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Scale | 1:96 |
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Height | 18 inches |
Beam | 6 inches |
Material | Wood |
Skill Level | Advanced |
Model | HARRIET LANE 2010 |
Brand | Model Shipways |
Details color recommendations for masts, spars, and paddle box decoration.
Explains the use of grey primer for highlighting imperfections and preparing surfaces.
Describes cutting and using paper templates for accurate hull shaping.
Outlines the process of shaping the hull using chisels and gouges based on templates.
Explains how to thin and smooth the bulwarks to scale thickness.
Details attaching the keel, stem, and sternpost to the hull.
Covers shaping and installing the rudder assembly.
Advises drilling all large holes before proceeding with finer details.
Notes that smaller holes will be drilled throughout the construction process.
Describes laying the deck planking and adding the waterway strip.
Guides on cutting openings for gunports and paddle boxes.
Details assembling and installing the laser-cut deckhouse and pilot house.
Covers assembly and fitting of paddle boxes, sponsons, and paddles.
Instructions for fitting bowsprit area components like knightheads and rails.
Describes adding the outboard shear strake strip to the hull.
Details the process of attaching the gun port lids.
Suggests methods for mounting the completed hull on a display base.
Provides general advice before commencing hull mounting.
Reminds about cleaning and priming metal fittings before installation.
Guides on installing various deck fittings like vents, bell, and windlass.
Instructions for mounting the gun carriages and guns onto the deck.
Details adding davits, boats, and associated rigging elements.
Describes constructing and installing the fife rails with belaying pins.
Covers the assembly and installation of the funnel assembly components.
Explains the installation of kingposts and their associated guy chains.
Details attaching anchors, chains, and securing them to the windlass.
Instructions for fitting ladders, bridge platforms, and rail stanchions.
Covers the construction and placement of deck structures like skylights.
Advises on identifying different rigging lines and refers to external resources.
Mentions the model is designed without sails and suggests resources for adding them.
Specifies the sizes of blocks, deadeyes, and rigging lines to be used.
Explains the process of applying beeswax to rigging lines for better handling.
Details methods for seizing rigging lines to prevent fraying and unraveling.
Guides on tapering and shaping the masts and spars from dowels.
Covers adding specific details to masts like boom rests and rigging stops.
Instructions for assembling masts using trestletrees, cross-trees, and mast caps.
Describes shaping yards, adding shoulders, and detailing with jackstays.
Details shaping booms and gaffs, adding jaws, and topping lifts.
Covers tapering and detailing the bowsprit, jibboom, and dolphin striker.
Explains setting up shrouds and backstays using deadeyes and chain plates.
Details the installation of forestay, fore topmast stay, jib stay, and fore topgallant stay.
Covers rigging the bowsprit shrouds, bobstays, and jibboom shrouds.
Details the installation of mainstay, main topmast stay, and main topgallant stay.
Refers to Stage H for details on rigging fore yards.
Provides general notes on simplified rigging and items to add.
Details rigging for the fore yard, including jackstays, footropes, slings, and braces.
Covers rigging for topsail and topgallant yards, including lifts and braces.
Explains rigging the main gaff and boom, including halliards and sheets.
Advises on final checks of rigging, touch-ups, and completion.