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3 hours ago, ferretmary1 said:

Unfortunately 'local hobby shops' are becoming few and far between!

So true. My local hobby shop is over 200 miles away. I just have to plan accordingly

Bill

I was able to pick up a copy at my local hobby shop for 13.99.  I enjoyed the issue very much and will be looking forward to future issues. Also, I just picked up the latest issue of Fine Scale Modeler and saw that it had a section pertaining to wooden ship modeling. I am hopeful that this along with the inclusion into IPMS is signaling an increase in popularity of our hobby.

Bill

The device is a open chock. It is used typically to guide mooring ropes. Usually in conjunction with a mooring cleat.

Hello Christian,

Congratulations. Your work has turned out beautiful. I have enjoyed following you along your journey.

Bill

Hello George,

I just found your build thread. You are doing a great job on your work. I enjoy seeing the early expedition ships. I will be following along with great interest.

Bill

Hello Jared,

Your Flying Fish is looking great.

Bill

Hello ClipperFan

I'm sure your right. In my nearsighted mind I only thought of tools powered by electricity. There were other ways to power large wood cutting machinery.

Bill 

To have built a ship of this magnitude in less than ninety days is unbelievable. I would love to know the amount of manpower and the time schedule that was required for such an endeavor.  This was completed with no powered tools or equipment. 

Bill 

Hello everyone,

Am I correct in reading the letter from Cornelius McKay that the Staghound was built in less than ninety days? That’s amazing.

Bill

Hello No Idea,

Thanks for the encouragement. 

After building the keel three times and getting it wrong, I realized that the problem was not my level of skill (which is not that great) or the size of the plans, but my eye sight. I could not understand how I kept getting the measurements wrong until I looked at my work from under a magnifying glass. Then it all became clear (literally). So I have ordered a magnifying headset. 

Thanks, 

Bill

Hello Jolle and welcome aboard. I would love to see a report on the construction of your Bismarck. 

Bill

Hello everyone,

I've started working on the keel. I cut the notches by using the sliding table for my miniature table saw. I have also cut the scarf at the forward end of the keel.

Bill

Hello everyone,

I'm finally getting started on the Washington. The plans from the NRG are very nice and easy to understand. This will be important as this will be my first POF. I printed out the monograph and made it into a notebook. The ship will be built from cherry. I may use something else for the deck planking. I have purchased my wood from Ocooch Hardwood and have received it. The wood is of very good quality. Ocooch was very good to work with. I talked with Ethan from Ocooch and he was very helpful in insuring I got very nice lumber. I have also started the framing jig.

Bill

Wow. A POB will be very interesting.

Bill

Hi Ken,

 I am very happy to see you start on your Washington. I will be following along with great interest. I have a set of the Washington plans and have received the wood for the build. This will be my first POF build.

Bill

Beautiful work Mark.

Very nice and very fast work on your Endurance.

Bill

Beautiful work on your Mikasa.

Bill

Hi everyone,

The plans are very nicely drawn. Ten sheets. Five of the sheets are for frames.

Bill

Hello everyone,

Look what came today. When I opened up the box, I found a nice surprise. A 2023 NRC calendar was included. That was very nice to find. Thank you NRC.

Now the fun part starts. Going over the plans.

Bill

Hello everyone,

I just ordered the plans from the NRG. I have also downloaded the monograph, wood list and flag. I will be going over the monograph and the build threads. I will still need to decide on what woods to use and get it ordered.

Bill

Hi Tom,

You’re doing a great job on the Endurance. Regarding the treenails. In all of the pictures of the Endurance I have seen, I have never been able to make out any nails. I left them out also.

Bill

Hi Bot,

Would that be the old Hasegawa SE5 kit. I have seen it. It builds up very nice.

Bill

Hi Kurt,

Thanks for the information and the quick reply. I have no idea where I got the idea that there was a CD included with the plans. I guess I was looking at too many things in the internet. 

I have been looking for a first POF project. I have gotten several sets of plan and monographs that were described as being good for a first POF build, but I found them too difficult to understand. I have been looking at some very nice build threads for the Washington and the plans along with the monograph appear to give a good opportunity for success.

Thanks,

Bill

Hello everyone,

I am interested in the Galley Washington Plans offered by the NRG and have a few questions. On the NRG site, it shows that the plans come with a CD. Does mean that the plans have to be down loaded from the CD or are the plans printed? Also, the 1:1 length of the Washington is 72'. This would mean at 1:48 scale the length would be 18". Is that correct.

Thanks for the help in advance.

Bill