HMS Beagle by Maid of the Mist - OcCre - 1:60

[Maid of the Mist]

Okay guys, my first real ship and my first real ship log.  HMS Beagle just arrived this evening.  This is going to take me considerably longer than Polaris, not least because I intend to do it more carefully....  I will probably only do updates once every couple of weeks, but it depends how I go.

 

So without further ado, first impressions:

 

Nice box, nice materials.  It's noticeable how much longer all the pieces of wood are, I guess this kit is that much bigger.  One of the veneer sapeli strips had snapped during transit, but that's not a big deal.  You might be able to see in the box picture that some of the brass rings managed to escape.  They were everywhere inside the cellophane, but I think I found them all.

 

 

 

One thing I did notice that was different from Polaris is that the bulkheads have these tiny notches on the inside of their slots.  These are part of the design, they're not to be sanded away and I think their purpose is to grip the false keel.  I've slotted a couple of them in some far as they certainly seem to fit more snug than the same pieces did in the Polaris.  Hopefully they'll stay straight without much assistance from Lego.

 

 

That's it for this evening.  Hope you guys will join me and Mr Darwin or our voyage.