Wanderer Whaler build

Looks great Gene. There's 'something' about whale boats. After reading Moby D i ck I got my hands on a Charles W Morgan and turned it into the Pequod (as yet unfinished). They've got a real character to them. 

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gene1

I had to go back with Jim's (nino ) guidance & repost all my pictures. He took me to raise, I hope he feeds me & my wife & cat real good. Thank you Jim, I am only 87 & when I grow up I will know how to run a computer.

 

 Gene,  A strange thing,  of the last pictures you re-added to your last 2 posts Google Chrome does not show any. Internet Explorer shows 2 of them.  Of course you can see all 9.   Since you "sent me" some copies I will try adding them back in on this post.  Very strange. 

I suspect it was the Direct links I had suggested.  Funny that IE got some and Chrome did not.

 I will check again after this posts.

More Importantly:    GREAT JOB!

Anyone who has dealt with the terrible Sails and Yard combo, you found a most excellent solution.

  Thanks for the suggestion to cut the sails down in size, add tissue sails beneath, and make'em furled!

     Nino

Sweet Barque! Now, you do need to add the mizzen gaffs.

 Flint, you look just like a guy I saw in a pirate movie with a lot of lightly , or none ,clad girls . Did you play that part ? Man, I would loved to have done that. I got all excited with whalers with  In the Heart of the Sea. That was a great movie. Would love to see your work on the Morgan/ Pequoid.

  GM, I hope you noticed the rudders. They are as close as I could do in this scale. I am leaving the Mizzen til last. Nino said you have a paper on the big Victory that is clear. I have to go back & read his post again to ask you. Thanks to Bill, your namesake ,that will be my next start. Nino sends me pictures on everything & digs me out of trouble on postig pictures, or anything computer.

 Jim, I suspect it was me as I used the same link 4 times & got 2 deleted & replaced. I just left the 2. I love the whaleboats.

Gene,  Good looking build. I have 2 of the the Wanderer's and am waiting till Feb. 9th. 2019 to start, that's my first day retirment after 37 years. I'm not a fan of the yards with the sails molded on, so I'm either going to cut/sand off the sails or build new yards from wooden stock.

If you want to see the ship in watch this movie on youtube - Down to the Sea in Ships. The Wanderer is the ship in the 1922 Movie. One of the things you'll notice right off if the actual size of whale oil barrels, that are WAY larger than the standard barrel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWs3zGueWDs

PS You want to make a few bucks doing my whaleboats.....

Jake

The rudders look pretty swell. In fact, the boats really add a lot to your model.

I do have a set of Imai directions for the Victory. They are in Japanese, but the drawings are so much clearer than Heller's that it's a real help. If you send me a PM with your email address, I'll send them to you.

Bill

Marvelous work Gene!!

Michael D.

Ha! No Gene, just a profile pic of Toby Stephens who played Capt Flint in Black Sails. 

Jim, You have come to my rescue once more, Tnanks again.  I didn't realize that. I didn't understand that because I posted them twice. I tried to write GM a PM & got knocked of that. Will try again.

I'll write you and you can reply.

See Gene1;

 Even I had to do that , My Tutor is Marcus McBean ! By the way , How many barrels of oil does she carry full up ? Also remember the steamboat stuff ? The Bertrand has her keel laid ! T.B.

300 or so barrels per voyage. 5-8 barrels per big bull sperm whale. 35 gallons per barrel.

$ 1.50 to $ 3.00 per gallon, depending on various wartimes.

Big Jake

If you want to see the ship in watch this movie on youtube - Down to the Sea in Ships. The Wanderer is the ship in the 1922 Movie. One of the things you'll notice right off if the actual size of whale oil barrels, that are WAY larger than the standard barrel.

 

Jake

 

Hi Jake,

     Good to see you back.  And Hooray for that 1st day of retirement.  Does that mean your Parish can get along with out you as Councilman?  

     That's a great way to celibrate the event with building a Model Ship and a ship named Wanderer may be most appropriate for a retiree.  I am going to watch for you in Feburary.

Now as to getting Gene to bulld your Whale boats... Get in Line!

     Darn, I bought "Down to the See in Ships"  but it was the Talkie from 1949.   Gotta go look for the silent "Whale of a Tale" now. (The 1922 Down to the Sea in Ships)

   Jim.

