BobG
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Great looking model, Steve! I have this model on the shelf and have always thought she has such beautiful lines.
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What is the full name of this book, BE?
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Nice rope! What is the brand and type of thread? I can't really read the label in the photo.
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I don't believe there is one is the Sacramento area. There is one in the Bay Area called the Hyde Street Pier Model Shipwrights: https://hspms.org A modeler here on MSW, Clare Hess, who goes by Catopower on our forum, is active in that club and has his own blog also: https://shipmodeler.wordpress.com
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This looks like a great project and I'll be following along. There aren't that many Coast Guard models available to be built. I was in the Coast Guard from 1966-70 and served aboard the USCGC Storis out of Kodiak, Alaska, for 1 1/2 years followed by 2 1/2 years on the 40 footers based at the Captain-of-the-Port Los Angeles/Long Beach Station. So I love it when someone posts a build log of a Coast Guard model here. I've been thinking of eventually building the one of the old Dumas models of a Coast Guard 40 foot utility boat. I believe it is out of production but can still be found on eBay occasionally. The Dumas model 40 footer has the hull number 40414 which was one of the boats I was a coxswain on so many years ago. Good luck with your build!
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Great work and an excellent post, Tom!
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Lancia Assunta by maurino
BobG replied to maurino's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1901 - Present Day
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Your Bluenose is looking great, Travis! I've always thought she is a gorgeous, sailing ship with her beautiful, sleek lines. My wife and I got to sail on her in Lunenberg, Nova Scotia, 2 years ago. We had a wonderful time and the ship is maintained in pristine condition. By the way, I live in Sacramento. I look forward to following your build.
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Hello HOF, Nice to hear from you. What are you working on now? I'm afraid the past year and a half has gotten away from me in the blink of an eye: Covid running rampant everywhere, some personal health scares (all turned out to be false alarms), toxic politics, wildfires burning all over the western USA and the climate going to hell faster than a speeding bullet. It got to be all too much for me so I just escaped into my guitars and cycling, social distancing and staying away from people in risky places! I got tired of trying to figure out the confusing AL rigging plans for the Pen Duick also. It wasn't feeling like fun so, unfortunately, I exited my model shipyard too. I tend to go full bore into one thing or another. Moderation is not my strong suit but I'm trying to make room for some more modeling soon. Hope all is well,
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This is a excellent post, Glenn, and it will be extremely helpful when I get to this step. I've never added gun port patterns before since I've never built a model with guns. The only bummer is knowing that I will anxiously pulling out my hair when I do it and, at my age, hair is a precious commodity! Do you mean that you scored each bulkhead tap at the deck level to make it easier to get the saw to I've never a follow the cut later?
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