Nautical Research Journal 327
12. Pastor Marvin Henk commissioned the large schooner model for his church. During extensive travels throughout Europe, the pastor has seen numerous examples of nave ship models.
Other than the tricky stern shaping with provided balsa blocks, the next most diffi cult part of the hull build was mounting the extensive deck railings that boast no less than 120 cast metal stanchions. Getting all of these to line up properly to create an even visual alignment took considerably more time and effort than I had anticipated. However, once in place, this is quite an attractive aspect of this model once painted in contrasting off-white paint.
As most experienced ship modelers know, when a hull is completed for most historic sailing ships, one will be less than halfway through a build. I had decided early on to add a full set of sails. In approximately three months I had a nearly complete hull; there was another fi ve months ahead of me for the masting, rigging and fabrication of a large set of sails.
Well-drawn plans for an extensive top hamper
The kit has several large “d-size” drawings with good, matching-scale renderings of both standing and running rigging. There is also a sail and belaying plan that I followed carefully. The kit does not provide materials for sails since most will omit them. However, when I purchased the kit from Bluejacket I also ordered a package that included several sheets of the company’s gossamer-like silkspan (now named “Eurospan”), a hybrid paper and fabric material that is near perfect for making accurately scaled sails, set or furled.
These schooners were some of the fi rst ships to utilize twisted steel rope for rigging, mainly for mast shrouds and stays. Although a minimum of cotton thread (and black chain) was provided for some of the rigging, I chose to purchase better rigging
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