I have completed my build of the Caldercraft Mary Rose - built merely as it is shown on the tin.
I have not attempted the impressive enhancements to the kit carried out my other SOS members to improve its compatibility
with the depiction in the Anthony Roll.
Nor have I painted it: it rather goes against (across and into) the grain to put paint on good quality hardwood.
Perhaps I might claim that my build is an accurate model of Mary Rose several months after she sank:
the extra castles have broken off, the tides have carried away the sails and the paint has peeled in the salt water.
However, I draw the line at displaying it in the bottom of a fish tank.
I found the rigging thread supplied by Caldercraft rather springy and uncooperative. It was difficult to make lifts and braces look straight
without applying more tension than I would wish. For instance, The foremast braces have distorted the main forestay. This could not
be tensioned to be straight without bending the main mast.
I must admit that the end result looks a little drab. Perhaps I shall add paint one day. I don't regard it as a fitting contender for the SOS gallery.
Browsing SOS it is clear that individual members have different priorities. Some strive for historical accuracy; others to achieve beautiful display models.
My own aspirations are more humble: I just enjoy sticking bits of wood and string together to make ships.
It keeps me occupied in my twilight years and is particularly useful during the current lockdowns.
Goodbye Mary Rose. Hello Vasa
.
I have not attempted the impressive enhancements to the kit carried out my other SOS members to improve its compatibility
with the depiction in the Anthony Roll.
Nor have I painted it: it rather goes against (across and into) the grain to put paint on good quality hardwood.
Perhaps I might claim that my build is an accurate model of Mary Rose several months after she sank:
the extra castles have broken off, the tides have carried away the sails and the paint has peeled in the salt water.
However, I draw the line at displaying it in the bottom of a fish tank.
I found the rigging thread supplied by Caldercraft rather springy and uncooperative. It was difficult to make lifts and braces look straight
without applying more tension than I would wish. For instance, The foremast braces have distorted the main forestay. This could not
be tensioned to be straight without bending the main mast.
I must admit that the end result looks a little drab. Perhaps I shall add paint one day. I don't regard it as a fitting contender for the SOS gallery.
Browsing SOS it is clear that individual members have different priorities. Some strive for historical accuracy; others to achieve beautiful display models.
My own aspirations are more humble: I just enjoy sticking bits of wood and string together to make ships.
It keeps me occupied in my twilight years and is particularly useful during the current lockdowns.
Goodbye Mary Rose. Hello Vasa
.
