La Candelaria by gene80 - OcCre - My first foray in wooden ships

[gene80]

My son in Houston picked up the ship and delivered it to me on 1/4/15. The first order of business is to inventory everything, learn more about documenting, and learn to take pictures.

 

 

Edited January 6, 2015 by gene80

[gene80]

I'm afraid that my original post (#1) left a lot to be desired. Bear with me please, I am totally new to this sort of thing. I have lots of modeling time but all in model airplanes starting in the WW11 era up to recently with RC. This kit was for sale by Cloudy who lives in Houston, TX and I live in Austin so we are relatively close. It seemed like serendipity. I know that I am being overly ambitious in my selection of projects but I simply could not turn down the deal.

 

So now to address the short-comings of the #1 post. I found an excellent U-tube video on unboxing the kit which keeps me from having to upload a ton of photos. A process I am still struggling with.

 

La Candelaria is OcCre's reproduction of a 1782 Spanish bomb vessel.

She is 695 mm long, 525 mm tall, with a beam of 260mm.

She is a double POB build.

 

I am really impressed with the kit. I hark back to my days with "die crushed" parts. I can not address the historical or scale accuracy issues due to a total lack of knowledge but the kit seems very well made, complete with lots of detail and small parts, an extensive parts list, nicely done instruction manual, and 3 double sided prints.

 

Needless to say, any and all comments, suggestions, critiques or...............  are most welcome. Thanks

Edited January 7, 2015 by gene80

[gene80]

progress 1- I continue to be impressed with the fit & finish of kit parts. Kit manufacturing has come a long way since I built my last RC model airplane.

Edited January 11, 2015 by gene80

[gene80]

The false keel is really true. Why does it seem warped in the last picture???

Edited January 12, 2015 by gene80

[schnu]

HI Gene, nice progress, did you follow the instruction for the deck planking? They look really well done. If the false keel is warped it might become a big problem if you do not fix it, or is it just the photo?

[gene80]

Progress 2-Main deck & forecastle planked & installed.

Edited January 17, 2015 by gene80

[gene80]

Progress 2-Preparing quarter deck for installation.

Edited January 17, 2015 by gene80

[michael20]

Great start Gene, I am looking foreward to seeing how this turns out.

 

Happy modeling,

Marty G.

[gene80]

Thanks Marty, it is going to be slow. I am transferring modeling skills from aircraft to ships, a whole new game for me, learning how to post photos. Tried i-phone but didn't like it (shots in progress 1) so trying to learn & understand my Canon power shot A630 that I am not all that good at. Shots in progress 2. At 80 years old, learning is tough but retaining is even harder. Stay tuned, hull planking is right around the corner.

 

Schnu, I am mostly a 'follow the directions' sort of guy, especially since I am really new to ship modeling. The photo is the culprit. the keel is perfectly true. Thanks for the encouragement guys, I appreciate any and all comments.

[Canute]

Gene,

Looking good. Keep up the good work. Slow & steady works better than fast.

[gene80]

Thanks Ken, if I have learned one thing about modeling it is that it is easier and faster to do it right the first time than to tear out and start over.

[gene80]

Progress 3: All decks planked & installed & bulwarks added

Edited January 25, 2015 by gene80

[gene80]

Progress 4: I think I will add filler blocks fore & aft to make planking the hull easier. Anyone have opinions?

Edited January 25, 2015 by gene80

[gene80]

Note to self. Do not soak plywood to make bends, the plys tend to separate!

[schnu]

Nice progress, I hope that the plywood didn`t seperate too much.

[mikec]

Nice work. I have been given this kit. I will follow your build with interest, Is anyone else building this model? and are there any historical references for this model?