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Having never built a wooden boat before and having been a carpenter I thought how hard could it be!!!! Of course it had to be japanese as well because of my martial arts. I soon found there were no kits on the market and little referance material other than my trusted dvd of shogun,so using the scenes of the samurai galley from the series I produced a whole set of drawings from the dvd and proceeded to scratch build. I later found that it was due to the period of a 100years forced seclusion that all boats and plans were burnt leaving little reference material. So here is from the conception and start of the build the build diary of a 1/56 scale japanese galley. (will resize these photos over the weekend)  Latest pictures start to show the cabin, bow detal and the ribs. The bow detail I had to stick slivers on and sand them down to show the tenons holding the sides on and along the beam. The sairs will come out and be rebuilt later as will the deck hatch godan61 attached the following image(s):
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Welcome aboard Godan, this is going to be an interesting build to follow... hope you will share your progress with us all and post lots of images..... Good luck on you build...  Regards Alan
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Godan, if you resize your images to 600 x 450 pixels you will be able to upload directly to your diary page, this would save members having to download your images to see your progress......
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Welcome Godan, watching your build with interest because like you say, there are no such kits 
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Hi godan61! Thank you for your being interested in a Japanese classic ship. If you want to know more about such model, please refer to the URL below. http://www.woodyjoe.com/catalog/hansen.html#02
Best Regards, Yutaro Yutaro HONMA attached the following image(s): DeAGOSTINI 1/250 the YAMATO, 1/250 the AKAGI.
Hasegawa Co. 1/350 Battle ship NGATO, 1/350 Aircraft carrier Akagi, Battle ship MIKASA.
Water line series 1/700 Battle ship YAMATO, HIEI, YAMASHIRO, Aircraft carrier HIRYU,TAIHO, Heavy Cruiser Myoukou, Ashigara, Nachi, Haguro & others.
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Hi Gandale and Mr T You're going to love this diary! I've been trying to get my old friend to post his project here for some weeks and here it is at last. The first oversized photos were an accident, we both thought coming from a camera-phone the file wouldn't be that large - back to the drawing board on that one! Godan's galley is coming on very well with a huge amount of detail and all of it scratch built too. When you consider that all the info to build the thing came solely from watching Shogun over and over again it's a very impressive project. (I keep suggesting add ons and extras, especially after some part has already been completed! , just to 'help' you understand.  Thanks for that link Yutaro, neither of us knew those kits existed! Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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Many thanks had no idea they existed, hope I can it justice
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Thanks for the comments, hope I can do it justice. Thanks for the advice rob think I will be cutting a hole in the deck, as you will see I buit things in and then ripped them out and re did them
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Just simply have to say, excellent work considering the background material you have to work with is exceptionally ltd. I have the Shogun series on DVD so I started to skip through it to have a look at what you are trying to create...... This I am definately interested in.... well done.....
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Latest phots up with details at the top will start to seperat them
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Ok gettijng up to date, these show the outriggers and beams, around the top are the railings 4mm halvened together and the tops chamfferd by hand. The front rails I had to soak and bend. These need finishing off and all the ends trimming.outrigger posts up godan61 attached the following image(s):
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Hi Godan welcome to the forum,this is certainly an unusual build that I will be watching with interest, very nice work so far regards Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Thanks for the comments from all of you it spurs me on. Ok this shows the mast and outriggers in place, also with the prow detail though this has now changed slightly, also the stairs have now been ripped out and a new set built. The crew access on the deck has been removed and an access hatch put in with stairsits painstaking as some of what you see has been removed and rebuilt any advice is greatfully received. godan61 attached the following image(s):
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New staircase now put in showing the tenons on the strings. The railings around the ship the dificult part was getting the top set tp line up on the bow, side and stern whilst keeping 3 equal pats on the side. Stern detail showing the railings continuing around and the mast detail at the top and the main rigging and pullies to raise the sail all working, next is to make the sail complete with mon and the spar. godan61 attached the following image(s):
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Well done Godan. Love your woodwork and attention to detail. She is looking supurb. Rgds, Hans
"It's okay to make mistakes. mistakes are our teachers - they help us to to learn, even if it is painfully"
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A very nice clean build. Are you planning on building some more. Ian. Current builds.Hachettes build the bismark,HMS Victory, HMS Hood.
Finished Builds Corel HMS Victory cross section.
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Thanks guys, hadnt thought about another build maybe I will build a 1/32 scale version, will post some more the weekend. Have opened up the hatch and put on the sail of course I haave 18 sets of oars to make ughh and some 28mm samurai to pose and paint as well as sashimono and wind sock and lantern.
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Ok new hatch cut into the deck with stairs, main sail and rigging with ashot of the hull at the bow. The jpanese idea of securing riging is tie it to the rails, extremelly happy with the way the sail came out though, godan61 attached the following image(s):
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Very nice piece of work and a credit to your obvious skills.... very well done indeed.....
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Alan
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A very good quality build, good detail, good workmanship,very nice indeed  . HMS Surprise
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