Royal William, Euromodel, a retro log

[Ken]

Hello again. The masting continued. With this kit there were no pre made wooden parts, you had to scratch build everything. To make the tops I used my usual method of transferring the plan to a piece of ply and built them up using strip. I didn’t have any difficulty, as with my previous builds the masts appear to follow a very similar pattern so no nasty surprises, just a lot of sanding. The photos show the progress I made.

 

[AllanKP69]

The tops look really neatly made. Laminating the planking as was actually done is great to see. Love the different color wood for the outer rim. I am guessing the kit plans forgot the gunwales and top rims. For the future, if it matters, from Lees's Masting and Rigging English Ships of War, page 22 (ISBN 0-87021-948-0)

Thanks

Allan