Finally finished the Port Jackson Schooner, I found the rigging to be the most difficult, and I made heaps of mistakes and fixed them as best I could.
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a very good looking model - Well done - Congratulations
and now? any new project already in mind?
and now? any new project already in mind?
Well done, that’s a real showpiece.
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Greetings all,
The Port Jackson schooner was my introduction to timber ship modelling when my two adult sons (after my suggestion) bought the kit for me as a birthday gift not long after I had retired from the work force.
It was a very steep learning curve and some of the construction, particularly the planking at the bow, was decidedly different. I was quite happy with the finished product which occupied a spot on a shelf. One day when housework involve dusting in the general vicinity I noticed that some additional rigging had appeared, a spider had spun a web amongst the ropes! This was removed and an acrylic case followed. No more spider web or dust.
Since construction of the PJS I have built a kit- bashed HMAT Bounty, and scratch built frigate HMS surprise and 74 gun ship of the line HMS Bellona, all contained in acrylic display cases.
Cheers, David.
The Port Jackson schooner was my introduction to timber ship modelling when my two adult sons (after my suggestion) bought the kit for me as a birthday gift not long after I had retired from the work force.
It was a very steep learning curve and some of the construction, particularly the planking at the bow, was decidedly different. I was quite happy with the finished product which occupied a spot on a shelf. One day when housework involve dusting in the general vicinity I noticed that some additional rigging had appeared, a spider had spun a web amongst the ropes! This was removed and an acrylic case followed. No more spider web or dust.
Since construction of the PJS I have built a kit- bashed HMAT Bounty, and scratch built frigate HMS surprise and 74 gun ship of the line HMS Bellona, all contained in acrylic display cases.
Cheers, David.
Beautiful ship - but please do not post images of your ship inside your home due to security reasons. I suggest removing the first image. So you have a suitable background so that I can add this to the Gallery?
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