Chuck

OK Thanks.....He is now banned as a spammer. Sorry about that.

I remember this model Mort....Its good to see it again.

I have paid folks upwards of $300 to $500 to design figureheads and other carvings in CAD for 3D printing. Just to give you guys some perspective on costs. Chuck

Its a wonderful thing really...well worth the cost in my opinion for the ship modeler who prefers to not carve wood in the traditional way. Chuck

There was never a pearwood version....It was either Cherry or Alaskan Yellow Cedar. I am also not sure if JJ will be making the Cherry version. You should ask him. Chuck

No it hasnt ended. Did you pay for access to the plans? Portland ship model Is making chapter sets for the project now. Chuck

I forgot to mention that the club areas are public spaces so anyone can see what is posted in there but you must request to join if you want to participate or are local to the area.

We have created a new feature on the forum for "local" regional clubs. This area was originally planned for local NRG Charter clubs. But who knows, maybe it will rolled out to all local regional clubs. They will be located at the very bottom of the forum page. Scroll down!!! If you live in New Jersey and are a member of the club ..... or not a member....click the "join this club" button in the area to participate. Meet some new friends in person....have some fun and create long lasting friendships. Why are we doing this. Like everything else, local regional clubs are getting smaller. Local clubs are finding it harder and harder to attract new members. Having a space set up just for your local club gives your members a way to stay in contact with each other. Especially for those clubs that might not have a thriving website or social media presence. You can start discussion among your club members and post photos of your projects. You can start a calendar of events for things you are doing including your monthly club meetings and local ship model shows. I have started one for my local club in New Jersey as a test...and I may create one more. It is our hope that we can help grow and bring together more people locally to your clubs. As a busy destination site for ship modelers we have a lot of members. Hundreds from the state of New Jersey for example. So this maybe a good way for the NRG and MSW to help support your local club and make it grow. In order to do this, we need folks from New Jersey to see what an active and robust club we have. So hopefully our many members will fill the New Jersey club space with content that shows what a great group of people we have. Good friends and good times. If this works out we will roll out a way to add your local NRG chapter with its own area. I just have to write a few rules etc. So if you are an active ship modeler from New Jersey...as to join the group area. Then start posting and make some new friends. And hopefully you will later join us locally in person at one of our monthly meetings and workshops. Chuck

Welcome back Lawrence I have moved your topic here and renamed it. Nice work so far. Chuck

As you guys recall, Rich is a member of our club and besides making some wonderful models is a very accomplished maritime painter... Constitution

Our club had its regular monthly meeting yesterday at the Roseland Public Library. It was cold out. Thanks to all who attended. We had 10 members in attendance with another 6 joining us virtually. Doc Fletcher gave us an update on his Mamoli kit of the HMS Beagle. Rich Lane also brought in his completed Boston Pilot Hesper boat model made from scratch. Our Virtual Member Mort Stoll also gave us an update on his Caldercraft kit of the Diana. All the cannon are rigged and he is moving on to the other deck fittings. Chuck showed us a video on how to belay a line to a belaying pin on a real ship and followed that up with a demonstration on how it is done on a model. At the Meeting, Chuck also discussed the New area created on Model Ship World for our local club. Its a virtual area where our members can converse online and post questions and pictures of their latest projects. This is a test to see if our club members will use such an area and see if it is beneficial. Its like having our own interactive social media page but not on Facebook or Instagram. The goal is to have a place for our local members to post pictures of their projects and keep in contact with you fellow club members. It will also hopefully be seen by other local model builders in the area who might want to join our local group once they see how Robust and Active we are. There are hundreds of ship Model enthusiasts from New Jersey on Model Ship World and this may help attract some new Members. If this new area proves beneficial to our club and also helps attract new members, and if it is used and successful, it will be rolled out for other local clubs and NRG chapters for their members. So make sure to log in and populate the area with good content and show folks what a fun little club we have. Chuck Passaro Vice President Ship Model Society of New Jersey

Yes I do. It works different depending on the wood you are using. Black for wales is usually good. Especially on pear or holly. Chuck

Excellent. It really looks sweet.

That looks great...Its like you never took time off from building ship models. 👍

It is Feibings black dye. I mixed it with some 90% Alcohol and then tossed the parts in. Left them for ten minutes and fished them out. Patted them dry and decided they needed a second dip. After another ten minutes they were perfect. Once dry I sprayed with a matte finish… Thats it.

Just an FYI.... I have a bunch of family coming to stay this long weekend so I am gonna close the shop. I will reopen Monday. I wont even have time to step into the shop to process and mail out orders. I have 8 pre-teen kids coming and another 6 adult Nieces and Nephews. The kids are off from school this Monday so they all decided they wanted to take the kids skiing and tubing. My place is free lodging, LOL and free meals. But seriously, it will be a lot of fun. And no I am not getting on the mountain myself. I would break several bones for sure. Its been a decade or so since I have done that. And about 75 pounds since then. So I apologize for the inconvenience. But the Admiral would also kill me if she saw me sneak into the shop to escape the madness. I will be the guy keeping them from killing each other. They are a lot. Chuck

And here is the video for making rope hanks... It is really awkward making these videos. So please excuse how crude they are. I am not very good at it, but I think it tells the story. I am basically in the shop talking to myself, which takes some time getting used to while reaching over my phone to do this close up so you can see the details. I am very new at this as you will see.

Terrific!!! Your fun is just beginning....

Happy Wife....Happy ship modeler. 😉

No not this one yet....Maybe today I will be able to laser cut these. Its just another part I have to make today. Ran out of 1/8" single blocks and I also have three sizes of rope to restock, so its going to be a busy day. My wife also told me to get a hair cut....so we shall see. Chuck

I suck at making videos but I did my best. I forget to mention in the video....DONT glue the coil to the plug. You are just adding the glue to the outside edges. And there are notches on both sides of the tool so can make left handed and right handed coils depending on where you need them. For example on both sides of the cannon tackles of gun carriages. The direction of the coils is reversed on each side. Let me know if you have any questions. I literally had the phone in front of me between my arms as I was making the coil so its not as neat as it could be. I had to reach over the phone and try to keep the action in view. Its a lot and I suck at it. But I will try and make more of these for different techniques because I know it just explains things so much better than still photos with descriptions. Chuck

Very much so!!!! Its like solving a puzzle.

No this is a rope coil tool. Different than a rope hank. LOL ONE makes elongated oval coils to hang on belaying pins and cleats This new one makes round coils to be placed flat on deck like those for the gun tackles. Very different shapes and uses. Chuck

I might but not just yet… That sounds safe and fine but you must know that at some point it will just start making the rounds and be passed from one person to another for “personal use”. LOL I am not saying you would do that…but at some point…it will absolutely happen. I did that with my Cheerful plans a bunch of times…and now they are being sold on the “Best ship Models” site and one Russian site and a Ukrainian site. And they are also around for a free download from many others. So not just yet…but eventually. These tools are so simple I would bet money on it that you will see many others start offering their “version” Soon enough anyway. So when that happens…yes I probably will. LOL Just remember when that happens who actually designed and made the original. LOL