The Art of Age of Sail @jandela - Tumblr Blog

Vanguards all wooden model anchors - First reason for all wood is the weight of metal anchors, they tend to flop around and wreak havoc on models during transport and handling. Wooden anchors are extremely light and can be easily secured in position without any worries that they 'move around' where they shouldn't go. The second reason is that the stock, flukes and arms are easier to be shaped to true form, dimension and scale.

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Lanterns created and added to the Vanguard model, anchors next.

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Figurehead and trailboard designed and created. She's coming together, hope you'll agree!?

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Stern decorations and gold-leafing mostly done - On with the bows - Vanguard 1787

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WIP gingerbread work - Vanguard 1787

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Rigging Continuing - Vanguard 1787 - Mahogany Model

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She's got her wings - Vanguard 1787 in mahogany.

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Wip - Rigging -Vanguard 1787

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Vanguard's stays moving up - the absence of yards leaves her still a little 'naked' in appearance. However, this is about to change soon.

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Chain-plates and channels all set up to receive the lower shrouds - Vanguard 1787. To my American friends: Happy 4th of July!

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Hi There,

I've been following your posts for some time, I've been very impressed with the work you're doing on these ships. May I ask, are you building from scratch or are you using some sort of kit to get you started? It's obvious if it's a kid that you are certainly doing a lot of handcrafted work to upgrade it, but if you're doing this all from scratch, wow I am impressed!

James

Hey there James! Thank you for asking. All the design and construction from scratch and by hand. No kits 😎