VinceMcCullough Posted October 29, 2018 Share #1 Posted October 29, 2018 I was unable to attend the conference again this year. How did It go? Any comments? Vince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Rogers Posted October 30, 2018 Share #2 Posted October 30, 2018 9201C496-97F7-4FD1-A55C-294BD1CB62D9.MOV Just got home today from the conference. It was a great time with a outstanding group of people. The presentations and round tables where very educational. The models brought by members were all great. Members should really think about attending. If you had attended this conference you would have been treated to a presentation by Peter Rindlisbacher on his Marine Art and how he accomplishes these Master pieces. The vendors from Bluejacket, Sherline and Train Troll were there with product and answers. Pam Weiss’s (Sherline] round table on machining was very educational and a big hit. Looking forward to Bluejacket’s release of the Charles W. Morgan cutaway. The meals served at the conference were very good. The hotel was great with three fine Resturants. My only complaint was getting to the Strip from the hotel and NRG has no control of this. The shuttles had a schedule but sometimes they were over an hour late. Looking forward to next years get together. Model in video by Gus Agustin Canute, paulsutcliffe, Ryland Craze and 3 others 6 Quote Regards, Jim Rogers Damn the Torpedoes , Full speed ahead. Adm David Farragut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Pellett Posted October 30, 2018 Share #3 Posted October 30, 2018 Any news on the location of next year’s event? Roger mtaylor and Jack12477 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted October 30, 2018 Share #4 Posted October 30, 2018 Are there any photos of the conference forthcoming? I would hope so. paulsutcliffe, CaptainSteve and Jack12477 3 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted October 30, 2018 Share #5 Posted October 30, 2018 And or video maybe, for us foreigners lol Regards Paul mtaylor 1 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEDDO Posted October 31, 2018 Share #6 Posted October 31, 2018 Now I have a "collection" ☺️ Here are some photos from the model display room wonderful brass from Ken Foran and from the carving roundtable druxey, paulsutcliffe, Ryland Craze and 9 others 12 Quote Michael Shipwrights of Ohio Current Build: ... Completed Builds: Queen Anne Barge - Syren, Pinnace - MS, Halifax 1768 - LSS, Murrelet - Pygmy, Swift 1805 - AL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catopower Posted November 1, 2018 Share #7 Posted November 1, 2018 I'm no fan of Las Vegas but the conference itself seemed really good. Unfortunately, I was working the Ages of Sail table the whole time, so I didn't get to attend any of the events. But, I was at the member meeting and the dinner. Plus, I got to see a lot of great models and I spent a lot of time talking with Pam from Sherline and Nic and Al from Bluejacket since they were sitting in the vendor room with me. I managed to take photos, but somehow never manage to get photos of the Ages of Sail table(!). Always happens. I even brought some big kits, including Amati's Vanguard and Orient Express kits, Caldercraft's Diana, and others. Somehow, I also seemed to miss Bluejacket's table too. They had a new re-release of the brig USS Perry. CaptainSteve, Dubz, Tom E and 17 others 20 Quote Clare Hess He's a -> "HE" Current Builds HMS Wolf, 1754 - Shipyard Laser Cut Kit Kitamaebune - Japanese Coastal Trade Ship, 18th/19th Centuries - Woody Joe Kit Atakebune - Japanese Sengoku Period Warship - Woody Joe Kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtvd19 Posted November 1, 2018 Share #8 Posted November 1, 2018 Thanks for posting the photos Clare. I have been promised photos for here and the web site - I didn't have time to take any myself. Will post when they are received. Kurt Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Kurt Van Dahm Director NAUTICAL RESEARCH GUILD www.thenrg.org SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS CLUBS Nautical Research & Model Ship Society of Chicago Midwest Model Shipwrights North Shore Deadeyes The Society of Model Shipwrights Butch O'Hare - IPMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipmodel Posted November 2, 2018 Share #9 Posted November 2, 2018 Thanks to the Board for putting together a top shelf conference, and especially to Mitch for being such a genial and humorous host. Till next year in New Bedford ? Dan Ryland Craze, Jack12477, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Current build -SS Mayaguez (c.1975) scale 1/16" = 1' (1:192) by Dan Pariser Prior scratch builds - Royal yacht Henrietta, USS Monitor, USS Maine, HMS Pelican, SS America, SS Rex, SS Uruguay, Viking knarr, Gokstad ship, Thames River Skiff , USS Oneida, Swan 42 racing yacht, Queen Anne's Revenge (1710), SS Andrea Doria (1952), SS Michelangelo (1962) , Queen Anne's Revenge (2nd model) USS/SS Leviathan (1914), James B Colgate (1892), POW bone model (circa 1800) restoration Prior kit builds - AL Dallas, Mamoli Bounty. Bluejacket America, North River Diligence, Airfix Sovereign of the Seas "Take big bites. Moderation is for monks." Robert A. Heinlein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEDDO Posted November 2, 2018 Share #10 Posted November 2, 2018 Absolutely Dan, It really was nice. Without the hard work of the board and others it wouldn’t have happened and they all get a round of applause! Chuck Seiler, Jack12477, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Michael Shipwrights of Ohio Current Build: ... Completed Builds: Queen Anne Barge - Syren, Pinnace - MS, Halifax 1768 - LSS, Murrelet - Pygmy, Swift 1805 - AL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack12477 Posted November 2, 2018 Share #11 Posted November 2, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, shipmodel said: Till next year in New Bedford ? New Bedford ? As in New Bedford Massachusetts? Home of the Whaling Museum, and just down the road apiece from Battleship Cove Maritime Museum in Fall River MA ? And just east of Mystic Seaport ? That New Bedford ??? Is that the location for 2019? Edited November 2, 2018 by Jack12477 Canute, mtaylor, Roger Pellett and 1 other 4 Quote Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlevine Posted November 3, 2018 Share #12 Posted November 3, 2018 Pam from Sherline had a great mast and spar turning demonstration. Take a peek at the photos above and you will see a soon-to-be-available accessory for the lathe: an internal live center. Put a bevel on the wood blank, insert that end into the live center, secure it to the headstock by whatever means is appropriate (she is showing the use of a lathe dog for a tapered cut in the photo) and away you go. Very nice. Thank you, Pam. mtaylor, Chuck Seiler, MEDDO and 1 other 4 Quote Toni Chairman Nautical Research Guild Member Nautical Research and Model Society Member Midwest Model Shipwrights Current Builds: Utrecht-1742 Completed Builds: Longboat - 1:48 scale HMS Atalanta-1775 - 1:48 scale Half Hull Planking Project Capstan Project Swallow 1779 - 1:48 scale Echo Cross Section NRG Rigging Project Utrecht-1742 Gallery: Hannah - 1:36 scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Seiler Posted November 3, 2018 Share #13 Posted November 3, 2018 Unfortunately I think that feature (internal live center) will only work on the Sherline lathe. Canute 1 Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, Pinas Cross Section Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch), John Smith Shallop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlevine Posted November 3, 2018 Share #14 Posted November 3, 2018 Not true Chuck. I am no machinist but my understanding is that it will fit any #0 Morse taper spindle. Chuck Seiler, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Toni Chairman Nautical Research Guild Member Nautical Research and Model Society Member Midwest Model Shipwrights Current Builds: Utrecht-1742 Completed Builds: Longboat - 1:48 scale HMS Atalanta-1775 - 1:48 scale Half Hull Planking Project Capstan Project Swallow 1779 - 1:48 scale Echo Cross Section NRG Rigging Project Utrecht-1742 Gallery: Hannah - 1:36 scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted November 3, 2018 Share #15 Posted November 3, 2018 Is there a link to take a look this "internal live center"? I'm not sure what I'm seeing in the pictures. Canute 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlevine Posted November 3, 2018 Share #16 Posted November 3, 2018 I doubt it. It is in pre-production. However, simply visualize what a live center looks like. Now instead of a point sticking out, there is a tapering concavity pointing into the tool which freely turns. mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Toni Chairman Nautical Research Guild Member Nautical Research and Model Society Member Midwest Model Shipwrights Current Builds: Utrecht-1742 Completed Builds: Longboat - 1:48 scale HMS Atalanta-1775 - 1:48 scale Half Hull Planking Project Capstan Project Swallow 1779 - 1:48 scale Echo Cross Section NRG Rigging Project Utrecht-1742 Gallery: Hannah - 1:36 scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Seiler Posted November 3, 2018 Share #17 Posted November 3, 2018 44 minutes ago, tlevine said: Not true Chuck. I am no machinist but my understanding is that it will fit any #0 Morse taper spindle. Oh! My misunderstanding then. I thought she said it was unique to Sherline, but if it works on others, outstanding. mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, Pinas Cross Section Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch), John Smith Shallop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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