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I find that my current project is put on hold (CAF HMS Granado) as i need to sharpen some of my skills. But my wife has presented me with a kit H.M.S. Wolf 1:48 1758/1759. According to Ships of the Royal Navy by J J Colledge, Ben Barlow & Steve Bush no such ship exists. There is an entry for a 10 gun sloop launched in 1754 and this matches the plans from Shipyard, but of 1752 & rigged as a snow. Can not confirm with plans from the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, confused an I.
The kit arrived in good time and was packaged well with no damage at all. Cut laser parts with a very fine cut, dowels and 3D printed parts with chords, etched brass, blocks etc. A build booklet and an A0 sheet for masts & yards. It is in 1:48 scale so should look good, but I think this is not an experts model as it has a printed/etched simulated deck, a keel and stem added after planking. The stem a one piece ends up as a laminated piece, even in the sales photos it looks a bit naff, but this has all the bits and together with some re decking together with other re working of parts stem etc I think this could end as a good looking model. All the hull planking is pre laser cut, mine being the pear wood version cherry as an option.
Plank on bulkhead build with some build features that are quite good. I am not going to delay on getting this project started as I have a Model dockyard 1:48 HMS Enterprise, a Hayling Hoy 1:48 to start together with finishing the HMS Granado though I think I will do the Hayling Hoy after this one. Lets see how this goes.
The kit arrived in good time and was packaged well with no damage at all. Cut laser parts with a very fine cut, dowels and 3D printed parts with chords, etched brass, blocks etc. A build booklet and an A0 sheet for masts & yards. It is in 1:48 scale so should look good, but I think this is not an experts model as it has a printed/etched simulated deck, a keel and stem added after planking. The stem a one piece ends up as a laminated piece, even in the sales photos it looks a bit naff, but this has all the bits and together with some re decking together with other re working of parts stem etc I think this could end as a good looking model. All the hull planking is pre laser cut, mine being the pear wood version cherry as an option.
Plank on bulkhead build with some build features that are quite good. I am not going to delay on getting this project started as I have a Model dockyard 1:48 HMS Enterprise, a Hayling Hoy 1:48 to start together with finishing the HMS Granado though I think I will do the Hayling Hoy after this one. Lets see how this goes.
