Eldrbarry's First Wood Ship Model: Artesania Latina's Swift Pilot Boat 1805

As of December 20th, 2004

The Swift 1805 Pilot Boat (my nearly finished project was actually started in 1984.) . . . After putting together the false keel, bulwarks and false deck, and a false start on planking, the model was carefully packed away for 20 years. I started again in the summer of 2004, beginning with the planking.

Some modelling notes . . .
• Note addition of gun ports with additional bulwark supports, and some rather oversized block and tackle. The barrel also has been tied down.

Earlier pictures . . . .

Helpful materials for fellow Swift Modellers: (These are large pdf files and will take some time to download)

• The Written instructions from my 1984 Kit: Part 1 . . . Part 2 . . . Part 3
  
• An Article from Ships in Scale Magazine about building Swift (September/ October 1985)
• Eldrbarry's personal hints on building the Swift

• E-Book on Pilot Boats
• Ships of Scale Forum on building the Swift