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Mantua bruma yacht

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    June 2012
Posted by arnie60 on Friday, March 14, 2014 1:14 AM

I noticed that the decking on your Mantua is curved. First time I have seen this. Fine work.

  • Member since
    March 2005
Posted by philo426 on Thursday, March 13, 2014 9:49 AM

Well it is the old and inaccurate Billings Boats Wasa.I decided to create a fantasy ship incorporating my own design elements.I call it the Ersatzia in acknowledgement of it's inaccurate origins.I have been working on it since November 2013.

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    March 2014
Posted by kpnuts on Thursday, March 13, 2014 9:40 AM

She certainly does what is she ?how long has she taken to get that far

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    March 2005
Posted by philo426 on Thursday, March 13, 2014 7:49 AM

I will never put it in water ,but my current project looks good in natural wood!  

fox
  • Member since
    January 2007
  • From: Narvon, Pa.
Posted by fox on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 10:45 PM

Love the natural finish. I've kept quite a few of my sailing ships in natural or stained finish. It shows off the hard work you put into the build. Great work on the deck too.

Jim Captain

 Main WIP: 

   On the Bench: Artesania Latina  (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II

I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.

  • Member since
    March 2014
Posted by kpnuts on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 4:29 PM

Yacht varnish and believe it or not 6lbs plus the rc batteries and she is only 34" long

  • Member since
    March 2005
Posted by philo426 on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 10:04 AM

Nice Job!What did you do to make the hull waterproof and how much ballast did you use?

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    March 2006
Posted by TD4438 on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 6:08 PM

I definitely love this one.

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    March 2014
Mantua bruma yacht
Posted by kpnuts on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 5:03 PM

hi all thought i would post some pics of the Bruma. She is supposed to be white but I made a bad decision she comes with enough wood to plank her in either Balsa or lime and i stupidly decided to do the first planking in Balsa, thinking it would bend easier and sand quicker, then do the second planking in lime, figuring it would be stronger and take a few knocks better than the Balsa. stuipd ! stupid ! stupid ! planked the second layer over a couple of days left her to dry thourghly over the next week before final sanding only when i went back to her where the Balsa had been sanded thinner the lime had pulled it away from the frame. had to strip it all off and start again. lesson learned never ever mix wood types, so instead of painting her white i decided to show off the wood work and stain and varnish her instead.




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