Like many of you I tend to build more than just one genre’. My latest project is a wooden ship model. I get bit by the bug every few years… So I thought I would go with this kit…
To brush up on the skills and techniques I would need for this I picked a couple of good books from Amazon, together they were just over $25 so shipping was free. The first one is Ship Modeling Simplifed by Frank Mastini. You can get at Amazon:
Please keep up the log - I’m thinking about attempting a wooden model after cutting my teeth on a couple of plastic ones, so will be interested to see how things progress.
Great! I have eyed this model up, but some poor reviews about part fit have put me off. It will be interesting to see a build-log.
I have always thought that of the more affordable wooden kits, for historical fidelity this is def. one of the better ones. It certainly does resemble a 18th century Galeas very well.
It’s nice to see another wood kit enthusiast over here. Good luck on the build and keep posting pictures! I have a half-finished model shipways kit on the work bench. I haven’t touched it all summer, but I’m hoping to finish it this winter. i just need proper motivation.
had a chance to look at the pics a little more. I think the deck planking looks very nice- it has an aesthetic I find very appealing- not ‘overfinished’ as some ship models seem to be.
I think you may need to fair the bulkheads a little more to allow the lower strakes to sit comfortably? Have you marked a rabbet line?
I have a number of wooden ship kits in my stash as well. I got started on the Amati Greek Bireme about a year ago, but it’s on the back burner right now as I build some Japanese airplanes (1/72, 1/48, 1/32) which happen to be my main passion. Seeing your post has gotten the bug biting me again [:)] - please keep up the posts as it will give me some incentive to get back to work on mine (and now that i have a camera - I’ll post some pics as well).
