bayshore54

Very nice build. I grew up on Kent Island. My brother and Tilghman were close friends. When my brother passed, Tilghman took me and the family out on the bay near Kentmoor to lay my brother's ashes to rest. I'm not certain, but I believe Tilghman is now retired. BTW, I have a "Kent Island tuck stern" from Wye models waiting to be built.

Outstanding!! I'm very partial to kits by Mamoli. The rigging plans are virtually idiot proof. I have four Mamoli kits waiting in the wings; Bounty, Rattlesnake, Constitution cross section, and a full size Constitution. I found all of these on Ebay for considerably less than full retail. Again, great work. Very well done!

On 3/25/2021 at 10:18 AM, Jaager said:

An old method is to use a cutoff sharp end of a nail.  Drill a hole in the bottom end of the mast. Insert the cut end of the nail into the hole and have just enough of the point sticking out to seat into the "deadwood".  If you had cut the slot for the mast too deep, a longer piece of nail can be used to raise the mast a bit.

The size of the nail depends on how large of a hole is drilled into the end of the mast.

I use the pin method for securing yards to the masts. It never occurred to me to set the mast with a pin. Thanks for the tip.

Watco light walnut Danish oil on Sapele; three coats.

Thanks

Model Expo has always been my go-to. I'm in need of several diameters of black line/cording, however Model Expo has theirs on back order. Can someone recommend where to go? TIA

I'm a furniture refinisher by trade. I've tried them all and found DAP Plastic wood filler to be my go to. I've used it to fill gaps in the first planking. It dries quickly and sands baby's butt smooth.

On 12/26/2019 at 8:31 PM, Cuda1949 said:

Welcome back from Lower Slower Delaware. Merry Christmas

Ahhh lower slower. Fertile breeding grounds for the De state bird, mosquitoes. 

Thanks for the welcome. Like I said, I'm not new to this. My completed builds are AS's Swift, Scottish Maid, Constellation, and Mamoli's 1:64 HMS Bounty. I'm easing myself back into this by building the Scottish Maid again. A former cat destroyed the last one. BTW, I love cats. They're delicious!

After a more than 20 year hiatus from building ships, I was asking myself if I wanted to get back into it or start a new photography hobby. Santa made it easy for me by bringing me AL Scottish Maid and a Canon Powershot to chronicle the progress. I haven't touched a kit for a long time, but it should come back to me like riding a bike. Hope y'all had a great Christmas!

Thanks. I'll look him up.

I'm new to the group and I come with a question/dilemma. I began building ship models in kit form back in the early 90's. I managed to complete five and have three more under construction. When I retired from the Air Force in '96, I put my hobby away to pursue my new career; furniture refinishing. Here it is 20 some years later and I want to get back into it and finish the models I started. One model in particular is the Rattlesnake by Mamoli. I have all of the fittings etc to finish it, but I can't find the instructions nor the full size plates. John at Model Expo was kind enough to send me the plates for the rigging, but I still need the rest to finish the hull and deck. Do any of you have those plans lying around? I will gladly pay for any costs incurred. Anyway, sorry for being long winded.