CarlR Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 It's been a long time since I tried my hand at building a model of a sailing vessel but I could resist no longer and succumbed to the siren call of the Revell yacht America. I enjoyed this experience so much I'm planning on an other ship at some time in the future. I'd like to think it would be either the Revell 1/96 Cutty Sark or the 1/72 pirate ship but I think more realistically it will be something smaller because of time and space considerations. 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Siren song indeed! She's a beauty! Are the sails cloth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Gidday Carl, you've chosen a vessel with very graceful lines. Well done with the model. Regards, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Excellent work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Very nice and well detailed 👍 beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlR Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 Thank you all for your kind comments. dnl42 - the sails on the model are the vacuformed sails that come with the kit. I tried to create cloth sails but all my attempts were unsatisfactory. I carefully trimmed the sails and then put thin strips of Nexcare gentle paper first aid tape around the edges on both sides. The tape is very thin and helped to keep the plastic sails from splitting when I punched in holes to use in the rigging process. The white of the tape and the vacuformed sails were a close match and the resulting layers looks very much like the seams created when folding and sewing the real thing. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 A lovely job on a very elegant craft, the sails are a real stand out, I was sure they were cloth till I read your explanation. I wonder what the sailors of that era would make of today's monstrosities? Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moarein Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Very clean and precise work, congratulations! You made a plastic model look like wood, which is the hardest! The sails are also very good. I would only advise you - the rhymes that stick out in all directions You can glue them with one drop of glue to the sail. Congratulations again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 A very nice build of a famous vessel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny akes Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 That’s beautiful, a real focal point in any room it might grace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman 3:16 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Lovely work indeed! Can I ask, is it straight out of the box, or did you use any aftermarket? Well done!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 4/24/2020 at 12:38 AM, CarlR said: ... dnl42 - the sails on the model are the vacuformed sails that come with the kit. I tried to create cloth sails but all my attempts were unsatisfactory. I carefully trimmed the sails and then put thin strips of Nexcare gentle paper first aid tape around the edges on both sides. The tape is very thin and helped to keep the plastic sails from splitting when I punched in holes to use in the rigging process. The white of the tape and the vacuformed sails were a close match and the resulting layers looks very much like the seams created when folding and sewing the real thing. Well, that addition of the tape was a master stroke! Bravo! I recall the vacuformed sails as a formed plain sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacca Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 On 24/04/2020 at 11:24, stevehnz said: A lovely job on a very elegant craft, the sails are a real stand out, I was sure they were cloth till I read your explanation. I wonder what the sailors of that era would make of today's monstrosities? Steve. Me too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlR Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 thank you all for your supportive comments. Norseman 3:16... the kit was built out of the box with the exception of additional heavier thread used to support the masts and the bowsprit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman 3:16 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 On 04/05/2020 at 13:29, CarlR said: thank you all for your supportive comments. Norseman 3:16... the kit was built out of the box with the exception of additional heavier thread used to support the masts and the bowsprit That makes your efforts even more impressive - well done! I am sure you have inspired many to look for what seems to be (in the right hands) a lovely kit. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark444 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 The reefing lines on the mainsail, Yankee Genoa, and staysail are a really nice touch and one most modelers unfamiliar with sailing vessels would overlook. I also think you were wise to use the vacformed sails as there is no way you could get the proper shape and draft in them using cloth and the tape idea looks great. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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