Annapolis Wherry by Landlubber Mike - FINISHED - Chesapeake Light Craft - 1:8

[ccoyle]

She looks fantastic!

[Glen McGuire]

Superb work, Mike!  Particularly the finish on the interior planks.  great choice on the stains.

[DocRob]

What a beautiful and elegant boat Mike. She came out great. I love the contrast between the off white and very rich wood colors.

Cheers Rob

[Landlubber Mike]

Thanks guys, really appreciate the kind words!  The staining did come out a lot better than I was expecting, but pretty close to where I was hoping.  I think using a more toned down white and black also worked nicely.  Thanks again!

[tmj]

Really nice-looking, clean, crisp model! Good job! So.... what's 'next'? 

[king derelict]

You created a beautiful model Mike. The color choices are perfect and the wood looks so nice. Great job 

alan

[Landlubber Mike]

13 hours ago, tmj said:

Really nice-looking, clean, crisp model! Good job! So.... what's 'next'? 

Thank you!  
 

This build has regenerated my interest in going back to wooden ship models, so I might dust off one of the three builds I have going.  My Pegasus is pretty far along, so maybe I can get back to that one.  
 

Otherwise I have enough plastic models in process to keep my busy.  I have a 1/72 Planet Models Gamma 2J that is just waiting on weathering, and started a Planet Models 1/48 SNC-1 earlier this week which should be a quick build.  
 

Thanks again!

[Landlubber Mike]

13 hours ago, king derelict said:

You created a beautiful model Mike. The color choices are perfect and the wood looks so nice. Great job 

alan

Thanks Alan really appreciate the kind words!

[FriedClams]

Congrats on finishing this beautiful wherry, Mike.  There's just something about an open boat that warms my heart.  As others have already stated - fantastic paint and stain combination - nice contrast.  Excellent work!

 

Gary

[Landlubber Mike]

11 hours ago, FriedClams said:

Congrats on finishing this beautiful wherry, Mike.  There's just something about an open boat that warms my heart.  As others have already stated - fantastic paint and stain combination - nice contrast.  Excellent work!

 

Gary

Thanks Gary, really appreciate the kind words!

[Knocklouder]

Nicely done,   .

Bob M.

[Landlubber Mike]

6 minutes ago, Knocklouder said:

Nicely done,   .

Bob M.

Thanks Bob, really appreciate it!

[Mike Collier]

Great job! I’ve done one of their kits and it’s a little weird wiring the planks together but it works! Like to do this kit myself.

[ccoyle]

49 minutes ago, Mike Collier said:

Like to do this kit myself.

 

The model? Or the full-size boat? The full-size one can really move, and it would be a great project for anyone who lives near a large body of water, like the Delaware River.

[Mike Collier]

Model, I don’t have room for a full size.

[Landlubber Mike]

6 hours ago, Mike Collier said:

Great job! I’ve done one of their kits and it’s a little weird wiring the planks together but it works! Like to do this kit myself.

Thanks Mike!  Yeah, I had some issues wiring it together in position, and some of the planks had slipped during assembly and gluing - the bow and stern especially gave me fits.  I ended up gluing it together, then having to separately remove planks and re-glue to get the bow and stern in alignment.  It's a fun kit, something different.  It probably took me double the amount of estimated time (40 versus 20 hours) with those issues, and then the painting.  I had to sand and then repaint sections multiple times as I kept finding little issues (putty closing the wire holes shrinking, paint went on too thick or too thin, and other touchups).

 

Feel free to reach out when you start yours if you have questions.

Edited Thursday at 06:20 PM by Landlubber Mike

[Mike Collier]

You said your wife won the kit at a model boat show. Was that in Oxford Md?

[Landlubber Mike]

On 6/12/2025 at 8:29 PM, Mike Collier said:

You said your wife won the kit at a model boat show. Was that in Oxford Md?

I believe so - it was somewhere near St. Michaels if I recall correctly.