Norwegian Sailing Pram by J Snyder - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/12 - My First Model

[J Snyder]

I forgot to mark out some seam lines before I put on the reinforcements on the first side. I turned over the sail and marked them out and installed the corner reinforcements and the other side batten pockets. Just waiting for it to dry.

[J Snyder]

I laced the sail to the gaff and started on the boom and found I had forgotten to put the cleat on the boom. I had hoped to have the pram finished by now but now I need to let the cleat dry.

I also found I installed the eyes on the boom on the wrong side. It will still work but the gooseneck will be on the other side then the plans show.

[J Snyder]

Pram is FINISHED!

I got the outhaul lashings, halyard, and the mail sheet installed. For anyone that may use this I had scaled up the sail to 115% that was a mistake 105% to 110% would have been better. I should have ironed the sail cloth before painting on the thinned glue mixture as to of the creases didn't come out.

I learned a lot, not on the construction or rigging of the boat but on working at a small scale, even though this was only 1:12. I have never used tweezers so much in my life. I kept trying to grab things with my fingers only to be frustrated and have to grab the tweezers.

I'm not sure if I should post the picture here or some where else.

 

It will be awhile before the next build as I need to work on the car I am building (Locost 7). I am also looking at converting an old belt sander into a thickness sander. I will try to post some photos of the conversion if it works.

Still not sure if I will build the Lobster Smack or scratch build the Gary Thomas.

 

[Ryland Craze]

Congratulations on finishing your Pram.  It turned out great and will make a nice display model.

[ccoyle]

She's a beauty!

[Morten in Norway]

Nice!

 

When I was a boy 60 years ago I had a sailing Pram in 1:1. It was like your model. 

 

Good work

 

Morten in Norway

[JacquesCousteau]

Congratulations, really fantastic job! The paint scheme is really sharp. Looking forward to following along on your next builds.

[J Snyder]

Thank You all.

This forum is a great resource for not only information but for encouragement to continue and I will continue. I have already started disassembling the belt sander for the conversion to a thickness sander.

[Paul Le Wol]

J, congratulations on completing your Pram. It is beautiful!

[druxey]

Well done!Now please find a protective case for her - she's worth it.

[Capt. Kelso]

Nice job, exceptional finish work.

[J Snyder]

I hadn't thought about a case. Maybe I'll build something. 

[AJohnson]

Congratulations, really great paint job and detailing. 

[Kenchington]

Lovely! And an inspiration for me: The pram will be my next build.

[Jim Lad]

Congratulations on a job very well done! 

 

Once again, I agree with Druxey - get her under a case to protect your beautiful model from dust and grime!

 

John

[robert952]

Great looking model.  I enjoyed reading the build log.  I even picked up on the way you handled the brass work on the pintles. 

Enjoy the hobby and your next build.

[J Snyder]

1 hour ago, robert952 said:

Great looking model.  I enjoyed reading the build log.  I even picked up on the way you handled the brass work on the pintles. 

Enjoy the hobby and your next build.

Thanks again to all for the kind comments. One thing that would help with the directions would be to change some of the photos from the prototype (of the model not the full size) to using photos from the kit supplies.

Edited Wednesday at 07:23 PM by J Snyder