Ship Modelers Database18th Century Longboat
- Scale
- 1:48 (1/4 in=1 ft, O)
- Construction
- Wood
- Skill level
- 3 / 6
- Status
- Available
- Dimensions (mm)
- 298.45 × 76.2 × 254
Where to buy
- modelexpo-online.comOfficial
This true plank-on-frame kit, designed by master ship modeler Chuck Passaro, uses laser-cut basswood sheets for the false keel, ribs, locker, floorboards and thwarts. The box includes brass strip, belaying pins, eyebolts and nails, wooden blocks and deadeyes, black and tan rigging line, and a cast metal anchor, along with full-scale plans and detailed instructions. It's built up plank-by-plank over the wooden frame just as the original 18th-century longboats were, making it a good project for builders wanting to practice fine woodworking and planking skills on a relatively small, short build.
Build Logs
+ Link a build log- 18th Century Longboat Model Expo 1:48unspecified (member since Dec 2020, Connecticut) · Ships of Scale
Active in-progress build log with step-by-step construction posts of the Model Expo/Model Shipways 1:48 longboat kit.
- 18th Century Longboat - Model Shipways 1:64 Bashed by StevenSteven (Vfordyce discussion partner) · Ships of Scale
Build log of a heavily modified/kitbashed version of the Model Shipways longboat kit, with ongoing discussion of build progress.
- 18th Century Longboat 1750-1760 Model Shipways 1/48dpeno · Ships of Scale
Build log explicitly citing kit number MS1457, documenting keel/stem/bulkhead construction steps.
- MODEL SHIPWAYS 18TH CENTURY LONGBOAT Build Log-1:48 SCALEDavid J. · Ships of Scale
First-time builder's log for the Model Shipways 1:48 kit, includes progress on bulkhead gluing and mistakes/fixes.
- 18th Century Longboat (Model Shipways; 1:48) [COMPLETED BUILD]Mel R · Ships of Scale
Completed build log with detailed progress updates (windlass, seats, rudder, hull finishing) for the Model Shipways 1:48 kit.
- Build Log: 18th Century Longboat 1750-1760 by Model Shipwaysunspecified (joined Mar 2020) · Ships of Scale
First build log by this poster showing bulkhead gluing and planking progress on the Model Shipways kit.
- Build Log: 18th Century Longboat for HMS Medea project. 1:48 scale. Model Shipways kit.unspecified (joined Nov 2019, Australia) · Ships of Scale
Detailed build log with staged progress (keel, bulkheads, planking, painting) explicitly for the Model Shipways kit, built as a companion boat for a scratch HMS Medea build.
- 18th Century Longboatunspecified · Ships of Scale
Build log explicitly citing kit number MS1457, discussing plank width and garboard plank fitting.
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