I like this u boxing very much, my friend... just starting watching ur build...goodness me many evenings shall i spend with your good self and your wonderful builds.....thank .you.. I hope you never delete these videos. They are a life saver for me , theres a comfort in them....tho i miss Occre builds.....just saying...😊 Markos
A restaurant in a town I used to live in had a Cutty Sark model in the window. I often stopped to look at it. Can’t wait to see how she’ll turn out from your skilled hands, John! Looking forward to this one🙂
Hello John. I am convinced that you have mutch more experience in building wooden ships than i have , but Billing Boats cannot completely convince me and i prefer Occre, witch i think is the better company for the time being. That's just my opinion. I have to say that i have been enjoying your videos for several years now. Many greetings0😊
It is not about convincing someone to buy the model, it about making a model , more challenging and make it the way i like it, this mean that i will add a few extra parts and will change some. if you are following the Victory series, you must have seen that the Victory is unique, non other exists like this one, lots of details and great result!
I mentioned to someone the other day I wanted to build a wooden model ship. we were talking about bucket list things. His reaction was that’s nice. I think I have one in the box underneath my bed inherited from my grandfather. The next day he brings me over he constructor Cutty Sark from 1985 mint condition. Zero parts missing. Talk about asking you shall receive. I’ve been looking for a week or so on RUclips trying to find someone building a Cutty Sark and lo and behold. I found you I thought I had already subscribed to you because I’ve seen several of your videos but now that you are building the Cutty Sark, I am going to try and build along with you. Good luck. Wish me luck by the way this is my third wooden ship. I built model cars, my whole life, but only third model. Wish me luck I need you to really mean it.
Hi John - another interesting project to follow. My preference for lighting are the flickering yellow , simulating candles, I think they are more realistic. I have just started on Artesanis Latinas new version of the Santasima Trinidad, and I'm using it to start my vlog on UTube, so learning about video editing at the same time - not bad for a 76 year old eh?
Hello John, the basis for another good one, never build it, but some years ago I did a bottom up restauration of one for a friend. I'm gonna follow you build with the greatest interest. Best wishes Simon
@@JohnsWoodenShipsand I think I may get the copper for the button of the ship But It gives me a question do I leave the copper the same color that it has or do I paint it red. Because I have been told by some people that she had both colors so I don't know yet. The box art show it with red but I don't know.
No presawn sails, a lot of plastic parts, no exotic wood, just plywood.. I remember when John said that he didn't like Artesania Latina because it was crap.. Well, here we are with the same type of kit, and this is good.. I could actually hear in your voice that it is not the same type of excitement as you used to have in other unboxings, but it may just be me.. Don't misunderstand me, John, I like your work a lot, and I thank you for getting me into this hobby, but billing boats are not giving the buyers the quality they are paying for.. Anyway, I will watch this build series as well:) Give Wolf and Buddy some hugs from me:)
It has nothing to do with Artesania, it is way better. Also i will build this the way i like ,just like the HMS Victory. And if you are watching the Victory series you can understand that is one the best model kits around.
@JohnsWoodenShips All I'm saying is that Billing Boats are using the same type of wood in their kits as Artesania Latina does. Why is the one better than the other..? Ok, Artesania may use thinner plywood, but the hull is constructed with more parts and as a 3d puzzle, giving it the strength it needs.
I am building this from a 1982 vintage Billing kit. Except for the laser cut wood parts it looks exactly the same as from 40 years ago, same plastic parts, blocks and plans! The Cutty Sark was not sheathed in copper plates but Muntz metal which is brass. I have replaced most of the decor plastic parts with photo etched parts which you can buy and have bought some proper sails. I think the quality and detail of this kit is not up to modern standards and you will need to do a lot of extra work than shown in the plans to make it to a good standard. The biggest problem with this kit is that the bulk head spacing is too large and it makes the hull planking very difficult to do especially around the stern. I am about 40% through the build but it took me probably 3x longer to get the hull right than on any of my previous models. I hope it goes OK for you, but watch out, it will try your patience! 🙄
Hi John, I have been watching your channel for a long time, and admire your skills. I sense that you are a little underwhelmed by this unboxing? This kit looks very inferior compared to your other kits. Normally you are full of excitement when you are unboxing! How about doing a scratch build? You are more than capable! I love your work, you are very skilled. All the best & keep up the good work.
When i do an unboxing i immediately start to imagine how it will be when it's finished and also what changes i will make. That is exciting and i will make a great one out of this one like i did with Victory!
