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  1. alross2
    It only took me 25 years to get this one approved...😁
  2. alross2
    In January, I'll be starting on a 1/64 scale kit of the 82' POINT class WPB. This will be part of the Great American Workboats series. It will have a solid hull just under 16" long and the usual laser, britannia, and probably some resin, maybe some photoetch. It's still in the formative stages and I haven't decided whether it will be the initial design or a specific boat. I may also include fittings suitable for a Viet Nam era boat in country.
  3. alross2
    Get Capt. Doug Lee's A SHIPYARD IN MAINE. It has some very detailed plans for NOTMAN in the back. Doug was very helpful when I designed the kit for BJ.
  4. alross2
    The hull is about 44" long but it's plank on bulkhead. It only weighs a couple pounds or so.
  5. alross2
    The MK18 (upper) used the powder charge and was fitted to ELCO and Huckins PTs. The MK19 (lower) was the Higgins compressed air tube.
  6. alross2
    Here's a comparison between the MK8 and the MK13, as well as the MK1 rack for the MK13. Typically, the torpedoes came from the factory with flat medium gray (like Ocean Gray 5-0) warheads and everything aft of the warhead in a yellowish brown preservative. Props were bronze.
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    The original display model of the kit.
  8. alross2
    Did the kit have the CD? It has about 100 images of the build of the display model from start to finish. You can still get one from BlueJacket.
  9. alross2
    And, quite a bit further...
  10. alross2
    When you're a little further down the road...
  11. alross2
    100 in 2005. They were gone in a couple months, most being sold before the catalog came out.
  12. alross2
    I designed it back in 2005, so if you have questions, feel free to ask. If you break or lose anything, we still have the stuff to replace it.
  13. alross2
    I have 18-20 (that's about 80 pounds!) of these and haven't used them in several years. They were a great tool when I drew ink on mylar, but now I'm using CorelDraw and haven't touched a drafting pen in about four years. Probably should get rid of them.
  14. alross2
    OK, the display model is done. Next week, I'll look it over and do any necessary touchup. It's always better for me to leave a finished model for a few days and look at it with fresh eyes. It's still on the building board as the case isn't done yet and the case base needs to be in place when Josh puts in the glass. Once she's mounted on the case base, I'll get some better photos.
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    OREGON (and me) as of this afternoon. Josh made me the rest of the parts, so the model should be done in a day or so. Next week I'll update the plans and complete the instruction manual.
  16. alross2
    The full complement of boats is on and half of the signal flag halliards.
  17. alross2
    One of the boat cranes and one anchor davit rigged. Boats go on next.
  18. alross2
    Doing my favorite thing - rigging (grump...). There are two bow scrolls in the kit - one photo-etched brass and one printed paper. The brass one is for those with really, really, really fine paint brushes. The stripes and stars are raised. The paper one is for those of us who want really nice sharp paint lines, but can't paint for crap...
  19. alross2
    Whaleboat with bolster and life rings aft.
  20. alross2
    Winches are on. Each one comprises three laser-cut sections for the base and a cast Britannia barrel.
  21. alross2
    Getting close, still waiting on a few parts.
  22. alross2
    OREGON boat cranes are done (except for rigging).
  23. alross2
    Four of OREGON's cowl vents had an offset. In the kit, they will be made up of a dowel, lasered offset, brass air port, and a cast cowl vent (not shown).
  24. alross2
    8" and 6pdr barrels installed.
  25. alross2
    Back from a great week teaching ship modeling at the WoodenBoat School, guess I have to work on OREGON.... Boat skids are all in and the boat cradles attached and painted. The boats are drying and will have their thwarts attached sometime today. Also attached one of the 6 pdrs on the hurricane deck.

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