VIRGINIA PILOT BOAT SWIFT 1805 - WOOD

[domer94]

Looking great!
Are there going to be/were there suppers to drain water from the deck?

yeah i just realized that was glanced over... ill cut some in midships someplace appropriate . i have to backtrack on a couple of details anyhow...

 

[domer94]

did my first ever deadeye / shroud. took a couple attempts with different thickness rope. i have new respect for those guys that build ships of the line with a hundred of these things. i guess you build up some sort of muscle memory and system the more you do... at least ill tell myself that. anyhow , ill call this my small victory for the night

 

[domer94]

finished up the foremast shrouds. dipped my toe into some running rigging. did the jib halyard

 

[BarleyBop]

Beautiful... the rigging makes it all the more real!

 

[Tommergun]

Looking so good! You're handling that rigging pretty easily it seems.

 

[domer94]

youtube is my friend

 

[Heavy 7]

Nothing better than a wooden model of these old ships. Very nice detail off the chart. I buy rope & chain from the nautical websites. Used for flat car loads, a great source for sure.

Pep

 

[domer94]

finished all 4 shrouds ! ... yeah i know.. all four of them. i chuckle at my pride after i see what these bigger sailing ships involve... like 30 on each side of each mast! sheeesh. but ill take my beginner victory dance.

 

[BarleyBop]

What I remember of the schooner I built in my teens, feeling the tension on the masts as the rigging came together was incredible, like the ship was coming alive...
Nicely done!

 

[domer94]

completed running rigging on both masts. on to the anchor details , bilge pump , and some other random stuff.

 

[BarleyBop]

Oooh, rigging looks awesome!
What a fantastic project... even the rudder looks like it would actually work!
How many nautical knots did you have to learn in miniature?

 

[wjbrandel]

Man you have done a good job putting that together.

 

[domer94]

Oooh, rigging looks awesome!
What a fantastic project... even the rudder looks like it would actually work!
How many nautical knots did you have to learn in miniature?

thanks. yes i can see why they call this a beginners model. its kind to the person first doing one of these. but it does get you using the techniques and processes for a more complicated rig.
well , im a former professional mariner.. so i learned and used all those over the years.. now the challenge is to do them with tweezers and glue! seems i wont be doing any splicing though.. unless i shrink myself. but in reality , the model only really uses clove hitches , overhand knots , cleat hitch , and line coiling which is a little challenging. i have to try it soaking the coils with the watered down white glue and see what happens.

 

[kevin]

The Virginia is looking pretty sea worthy.

 

[GCB]

Very nice!

 

[domer94]

well all , im calling this one completed tonight. i had a little snafu with the mounting screws going through the keel on one side, so ill display port side out... i applied a couple coats of satin poly to the outside of the hull.. its subtle. but shes there.. in all her glory now. was a pretty good experience. i have an old steamer wood kit that may go on the ways next. also the hull of the 1/200 sovremenny is on the plastic bench.

 

[Tommergun]

Man you're killing it! I'm definitely using this as a reference when I finish mine...someday.

 

[kevin]

It came out great! The rigging and all the details really bring it to life.

 

[domer94]

Man you're killing it! I'm definitely using this as a reference when I finish mine...someday.

i used some artistic license here and there... your hull is outstanding. you will be surprised how fast the rest goes. looking forward to seeing it

 

[BarleyBop]

in all her glory

... well said, well played and well built.
More than a model.

Congrats.