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  1. Papa
    I like your rope coiling jig. Will have to try that when i get to that point. I had tapped brads into a block of wood but it was very clumsy. I am learning that taking time to make a good jig for repetitive tasks is always a good idea.
  2. Papa
    I broke a bow sprit on a model, I think it was my AL Harvey model. Glue and wrapping with heavy black thread made it look fine. An “at sea jury rig”. 🙂
  3. Papa
    She continues to look better and better, John, as she nears completion. I miss working on my models. But we are in a condo in Myrtle Beach until the new house is finished. On the up side, we got our first COVID vaccinations.
  4. Papa
    Looks great John.
  5. Papa
    Looks great!
  6. Papa
    Looking great John. I expect it will be April or May before I can get back to my Morgan. Everything is all packed up and we’ll be moving out in a couple of weeks. But in some ways it’s been nice to take a break from modeling. ron
  7. Papa
    here are a couple shots of my Essex, taken around 2006
  8. Papa
    I purchased my Essex in 1968 give or take. The “instruction booklet” was about 4 pages. Like 1 8.5 by 11 sheet cut into fourths. It said something like “here is a bunch of wood. Shape the hull, use dowels for masts, and thread for rigging. Good luck”. I marched along very slowly as best I could. In the 80s MS produced a very nice instruction book which helped greatly. In fact I ended up undoing some things and making it better. I also coppered the hull (I had painted it greenish and was not happy with that.) Moving along, I was still rigging it in the 2000s. I finally finished so 40 years after I started.
  9. Papa
    The BBB website lists multiple complaints similar to the above.
  10. Papa
    I spent over 40 years off and on on my Essex, MS Yellow Box kit
  11. Papa
    Real nice work John. I have not touched my Morgan for weeks with moving preparations. So much to do😬. I think I may pack her up for the duration.
  12. Papa
    CDW, you could open your own hobby store! 😳. I am a rank amateur stash-wise, I’m sure, with 3 plastic kits and 3 wooden ships in the wait list!
  13. Papa
    I guess not actually sold, but delivered to a new owner.
  14. Papa
    Spray has been sold
  15. Papa
    In between selling our current house and buying a new smaller place, not much is happening in the shipyard. And I expect that progress will be very slow over the next few months. I’m afraid I may have to sell off some of my stash because of lack of room in our new home. 😬. Anyway, I did manage to get the mizzenmast in place.
  16. Papa
    I thought it would sell quickly on this forum. After all where would you find so many modelers? I will be happy if someone builds it and has fun. Anyway, I do have someone interested and I need to check on postage.
  17. Papa
    Nice work.
  18. Papa
    Does someone want the Spray for the price of postage? I have more kits that I can build in what is left of my lifetime and i already have built a Skipjack, so this ship is a bit of a duplicate. Ron Gove aka Papa
  19. Papa
    The kit seems to be of excellent quality, and your work is exemplary . Beautiful model.
  20. Papa
    The mizzenmast is progressing
  21. Papa
    Just for information, I jury rigged my own box and shipped to Florida to a good home. Final cost $63 plus some (a lot) of packing tape and bubble wrap
  22. Papa
    If you want a real challenge find an old Model Shipways “Yellow Box” version of the Essex.
  23. Papa
    I decided to step the masts to test the angle of the shrouds before getting back to the various roofs. Just a tad more sanding on the mizzenmast to get the square section to the required dimensions.
  24. Papa
    Great looking model. I hope mine will be as nice.
  25. Papa
    Thanks. I’ve never been successful with an air brush. I probably need a good instructor; but you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

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