Golden Hind Sailing Ship: Finished

[David G.]

Hello Everybody!

This kit is supposed to be a rendition of the Golden Hind captained by Sir Francis Drake in the 1570s. The actual ship which inspired this kit no longer exists but  a few replicas have been built and this kit holds little resemblance to any of them. The kit seems to be based on an entirely different style of ship. It's probably the standard base master from which all the other ships in Lindberg's series were derived.

Needless to say, I'm not particularly concerned about the historical accuracy of this build.

For those who may be interested I have a complete WIP thread that details the whole build process.

 

 

That being said, on with the show.

 

This kit was more of a challenge than it had a right to be.

 

Using wire and string, I fabricated the ratlines to replace the clunky plastic ones that were missing from the kit. 

 

The deer silhouette on the stern is cut from photo paper and painted gold.

 

There are a few other photos I want to post and I still have to get my traditional Display Case shot.

So until then, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to post any comments you may wish to share.

David G.

[Jim B]

Nice looking galleon.  Well done.  Always amazes me that these things just didn't roll over.  They look so top heavy.

[BK9300]

Well done, David - you've added a great variety of extra detail to catch the eye!

[stavanzer]

Wow!

David, that is an Awesome Build,of that kit.

You craftsmanship and care show in every detail!

 

Good Show.

[David G.]

18 hours ago, Jim B said:

Nice looking galleon.  Well done.  Always amazes me that these things just didn't roll over.  They look so top heavy.

Thank you Jim. I think that's why they put all that ballast in the bottom.  

 

16 hours ago, BK9300 said:

Well done, David - you've added a great variety of extra detail to catch the eye!

Thank you very much Brian.

 

14 hours ago, stavanzer said:

Wow!

David, that is an Awesome Build,of that kit.

You craftsmanship and care show in every detail!

 

Good Show.

Thank you most kindly Alan.

David G.

[shoopdog]

How cool is this! Love how it turned out.

[David G.]

18 hours ago, shoopdog said:

How cool is this! Love how it turned out.

Thank you Keith, I'm glad you like it.

=D-

[mustang1989]

This build just goes to show that it's the modeler and not the model that make all the difference in a stellar outcome such as this. Whadda show Dave.......whadda show. 

[Jim N]

Great job!  I really admire guys who build ship models really well.  I have tried to build ships and they turn into a hot mess.