  Gene Foster (Gene1) had a family emergency this Morning.  He sent word to me just now. 

 He and his Wife are fine.  Keep his family in your prayers.

    Thanks.

           Jim Margerum

thank's for letting us know jim ,

I suspect Gene will not be "Up" for emails for a bit.  I have asked what I can do to assist so perhaps he will send me word to pass on some details.

In the last 4 years that I have been on the Forum I have come to realize Gene1 is Loved by all. Trusted and respected by members and non-members alike and he even builds great models.

 Stay Tuned...

  Jim.

Jim, Thank you for al the help you have been to me on everything. I had to do something to take my mind off this. It is a great help  to have something to take your mind of something so bad.  Thank you all. 

this is the first I have done on the Whaler in 3 weeks. I am putting the rest of the sails on & getting ready to do running rigging.

Gene1,

Wonderful looking ship, you have done a amazing job assembling her. 

Marcus

Thank you Marcus, these were bad pictures as I had too much sun & bad editing. I will take some more inside or on a cloudy day. I am real anxious to finish it & get started on the big 1/100 Victory that Bill ( warshipguy ) gave me. He is like Santa Clause to old guys. I have the Scaledeck comming.

   Building models has always been the most relaxing thing I can do, & I need it now.

Gene,

     You haven't lost your touch with sails.  I'm glad you are keeping busy with this outstanding work.

     I wanted to see a close-up of how you attached the sails to the yards so I will update you on getting a higher detail image from your camera.

  I still like your Wanderer's Whaleboats the best. If I come across more little whaleboats that don't look "New Englandish", can I send'em to you to make them look realistic?

  And Thanks for not Wandering.

     Jim.

Thanks Jim, on the yards, I drill a hole for the biggest wire I feel safe to use & not weaken the mast. I drill the mast too & CA glue the wire to the yard & then to the mast. On small masts I use smaller wire. I always attach the sails first & glue & tie them on first too. On furled sais I make upthe sail roll & then glue it on with 560 & tie it so it is finished when & attach the yard to the mast. On full sails I drill the sail for thread & sew them on first too . I use 560 here too.

   On furled sails, I put about 4 or 5 coats of thin white glue on to stiffen them & then use oil raw umber or some color to stain the sails. I will get together with more detail when we talk & send the boats. I am anxious to start Bills gift Victory. I have paint & decks & glue & all I need is a finishe d Wanderer. I will take better pictures & post  them 

nino told me how to reset my camera for better quality pictures. Here are some I took for a trial. They looked beautiful on Picasa, but not quite as good here.

  I am anxious to get this done & to get on the big Victory that warshipguy gave me. What a great friend. Thanks Bill       Gene

Gene,

Another wonderful build. I’ve wondered over the years what this kit actually looked like when built. I absolutely love it but I’m afraid that the price of this kit is going to go through the roof now that you’ve shown how to do it!

Steve

Steve , Thanks, this is a pretty fair kit, but near perfection is the Imai/Ertl Spanish Galleon. I even used the kit shrouds maybe because I was lazy. For the kits I build the Airfix rigging tool does a super job, once you learn to use it. I even used it on the Wanderer. It is not hand rigged & tied, but looks pretty good. The Revell 1/96 Spansh Galleon was a really nice build & nice looking model  Big. The Kearsarge is still one of my favorites.

   I liked the Aifix 1/72 Golden Hind & Imai Mayflower more than most I have built & they were super clean models to build.  Model building is still super fun to do & more relaxing than anything I know & after 75 years , it is not tiresome.

  Pretty quick I will start the big 1/100 Victory & I am looking forward to it. Don't look for Steve5 or David K's work because I will build it mostly OOB. They are younger than me.

Here are some pictures of the finished (mostly) of the Wanderer. I did end up with some rough spots, but I am anxious to get on my 1/100 Victory that Bill, warship guy, gave me .

hope I can get some better ones. 

Gene, I will tell you and the others here that this is a whaler model of the ages.

You have made a bark, which is not usual in the plastic model firmament.

Anyone know of any other plastic barks out of the box other than USCG Eagle?

I am a 15th generation sailor out of Nantucket. I've researched whaling ships on the island, in Hawaii and out here in San Francisco.

If/when I build my next little scale Morgan, she'll be a bark.

Thanks for sharing and for the build.

Whale Ahoy!