Store | The College of Model Shipbuilding | Prep School Course | Freshman Course

The Prep School course was designed for the beginner who has never built a model ship before. The subject for this course is the Model Shipway's kit, Bluenose (MS2130). This model has much simpler hull planking than most plank on bulkhead models.

This course is complete and includes 12 chapters covering all aspects of construction as well as masting and rigging..

The course takes you through the complete construction of the hull. You are shown how to plank the outer hull, how to plank the decks and how to make all of the deck furniture. The final 3 chapters cover the complete construction of the masts, gaffs and booms as well as the attachment of all rigging. And we provide a private forum area on our website forum just for Bluenose customers so that they can get assistance at any time.

This course comes on CD and has 12 chapters. There are two optional photo CD's with all photos taken for chapters 1 - 6 on the first CD and 7 - 12 on the second CD. To read a sample chapter, click here.