San Francisco Bay Scow Schooner by palmerit - Midwest Products - 1:48

[palmerit]

Gluing and clamping on the sides. Will need to sand the bottom flush after the glue dries. Then the bottom pieces will be added. 

[palmerit]

So I made a mistake that I think I’ve corrected. 
 

While I read things over a couple times, I skipped over the step of adding the deck before adding the sides and bottom. I think I was just remembering how some of the other model kits have gone, where the deck is after the hull. Also, the diagram that goes with adding the deck doesn’t look like adding the deck. Well on this kit, the deck is before the sides. I ended up have to cut the sides from the top batten (that I so proudly announced in my previous post). The deck needs to be sanded quite a bit to fit. If you actually follow the directions you add the deck and then sand it flush with the battens, then add the sides, then add the bottom. (Again, this model does not have traditional planking.) I did split the sides a bit so I will need to add some glue, filler, and do some sanding. The whole model is painted, so filler and sanding will be fine in the end. 

Edited 19 hours ago by palmerit

[Jim Lad]

She's coming together beautifully.

 

John