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I was thinking of buying this base kit as a start then sourcing the glass/plexi, as per above. Does anyone have a review to share about this display base kit from Mantua, as it, also, seems reasonably priced from American-based distributors?

https://www.mantuamodel.co.uk/products/ship-fittings/miscellaneous/1545/boat-stand-universal-detail

I am Super excited to see, discover and learn about cases. Thanks to all for providing know how and how to. I was not aware ventilation holes were necessary, something easily missed. Thank you.  

Hi Team:

I am looking for glass/acrylic/plexi glass display case recommendations, whether to purchase, as complete, or to build. Referrals appreciated as well as insights. Thanks for everyone’s help….

@mtdoramikeThanks for noticing, and I added free local pickup. If you’d like to negotiate a deal, feel free to message me. Thanks. 

Thanks for looking and here is the link to view the 2 Vintage Billings Boats Kits I am selling on EBay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/144124720098?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=5338273189&customid=&toolid=10001&pub=5575378759&icep_ff3=1&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

I was able to get my copy of Vasa I direct from the museum for $19. Just email them your order. The gift shop’s email address is on their website. 

A lot of continuous, consistent and persistent searching on eBay. 

Hi All:  Thanks so much for your help. I wanted to show what books I have acquired that are helping me in my new moldering aspirations and endeavors. Not pictured and  arriving soon are Underhill’s  Vol 1 and 2 Plank on Frame, recommended by Ab. Hoving. Here you go and thanks for all of the help, and Copyright infringement is not intended, by posting these pictures. 
 

Hopeful all are well and thanks for reading this post. I am looking for a discussion to discover insights on best practices for having a workshop space inside a room of a home. It seems dust control, produced by sanding or in-home  dust marring an in-progress model, especially the rigging ropes, is a top concern for the model itself and for others who live in the home, dealing with the smells, wood sanding dust, etc, etc. One solution I noted was to turn on the dust vac, attaching the suction hose near the model, while sanding to suck up wood particles, so they would not further add to dust. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to this post helping others, also. 

I am a newbie, and I have questions about the Amati Riva  Aquarama, relating to its radio controlling when its time to take it for a spin.  What kind of radio remote control allows for controlling the Amati transmission kit of the Aquarama?  Recommendations on which controller to buy would be appreciated, as the Aquarama is my first RC project, so I am, also, looking for best practices and insights. Thanks. 

Thanks for everyone’s feedback/help

@Jaager Looks a little better. Thanks. Is that a higher resolution scanned image from the book or just a photo from a phone?  I’ll try, too. Thanks. 

Glad to be of help @Bob Cleek  Am I asking too much to make the numbers visible or does anyone have an idea to what magnification I would need? 

Thanks for everyone’s help. I tried a 12x magnification with no luck. What magnification would I need to be able to read?  Recommendations are appreciated 

Clarifying that the 12x was through an IPhone zoom on the camera, 3x through a magnifying glass. 

I received my new copy, today, of, The Rigging Of Ships: In The Days Of The Spritsail Topmast, 1600-1720, Anderson, R.C.

I noticed on the 24 picture plates, in the front section of the book, there are numbered rigging keys for certain ships, where the picture plate rigging is to be numbered, with a description of the part. Unfortunately the numbers don’t appear on the picture plates, so the rigging key descriptions are not of much use. Does anyone else have the same problem with their copy of the book?  
 

For example: Plate 21, Dutch Rigging Plan of about 1700. Turn page to: plate 21 key. It’s a very long list of parts, listed as A, B, C 1,2,3, etc, etc, but the letters and numbers  are not visibly printed on the picture plate to connect the rigging piece to its description. 
 

Thanks for help in solving this. 

@trippwj thank you for the details. It would be great if you could post what you have, pages 1-45.  I will, also, send you a PM with my email address. Thanks. 

@toms10 That is a wonderful find and very useful. Thank you. Still looking for the 1620-1625 version from the SNR, and your version, also, makes an excellent knowledge companion. 

I understand that there exists a PDF copy of this available:

 A treatise on shipbuilding: And a treatise on rigging, written about 1620-1625. London: Society for Nautical Research.

Salisbury, W., & Anderson, R. C. (1958).
 

If anyone has it available, I would greatly appreciate a copy. Thanks. 

@Ages Of Sail @AgesOfSail
Try contacting Jason or Lily at Ages of Sail in San Lorenzo, California. I am pretty sure they will have a solution for you. 

Thanks all for your commendable recommendations. I have recently purchased a few of the regarded titles, used, from Ebay, and in the meantime I am finishing up Mastini’s book. And to thunk I think, a “purchase” was how one bought and sold on Tallship.

@allanyed I am curious, as this craft is still new to me, would you provide details on/about:

“Also consider acquiring a few appropriate original contracts from the same time period once you have selected a ship to build.  The following is a portion of page one of an 8 page contract for two fifty gun English ships in 1693.  Transcribing these is fun and very challenging project in itself.”

I appreciate your time and insights. 

Hi Allen:  thanks for offering and your time, but I was able to, very recently, purchase the 480 fittings kit, which includes the parts list. 

Are these 2 books the same content?  Thanks 

1. Seventeenth Century Rigging  by R.C.Anderson

2. The Rigging Of Ships: In The Days Of The Spritsail Topmast, 1600-1720, Anderson, R.C.

thanks. 

I have compiled a list of books that I think would make excellent resources on rigging period ships, and I would like to decrease the list size from 12 to the top 4 or 5 absolute, must-have books, before I purchase.  My focus is on modeling 17th Century ships.  What would be the top 4 or 5 must have books on rigging?  Thanks for recommendations.

The Rigging Of Ships: In The Days Of The Spritsail Topmast, 1600-1720, Anderson, R.C.

The Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War, 1625-1860 by James Lees

Eighteenth-Century Rigs & Rigging by Karl Heinz Marquardt

The Global Schooner, Karl Heina Marquardt, 1695-1845

Rigging Period Ship Models, Petersson, Lennarth

The Art of Rigging (Dover Maritime), Biddlecombe, George, New Condition

Rigging: Period Fore-and-aft Craft, Paperback by Petersson, Lennarth

The Construction and Fitting of The English man of war hardcover historical book

THE ARMING AND FITTING OF ENGLISH SHIPS OF WAR 1600-1815, lavery brian

The Construction and Fitting of the sailing man of war 1650-1850 goodwin, peter

THE ARTS OF THE SAILOR: KNOTTING, SPLICING AND ROPEWORK, Smith Hervey

SPARS AND RIGGING FROM NAUTICAL ROUTINE, mcleod. john

Are VHT and Billings the same company?  This topic made me wonder why one of my propose fittings kits purchases from Billings has a VHT sticker. The ship kit the fittings kit is for is the Jylland, No. 465?  I am beginning to wonder if those fittings will work with the Jylland, No 465, because of it being VHT branded. 

I watched videos on this scroll saw, wen 3921, is it a good one? seems to be stable..guidance appreciated

Thanks for the guidance @mtaylor  wood is still in good condition and not brittle. Definitely useful before I cut. I will create a backup copy of everything on tracing paper.