Benjamin W. Latham (Model Shipway 1:48) by Fred P. [COMPLETED BUILD]

[Fred P.]

Hello all,
Since I finished building "The Confederacy" I started the Benjamin W. Latham, 1902 Mackerel Fishing Schooner. The kit is quite minimalist. There are plans and wood (basswood) as well as some Britanium fittings. The assembly instructions are interesting because on the one hand there are the details of the real ship and on the other hand the way to simplify the assembly if necessary. Only the frames and the keel are pre-cut by laser. Everything else is to be built by hand.
I started construction at the beginning of December and I am currently making the sails. I'm posting some pictures of the different stages but everything is almost finished.

First, the contents of the box:


The assembly of the structure is quite classic:


The planking:



The rest of the assembly just after...

Fred

 

[Fred P.]

Now, the planking of the deck:


To be continued...

 

[Fred P.]

The superstructures must all be assembled by hand from the plan.
You should find some resemblance to the "Bluenose". Same continent, same time...


To be continued...

 

[Fred P.]

The shooner has one dory and one longboat. The dory is not provided in the kit but it is on the plan so I built it scratch.



For the longboat, the keel and the frames to form a mold are provided, but the mold obtained is not correct. I had to make a lot of modifications to get a longboat worthy of the name...



To be continued...


Best regards,
Fred

 

[Bill-R]

Hello Fred,

Great work on your Benjamin Latham. Yours is the best rendition I have ever seen. The Latham was the first wooden ship I built.

Bill

 

[Fred P.]

Thank you Bill

 

[dockattner]

Wonderful Fred. What a lovely model!

 

[Uwek]

good work on the model - you are ona a very good way

 

[MikeC]

Very fine craftsmanship on hull, deck and deck furniture (in my opinion). Mike

 

[RDN1954]

What a beautiful model. Plus excellent craftmanship.

 

[RevDom]

Très belle réalisation tout en finesse j'aime beaucoup votre bateau.
Je ne devrais pas tarder à recevoir le Bluenose de YuanQing qui ressemble beaucoup au votre
Dominique
(je suis de la région lyonnaise)

 

[Llaut Mallorquin]

Excellent !!!!!!
Congratulations

 

[MikeC]

Your metalwork is as fine as your carpentry! That nibbed in king plank is impressive….

 

[Fred P.]

Thank you all !

 

[Peter Gutterman]

Your build pics are really very instructive, set a high bar for craftmanship and of impressive skill and quality! Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to see more.
In fact ,quite a tutorial!

 

[KeithLyall]

The shooner has one dory and one longboat. The dory is not provided in the kit but it is on the plan so I built it scratch.

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For the longboat, the keel and the frames to form a mold are provided, but the mold obtained is not correct. I had to make a lot of modifications to get a longboat worthy of the name...

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To be continued...


Best regards,
Fred

Very nice work, particularly the deck planking which looks very crisp.

 

[shipahoy]

fantastic work!! your planking skills are outstanding! both for the hull and the deck.

 

[vintagemodeler]

Excellent clean work and great photos to boot

 

[Fred P.]

Hello everyone,
I started the rigging of the boat, as well as the making of the sails:





















All blocks, shackles, ropes, and sails are made manually...
On the other hand, the heart thimbles are 3D printed.

I am currently in the process of tensioning the shrouds and the stays. Little work remains to finish construction.

Best regards.

Fred

 

[Peter Gutterman]

Those are some impressive blocks ( along with everything else)!