Roger Pellett
NRG Member-
Posts
4,435 -
Joined
-
Last visited
About Roger Pellett
- Currently Viewing Topic: Steam Yacht Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - 1901/2008
- Birthday 06/04/1943
Profile Information
-
Gender
Male
-
Location
Duluth, MN
-
Interests
Naval Architect, Scratch Modeler and maritime history researcher. Current modeling interest- Great Lakes Steamship Benjamin Noble
Nautical ResearchvGuild Member
Author: Whaleback Ships and the American Steel Barge Company published by Wayne State University Press
Recent Profile Visitors
-
Roger Pellett reacted to a post in a topic: Saint Philippe 1693 by CRI-CRI - scale 1/72 - French warship from Lemineur monograph
-
Roger Pellett reacted to a post in a topic: Lockheed-Aeritalia F-104S by Danstream - FINISHED - Hasegawa - 1:48
-
Roger Pellett reacted to a post in a topic: Syren Ship Model Company News, Updates and Info.....(part 2)
-
mtaylor reacted to a post in a topic: Steam Yacht Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - 1901/2008
-
Roger Pellett reacted to a post in a topic: SS Blagoev (ex Songa )1921 by Valery V - scale 1:100 - Soviet Union
-
FriedClams reacted to a post in a topic: Steam Yacht Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - 1901/2008
-
ferretmary1 reacted to a post in a topic: SS Blagoev (ex Songa )1921 by Valery V - scale 1:100 - Soviet Union
-
Retired guy reacted to a post in a topic: Steam Yacht Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - 1901/2008
-
KeithAug reacted to a post in a topic: Caroline N by mbp521 - Scale 1:64 - Mississippi River Towboat
-
Roger Pellett reacted to a post in a topic: Peerless by Cathead - 1:87 - 1893 sternwheel Missouri River steamboat
-
Roger Pellett reacted to a post in a topic: Spartacus by Javelin - 1/2000
-
Roger Pellett reacted to a post in a topic: Blairstown by mcb - 1:160 - Plastic - Steam Derrick Lighter NY Harbor
-
Roger Pellett reacted to a post in a topic: Steam Yacht Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - 1901/2008
-
KeithAug reacted to a post in a topic: Steam Yacht Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - 1901/2008
-
Keith Black reacted to a post in a topic: Steam Yacht Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - 1901/2008
-
Roger Pellett reacted to a post in a topic: Mary Rose by Baker - scale 1/50 - "Your Noblest Shippe"
-
Roger Pellett reacted to a post in a topic: USS Enterprise (CV-6) by ted99 - Trumpeter - 1:200 - PLASTIC
-
Ras Ambrioso reacted to a post in a topic: Paddlewheeler Golden City by Louie da fly - Scale 1:50 and 1:25 - solid hull
-
robert952 reacted to a post in a topic: New builder here, understanding the different types of wood in your kit???
-
Canute reacted to a post in a topic: Unknown Table Saw
-
During my working career, I saw a number of these Jarmac saws in use at model ships operated by large engineering firms (Bechtel, Fluor, etc.) to build models of industrial installations. The saws were used to cut plastic scale pipe and structural shapes to length. Ripping would not have been required. In the case of piping, the fittings all had sockets cast into the ends. The cut length was slipped into the socket and glued so the length of the assembly could be adjusted slightly before gluing. End play of the blade was therefore not a problem. Roger
-
Paul, Have you looked at the build log for Ed Tosti’s Young America. If not, I recommend it. If you’re not familiar with it is a meticulous build of a Clipper of the same era. See how he handled this. Roger
-
As Welfack points out these lights like much else aboard ship required maintenance. They also had to be refilled with fuel (whale oil and later kerosene), and the wicks had to be trimmed. Ships were therefore equipped with Lamp Rooms, an enclosed space where lamps could be worked on and stored out of the weather when not in use. Roger
-
Great work bring this old kit back to life John!.
