Greg Davis Posted October 28 Author Share #31 Posted October 28 Slowly adding strakes to the port side - now half is done. JacquesCousteau, Ronald-V, yvesvidal and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Davis Posted November 1 Author Share #32 Posted November 1 I've completed planking the port side of the ship. Most of the exterior planking work is done. A bit of sanding coming my way! But before that is done, I will be addressing the stern (and that small triangular region). Here I continue to ponder: why the does instructions / prototype build not address planking the stern? In the instruction manual, pictures show the stern smoothed with the aid of filler prior to painting. Personally, I think a few planks would look nice back here, so they will be going on soon. Then the sanding / smoothing process will commence. Bulwark planking will go on once I'm satisfied with the rest of the hull's appearance, but prior to painting. JacquesCousteau, ccoyle, SiriusVoyager and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted November 1 Share #33 Posted November 1 (edited) I would definitely plank the stern, as it will look so much more realistic. You are doing a great job on this beautiful model. And yes, 1/48th is the scale Model Shipways should have authored that kit, 35 years ago. Yves Edited November 1 by yvesvidal reilly and Greg Davis 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick310 Posted November 1 Share #34 Posted November 1 Beautiful job planking! Rick Greg Davis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Davis Posted November 2 Author Share #35 Posted November 2 The transom has been planked and is partially faired with the rest of the hull. I used 3/16" planks for all of this planking except for the top plank which is from 1?4" material. This time I remembered that the top plank needs to be positioned high enough so that the top edge fairs with the deck - been caught out on this type of situation a few times over the years! So the next picture is mostly a personal reminder. Ronald-V, yvesvidal and JacquesCousteau 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Davis Posted November 3 Author Share #36 Posted November 3 I gave the port side of the hull a good sanding today and then brushed on a coat of 50% white glue to seal that side. Soon I can start working toward a nice smooth surface to paint and copper. Thoughts for future steps in the build: Starting to think more about the bulwarks and deck. Currently I am thinking about a natural finish on the inner bulwarks, deck, cabins and such. Because of this, I am planning on replacing the kit supplied wood for the bulwarks and decking with something nicer. Probably Costello boxwood for the bulwarks and timberheads. Swiss pear may make for a nice contrasting margin planks and then C boxwood for the deck planking (I'm also considering maple for the deck). I also want to modify the deck so that the cockpit is dropped under deck level. I understand way this wasn't done on the 1/96 version, but would not have been hard to work in for the 1/48 kit. Also, I not be using the PE brass for the sides of the deckhouse, etc. yvesvidal, SiriusVoyager, domcath and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juhu Posted Saturday at 08:04 AM Share #37 Posted Saturday at 08:04 AM (edited) Great progress, will keep watching this thread for sure. Since I first noticed wooden static ship models and ME company I have admired their 1/96 Phantom kit and only wished it was available in 1:48. Yesterday I have found it just by accident. First I though there is just an error on the web with the scale From what I see I agree with the notes - to enlarge the kit from 1/96 to 1/48 should involve something more than just "enlarging", i.e. adding the detail appropriate for the scale and proper plans. . From the pics available I think the cockpit area just sitting on the deck looks strange. As you said I would also suggest to burry it little bit. I am just not sure, to achieve this, would not it be better to cut space in the bulkheads before assembly? Or maybe I just see it wrong from the web photos. Edit / added: I have been going through those few pictures from manufacturer website. If possible I would have one more question: how does the kit handle the whole anchor mechanism? I mean, I would expect this boat having anchor chain, but I see no windlass, no storage box for anchor on the deck, nothing. There are apparently some small winches directly at, I think called Samson post, but not sure this would be the answer for heavy anchors. Totally unfamiliar with pilot boats design, they still do resemble fishermen from Gloucester I have researched little bit, so am just wondering... Thanks a lot! Edited Sunday at 06:55 AM by juhu Greg Davis, yvesvidal and reilly 2 1 Quote "A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor." Completed: Smuggler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Davis Posted Sunday at 11:30 PM Author Share #38 Posted Sunday at 11:30 PM On 11/9/2024 at 2:04 AM, juhu said: Great progress, will keep watching this thread for sure. Since I first noticed wooden static ship models and ME company I have admired their 1/96 Phantom kit and only wished it was available in 1:48. Yesterday I have found it just by accident. First I though there is just an error on the web with the scale From what I see I agree with the notes - to enlarge the kit from 1/96 to 1/48 should involve something more than just "enlarging", i.e. adding the detail appropriate for the scale and proper plans. . From the pics available I think the cockpit area just sitting on the deck looks strange. As you said I would also suggest to burry it little bit. I am just not sure, to achieve this, would not it be better to cut space in the bulkheads before assembly? Or maybe I just see it wrong from the web photos. Edit / added: I have been going through those few pictures from manufacturer website. If possible I would have one more question: how does the kit handle the whole anchor mechanism? I mean, I would expect this boat having anchor chain, but I see no windlass, no storage box for anchor on the deck, nothing. There are apparently some small winches directly at, I think called Samson post, but not sure this would be the answer for heavy anchors. Totally unfamiliar with pilot boats design, they still do resemble fishermen from Gloucester I have researched little bit, so am just wondering... Thanks a lot! First - thank you for the positive comments! I do plan on opening space for the cockpit prior to planking the deck. I'm not sure exactly how all the work will be done - one thought is to model the cockpit and its enclosure as a unit and then 'dropping' it into the model; this may be easier for me to handle than putting in a floor and then planking the cockpit and finally adding the sides. I have been giving this some thought! I am no expert on the actual workings of this ship but as far as I can see, for anchor handling, there is a small windlass / winch that is attached to the forward bits, it is to have removable hand cranks. From the drawings / plans it appears that raising the anchor would be a two man job. There is a single anchor davit that is removable and can be placed on either side of the ship. It appears that a single anchor was used and that it would be stowed on deck. Some of this can be seen on the plans included with the model, the rest of this information is based on the practicum that Chuck Passaro wrote for building the 1/96 scale Model Shipways kit: https://modelexpo-online.com/assets/images/documents/MS2027-Phantom-Practicum-Complete.pdf - and I'm fairly confident his work is very well fact-checked. JacquesCousteau, juhu and reilly 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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