Shipbuilder Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Scratchbuilt from plans found in Around Cape Horn by Charles G. Davis. Bob Landlubber Mike, Gwyl Blaser, Alvaro004 and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Beautiful build! Bernard Kelly and Gwyl Blaser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwyl Blaser Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Looks very nice Bob! Gwyl Bernard Kelly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Absolutely wonderful! What method/materials do you use to make your sea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipbuilder Posted October 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 (edited) Thanks, The sea in this one is just plasticine (modelling clay), formed by rolling a round plastic bead up and down on it. Painted with Humbrol gloss enamels. White added whilst blue is still wet so it runs. Sea painting done by my wife! Attached is my sea roller with the plastic bead on the end! Bob Edited October 17, 2015 by Shipbuilder JesseLee, Bernard Kelly, Gwyl Blaser and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Bellinger Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 I always thought there was a connection between the James A Wright and Charles Davis and now I know what it is. As I'm sure you know, Boucher, later Bluejacket, had a 1/8" kit of this bark and a good friend, the late Bill Fleming, built a model from the kit. I have the plans, and they are not by Charles Davis, but were perhaps taken from his. Always wanted to built her and hopefully will someday find the time. It's good to see someone has done an excellent job with her at our kind of scale. Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipbuilder Posted October 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Yes, Charles G. Davis made a voyage round Cape Horn in the vessel in 1892. The plans in the book are Bluejacket Ship Crafters, as you say. I had no idea there was a kit though, as I have never followed kits, preferring the obscure or semi-obscure, preferably of the merchant service. A very good subject for a first sailing ship model. Good looking, but not fancy in any way - not even got a figurehead! Bob Gwyl Blaser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPedersen Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Are there any plans still available for the James A. Wright? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 I haven't seen Bob on the forum in quiet a while but the book he notes the plans came from is on Amazon. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.amazon.com/Around-Cape-Horn-Charles-Davis/dp/0892726466&ved=2ahUKEwjpo_-jyLziAhVMnKwKHR5XDhwQFjAAegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw1oApJSlXfTvReoQhVDptNb&cshid=1558989461919 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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