- 44 replies
-
- Red Jacket
- Marine Model Company
-
(and 2 more)
Tagged with:
-
Unless you live on the East Coast or highly populated areas of the West Coast everything that Ian posted about totally Electric vehicles also applies to the USA. I don’t foresee that these cars will ever be practical for the long distance driving and weather that we encounter in the Northern Midwest. Roger
-
This is supposed to be an activity that’s enjoyable so if planking is a problem, choose a project that doesn’t involve it. If you are limited to kits check out solid hulls. Bluejacket offers some, as does A.J. Fisher. A well made solid hull model is no less authentic than a planked POB one. The important thing is correctly reproducing the hull shape. OR. Find a POB model that is easy to plank. How about a Skipjack? There is at least one Skipjack kit on the market and their relatively small size allows modeling at a scale that allows detailing. Roger
-
A very strong El Niño has given us a record winter; much above average temperatures and almost no snow. As a result, the SOO locks intend to open several days earlier than planned. Noteworthy this past month was the recent announcement of the discovery of the SS Arlington sunk in 600ft of water off Lake Superior’s Kweanee Penninsula. Arlington, sunk in 1940 shares several similarities with Benjamin Noble. Both were close to the same size and were designed for the pulp wood trade. Both were built by the same yard (five years apart). Arlington was loaded down with a late season grain cargo. Heavy seas washed off hatch bars, tarpaulins, and la least one hatch failed entirely flooding her hold. Work since my last post involved assembling the hatch covers on a backing piece of 1/64” plywood and fabrication of the hatch bars. Wooden hatches float, so hatch bars were fastened atop to restrain them. These were pieces of 3” steel angle bolted at the ends to padeyes attached to the deck. For the model I used 1/32” square brass wire. At each tip, I soldered a short piece of I/16” brass tubing. A #75 hole through the top of the tube will accept the simulated hold down bolt. A fussy detail requiring a frustrating amount of time. Roger
-
Silver soldering
Roger Pellett replied to Dziadeczek's topic in Metal Work, Soldering and Metal Fittings
Underhill appears to be doing it the hard way! Of course he was writing many years ago and new tools and materials have become available since. Unless oyou are planning to put your chain under considerable tension, high temperature silver solder is not necessary. Lead free solders are now available in a wide range of diameters. I have recently been using .010” diameter solder with good results. Like Underhill, I like the liquid fluxes applied with a small brush. They do a good job of drawing solder into the joint. Finally, I prefer a fine tipped electric soldering iron to a torch. With the very small sizes involved here an electric soldering iron will fuse the joint instaneously. Roger -
Andy, really nice work. In the years before Covid, my wife and I went on three Sisley Garden Tours to different areas of rural England; a wonderful experience. We heard from more than one gardener maintaining these magnificent gardens that there is an Asiatic blight killing the Boxwood Trees. It would seem that someone could scavage some nice Boxwood before it’s too late. Roger
- 81 replies
-
- Vigilance
- Sailing Trawler
-
(and 1 more)
Tagged with:
-
Definitely not splitting hairs, apples and oranges! Allan refers to sailing warships of the 17th and 18th Centuries. These vessels had large permanent lanterns affixed to the transom; one to three depending on the status of the ship. Samual Pepys bragged that one on the Royal Sovereign was large enough that he kissed a woman while standing inside of it! The main purpose of these lanterns was to allow formation station keeping at night. Much later in the Nineteenth Century, maritime nations developed “Rules of the Road” in an attempt to eliminate collisions at sea. These would not work at night if the vessel’s could not see each other. This lead to the legal requirement for vessels to carry navigation lights, specifically red (port) and green (starboard). These would have been attached to the lower mast shrouds on sailing ships. Exactly when did this happen? I don’t know. Roger
About us
Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research
SSL Secured
Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured
NRG Mailing Address
Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917
Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)
Helpful Links
About the NRG
If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.
The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.
The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.