James G

A tough life but somebody has to live it!

Everybody has their favorite and sometimes just can’t resist! 😆

It’s coming along very nicely David! I’ve no doubt you’ll get there with the sails.

You clearly have a steady hand! Well done.

Just finished reviewing your post and had to go get a towel. Had to dry the sea spray off my face. Wow!

It is looking so nice 👍! Well done.

That's Beautiful!!!

For what it's worth I have two Chris Craft models I built over the last two years that I'm now just getting around to completing the drive trains and electronics on. I preferred to stay focused on the builds before getting to this final phase. Personal preference for me and seems to be working out just fine.

Congratulations on a beautiful model. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. Just curious...what's your next project?

Looks like you are off to an excellent start with the planking. I really like the design of your horizontal hull holder.

Congratulations on the arrival of your granddaughter. Grands are the best!!!

I like your call on not attaching the keel yet. Why work around an obstacle that’s not yet necessary? Sure enjoying watching your progress.

Ian, she looks awesome! You should be very proud.

Kevin, thanks for continuing to share your journey with us...warts and all. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas, happy, healthy 2023 and of course for you, many joyous hours of modeling!

I'm sitting here with my mouth hanging open. Wow! Simply amazing.

Pulling up a chair now to enjoy your progress. I have the MS version teed up for my next build. Thanks for sharing!

I can relate to the parts "pinging off into the ether. Inevitably, when doing a repeated delicate process, i.e. installing small pins yesterday, a few seem to always want to take off on their own. Murphy's Law, gremlins or ham hands...I don't know. Does seem to be a part of the modeler's condition. Sure enjoying your build though!

You must have really good eyes!!! Beautiful.

I purchased these miniature planes and they just arrived yesterday. Thank you for the tip on the small cardboard squares!!! I totally missed that little detail and had thrown them out. They now have been safely rescued from the trash. Looking forward to making use of them.

Very nice Greg! She is coming along beautifully.

Very nice Ed! I like all the work you've put into the faring. With my limited experience (three boats) this is an area not to move through too quickly. I've done that and chased poor faring for the remainder of the build. Very frustrating! This seems to be a hobby where patience truly is a virtue!

Very nice Janelle! If you get a chance, check out Tom Lauria on YouTube. He is a master model builder and has a series of videos on how to build a whaleboat from scratch. I learned a lot watching them.

Welcome from beautiful West Michigan. A balmy 31 degrees here today with a gentle 30 knot wind blowing northwest off Lake Michigan. Perfect ship modeling weather. Glad you’re here!

Ah, the holiday rush is on!!!

I did build the stand. Was pretty easy...just cut the PVC pipe to size and cemented it together. For the lettering I enlisted the help of my wife. She has a Cricut Machine. I selected a font I liked and she cut it on the machine in vinyl with an adhesive backing. After application I put on 20-30 coats of varnish on the stern so the letters were embedded in the varnish. Smooth just like the real woodies! Hope that helps.