Lady Isabella by palmerit - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Zulu

[palmerit]

My next Vanguard model, which I've had in my stash since last fall, is the Zulu ‘Lady Isabella’, one of the six fishing boat models Vanguard currently sells. Like the Sherbourne and the Ranger, this is a Novice kit. Its rigging looks to be a lot simpler than both the Sherbourne and the Ranger. This model is number 03, one of the first Vanguard models, so it'll be interesting to see how different it is from the other two models I've built. 

 

Of the fishing boat models, the Ranger (Novice) (which I just completed), the Lady Isabella (Novice), and Erycina (Amateur) are a bit larger boats, with the Lady Eleanor (Novice), Saucy Jack (Amateur), and Nisha (Amateur) a bit smaller boats - all are 1:64.

 

This kit comes with sails. The sails that came with the Ranger weren't the best. I had seen that sails are an option online on Vanguard's web site for the Zulu (and the Erycina, which I have in my stash). I reached out to Chris Watton and he said that the ones for sale online are premium quality (and that once the free sails have been used up, these kits will again be sold without sails). I think all the fishing boats have optional premium sails. I ordered a set for the Lady Isabella and for the Erycina to replace the sets that come with the kits.

 

I'm also planning to order blocks and rope from Syren for this one, maybe the next one too.

 

This hull seems to have a bit at the top that's left unpainted. My hope is that my planking skills are up to the challenge. Otherwise, I'll just paint again.

Edited yesterday at 03:37 AM by palmerit

[palmerit]

Like I've done on some - not all - other build logs, I'm going to have the second post be a place where I add some notes for other people who might be working on this boat so they don't need to search through the whole build log. No guarantees I'll add anything interesting here. But if I do, I hope it's helpful.

 

The first bit is buying the replacement premium sails. I don't know if they are sold anywhere but the Vanguard web site:

https://vanguardmodels.co.uk/products/zulu-lady-isabella

The shipping cost to the US isn’t too bad. These are cloth sails after all. 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 12:48 PM by palmerit

[Ronald-V]

Have fun with this new addition to your fleet!

[palmerit]

Reading is important. You make the superstructure and slot into the lower deck without gluing to make sure it has the right form. The photos might make you think you glue the superstructure to the lower deck. You don’t until much later, despite the photo. 

[palmerit]

With this Vanguard model you need to pull out the plans early to use plan sheet 1 to find where the parts are on some of the laser cut sheets. The Sherbourne and Ranger had the part numbers on the sheets. 

[Knocklouder]

Good luck on your journey with this build, 

Bob  M.