albergman Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 Hello all New to B/M and this is my first posting. About 40 years ago my good wife gave me this kit which I assembled to a bare hull stage then promptly forgot about it. More recently, having retired, I decided to finish her up to at least a better looking display model. I do only scratch building these days so I was looking forward to fabricating some of the metalwork needed. Also gave her a planked deck, cabin top, a bit of interior and a fancy Canadian style cradle to rest in. Anyway, she's done and sits proudly collecting dust on a cabinet. Frank 9
longshanks Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 Sweet What did you use for the caulking? Kev
albergman Posted November 7, 2015 Author Posted November 7, 2015 Kev I don't remember now!! I seem to recall that I ran a fine triangular file down the gaps between the planks then used a brown felt tip pen to make the "caulking". But it looks like there's something different in the gaps doesn't it? Let me ponder that one. I didn't install the iron slug provided for ballast as I never intended to make a sailing model. Frank 2
Aginvicta Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 That's a great looking boat, I like the finish and the planking, Andy
Stuck Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 There is some very fine woodwork going on there, particularly the lamination's and the decking, what wood is the lower grating out of ?, it looks beautiful.
albergman Posted November 8, 2015 Author Posted November 8, 2015 Thanks all for the kind comments. Stuck ... the floor grating is cut from some scraps of cocobolo. It's an extremely hard wood and I just wet sand it and apply some polish as a finish. Frank 1
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