Lancha Chilota by JacquesCousteau – Scale 1:32 – Chilean Coasting Sloop

[KeithAug]

She is coming along very nicely.

[JacquesCousteau]

Thanks, Keith and Wefalck!

 

At this point, the model looks more like a boat than ever.

 

Gluing and pinning the port stanchions (and knightheads) was a much faster process than on the starboard side. Especially pinning them, I did a much better job this time of making sure the hole was sufficiently cleared before gluing in the pin.

 

Adding the bulwarks took a bit more time. I started at the bow.

 

I realized that the wood needed to take a bit of a curve upward in the middle of the hull to fit properly, so I dampened it and clamped overnight so it would take the proper shape.

 

I then worked my way back, cleaning up excess glue as I went. Finally, I added the corner pieces of the aft rail and trimmed off the excess bulwark length.

 

Next up, I need to paint the topsides and add the cap rails. Based on photos, some lanchas didn't have cap rails, but most did, plus they'll cover the brass pins in the stanchions. I wish I had copied the templates for the covering boards, that would make this much easier.

 

With hatch covers temporarily placed:

Edited 16 hours ago by JacquesCousteau