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Lindberg 1/96 Sea Witch

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Lindberg 1/96 Sea Witch
Posted by lenroberto on Thursday, November 8, 2007 7:47 AM

Almost done-  this was built for my office and I have since become very interested in this ship's history.  Just ordered a 1944 edition of the captain's memoirs....also-  the first Cap-  Waterman-  was born in my hometown.

I know I ignored the footropes-  and the ratlines killed me-  I tried it a bunch of ways but was ending in frustration and making it look worse....learning experience...so be kind on those two points.

New skills learned-  making rope coils...still need more practice but it's a new arrow in the quiver for future ships.

 

-Len

www.p51mustangmodels.com

 

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    December 2003
  • From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W
Posted by scottrc on Thursday, November 8, 2007 12:18 PM

Looks good Len, especially the painting.

How was the quality of the kit?  Flashing?  Quality of the plastic?

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  • From: Greenville, NC
Posted by jtilley on Thursday, November 8, 2007 12:22 PM

Looks mighty fine from here.  I confess I'm pleasantly surprised that such an old kit produced such an impressive result; I suspect you've put considerably more effort into it than you're telling us.

If you're interested in reading more about the ship, here's another one for your list:  The Sea Witch, by Alexander Laing.  It's a grand old historical novel, first published, if I remember correctly, in the late 1940s.  Mr. Laing was a thoroughly competent writer; he wrote several non-fiction maritime history books, as well as a number of fictional sea stories.  This one is a pretty accurate account of the real ship's history (with mainly fictional characters, as the author is careful to explain - and a fictional figurehead that plays a pivotal role in the story).  A really enjoyable book.  It think it's out of print at the moment, but used copies are easy to find on the web; I picked up a good hardbound one a year or so ago for less than $10.  Here's what the Barnes and Noble "Used and Out-of-Print" department has to offer; some of these copies are so cheap that the shipping will cost more than the book.  The editions with illustrations by Gordon Grant are especially nice.

Youth, talent, hard work, and enthusiasm are no match for old age and treachery.

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Posted by lenroberto on Thursday, November 8, 2007 1:04 PM

thank you guys....

John that is the exact book on the way to me-  only $1.00 on ebay!!!

My kit was an older Lindberg boxing-  I think they are re-releasing it any day now-  saw it in ModelExpo catalog.

It was really a rather simple kit-  but everything went together quite well.  No real problems at all -  some flash yes but nothing to cry about.  It came with chain and cotter pins.  I replaced the blocks with some from the old Revell kits-  they looked better.  That's all that I replaced-  someone with more skill than I could really make this kit shine.

Really I think it deserves mention in our oft-quoted list of "good" plastic ship kits.

-thanks again

-Len

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Greenville,Michigan
Posted by millard on Thursday, November 8, 2007 7:29 PM

Len

Nice looking ship.I unnderstand where your coming from chain plates for deadeyes is my downfall.Keep up the good work.

Rod

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    December 2003
  • From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W
Posted by scottrc on Friday, November 9, 2007 12:06 PM

I am now thining about getting this kit.  It would a nice break from the Cuttysark.

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