It is not silly, here are the dealers around the world : docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRAtwJ_zRtLt_ZGwJhIZhJmnwCN1NeriVqQFhgdNyiQJdlQQBV61QWztBf5RNZUOEkZnXWTjbYIVQ0C/pubhtml?gid=1111919947&single=true
as much as I love your videos, I just think that billing boats supplying plastic deadeyes and plastic blocks with wooden ship and call it wooden model in this price range is unacceptable and I personally if I have bought this ship and saw that they supply plastic in there i would have returned it same day. Nice video John, but this is unacceptable supplying plastic cheap stuff with expensive wooden model kit. I had 5 very large wooden model kits and not a single one had plastic in them just wood and metal as its wooden not plastic...
I have seen plastic dead eyes and blocks in OcCre models as well. All you have to do is contact them and you will get a replacement with wooden ones. I already have them in the kit.
@@JohnsWoodenShips not sure which occre models did have plastic deadeyes and blocks, but i had 4 large models from them and all came with wooden ones and now i have different ship very expensive and again wooden ones. to me, these parts should be the strongest as there is lots of stress on them and company replacing these with plastic is to me unacceptable, cheaping out on something what should be high/highest quality..thats my opinion on plastic parts in high quality models kits. I also bough my 6th boat for next year for £1100 I havent started on it yet, but once again 0 plastic and like I said if there was any plastic it would be going straight back to seller. I pay this amount of money and expect highest quality not plastic
@@PUNISHERMARKO Check out my HMS Beagle series, you will see that the blocks and dead eyes are made out of plastic. It was like that at La Candelaria and i asked for wooden ones.
I've only tried one Billings kit HMAV Bounty. The plans are based on her before being converted to Bounty by the navy. A lot of 'kit bashing' was required for the correct 'spec'. The kit included plastic gun carriages ! The instructions very basic. I notice their Victory has no wales. The bounty kit has put me off Billings, I'll stick to OcCre, of whiich I have four waiting to be done. @@PUNISHERMARKO
For $500 cdn the plastic fittings is a deal breaker for me. Back in the day you had to buy the fittings for model ship kits separately which was a bummer.
@@JohnsWoodenShips yeah that's great. It'll take quite a bit of work to build the lifeboats out of wood, but it'll be worth the effort. I forget which kit it was, but I wasn't happy with the anchor chain. The links were open and looked horrible. Since I didn't have a hobby shop anywhere nearby I scoured the jewelry counters of dept stores looking for the right scale chain with soldered links. Eventually got one, then tarnished it up with thinned black paint and then rusted it with thinned red paint.
@@JohnsWoodenShips would you build them out of a solid block? I did a small runabout years ago and made it out of a block of spruce then planked it with some scraps I had lying around. I'm getting lazy in my old age, I'd download an STL file and carve one on my cnc router lol I wish I could post pics here, I'd show you a model spad I made. I cut the parts out on my cnc and then shaped and sanded to make it all nice.
The dead eyes and blocks as you have seen, have been already replaced with wooden ones. That leaves the boats but it too early to think how i will do that.
Good luck John looks like good project..I can not wait..
Soon my friend, after the Victory is finished :)
Hello john. Looking forward to the build. Saving to make her my next ship. again thank you for sharing
I hope that you will enjoy it :)
Looks like fun in a box! I'll be along for this build also. Keep up the educational videos, they mean a lot to us beginners. - Mike
Thank you very much my friend!!!
I like this u boxing very much, my friend... just starting watching ur build...goodness me many evenings shall i spend with your good self and your wonderful builds.....thank .you.. I hope you never delete these videos. They are a life saver for me , theres a comfort in them....tho i miss Occre builds.....just saying...😊 Markos
Hi Markos! Missed you!!! I have just started a new OcCre build, San Felipe and i have done the unboxing some months ago, check it out my friend :)
Good to see a merchant ship build for a change. Really looking forward to this.
There will be some extras on this one too :)
Looking forward to this John, another iconic ship … regards Nigel 😊
You will love it too my friend!!!
A restaurant in a town I used to live in had a Cutty Sark model in the window. I often stopped to look at it. Can’t wait to see how she’ll turn out from your skilled hands, John!
Looking forward to this one🙂
We will enjoy this one too :)
My preference go to yellow lights. Looking forward to the new building series.
Noted and added in the description, thank you Peter!
wow, that victory is beautiful.....
Hello John. I am convinced that you have mutch more experience in building wooden ships than i have , but Billing Boats cannot completely convince me and i prefer Occre, witch i think is the better company for the time being. That's just my opinion.
I have to say that i have been enjoying your videos for several years now.
Many greetings0😊
It is not about convincing someone to buy the model, it about making a model , more challenging and make it the way i like it, this mean that i will add a few extra parts and will change some. if you are following the Victory series, you must have seen that the Victory is unique, non other exists like this one, lots of details and great result!
I mentioned to someone the other day I wanted to build a wooden model ship. we were talking about bucket list things. His reaction was that’s nice. I think I have one in the box underneath my bed inherited from my grandfather. The next day he brings me over he constructor Cutty Sark from 1985 mint condition. Zero parts missing. Talk about asking you shall receive.
