Jump to content

SawdustDave

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,770

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by SawdustDave

  1. SawdustDave
    A second day of studying Karl's craftsmanship....I remain speechless....there simply are no words that would serve justice to what my eyes are telling me. This work could only be properly described by a great poet. Thank you Karl For Karl...... Ein zweiter Tag des Studiums Karl's Handwerkskunst .... Ich bin immer noch sprachlos ... es gibt einfach keine Worte, w\'fcrde dazu dienen, was meine Augen mir sagen. Diese Arbeit kann man nur richtig beschrieben durch ein gro\'dfer Dichter.\ Vielen Dank Karl
  2. SawdustDave
    OK, This is just insane! Somebody help me out here. Please send me a PM if you know of a more skilled craftsman than Karl, because I would really like to see it for myself. The cannon is simply mind blowing. Dave
  3. SawdustDave
    Karl, I am just now discovering your amazing build for the first time. All I can say is, each time I think maybe I have seen it all....each time I think I have seen the absolute ultimate in perfection....when I say to myself "It just don't get better than this".....I then discover an artist so amazing I can hardly believe what I am seeing. I can't begin to describe how crazy good your work is....no words for it. Thank you for sharing your extreme talent with us mere mortals. Dave
  4. SawdustDave
    Just WOW! What beautiful work. Thanks Toni Dave
  5. SawdustDave
    Hi Toni: Just now finding this amazing build. Returning to my shop after a two year break, it just seems like the craft has been taken to a whole new level by artists such as yourself....or I was simply too busy with my own builds to browse around and see the great work of others. Either way, I am really enjoying it now, as never before. Your joinery skills are superb. I love your work. Dave
  6. SawdustDave
    Michiel, as much as I enjoy doing a little carving, I do not think I would take this one on.....even at 1:50 scale. Anxious to see how you pull this off sir. From what I see, you certainly have the talent to do a great job. My hat is off to you sir. Dave
  7. SawdustDave
    Very nice start Rich....I do envy you living right there in Portsmouth where you can visit her. I go to sleep each night looking at her docked in her glass case beside my bed. Dave
  8. SawdustDave
    Hi Pete: Not only is your workmanship extremely excellent, and your model is super nice, I'm thinking "What a fun little boat to own!" I think you should consider scaling her up to 1/1 and go for it.
  9. SawdustDave
    Hi pasi, Just joining this build for the first time.....glad I found your log in my browsing MSW postings. Very neat clean workmanship. I look forward to all future postings of your Rattlesnake. Dave
  10. SawdustDave
    Piet, This build is blowing my mind. Just amazing sir. Dave
  11. SawdustDave
    Hi Piet, Just discovering this amazing project for the first time. First impression...."This has got to be a kit, posted in the wrong build log category." Absolutely amazing detail. Thanks for the pleasure of seeing your work. Dave
  12. SawdustDave
    Marsalv, I just came from visiting your RC build and I am so glad I will be able to watch the Pandora develop from the beginning. Beautiful start. Dave
  13. SawdustDave
    Hi Marsalv: Glad I found your incredible work. You will become my latest in extremely fine MASTERS of the art that I shall be following and learning from. Having now built several ships from scratch, I am inspired by many builders, such as yourself to strive every day to improve my own work. Thanks for being an example to all of us. Dave
  14. SawdustDave
    Tom....know the feeling.....running out of space here as well. Mrs. SawdustDave running short on patience and the bargaining process can get very expensive.
  15. SawdustDave
    Hi Alex, I am so happy to discover your magnificent build and be able to add another true "MASTER CRAFTSMAN" to my growing list of incredible artists I can learn from and be inspired by. Looking forward to all future updates on this amazing project. Add me to your list of fans. I can hardly wait for Chuck to introduce his Winnie to the market so I can tackle that beauty. Will strive to get my work to somewhere near your quality by that time. Dave
  16. SawdustDave
    Nice start Floyd....that is a really beautiful model and I'm sure you will enjoy the build. Dave
  17. SawdustDave
    Thinking about it, I'm not sure it was proper for me to post pics on Augie's log. So sorry if I was out of line. The discussion on bricks prompted me to offer a pretty simple solution that worked pretty well for me. Sometimes, we can get so wrapped up in our use of wood we tend to overlook other materials laying all around us. I guess I've used poster board and construction paper in more ways than I can count. I'm sure Augie's brick platform will be a knockout like everything else he does.
  18. SawdustDave
    Don't know if this will help Augie, but I got pretty good results with construction paper.
  19. SawdustDave
    She's looking great Augie. Very clean work mate.
  20. SawdustDave
    Thanks RB.....my kids and grand kids seem to get a kick out of Papa's little ships....especially the three boys. They each have staked their "claim" on their favorite. I am wisely leaving it up to my son and daughter as to who gets what after I eventually sail off into the sunset.... Not getting into that little debate....hahahaha
  21. SawdustDave
    Thanks guys....close call huh! Set MAyflower#2 aside today and returned to MF#1..... Tied the first clove hitches in over two years. Like riding a bicycle,,,,you don't forget how.
  22. SawdustDave
    Holy SH..T!!! Left the door to my shop open this morning while doing yard work. Came in to cool off and found a visitor....adult mocking bird flying around trying to find a way out. So he perched on the light fixture above my poker table and proceeds to express what he thinks of my ship building. Look how close he came to hitting the ship.... even worse, the poker table fabric! OMG! And what the heck has he been eating!?
  23. SawdustDave
    My first posting of my Mayflower #2.... 1/60th scale. Decking progress, as seen here, is moving along fairly well. Tree-nailing for two days now. The only thing more repetitive would be tying clove hitches....right? The stern view....I wanted to get a little flavor of working at the larger scale. As for my continued progress on the smaller scale Mayflower #1.... will take a shot at tying in some ratlines to the top shrouds tonight. Should be interesting since I haven't tied a clove-hitch in over two years. Looking at some of my old builds, I kinda like the white line on black shrouds. To me, the contrast really pops.
  24. SawdustDave
    Gerald, she just gets awesomer and awesomer. Me thinks you may be having way too much fun. Nice.
  25. SawdustDave
    WOW! Not much more to say. First, I must echo your comment about deck structures being great fun. This looks like a real fun build. Super clean work mate! About as pretty a job of hull planking as it gets. Dave

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.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...