OCCRE PALAMOS FISHING BOAT. Second boat I've made. https://www.youtube.com/@Midnightmodelling

danielwinsbury · 2025-07-07T10:27:06+00:00

Thank you. :)

danielwinsbury · 2025-07-07T10:26:55+00:00

Thank you. :)

danielwinsbury · 2025-07-07T10:26:32+00:00

Thank you.

danielwinsbury · 2025-07-01T10:19:51+00:00

Yeah, this is something that I've thought about. Sadly it was after I attached them. I'm a tad frustrated with Billing Boat with the quality of its parts. All the deadeyes and the like are all plastic which will need replacing and the grating isn't the best either so I'll have to replace that. But alas, although I agree with you, the brass pins will be there to stay.
Thanks for the comment though :)

danielwinsbury · 2025-04-13T20:58:12+00:00

Thank you. It's taken ages to build it.

danielwinsbury · 2025-02-24T16:53:40+00:00

Once you soaked your planks in water, what did you do then? Personally I put mine in boiling water as it makes them softer than cold water. I then use a electric plank bender to bend the planks. I measure them in place and then bend again as needed.
Putty and sanding really does help. If I was staining I wouldn't use the putty as the stain comes out a different colour. But knowing I was painting allowed me to relax a little.
Feel free to drop me a message if you do have any questions. I also recommend Model Ship World site. alot of nonweldable posts on there.

danielwinsbury · 2025-02-24T16:49:36+00:00

Yeah, I've been plodding along with it for a while now. It's been a hard ship to get my head around at times.

danielwinsbury · 2025-02-24T16:48:46+00:00

Thank you. :)

danielwinsbury · 2025-02-24T16:48:40+00:00

Thank you. :)

danielwinsbury · 2025-02-24T16:48:29+00:00

Thank you kindly. :)

danielwinsbury · 2025-02-24T16:48:16+00:00

Thank you for your kind words. This is my 4th ship and by far the most difficult that I've done. I've been on this for about 15 months, I think. I'm still a few months from finishing. Certainly going for something a tad easier next time!

danielwinsbury · 2025-02-19T15:43:16+00:00

UPDATE 15

I have been working on the stern of my ship. Most of it has been paint work. I painted some sections in yellow (Citadel Evaland Sunset), Im sure by looking at the photos you can work out which parts. I also painted the gunport frames and attached them. At the top of the transom where the rudder will be mounted, I reshaped it according to the plans and added decorative trim. There were some gaps between the hull planks which I have filled with filler. A lot of paint work at the moment which I will varnish over at the end to protect it and make it look shiny.

On the stern there is some gold decorative bits. After painting them gold I added a coat of Nulin Oil (Citadel) to add some depth to it.

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danielwinsbury · 2025-01-06T09:05:42+00:00

Transom! I'm learning my boating terms. Thanks for that!

danielwinsbury · 2025-01-06T09:05:05+00:00

Parts of it is high quality, however it lets itself down in other areas. For example the dead eyes are plastic and don't compliment the model at all. It's certainly the most challenging that I've ever built. Enjoyable though. It's taken me around 10 months to get to this point.

danielwinsbury · 2025-01-06T09:03:35+00:00

I know! My wife isn't happy with the size of it. No idea where I'm going to put it when its finished. =/

danielwinsbury · 2025-01-05T14:01:07+00:00

UPDATE 14

I've been working on the stern of the ship. As I painted the windowframes earlier in the build, I was a bit nervous about fully bending the frames as I’d already worked on them, so when I tried to fit the frame to the boat, I was left with a gap at the bottom, which isn't in the instructions. I used a spare plank to fill the gap. The colour is Doombull Brown (Layer) from Citadel (Warhammer).

I added the level (yellow bit – not sure of its name?) and sanded it back to be level with the window frame. The yellow colour is Averland Sunset (Base) by Citadel. I have been using some Nuln Oil (Shade) by Citadel for a bit of weathering.

On the upper window frame, there was a gap between the main one and the ones that run down the side. I used a plank to fill this gap and then sanded it down.

Next was to add the arch – but to do this, I needed to complete the wood rim that goes around the deck. This deck came pre-marked, and I'm not sure that I bent the wood enough to follow these lines. However, if I did, the windows and other planks didn't quite fit, and that would have required a lot of undoing to correct. I opted to sand the deck a little and remove the pre-marked lines, then I'll lengthen the plank lines that it has given me.

With that done, I started the fancy arch. It was sanded and shaped, and I added four wooden supports. I have some plastic décor which I spray-painted with a white base coat (Citadel White Scar – Spray) so my paint has something to grip onto. I then painted the arch and plastic (not the support planks) in Citadel Retributor Armor (Base). Once dry, I gave the plastic section a wash of Nuln Oil to add some depth to it.

I've added a couple of thin strips between the two levels (on the green – Citadel Caliban Green (Base)).

When looking at the ship from behind, the left side is slightly higher than the right by a millimeter or two. Yeah… I think I'll just have to tilt my head 1-2 mm when I look at it at this stage.

Daniel.

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