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  1. Jack12477
    Beautiful craftsmanship, Glenn. Great photography also.
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    Nice looking model Chuck. Looking forward to its debut.
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    I should probably update my post a little - my very first wooden ship model, after years of plastic models, was a Midwest row boat, made a couple of them, before tackling the Dumas Coast Guard 47 ft Utility boat model, but for this one my local hobby store owner - an accomplished modeler in his own right - gave me almost one-on-one guidance (since I bought the kit from him), from that I moved on to the Artesania Latina kits always choosing one that was in the 18 - 24 inch range finished. All of this was way before there was even an Internet or an MSW. That's the advice I give to anyone who asks me how to start building wood boat kits. Of course, Midwest in no longer in the kit business but there are probably other manufacturers who built small boat kits for beginners similar to Midwest's selection of kits.
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    Not sure I understand that response Chris. Are you a Corgi lover also ? Or ???
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    I have to agree with Skip - I too have been building models for over 60 (with starts and stops) both plastic and wood - some Military Armor and some wooden ships. And I too am not as good as many of the modelers I see here but so what. I'm learning !
  6. Jack12477
    Nice, Mark. Looking good.
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    Time for a small update: Finally got the small pusher boat completed. Ran into some problems keeping the side aligned even with the aid of the frame templates. The instructions were really vague and frustrating on what size lumber to use - had to do a lot of "translating" from the plans and to find the right pieces. Mostly I eye-balled it and used what "looked correct". Results are shown below in the photos.
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    Welcome to the Skipjacket club, Rob. I too am struggling with this kit altho it is not my first kit. I started it some years back, got frustrated with the rather cluttered plans (blueprints), put it back in the box and onto the shelf for several years while I built a few more kits. Picked it back up this year. My build log is in my signature below. My memory is a little vague but I think I ran into the same issue you're having but can't remember how I solved unfortunately. There are several excellent build logs for the kit here on MSW which I have been using as reference. Use the MSW Search function and you will find the rest of them. Good luck with your build.
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    I use the plastic covers that come on some canned goods (so the unused portions can be preserved in the fridge) - the PVA glue does not adhere to the plastic so after a while I just peel the built-up cured glue off and start over. CA doesn't peel off so easily - for that I use a piece of scrap card stock.
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    Carl, I have a third-hand tool - but I didn't use it because I thought it would act as a heat sink - these parts are teeny tiny.
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    Feathermerchant, welcome aboard ! The dredge A-frame is leaving me a bit intimidated at the moment, so I'm working on other parts while I figure that one out - also I think I flunked Soldering 101 - having trouble getting the little brass pieces to "sit still" while I attempt to solder them. Also the cluttered nature of the plans makes for slow going. I did finish the small push boats - photos to follow shortly
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    Glenn, I haven't used pastels on wooden ships but I have used them extensively on wood Model RR structures and on plastic Armor models. You can get artist pastel chalk in any good art supply shop. The technique I used was to take the chalk stick and create chalk "dust" using a knife, micro-plane zester, anything. Then use a fine clean artist paint brush to dab it onto the wood. The other technique used to weather models was dry brushing with various paint shades. An artist fixative can be used to set the chalk "dust" in place. You can use a Q-tip to rub the chalk into the wood for an even deeper weathering effect. Stick to the earth tones, grays, and black chalks for the best weathering effects.
  13. Jack12477
    Hi Sjors, just discovered your new build - better late than never I guess
  14. Jack12477
    Chuck, I agree 100% with Mark's comments above.
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    At one time there were 2,000 Skipjacks registered in Maryland on Chesapeake Bay; today according to the Maryland Dept of Natural Resources there are only 30 and only 7 of those actually fish. On push days, which are the two days a week that the skipjack can be pushed by the yawl boat, a skipjack can harvest 150 bushels. At $50 a bushel, that is $7,500 a day. With four people on crew, plus the cost of fuel, that could mean more than $1,000 a day per person. In contrast, the limit on dredge boats is 24 bushels a day, or 12 per man Maryland's oyster harvest reached an all-time peak in 1884, at approximately 15 million bushels of oysters. The oyster harvest has since declined steadily, especially at the end of the 20th century The Skipjack was designated Maryland's state boat in 1985. Here's an article on the subject
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    Yes, under the laws of Maryland the Chesapeake Bay oyster boats cannot use motor power to drag for oysters, so all Skipjacks are sail powered with a pusher boat to get them to and from the oyster beds. The law was changed in 1965 to allow power to be used two days a week. Today most of them do not dredge for oysters under sail but use the pusher boats when permitted to do so. Something I never knew until I visited the area museums.
  17. Jack12477
    Well, I checked out Lowes and Home Depot and neither of their local stores carry basswood. Re-checked Michaels yesterday and they have nothing smaller than 1/8 x 1/8 and that was out-of-stock. The resupply from ModelExpo finally arrived. ME delivered the package to the US Postal Service (USPS) on May 9th, it was logged into the USPS tracking system on May 10th in Opa Locka Florida with a projected delivery date to me of May 13th. When it hadn't arrived by the following Monday I filled a inquiry with the USPS - who could not find it anywhere - it was still in Opa Locka according to their records. Then it suddenly appeared at my door on May 19th after arriving that same morning at my local post office with no explanation for the delay. The box: The resupply contents - yes ONE stick of each size. Boy was I surprised when I opened that box! Until I rechecked the parts list. I had read the parts lists as "part-number - 1/16 x 3/32 x 22 - - 29" as one bundle of 29 pieces when the part-number was really for 1 piece so I got one piece not one bundle of 29 pieces. I guess I can chock that up to "Jack's brain was on the train to Spain" when I contacted ModelExpo. No problem. The build has been side-tracked by Spring/Summer yard work and assorted other life things. I did start building the pusher boat - will post updates as I get further along with that. In the meantime we attended our youngest daughter's university commencement where she received her Doctorate in Education (EdD) degree; we now have two "Doctors" in the family, our oldest daughter has her Doctorate in Epidemiology (PhD) and next up will be our oldest grandchild's High School graduation. So the shipyard will be somewhat quiet for a while. Stay tuned !
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    Cool, thanks for the update Chuck - looking forward to both projects.
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    Chuck, is this the same prototype you had sitting on the table next to your vendor table at the Northeast Joint Clubs show in CT this past April ? I'm looking forward to its availability.
  20. Jack12477
    Nice job on the gallery Mark. Also nice looking rose in the heart carving.
  21. Jack12477
    I found you also. Pulling up a chair to watch.
  22. Jack12477
    Very nice, Mark.
  23. Jack12477
    WOW ! Nice ! great job Keith - love the contrasting wood colors.
  24. Jack12477
    No, I got what you meant - dealt with them many times.
  25. Jack12477
    Thanks, Joe. Next time I visit Lowes/Home Depot I will ask someone. I'm in one of them all the time looking for something or other but never saw hobby size lumber.

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