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Oh, just clicking the "like" button just isn't enough for this. I am mightily impressed with your craftsmanship. I would be so proud if I were able to do this kind of work! Looking forward to your next updates... And, stay healthy! Rob

Following along... Can't wait until the next update! Rob

Thanks, Digby... But, now I'm terribly confused. Here's a site ( http://www.modellismo.net/forum/navi-e-velieri-work-progress/75397-leudo-siciliano-1-30-santa-lucia-panart-mantua-6.html) that shows a build log of the Mantua kit with double planking. Even more discouraging is that the log stops abruptly over six years ago... uncompleted at that point. Perhaps double planking is an option and not necessary. Your finished model is spectacular! Rob

Thanks so much, Digby, that is absolutely gorgeous! Although, to my mostly-beginner eyes, it looks like a terrifying build... the double planking seems kind of scary. So far, my only experience with hull planking was when I actually planked the solid hull of my Bluejacket Constitution (their mid-1980s version). It took forever, but when completed, I thought it looked great... then I painted the hull (!) and learned than painting over nicely fitted planking pretty much makes the planking disappear... well, if one uses too much paint, I suppose. Oh well, I'm still proud of my Constitution! If only I had known about this Forum before I did the copper tape below the waterline...

Thanks, Digby... and chance you can post a photo oir two? Rob

Thank you, Mark, for your response. Actually, the kit I was asking about is a Mantua (of Italy) kit. For some reason, I'm fascinated by these little 'working boats' of the Mediterranean. Here it is: https://www.mantuamodel.co.uk/1_Model_Boats___Ships/Panart_model_boats/_744_Santa_Lucia_46.html

Thank you both for your thoughtful responses. All things considered, I think I'm still going with Glad Tidings! I'm such a coward!

I am so impressed with your build (mightily impressed by your build log, too!). I've been considering Glad Tidings for a few weeks and your build is certainly pulling me in that direction. Beautiful work, thank you so very much for posting! Rob

Found this interesting Mantua kit (https://www.mantuamodel.co.uk/1_Model_Boats___Ships/Panart_model_boats/_744_Santa_Lucia_46.html) but search as I may, I can't find out much about it. I'm wondering if anyone here is familiar with it, or, even better, has built it. I'm still digging around for my 'first build' after a 30-year "break" from the hobby, and I'll have to admit a bit of reluctance to purchase a kit from anyone other than Model Expo in view of their widely reported excellent support and customer service. Clearly, I need counseling! All the best! Rob

Chris, I'm really enjoying your build log... I am so impressed with the beautiful lines of this little ship, and with your craftsmanship. I'm looking forward to starting a build of Glad Tidings in a month or so ( I am so slow!) Rob

Good evening, John Thank you so much for your reply... I really enjoyed looking at your beautiful 'pinky!' Your craftsmanship and attention to detail are very evident in this build. I love the colors you chose and I really like your own personal touches to the Glad Tidings. Thanks again. Rob

As a newcomer, I have two distinct 'activities' going on. The first is to get a workplace set up in our home, and the second is to select the model I want to build. Usually, a pretty decisive guy, I find that in ship selection, I'm pretty much just dithering between a few possibilities. Originally, I thought that the William C. Morgan was to be "the one," then The Kate Cory was suggested, and I really like that one too. Then, I stumbled across several threads on Glad Tidings, and I think it's such a beautiful ship, with fabulous 'lines.' I think that I have found - and read through - all of the 'Pinky' threads, but can't help wondering if there might be other builds of Glad Tidings (or other 'Pinkys') that I might take a look at. So, if you have a Pinky in your collection, and wouldn't mind posting a photo or two, I'd love to see it. So, am I the only guy who has such indecision in selecting that next build? I sure hope not! All the best, Rob

OK, Roger... so, I'm wishy-washy! Since your response to my plea for guidance, I've dug around quite a bit, looking at the Kate Corey. Oh, it is a beautiful ship, I love the lines and looking a 'Google Images,' there are many gorgeous models of the Kate Corey. Although I had my heart set on [another] POB model, if I decide to build the Kate Corey, I could always plank over the solid hull just as I did my Constitution. So, I'm going to revisit this decision... I may still go with the Charles W. Morgan, but the Kate Corey is now a solid contender. I'm grateful for your kind suggestion! Rob

Bruce, actually your Morgan build log is one of the very first that I ran across, and I've read it 'cover to cover' more than once! I really like that the Morgan is still around, just as the Constitution is; that probably played into my decision to choose it over another ship. Rob

Thanks, Roger, for the suggestion. Yes, the Kate Corey is lovely, and would be a good bit less complicated than the Morgan. That said, I'm going to go ahead with the Morgan, I'm looking forward (well, kind of!) to the plank-on-bulkhead construction and all those glorious deck structures. Yep, I'm hooked already.

OK, I guess I must be pretty easy (!) I'm going to do it... Heartfelt thanks to the encouragement... I'm delighted to see that there are other "grown ups" here and so willing to help. I will do a build log, I can see that is the very, very best way to get expert - and sympathetic - help along the way. It'll be a while before I start, I'll be in the setting-up-and-gathering-stuff stage for a while, not to mention the requisite and enjoyable research. Thanks again for the warm welcome! Rob

In late 1988, I completed a Bluejacket USS Constitution. It was my second wood ship model kit, and turned out light years better than my first: Billlings' 'Jylland.' I built the Constitution on the kitchen table, having to clear off and clean up after every session... no sense in making my long suffering wife suffer even more! Also, I was working full time and doing house remodeling throughout the build. I must truly be insane. Now, some twenty-nine years later, I've run out of 'projects,' and my thoughts keep returning to another ship build... wanting something without cannons, I'm especially drawn to the Charles W. Morgan. And here is where I need guidance, encouragement, or just a plain ol' sanity check (perhaps even therapy). Today, I'm seventy seven and long, long retired. My health is good, eyesight excellent (thank you very much, cataract surgeon!), and my hands are steady. The kitchen table would not be needed in that I can set up a suitable work area in the 'office' of our modest home. But I've read and re-read many of the build logs of the excellent Morgan builders here and genuinely feel that I'm just out of my league. I'm concerned about taking on a challenge the scope and detail of the Morgan, while - on the other hand - that's likely just why I'm drawn to it. My sweetie-pie wife (of fifty seven years) is quite encouraging... she says 'do it'... saying that even I fail to finish, I'll have great fun. So, I don't know... seventy-seven yeas old and a Charges W. Morgan.... seems like it might prove to be a poor combination. So, what would you do if you were an old geezer like me with limited experience? Oh, I've attached a couple of photos of my Constitution, NOT for compliments (which it doesn't deserve) but just to show my general capabilities. Thanks for your consideration and whatever light you may shed on this dilemma! Rob Pritchett

Good day, Homer ! I've just signed on, knowing that this Forum will be a great resource as I undertake what will be my third ship model. This time around, I have chosen the Charles W. Morgan and I have to say that I am pretty much dazzled at your work, and I am grateful for your photos and instructive narrative about your build. I'm especially impressed by your hull coppering... spectacular! Thanks, Rob