In between rigging sessions on the SR, I will be working on this model. It is the Model Shipways kit of the Civil War Picket Boat 1, the steam launch that sunk the Albemarle, using a spar torpedo. This is a very nice kit. The laser cutting is very fine, and the sheetwood is basswood, not plywood. In spite of the fine laser cutting, the fit was not good enough to rely on the flooring to hold the frames about the keel, and I had to use a batton for alignment, good practice anyway.
Now this should be a very cool project!
A gent in our club built this one. It came out beautifully; a really interesting and, in its own way, attractive model. My friend did comment that some of the parts were really tiny - but he got them all on.
I’ll be watching this. I love doing wood boats.
EJ
Me too! Although Im more on the watching side. Love seeing wooden boat projects.
Good show, Don. Watching your model build.
Happy modeling Crackers [:D]
2 wooden ship build’s how good is this , but how do you build a wooden model ship , and rig the soleil royal together , your a better man than me don ., I’m having enough trouble on the S.R. lol
I am not in a hurry to get either one done. I have been working on SR for about ten years now. I get tired of working on it frequently. Rather than push myself, and maybe screw something up, I put it aside for a few weeks and work on something else. BTW, the SR is not wood, it is the Heller plastic kit.
I did realise this don , as I am doing the heller kit myself , I meant it is still a tough kit