or not, my knife slipped while slicing open the protective plastic sleeve. Fortunately, I only damaged the back cover. Whew!!! Some parts . . . . . . and diagrams. And, of course, laser-cut frames. Looking forward to starting soon king derelict, Glen McGuire, thibaultron and 16 others 18 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catopower Posted June 4 Share #16 Posted June 4 Chris, can you tell what blocks or belaying pins are required to complete the model? Marcel1981, thibaultron, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Clare Hess He's a -> "HE" Current Builds HMS Wolf, 1754 - Shipyard Laser Cut Kit Kitamaebune - Japanese Coastal Trade Ship, 18th/19th Centuries - Woody Joe Kit Atakebune - Japanese Sengoku Period Warship - Woody Joe Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 4 Author Share #17 Posted June 4 47 minutes ago, catopower said: Chris, can you tell what blocks or belaying pins are required to complete the model? I haven't checked for blocks, but I have plenty left over from my Wuetender Hund build. I suspect only a handful are needed. As for pins, I suspect the subject predates their widespread use. GrandpaPhil, mtaylor, Ryland Craze and 3 others 6 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel1981 Posted June 4 Share #18 Posted June 4 I look forward to your progress Chris, I have the same package ready and hope to learn a lot from you. 17th century ships are in a class of their own. thibaultron, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Current project: Armed Virginia sloop 1776! Paper ship model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0Seahorse Posted June 4 Share #19 Posted June 4 7 hours ago, catopower said: Chris, can you tell what blocks or belaying pins are required to complete the model? Two single about 4 mm, one double 4 mm. Six belaying pins - bottom diameter approx. 0.8 millimeters (Belaying pins) Greetings Tomek mtaylor, Marcel1981, GrandpaPhil and 4 others 7 Quote Greetings Tomek -------------------------- Wydawnictwo "Seahorse" "Seahorse" on YouTube "Seahorse" on Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catopower Posted June 4 Share #20 Posted June 4 Thank you Tomek! thibaultron, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Clare Hess He's a -> "HE" Current Builds HMS Wolf, 1754 - Shipyard Laser Cut Kit Kitamaebune - Japanese Coastal Trade Ship, 18th/19th Centuries - Woody Joe Kit Atakebune - Japanese Sengoku Period Warship - Woody Joe Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PvG Aussie Posted June 4 Share #21 Posted June 4 Chris, do you mind if I tag along as I have nearly finished my Victory SIB? Peter vG Canute, thibaultron, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote PvG Aussie (Peter) Started modelling Jan 2022. Joined MSW March 2024. Quote: Rome wasn't built in a day! Current Build: My Admiral's tasks! 😉 Past Builds: Artesania Latina (AL) Belem (1:75), AL Vasa (1:65), Scratch build Australia II BOTTLE (1:225), AL Bluenose II (1:75); AL Bounty (1:48), AL HMB Endeavour (1:65), Trumpeter Bismarck (1:200), Border Models Avro Lancaster Bomber (1:32), AL Fokker Dr1 (1:16), Das Werk WWI German U-Boat SM U-9 (1:72); Scratch build HMS Victory BOTTLE (1:530), Wolfpack PBY-3 Catalina (1;72), Scratch build MS Sibajak 1928 BOTTLE (1:1150), Imai Kagaku Spanish Galleon 1607 (1:100), Brandenburg State Yacht 1679 (1/200), HMS Endeavour (1/450) BOTTLE, ILK USS Enterprise (CV-6) (1/350), PLUS approx. 13 more ships in bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ab Hoving Posted June 9 Share #22 Posted June 9 Most interested to see what you make of it Chris. The model this whole project was based on dates from my wood-building period, long ago. It was built in 1988 and was the start of my museum career. It still sits in my window-sill. A little dusty nowadays... Best, Ab Jsk, GrandpaPhil, Canute and 11 others 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 23 Author Share #23 Posted June 23 Well, the Salmson took a bit longer to complete than I expected, but now I can turn my full attention to the speeljacht. Kicked things off by sealing the parts pages and beginning to assemble the hull frames. GrandpaPhil, catopower, Canute and 11 others 14 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 25 Author Share #24 Posted June 25 Continuing the hull framing. JacquesCousteau, AJohnson, Canute and 13 others 16 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel1981 Posted June 25 Share #25 Posted June 25 Nice Start Chris, This is where I am at the moment. I have to say, for a beginners kit I find it quite hard to build. Especially to align everything. I'm curious how you're going to do it. tmj, ccoyle, Ian_Grant and 10 others 11 2 Quote Current project: Armed Virginia sloop 1776! Paper ship model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 25 Author Share #26 Posted June 25 34 minutes ago, Marcel1981 said: This is where I am at the moment. Marcel, your build looks great so far! Shouldn't we be seeing a build log for this? (hint hint) 🤔 As for being a 'beginner's kit', it's rated a 2 out of 5, so it is definitely not for rank beginners. I, for one, would certainly not recommend it for someone with no card modeling experience. Looking ahead, I can see that doing the carvings neatly will surely be quite the challenge. Canute, Marcel1981, tmj and 4 others 7 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 25 Author Share #27 Posted June 25 P.S. If you want to see a really hard kit to build, you should see the Halinski Bf-110G-4/R8 night fighter that's on it's way to my house at the moment. That one will definitely be placed in the "to do later" pile! tmj, Canute, GrandpaPhil and 4 others 4 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 26 Author Share #28 Posted June 26 Benches in the waist completed. That finishes off Step 1 of the instructions. Attention now shifts to first layer skinning. druxey, king derelict, thibaultron and 11 others 14 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thibaultron Posted June 27 Share #29 Posted June 27 Chris; I must have missed this in your prior builds. What do you mean by sealing the parts? Canute 1 Quote Ron Thibault Shipjack Carrie Price from Pyro kit, with upgraded detailing and history. Going From A 2D Drawing To A 3D Printed Part Tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted June 27 Author Share #30 Posted June 27 36 minutes ago, thibaultron said: Chris; I must have missed this in your prior builds. What do you mean by sealing the parts? I give the parts sheets a once-over with matte acrylic spray. It stiffens the paper slightly and gives a measure of protection against small spills. Canute, thibaultron, tmj and 3 others 5 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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