tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28542960851834297962012-02-16T04:42:37.722-08:00wheelhousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256555488553236916noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854296085183429796.post-21155966889183346602010-06-10T17:56:00.000-07:002010-06-10T18:01:51.809-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2854296085183429796-2115596688918334660?l=woodenship.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>wheelhousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256555488553236916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2854296085183429796.post-32092272434145102852008-01-25T19:57:00.000-08:002008-01-25T20:07:29.850-08:00This is my first attempt at building a model sailing ship and if anyone else is out there that's new to the game and wants to share tips and techniques, then let me know.<br /><br />After doing some research I decided to go with an American company as the instructions are supposedly at lot easier to follow than the Europeans.<br /><br />I picked the Armed Virginia Sloop from Model Shipways and started the project on Jan 1, 2008.<br />The kit was described as "entry level" which made me think it was for beginners. On opening the box, I had to wonder about the definition of entry level as there were 7 sheets of detailed plans, and the instruction book seemed to take for granted that I would understand terms like chamfer and bevel. I've never done woodworking or modeling before and this stuff all looked like a foreign language to me.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2854296085183429796-3209227243414510285?l=woodenship.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>wheelhousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256555488553236916noreply@blogger.com0