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Author Topic: Scratchbuilt keelboat for my Pathfinder campaign  (Read 3426 times)

Offline Chairface

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Re: Scratchbuilt keelboat for my Pathfinder campaign
« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2019, 03:01:14 PM »
that is absolutely gorgeous!

Offline PhilB

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Re: Scratchbuilt keelboat for my Pathfinder campaign
« Reply #16 on: January 24, 2019, 06:11:24 PM »
Thanks everyone for all the kind words.

I'm just finishing up another half-timbered house (kitbashed from Tabletop Basement) and planning on a new boat project, not sure if it's more a cog or a carrack. Here is what I plan to build next:



Getting the hull right (as a waterline model) will be the hard part, but with a foam core and balsa bent to shape, it should be possible.

Can anyone suggest a better glue than standard PVA, something that won't eat at the foam?

Offline marco55

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Re: Scratchbuilt keelboat for my Pathfinder campaign
« Reply #17 on: January 26, 2019, 03:44:52 PM »
Excellent work. :D
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Re: Scratchbuilt keelboat for my Pathfinder campaign
« Reply #18 on: February 06, 2019, 03:16:36 PM »
Very nice indeed :)
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Offline Anselm van Helsing

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Re: Scratchbuilt keelboat for my Pathfinder campaign
« Reply #19 on: February 10, 2019, 07:19:20 PM »
Wow! That's a really neat keelboat. Hard to believe it's your first attempt.  :)

Offline Teardrop World

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Re: Scratchbuilt keelboat for my Pathfinder campaign
« Reply #20 on: February 11, 2019, 12:20:13 PM »
Can anyone suggest a better glue than standard PVA, something that won't eat at the foam?
Depending where you live, UHU Por is made for foam. Don't use UHU Hart!
I have made some Mantua and Artesania wooden boats; for scratchbuild I bought small wooden planks in specialized shops because balsa is hard to shape and break easily when bent. Your work is awesome!

Here's a site (in french) with plenty of tutorials - they make museum quality models - but I used their tutorial for tabletop models. http://gabierschimeriques.free.fr/modelisme/Ficelles.htm

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Re: Scratchbuilt keelboat for my Pathfinder campaign
« Reply #21 on: February 14, 2019, 10:46:24 AM »
That French site is amazing , thank you for pointing it out TW.