New Cutter, for the Seaport Village

[Sumpter250]

I am curious, though, about the procedure for turning the fully-modelled hull into a waterline one: what tools are used and how do you guide the cutting instrument, as I'm guessing that the moulded-in plank detail follows the sheer rather than being horizontal. Wayne

First, This was not a "High Quality" kit. The "molded-in plank detail", doesn't follow the sheer, as there is no "plank detail". The surface of the hull has a "texture pattern", rather like the bark of a tree.
I used a razor saw to cut away the lower part of the hull, and then sanded the edge down smoothly to the molded in waterline.
Once that was done the upper parts of the hull were glued to a sheet of styrene, and, in the process, forms were glued to the styrene sheet to hold the hull sides vertically, and add the new shape of the hull.
I got the pieces of the rail added, raising the rail height to a more acceptable level. The Mast assembly is built, and the first piece of "hardware", the bale that is the upper attachment of the fore stay, is done and attached to the mast cap.
I'll get photos done, and post them sometime tomorrow. I have a Granddaughter's piano recital to attend , and then, an evening out ( yeah, I'll be home sometime after midnight )