Nave Egizia by Bryan Woods - Amati - 1:50

[Bryan Woods]

This will be the first boat built in the Mossy Shipyard. Here’s the kit.

 

 

 

It started out pretty simple. I cut loose the spine and frames and dry fitted them.

 

 

Frames #2 & #10 are close to the same size. The parts are not numbered. You must compare them by the plan. #2 was found lacking at the stern.

 

#10 fit better at the bow.

 

 

I cut off a piece of the carrier and glued it to the top of frame 2. It’s still lacking but I’ll be able to build it up before the deck goes on. 
 

 

I started gluing the frames at the stern moving towards the bow until I got to #6. The next bay between the frames is exposed and shows the ropes that tie the hull together:-) There is quite a bit of things going on in this part and reading steps ahead I’ve decided to do some of them in a different order than what I have understand the instructions are telling me.

 

First there are two frames that ropes wrap around.

 

 

I first marked where the grooves are needed.

 

 

Then cut them with the edge of a flat file.

 

 

I want to paint as I go to keep from painting the ropes. 
 

 

The next challenge comes several steps later but I’m going to deal with it much earlier. It has to exposed stanchions that are also wrapped with rope and are tiny and still to big.

 

 

Plus they set on top of the wrapped frames. The plans only show them wrapped separately. One of the frames is  considerably smaller than the other. but the stanchions are the same size:-) I had to file a groove in the top of the smaller frame to hopefully make it small enough. Here is the larger one dry fitted.

 

 

I’m thinking I’m going to glue the bottom part on the frame first. Then paint it then wrap it as a whole. I hope I can figure the symmetrical pattern they used when wrapping’’em up.

 

 

 

[JacquesCousteau]

Looks like a very interesting model!

[Bryan Woods]

I got the two exposed frames ready and the other two halves of the stachions glued to the spine.

 

 

 

 

Next I need to fair the bottom of the hull. I’ll see how those planks fit before I install these two frames. I’m thinking I may break them off with it upside down.

[Bryan Woods]

While I was seeing if those bottom planks fit before I install those other two frames:-/ I realized they may have wanted me to install them so that the spline won’t snap into while checking the planks.

 

 

I quickly jumped into first response mode and dabbed glue between the three breaks before they came apart.

Then grabbed clamps and all the excitement ended with relief:-)

 

 

About 30 mins later I followed the instructions:-)

 

 

I’m pretty gun shy now, and I still have some fairing to do. I can safely say there won’t be tons of dust flying:-)

[JacquesCousteau]

Nice save!