Hello! New member

[DocTom]

Hello all, my name is Tom, and I am new to wood ship models. I built a lot of plastic kits as a kid, including sailing ships (I loved doing the rigging), but I was always intimidated by wooden models. I've now retired, and decided to try a wood ship. I chose the Model Shipways 3 boat set as my entry into the hobby. Just finished the dory. I think it's not bad for my first model in 50 years. I learned a lot building it, including not to be afraid of wood ship model kits. Now on to the Norwegian sailing pram.

[GrandpaPhil]

Welcome and nicely done!

[Dziadeczek]

Splendid little model, very well done, considering the clinker planking!    👍

I only would recommend that for your rigging, try to get a little tighter twist of the yarns (threads)...

[Jim Lad]

Hello Tom, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'.

 

That's a very nice looking dory you've built.

 

John

[Kenchington]

You have built an exceptional dory! Looking forward to seeing how you do with the pram.

 

Trevor

[Keith Black]

Tom, welcome to MSW. Swell looking dory, glad to have you aboard. 

[DocTom]

2 hours ago, Dziadeczek said:

Splendid little model, very well done, considering the clinker planking!    👍

I only would recommend that for your rigging, try to get a little tighter twist of the yarns (threads)...

I've ordered a smaller diameter scale rope to replace the backets, so it looks more realistic. The rope provided in the kit was somewhat funky - wouldn't hold a knot and clearly to big for the model.

[Kenchington]

I agree that the kit-supplied rope was poor but dory beckets were made from surprisingly thick material -- at least at the start of each season. The dories were hoisted in and out of their schooner with iron hooks on the dory tackles and those wore the beckets very badly. Photographs taken aboard vessels when fishing on the banks show the deep scores that the hooks made in the rope, and the surviving fibres still had to strong enough to take the weight of the loaded dory as it was brought aboard.

 

Take a look at the gallery for my dory. I rigged that with becket and painter, following contemporary details.

 

Trevor

[Knocklouder]

Enjoy the journey,  good luck on your adventure    

Bob  M.

[RVB]

Welcome and great looking build.  I find that this hobby gives great enjoyment and great pride and self worth. Many of us here are retired and sometimes in our later years we need that. 
Best RVB (Rick)