bluriusz Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Revenue Cutter - DALLAS - topsail schooner / Surprise class. Commisioned in 1816, five years of service. Hello! Finally finished! I hope you'll enjoy it. Before the pictures I'd like to say couple things about this model and building it itself. That was my first attempt to build a proper wooden model ship. Now when it's finished I can say, that I've chosen good. This is a really easy model if you know what you're doing and what to do. I wasn'tFor me it was a really painful build. Every step I took was careful, but also it was another step in the deep dark. The kit itself was probably good apart from the plans and instructions. A lot, I mean A LOT of stuff wasn't even mentioned in the instructions and if I haven't found some pictures of the same model I'd probably never finish it. I can see this if the kit was released for experienced modellers, but it clearly says in the prolog to the instructions that it is a beginners kit so I'd really expect some more detailed explanation about what to do and how..About the build. I made couple quite big mistakes, starting with the planking which went too deep into stern and the rudder is not through the deck, furnishing of the deck isn't perfect either. Topmasts should be the same size but due to material shortage (well, I found the missing bit later on ) I had to shorten every bit of masting and then decided to leave one smaller for some reason (I don't really know why). Overall it's a quite good looking model anyways. Just need to put it on a nice and proper base. The one at the moment is just an unused shelfTake a look: Thanks! Bart 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 This might be your first wooden ship, but it's very apparent that you're skilled and have taken a lot of time and care over what is a museum quality model. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I agree superb model and your first one; excellent piece of work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Excellent model. Thanks for sharing this unusual model with us. Regards, Dirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warreni Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Looks great to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Great build and detail is stunning for your first wooden build Beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytareh Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Lovely piece of craftmanship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 That looks wonderful, it must have been a huge amount of work to build? Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluriusz Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Thanks everyone! Well, I'm happy with the result, of course, but I think that plastic kits give me more fun:) @Will Vale: It was indeed, for a beginner, but I guess for someone more experienced it's a piece of cake:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 All the detail is amazing, and then, my admiration goes out to anyone who can even contemplate trying to do rigging. It is awesome. Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Simply BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankymodeler Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Beautiful model! Very nice and neat workmanship is apparent everywhere. As to the 'mistakes' you pointed out; ships are individual characters, even when part of a class of ships, every one of them is different from the other is some detail. When in service they change even more as each crew modifies and/or repairs the vessel. Your model is a close to perfect as can be, place it proudly at the front of the display! Eric aka The Yankymodeler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abat Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Very nice work. There are some beautiful wooden ship models out there and I look forward to your next build. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Nice work! Those little revenue cutters were pretty ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain White Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Really beautiful model, well done. 👍 Your post inspired me to finish building the Artesania Latina schooner Rhoda Mary. I also have the Dallas kit which I have just started. Your photos will be an excellent resource as I build it, and you have set the bench mark quite high for me to follow. Thanks again for posting this. Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddahbill Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Excellent work and photos. Respect! Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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