palmerit Posted 8 hours ago #1 Posted 8 hours ago (edited) For my next model, I'm doing the San Francisco Bay Scow Schooner by Midwest (sold by Model Shipways / Model Expo). This is another example of a Midwest model that Model Shipways / Model Expo has reissued. It looks like this came out just last October 2024. I picked it up for a fairly cheap price, more than 1/2 off, during a Model Expo sale a couple months ago. It looks like it has been redesigned a bit. Someone online said that it does not look quite the same as the model they build in the 1990s. I found online a link to an article describing these scow scooners: https://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Files/scow-schooner-regional-context.pdf I'm continuing my approach of having multiple models going on at once. It lets me just let paint or glue dry on one model and work on another model. It also lets me work on something that I'm keen to work on rather than feeling like I need to plough ahead on a step that I need to think hard about, research, or that I need a break from. I liked how this model looked and it seems like a straightforward build. I might try on this model to do a few things that deviate from the instructions, which would be a first for me. I think this might be the first build log for this reissued model. I couldn't find any other in a search. It'll also be a first for me to go solo. Edited 8 hours ago by palmerit Current Builds: Sherbourne 1763 (Vanguard Models), Ranger 1864 (Vanguard Models), San Francisco Bay Scow Schooner (Midwest Products) In the Queue: Oseberg (Ships of Pavel Nikiten), Zulu 1900 (Vanguard Models), Endurance (Occre), Syren US Brig 1803 (Model Shipways), Duchess of Kingston (Vanguard Models) Completed Builds: Lowell Grand Banks Dory (Model Shipways), 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull Planking Kit (NRG), Norwegian Pram (Model Shipways), Endurance (Lego), Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack (Model Shipways), Grand Banks Dory (Midwest Products)
palmerit Posted 8 hours ago Author #2 Posted 8 hours ago Inside the kit. Current Builds: Sherbourne 1763 (Vanguard Models), Ranger 1864 (Vanguard Models), San Francisco Bay Scow Schooner (Midwest Products) In the Queue: Oseberg (Ships of Pavel Nikiten), Zulu 1900 (Vanguard Models), Endurance (Occre), Syren US Brig 1803 (Model Shipways), Duchess of Kingston (Vanguard Models) Completed Builds: Lowell Grand Banks Dory (Model Shipways), 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull Planking Kit (NRG), Norwegian Pram (Model Shipways), Endurance (Lego), Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack (Model Shipways), Grand Banks Dory (Midwest Products)
palmerit Posted 8 hours ago Author #3 Posted 8 hours ago (edited) The instructions call for drawing on the deck planks with a pencil. I’m going to try adding actual planks. A first. And first deviation from instructions. We’ll see how it goes. Edited 8 hours ago by palmerit Current Builds: Sherbourne 1763 (Vanguard Models), Ranger 1864 (Vanguard Models), San Francisco Bay Scow Schooner (Midwest Products) In the Queue: Oseberg (Ships of Pavel Nikiten), Zulu 1900 (Vanguard Models), Endurance (Occre), Syren US Brig 1803 (Model Shipways), Duchess of Kingston (Vanguard Models) Completed Builds: Lowell Grand Banks Dory (Model Shipways), 18th-Century Merchantman Half-Hull Planking Kit (NRG), Norwegian Pram (Model Shipways), Endurance (Lego), Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack (Model Shipways), Grand Banks Dory (Midwest Products)
ccoyle Posted 4 hours ago #4 Posted 4 hours ago I think by now you definitely have the skill set to up the detail a notch on this kit. As you know, these kits have made numerous compromises to make them easier for beginner/intermediate builders. If you want to spruce things up, look for photos of Alma online -- she is an actual San Francisco Bay scow schooner and still sailing. It's even possible that the original Midwest design is derived from Alma, since her lines were taken off during a HAER survey, and you can see those here. From Wikimedia Commons Really looking forward to watching this one! palmerit 1 Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Mitsubishi A6M5a, WAK SBLim-2A Richard44's SBLim-2A build
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