terror

This is my first ever wooden ship build. Been at working on this since late December 2023. I am now into the rigging, which is a great learning experience!

After looking for a new model to build [have finshed the victory and restored the clara may] decided to build the terror. This time I decided.to purchash a building slip to make thing easer.and started building 20th dec the box it came in was good and all parts appeared to be there so here goes...

Built this over the last year adding extra utilities and lighting

In the build log I am doing the HMS TERROR by occre. This is my second wooden ship ever. And as usual there was mistakes along the way but learning from those mistakes helped on future builds. On this one I decided to keep it the natural wood tone because I didnt want to paint over the iron on...

I haven't built a ship in 20 years and then only to finish up a Victory 1:72 scale. I got a commission to build aircraft dioramas and that is what I have done since. I am 81 years old now and need something to do. So much has changed since I started building back in 1975 when modeling was a...

HMS Terror History mentioned by Occre: In 1845, under the command of Sir John A. Franklin, the ships Terror and Erebus set off on an expedition to navigate the famous Northwest Passage. They were the first ships to be fitted out with auxiliary steam engines and were also reinforced with iron...

Ordered 5 days ago from UK, got it today. I am really chopping at the bits to build the vessel called Terror. Let alone the history of this ship from, our Star Spangled Banner to lost in the Polar Ice Cap. Over all is not bad at all. The material looks on pare with todays mfg's. No plains...

New kit from Occre http://www.occre.com/hms-terror.html