Ahoy mates
I'm taking a break from plastic armour to do a few wooden ships,this is Sergal's President ,an English frigate from 1760?
Please be gentle with my first born :oops:
Just under three months to build,I'm quite pleased with the way shes come out :lol:,I know there are some mistakes and some poor bits on her,but I will learn by my errors ,and try not repeat them :oops: :oops: :oops:
The instructions left a lot to be desired :evil: ,I have a Caldercraft HM Brig Badger for my next build which is light years ahead :!: :!: :!:
I had to buy extra blocks,and change the chain plates.
Hope you like,ANY comments most welcome,















Thanks for looking
Andy

You are so humble...

Man, this makes me dig out my HMS Bounty I've had on the shelf for years (it was a gift). It has a broken keel from my many attempts at straightening it out. Wood work, in my opinion, requires more skill than styrene and you seem to have mastered it quite well! I love what you've done with it. I'm curious... what did you use for painting it? What kind of paints and tools?
Thanks!

Nice job, mate...check yer pm's...

Hi Ion
Thanks mate,get the Bounty back out ,
I used Tamiya white ,Humbrol #25 blue and Gunze Sangyo "Mr metal color" Brass, the wood was treated with Colron wood dye's,Tung oil,and Teak oil(for patio chairs!)
As for tools,i used my normal plastic stuff,scaples ,razor saws etc
Look forward to seeing your Bounty
Andy

Very cool! I really like the cannons on slides, you don’t often se them. The yards, spars and rigging look great to!
Nice job.

This is just outstanding work!! Very nice job indeed.

Tom

Great work Andy your ship looks awsome, your rigging looks very neat and clean and so does the paint work, cool another wooden ship guy. What scale is it or should i ask how big is it. One more question is it a plank on bulkhead kit.

Awesome work Andy.

Thanks guys
Robert , she's 1/60 scale ,thats approx 540mm(21 1/2") long,380mm (15") high, and she's double plank on bulkhead.
Andy

Holy Smokes!! You did that in just three months?! Beatiful work sir!!

That is a really lovely piece of work. I'm getting very tempted to build one of these old beauties sometime. What sort of price did it come at?

Excellent work mate!

Thanks Murdo,
Give it a go mate,I got mine from here...
http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/index.html
Really friendly guy ,I wish I had spoke to him before I ordered,as in instructions are not that great,for a first time build,but I had books on period ship modelling from a few years back
He's P&P rates are good aswell
HTH
Andy

very nice, those wooden ships really have a big something about them. special mention for a great rigging!

You did an outstanding job Andy.
Looks fantastic.