Nearly two months have passed since my last update. I haven't achieved much on my model just doing a few jobs around the house and garden.
This is a photo from my kit review, when I did the part check I counted two sheets for the boats but failed to notice I had two the same. A email to M.E. and I had a replacement sheet for the longboat sent to Australia in less then three weeks a great company to deal with and a fantastic service.
While waiting for the part I started on the whale boats I left the bottom off to make shaping the inside easier.
I got this far and wasn't happy making the boats this way. This is when I had the bright idea to try 3d printing them.
Freecad is a very powerful tool if you know how to use it. The learning curve is pretty steep, there's lots of lessons on the web and eventually I was able to make a hull.
My first hull came out with the wrong profile at the bow and stern.
Third attempt is looking a lot better the slots fore and aft are for the keel. The ribs and floor was made separately and glued in place. Still a WIP I have some other ideas to try. The more I use CAD the easier it gets
I used lines from USS Constitution museum plans which are much more detailed.