I’ve been looking for a week or so on RUclips trying to find someone building a Cutty Sark and lo and behold. I found you I thought I had already subscribed to you because I’ve seen several of your videos but now that you are building the Cutty Sark, I am going to try and build along with you. Good luck. Wish me luck by the way this is my third wooden ship. I built model cars, my whole life, but only third model. Wish me luck I need you to really mean it.
Welcome aboard!!! I wish to you the best of luck and i want you to know that if you'll need any help you can ask me anything :)
Hi John - another interesting project to follow. My preference for lighting are the flickering yellow , simulating candles, I think they are more realistic. I have just started on Artesanis Latinas new version of the Santasima Trinidad, and I'm using it to start my vlog on UTube, so learning about video editing at the same time - not bad for a 76 year old eh?
Thank you very much for your vote Bill!!! It is never too late, enjoy your build and be careful of the 3mm skeleton :)
Hello John, the basis for another good one, never build it, but some years ago I did a bottom up restauration of one for a friend. I'm gonna follow you build with the greatest interest.
Best wishes Simon
Hello my friend! Thank you very much!!! What is your vote for the lights?
@@JohnsWoodenShips yellow, made it on Facebook
Another big project for You, John. I would use yellow LED lights.
Thank you very much my friend! Noted and written in the description.
Looks like a wonderful project to come!
I think so too!!
I've had my eye on this kit for a while. Will look forward to watching you build it :)
Thank you my friend!!! What color light do you prefer?
@@JohnsWoodenShips Normally I would say orange but for this ship I think yellow would look good.
One of my personal favorite ships.
I think I may get this one for me to build next year.
I might do that it will be my second wooden ship.
And she will be a very beautiful one!
@@JohnsWoodenShipsand I think I may get the copper for the button of the ship
But It gives me a question do I leave the copper the same color that it has or do I paint it red.
Because I have been told by some people that she had both colors so I don't know yet.
The box art show it with red but I don't know.
@@jamesdennis2004 You do it the way you like it better
Very nice subject. Can't wait to see your results.
In a few months, it will be interesting :)
Beautiful model kit. Im seating in first row and watching your build with excitement 😊
I am glad that you like it, 😌 thank you very much!!!
No presawn sails, a lot of plastic parts, no exotic wood, just plywood.. I remember when John said that he didn't like Artesania Latina because it was crap.. Well, here we are with the same type of kit, and this is good.. I could actually hear in your voice that it is not the same type of excitement as you used to have in other unboxings, but it may just be me.. Don't misunderstand me, John, I like your work a lot, and I thank you for getting me into this hobby, but billing boats are not giving the buyers the quality they are paying for.. Anyway, I will watch this build series as well:) Give Wolf and Buddy some hugs from me:)
It has nothing to do with Artesania, it is way better. Also i will build this the way i like ,just like the HMS Victory. And if you are watching the Victory series you can understand that is one the best model kits around.
@JohnsWoodenShips All I'm saying is that Billing Boats are using the same type of wood in their kits as Artesania Latina does. Why is the one better than the other..? Ok, Artesania may use thinner plywood, but the hull is constructed with more parts and as a 3d puzzle, giving it the strength it needs.
@@NikkiKuehnemund they do not use the same type of wood.Quality is much better than Artesania
Beautiful model, looking forward to seeing her being constructed.
Yellow light definitely.
Thank you very much! Thank you for voting!!!
A nice soft yellow light would be more natural for the year she was built, looking forward to seeing her built, 🤓
Thank you for your vote!
And here we go!!!!
Could you make another video of you showing all of your models? It’s been awhile and you have made some new additions 😊
Yes i will, for the Christmas Video :)
Hope some day there will be a model of a fliyng-p liner like the pamir
I am building this from a 1982 vintage Billing kit. Except for the laser cut wood parts it looks exactly the same as from 40 years ago, same plastic parts, blocks and plans! The Cutty Sark was not sheathed in copper plates but Muntz metal which is brass. I have replaced most of the decor plastic parts with photo etched parts which you can buy and have bought some proper sails. I think the quality and detail of this kit is not up to modern standards and you will need to do a lot of extra work than shown in the plans to make it to a good standard. The biggest problem with this kit is that the bulk head spacing is too large and it makes the hull planking very difficult to do especially around the stern. I am about 40% through the build but it took me probably 3x longer to get the hull right than on any of my previous models. I hope it goes OK for you, but watch out, it will try your patience! 🙄
Thank you very much for the info, i will try to make use of them :)
Felicidades John adquiriste un modelo de barco muy hermoso....🇲🇽🇲🇽....
Thank you very much my friend! What is your vote for the color of lights?
