VAGABOND-ASTRONOMER ---- I remember the older IMAII ships of which you speak .I was , back then quite impressed with their masts and spars . The wood (excuse me) , plastic masts had a wood feel to them to . I was really impressed when I found out you could really stain it !!! This worked on the decks too. I have a rare one that I don,t remember who made it . It is a clipper YANKEE STERNED ( square stern). It has METAL , slightly textured and painted decks !!! I am missing the foredeck . The rigging was toast but I was able to salvage most of it . I am going to build it With a homemade metal foredeck and wood masts and spars . Someone at ALAMO SQUADRON /I.P.M.S. of TEXAS that it was either an IDEAL kit or a very OLD LINDBERG kit.WHO knows ? The best part is the taffrail and all that type of stuff is separate parts (you know ) separate stantions and rails to top them with . Quite unique if it is what they say .Well , bye for now ----tankerbuilder
That would be the Marx Sea Witch kit; Lindberg makes it now, sans metal deck and with some fit problems. But sadly, the only large American clipper ship model in plastic. I had the “Swordfish” version of that kit, only just started on it and let it go, and miss it sorely…
The masts are up, the mainstay rigged…
I worked until 2am last night setting up the shrouds and ratlines.
I punched circular deadeyes. They should be heartblocks, however at 5/64" this is the best I could do lacking my old custom made punch.
The lanyards still need to be attached (probably this evening).
Now I can finish up the much simpler remaining standing rigging.
Wow! What beautiful little gem!
