Polaris by Meekes - OcCre - 1:50 - First Build

[Maid of the Mist]

Looks very good.  Polaris was my first kit and I didn't get results as good as you've managed.

[Meekes]

On 1/22/2026 at 2:59 AM, DocTom said:

That looks beautiful. Hard to beleive it's your first model. I also have the Polaris kit, but I am working my way through the ModelExpo shipwright series before I attempt it. Your build log is a real inspiration!

 

Thank you so much! I hope you'll enjoy the Polaris kit as much as i've been enjoying it.

I hope mine and other build logs will help you along the journey!

[Meekes]

On 1/22/2026 at 6:05 PM, Maid of the Mist said:

Looks very good.  Polaris was my first kit and I didn't get results as good as you've managed.

 

Thanks! I'm honestly suprised that the results have been this good so far.

[Meekes]

I’ve made and attached all the small deck items, which were actually quite fun to work on.

 

I’ve got to say, though, it wasn’t easy to accurately measure where all the items needed to be placed. You really need a solid reference point to start from, which you can then use to measure the placement of most of the other items.

 

Like many other builders, I glued a small piece of brass wire to the bottom of these parts and drilled holes in the deck to make them more secure.

 

    

 

 

 

After that, I painted the stern section black as instructed and glued on the bent brass wires in a (somewhat) correct shape.

I definitely need better bending tools, but for now it’ll do.

 

 

    

[Meekes]

I made and attached the hatchway, bilge pump, and deckhouse to the deck and it looks great!

It took a bit of time but the result is well worth it, it adds so much to the ship.

 

I've got to admit that i slightly messed up the placement of the deckhouse though, it's not fully center. 😅

 

     

 

    

 

    

[Knocklouder]

Very nice work, way way better than my first,  great work   

 

 Bob  M.