1/192 Algonquin Class CG Cutter-Date TBA

[woodcraft]

All you brave souls have inspired me to get on here and post my own work as �In Progress�. I have scratchbuilt before, but only on smaller scales. This will be my first in this scale and the size of things to be built looks a little wonky to me! I have decided to build one of the Algonquin Class Coast Guard Cutters as they appeared, either just prior to WWII or during WWII. I have also decided to try and make cast copies of the hull, so that I can build another version if I choose. I will definitely try to cast all equipment on deck because I plan to build more ships in this scale and would like to only make some of the equipment once! After gluing paper photo-copies of the stations onto styrene, I have been cutting out the hull stations and sanding them to final shape. I also have been collecting pictures and books that I will be using to build. The plans I have are for the Algonquin Class, dated 1945, from Model Ship Builder.
As I work through this project I will try to post pictures. I have not figured out how to do that, but will. I also need to choose which ship and which time period to represent�SOON! I just keep waffling because of camos I want to try or because I like the clean uncluttered look of the pre-war white painted ship. Plus Portholes!!! I am leaning toward either the Algonquin or the Mohawk because of the available plans and photographs. I will try to post at least once a week on progress and I will count on you folks to keep me honest and to thoroughly whip me with wet noodles when I fail to do so�. As always any insight, comments, research or any comments that get me closer to my goal of completing this project, will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
Woody

[Timmy C]

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[woodcraft]

Ok. Here are some pictures so everyone knows the type of ship i am talking about..... I still haven't decided which time period to build the ship in, but I am leaning toward the Mohawk.

[woodcraft]

I am going to post a few more photos from the internet that I have been using for research. I spent the day framing up the hull. I mentioned before that I had used paper copies of the hull stations to make styrene hull stations. Today, I used 3 3/8" round stock(styrene) as the keel. I took all the hull stations that I cut out and clamped them together in a stack like a sandwich. They are laid out the same as in the plans. I am probably not explaining this right and I will have to get a picture on here. Long story short, I took the stack and drilled three 3/8 holes through all the hull stations at once. This allowed me to just slide the hull stations onto the 3 3/8" round stock. Then I used the plans to get the spacing right. Some quick applications of glue between hull stations and round stock and I was done. This was not my idea, I saw this done online by someone else and stole the idea, but very quick and easy.

Then, since I was cocky and feeling like I was on a roll, I went on to tape up the sides of the hull stations so that basically I had the hull shaped with masking tape (leaving the top open).
I mixed up some resin that I had and poured it into the masking tape covered form I had created. Once it dried, I removed the tape and started sanding. A quick and easy hull!!! I got this idea from a Finescale Modeler article and it worked well. Some sanding has been necessary but for the most part this was a fast build. I promise to get pictures up soon of the results.