@@JohnsWoodenShips me gustaría yellow lights.....🇲🇽🇲🇽....
@@eduardosuarez4239 Noted , thank you my friend!
Very dim yrllow white would be more authentic for lamps, but warm white for portholes
We took a vote for the color of the lights before i start the build.
I don·t see this "Cutty Sark ""Is the beautiful model kit ..To see now ...Were are all yours models....Colllection ...??
I have them in 2 houses my friend, check out the Naval Museum video :)
Hi John, I have been watching your channel for a long time, and admire your skills. I sense that you are a little underwhelmed by this unboxing?
This kit looks very inferior compared to your other kits.
Normally you are full of excitement when you are unboxing!
How about doing a scratch build? You are more than capable!
I love your work, you are very skilled.
All the best & keep up the good work.
When i do an unboxing i immediately start to imagine how it will be when it's finished and also what changes i will make. That is exciting and i will make a great one out of this one like i did with Victory!
I vote for candle light simulation.
@@MyFinbar Noted, thank you for your vote!
John, I guess the cannon is for signaling.
Have no idea :)
Yes for signalling and also, I believe, a requirement of insurers.
definitely yellow lights
Thank you for voting!
I've noticed that on most kits of the cutty sark they forget the triple sails .
You are referring on the bow?
This may seem like a silly question but where did you purchase this kit?
It is not silly, here are the dealers around the world : docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRAtwJ_zRtLt_ZGwJhIZhJmnwCN1NeriVqQFhgdNyiQJdlQQBV61QWztBf5RNZUOEkZnXWTjbYIVQ0C/pubhtml?gid=1111919947&single=true
Can we get this somewhere readymade?
Only if someone has already finished it and have it for sale. But then again the price will be much different, you realize that.
as much as I love your videos, I just think that billing boats supplying plastic deadeyes and plastic blocks with wooden ship and call it wooden model in this price range is unacceptable and I personally if I have bought this ship and saw that they supply plastic in there i would have returned it same day.
Nice video John, but this is unacceptable supplying plastic cheap stuff with expensive wooden model kit. I had 5 very large wooden model kits and not a single one had plastic in them just wood and metal as its wooden not plastic...
I have seen plastic dead eyes and blocks in OcCre models as well. All you have to do is contact them and you will get a replacement with wooden ones. I already have them in the kit.
@@JohnsWoodenShips not sure which occre models did have plastic deadeyes and blocks, but i had 4 large models from them and all came with wooden ones and now i have different ship very expensive and again wooden ones. to me, these parts should be the strongest as there is lots of stress on them and company replacing these with plastic is to me unacceptable, cheaping out on something what should be high/highest quality..thats my opinion on plastic parts in high quality models kits.
I also bough my 6th boat for next year for £1100 I havent started on it yet, but once again 0 plastic and like I said if there was any plastic it would be going straight back to seller. I pay this amount of money and expect highest quality not plastic
@@PUNISHERMARKO Check out my HMS Beagle series, you will see that the blocks and dead eyes are made out of plastic. It was like that at La Candelaria and i asked for wooden ones.
@@JohnsWoodenShips ah ok, will have a quick look :)
I've only tried one Billings kit HMAV Bounty. The plans are based on her before being converted to Bounty by the navy. A lot of 'kit bashing' was required for the correct 'spec'. The kit included plastic gun carriages ! The instructions very basic. I notice their Victory has no wales. The bounty kit has put me off Billings, I'll stick to OcCre, of whiich I have four waiting to be done. @@PUNISHERMARKO
For $500 cdn the plastic fittings is a deal breaker for me. Back in the day you had to buy the fittings for model ship kits separately which was a bummer.
As you have seen i got the wooden parts with no extra charge :)
@@JohnsWoodenShips yeah that's great. It'll take quite a bit of work to build the lifeboats out of wood, but it'll be worth the effort.
I forget which kit it was, but I wasn't happy with the anchor chain. The links were open and looked horrible. Since I didn't have a hobby shop anywhere nearby I scoured the jewelry counters of dept stores looking for the right scale chain with soldered links. Eventually got one, then tarnished it up with thinned black paint and then rusted it with thinned red paint.
@@muskokamike127 For the boats i will do something for sure. But it's too early to worry about that.
@@JohnsWoodenShips would you build them out of a solid block?
I did a small runabout years ago and made it out of a block of spruce then planked it with some scraps I had lying around.
I'm getting lazy in my old age, I'd download an STL file and carve one on my cnc router lol
I wish I could post pics here, I'd show you a model spad I made. I cut the parts out on my cnc and then shaped and sanded to make it all nice.
@@muskokamike127 you can send me some photos here : john.aliprantis@gmail.com
plastic parts?...
The dead eyes and blocks as you have seen, have been already replaced with wooden ones. That leaves the boats but it too early to think how i will do that.