Project Privateer

September 24 - December 4, 2015 The first layer Initially, when I read the first couple of build logs I somehow thought I could do this really well. There is no real explanation on how to de planking in the original plans, but there is plenty on to be found on the internet. The most important sources I've used were: Modelshipworld Forum Resources:   Simple Hull Planking for Beginners ModelShipBuilder Resources : Planking (excel '97 spreadsheet) How to Build a Ship Model (Planking) - Youtube Wooden Model ship Planking - Youtube When I say used, I mean looked at, tried, deemed to complex and forgot about it until -eh- basically now :-/ I would encourage any reader to look at the video's and then see where I didn't follow them and made mistakes. First I made several bands so I could fill them with planks. The goal is to have similar numbers of planks in each band. The above mentioned Planking calculator might help with that. Planks are not supposed to be

September 18-21, 2015 Meet the Black Prince:

Hello everyone. This is my first post on the progress of building a wooden model ship. I'm a software developer by trade and because our day job is so very abstract and un-creative (and because we are all nerds) most of us have some rather obscure hobbies. For me building a model ship was always a bit of a dream and I never though I could do it, but with the help of e-bay and some good fora  I decided to give it a try and see how long I would last. Because of a good deal on e-bay I got my hands on a model by Mamoli called the Black Prince from Mamoli. The ship has everything I wanted: 2 masts, some guns and a great back-story :) I will update (probably on an infrequent basis) you with my progress and will also make some room on my own blog as well. So far I found it a very rewarding (and time consuming) hobby that I can easily put aside (whilst having a baby) or spend the whole day on. It's great, and I love working on my ship. I also love researching it, so I shall st