Hello to all,
I've been building this kit (my 3rd ship) for some time now, I'm already a bit far into the build but I thought I'd share my progress here. It's better late than never right? ;-)
For some historical info, this model is based on a captured American Brig in 1777, whose original plans can be seen at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich as shown in the link below:
http://prints.rmg.co.uk/image/767573/unknown-lines-and-profile-plans-of-badger-1777
Comparisson of their lines showed Jotika's kit to be spot on for this particular draft so kudos to Jotika for that
The company however went a step further in their marketing gig, stating that this particular kit represents the first command of Admiral Horatio Nelson, of Trafalgar fame, but this particular bit was later proven untrue after our lengthy discussions in another ship modelling site :geek:
So suffice it to say that my kit represents the NMM drafts of an American brig captured in 1777... Period.
Anyway, enough history and on to the fun part starting with completion of the hull
As can be seen, she's a bit messy now with all those wood dust, but further sanding and some varnish will take care of that
I've been building this kit (my 3rd ship) for some time now, I'm already a bit far into the build but I thought I'd share my progress here. It's better late than never right? ;-)
For some historical info, this model is based on a captured American Brig in 1777, whose original plans can be seen at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich as shown in the link below:
http://prints.rmg.co.uk/image/767573/unknown-lines-and-profile-plans-of-badger-1777
Comparisson of their lines showed Jotika's kit to be spot on for this particular draft so kudos to Jotika for that
The company however went a step further in their marketing gig, stating that this particular kit represents the first command of Admiral Horatio Nelson, of Trafalgar fame, but this particular bit was later proven untrue after our lengthy discussions in another ship modelling site :geek:
So suffice it to say that my kit represents the NMM drafts of an American brig captured in 1777... Period.
Anyway, enough history and on to the fun part starting with completion of the hull
As can be seen, she's a bit messy now with all those wood dust, but further sanding and some varnish will take care of that