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Well after a summer of sailing the real boat I got around to start the finishing of the model. For me the sails are a real problem which gives an appreciation of the art on full size boat sails. So far I made three main sails and two jibs. The jib shown on the model will be the final one but the present main sail has to go. In the process I learned a few things and for me sewing in a hem to scale is too difficult . So I got the idea why bother to do that. For the jib I came up with the idea of outlining the sail in pencil on a suitable piece of material ( in this case the lightest piece of material I could get at Jo Ann fabrics. I dyed it first in coffee ( no cream and sugar ) that took away the all white look. I then stretched the material out on a soft drawing board secured the material with pins again drew in the out line of the sail using a soft pencil. I then took a suitable string close to scale for the sail bolt rope and pinned this to the outline. Using Elmers and glueing 1 " at a time I cemented the string to the sails outline. I used a needle stuck into in a 1/8" dowel as an applicator for the glue to the sail attachment. After all this was dry I simply cut the sail material close to the now bolt rope. This for me solves the fraying problem and the resulting sail looks better than a sewed hem. In the images shown now, the rigging is not belayed or secured so I can take off the main sail and bend on the yet to be made new one. So all lines including the jib look quite slack. In the proposed finished display, the model has little wind and I'm trying make it look like it's all ready for the skipper and crew to board, weigh anchor ( placed in the display up short and off the stb. chock), back the jib and sail of on the stb tack. I'm hoping the minimal pedestal will give the effect of a boat afloat

Thanks for the kudo's folks. Rick I'm still working on the model, little fittings and eventually the sails ... but in the meantime here's a u tube video of the real boat sailing under various conditions : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucLvyxVN7bE S.os

I've been working on the model and had posed the question on how to fill in the bow area as shown in the above photo's. I had great success using the filler show in the below images. It cures hard enough to sand and tool in 15 minutes. I still have to work on the rest of the model and do more finishing , like more rigging, cleats, snotters, paddles,cam cleats etc. S.o.s

This second battle a month after the Battle of the Coral Sea started the turn for victory for the US Navy in the Pacific theater WW2 One US Navy pilot witnessed it from a life raft ...Ensign George Gay. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway S.os

Looking good but I hope the patina sets in on all that brass. S.os

Yes, Bob it was lifted over. But if the vessel was making many short tacks I imagine it was left to one side.(Up to the skipper) In a race it was lifted over for sure. S.os

The pictured model is of 18' sprit sail skiff I have since full size build some 20 years ago. She is still sailing, the boat that is. I have since made many alterations gained by experience sailing the boat. The model has never been up dated since her initial bath tub and real sea trials. So I think it's time to make the model look like the actual boat. This image shows the inside painted , ) model was bright)some supports for thwarts a new inwale etc. In building the real boat I made the side planking merge with the stem in a continuous line . Not so the model. My present problem is to perhaps fill in the void shown in the stem area. Anybody here ever do this and if so what filler did you use? Also pictured is the real boat inside and another sailing. Thanks for any input. S.os

18 April 1942 The Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu island during World War II, the first air raid to strike the Japanese Home Islands. It demonstrated that Japan itself was vulnerable to American air attack, was retaliation for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, provided an important boost to U.S. morale, and damaged Japanese morale. The raid was planned and led by Lieutenant Colonel James "Jimmy" Doolittle, U.S. Army Air Forces. Sixteen U.S. Army Air Forces B-25B Mitchell medium bombers were launched without fighter escort from the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier USS Hornet deep in theWestern Pacific Ocean, each with a crew of five men. The plan called for them to bomb military targets in Japan, and to continue westward to land in China—landing a medium bomber on Hornet was impossible. Fifteen of the aircraft reached China, and the other one landed in the Soviet Union. All but three of the crew survived, but all the aircraft were lost. Eight crewmen were captured by the Japanese Armyin China; three of these were executed. The B-25 that landed in the Soviet Union at Vladivostok was confiscated and its crew interned for more than a year. Fourteen crews, except for one crewman, returned either to the United States or to American forces.[1][2] Their official website : http://doolittleraider.com/ S.os After the raid, the Japanese Imperial Army conducted a massive sweep through the eastern coastal provinces of China, in an operation now known as theZhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign, searching for the surviving American airmen and applying retribution on the Chinese who aided them, in an effort to prevent this part of China from being used again for an attack on Japan. An estimated 250,000 Chinese civilians were killed by the Japanese during this operation.[3][4] The raid caused negligible material damage to Japan, only hitting non-military targets or missing completely but it succeeded in its goal of raising American morale and casting doubt in Japan on the ability of its military leaders to defend their home islands. It also caused Japan to withdraw its powerful aircraft carrier force from the Indian Ocean to defend their Home Islands, and the raid contributed to Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's decision to attack Midway Island in the Central Pacific—an attack that turned into a decisive strategic defeat of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) by the U.S. Navy in the Battle of Midway. Doolittle, who initially believed that loss of all his aircraft would lead to his being court-martialled, received the Medal of Honor and was promoted two steps to Brigadier general

Michael, What is the diameter of the tiller handle ? S.os

Excellant !! keep up the good work Tim. Nice to see some one really spiling the planks S.os

I suspect the Morgan had many a brush with "ice elbows" S.os

Mike, I cannot see any kind of scuppers to drain the cockpit. Does any photo show them ? S.os

Thanks Alistar for the tutorial and all others who contributed tips to this thread. One of my failings is painting my models are usually botched the job. S. os

Got the topsail up and drawing. Still got some small details to do. Also I am working on making crew, at least the skipper. S.os

I sure like the way this is going together. The precision reminds me of surgeons preparing for an operation S.os

Viv, you are really giving that little junk lots of personality. How about a few figures aboard ? S.os

I and I assume many others appreciate your posting with images on this form. It's kind of being there in your shop and working alongside you. Mike, thanks once again. S.os

I recon ya goin off shore with that modelTim. I hear tell those nor'easters kin split a ship in two! Looking good so far. S.os

What pleases the eye must be considered. After all this hobby is fun. Keep up the great work. It sure pleases my eye. S.os

You're doing fine. I like the perseverance you display as well as the model. Keep up the good work. S.os

Absolutely beautiful. You made a wise decision about the sails. Now! When can I borrow her to sail in my bathtub? Such a beauty deserves a name. Did you put a coin in the mast step, face down ? S.os PS another ? Are ya gonna put a crew person at the helm ? ?

I like your approach to model boat and ship building, working up to models like the HMS Victory. You're little fleet looks like a great start. Ahh the snipe. A great little sail boat. I built one right after getting out of the Navy back in 1952. To make sure I could get it out of the basement I and friends muscled it out just in frame. I did plank mine and kept the boat for about 7 years until it got too small for a growing family. S.os

Jack, I can just see those Viking warriors itching to get aboard and do some raiding. S.os

I'm gonna follow this one. I never did a ship in a bottle but I might just try it. S.os

Looks good from here..... maybe a little wear marks from chain paying out. S.os