Albatros by vvvjames - OcCre - 1:100 - First Build

[vvvjames]

On 11/28/2025 at 7:44 AM, Baker said:

From now on you are truly a full member

This makes the injury 100% worth it.

19 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said:

 

That just means that you will have to start another one!

All too true, I nabbed an HMS Beagle kit from OcCre during their black Friday sale and I'm ecstatic. It should arrive shortly after finishing this boat up!

 

20 hours ago, Geordie Tyne said:

Lovely rigging there. Your ship is looking fantastic

Thank you Geordie!

 

Thank you all for the stories, and I hope all of your weekends were relaxing. I have gotten some good ship time in and passed the last big hurdle, which was attaching the forsail and mainsail to the brass rings which were already on the masts. 

I can think of a thousand different ways to have gone about this build to make this particular job easier. I made this way harder than it needed to be😂. I ended up weaving thread in between the brass rings and the sail at equal intervals. 

Pain in the ***. 

But with that over with, everything else is straight forward! Only a few more sails to attach!

I am dreaming about my next build already, when I take on the Beagle Ithink I will try furled sails, I do think the sails hide a lot, but what shows looks fantastic.

I believe my next post will be the finished build! Hip hip!

Best,

James