polaris

Hi Folks, I have been part of this wonderful community since the beginning of Dec 2024 and started with Occre’s Polaris as my first build. I have made many errors with the first planking and showed pics to you all with some very helpful advice which resulted in me having to remove many planks at...

Hello. My name is Henry (aka Zzyzx01) and welcome to my build log of the Polaris by Occre. This is my first build log as well as my first attempt to build a plank-on-bulkhead (POB) model so bear with me on both accounts. Please note that I am not a fast builder as I have other obligations as I...

My nearly first attempt for a wood kit is the Occre Polaris. I already started with Amati greek bireme before, but stopped it because I realized that I'm not ready for it. Maybee I will continue later with it. I ordered the Polaris starterset...

Hello all. Pleased to say I'm starting my first ship build, the Occre Polaris. I'll try my best to run a beginners build log as I go. All's going fairly smoothly so far. Lessons learned... Everbuild GP Super Glue works great for gluing wood to wood. Even faster with the activator. Other super...

Thought I'd post a few pictures of my first wooden ship build, Occre's Polaris. Starting with the skeleton, taking my time to make sure everything went on square and level. Then planked the deck and made my first mistake! As I was trimming the deck, I got in my head that I need to cut the...

This is the build log of my first ever wooden ship model, the OcCre Polaris Schooner. Since the project is on the way, I won´t flood you with all the pictures I´ve taken during the process. It has been a huge learning experience and every step has been like a project of its own. I´ve made...

So here we go... Finally got my workshop set back up after some family responsibilities forced me to give it up for a while. Time for a new hobby! I've always like sailing ships, just from an aesthetic point of view, and have been fascinated by the scale models I've seen people build. But it's...