michael20

You could also take those babbet fishing weights and melt them to a blob on a piece of tile and cut out what you need.

Fantastic work Popeye, Now all you need is a few of those plastic barrels ready to be harpooned to that pesky man eating shark. Great job, I'll be looking foreward to seeing how this one turns out.

Happy Modeling,

Marty G.

Hey Kevin,

Great job on your skipjack, love the planking and lines of the hull. I hope you can make it to the meeting this week, I would love to see it in person...

Happy Modeling,

Marty G.

Allenyed,

Thanks, I wasn't sure. The neat things you learn about the way they did things is most interesting.

Happy Modeling.

Marty G.

Didn't that white stuff have a lead base to keep the worms from eating the wood?

Marty G.

Hey Ben, I fell across your build and I will say that it is a fine example of craftsmanship. I am looking forward to seeing how you get all those oars motivated.

Happy Modeling,

Marty G.

Looking great Ryland. See you at the meeting. I am looking forward to seeing

your boat up close Saturday..

Happy modeling,

Marty G.

Hey Ryland,

Looking real good. Your longboat is really taking shape. I will bring you that picture to the meeting Saturday.

Marty G. Happy modeling,

Great work Frank. Can't wait for more updates on your build.

Happy Modeling ....

Looking dynamite Ryland,

Your going to really move on this kit now.

Happy modeling,

Marty G.

Looking great Hank,

I'll be looking forward to future updates. Seems half the fun is in the research and the history.

Happy Modeling,

Martin G.

Wow, Absolutely stunning. I envy your craftsmans

hip, I hope one day to be at least a tenth that great.

Happy modeling,

Marty G.

Wow, I think it looks great, the weathering is not too much, of course it wasn't in service all that long. I'll be looking foreward to future progress.

Happy Modeling,

Marty G.

I just love the lines of those old Tug boats, Great work. I'll be looking foreward to seeing your progress.

Happy Modeling,

Marty G.

That is simply AWESOME!!! I love the diorama you came up with.

the whole process is very inspiring. Thanks for sharing.

Happy Modeling

Marty G.

Wow Kevin,

That little boat looks great. I'll be looking foreward to seeing the finished outcome.

Happy Modeling,

Marty G.

Very sweet, Looking great Popeye. I'll be looking foreward to your solution to the mast problem.

Happy Modeling

Marty G.

Hello Floyd,

If you look at Ryland Craze's build log, he used boxwood and he had a heck of a time with it. He explained to us that he had to soak it and did a lot of prebending to get it to fit on his longboat. You might want to pm him and get a heads up.

Happy Modeling

Marty G.

I'll be following along Popeye, I know you have several pokers in the fire so I'll look for future updates.

Happy Modeling,

Marty G.

Hey Kevin,

I see you have made great progress, Your bat looks great. Once you sand it up you will find that it will make most of your glue mistakes disappear. You can always use natural stain and it would highlight the grain and not change the color of your wood. Keep it up, it looks fantastic.

Happy Modeling,

Marty G.

Your little boat is coming along quite nicely Kevin. I was also a plastic modeler and I think the experience helped me start in the wood ship modeling but then again you always learn new things along the way. Keep it up, you are doing great, as with plastic modeling, the more you do, the more you learn, the better you become.

Happy Modeling,

Marty G.

Wow Gregor,

What a fantastic build you have going. I'll be looking forward to seeing future updates.

Happy Modeling,

Marty G.

Man you are on a roll, I understand about not being able to take the time for your hobby all too well but there are quite a few of us that will be waiting for updates when you have time to sit and enjoy yourself with this build. Thanks for sharing.

Happy Modeling,

Marty G.

Very nice indeed. One day I'm going to graduate to being able to get this kit without the Admeral noticing....Hope so anyway, will probably get busted. Great beginnings, looking foreward to more pics.

Happy Modeling,

Marty G.

Use pointed tweezers Kim, that will help you tremendously with the rigging. I also found another great tool to help with your rigging, I found it at a local beading shop when I went there with my wife, it's a thread burning tool so when you tie off your rigging and glue your knots you can burn off the excess line closer than cutting them off with scissors. I know we all have our own way of doing things and I thought it might help you a bit. Great looking model, keep it up.

Happy Modeling

Marty G.