Kelpie Posted April 17, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 17, 2020 Hello All, I have not built any models of consequence, just a few plastic things when I was a kid. I do however need help in rebuilding a model that was built by my Great Grandfather for my Grandmother back around 1913 or so. She said it was modeled after a ship he was familiar with in the Gulf near Homosassa, Fl. GrandpaPhil, ccoyle and JeffT 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted April 17, 2020 Share #2 Posted April 17, 2020 Hi Kelpie. Welcome to MSW. Post some photos of her and tell us what you know about the ship and hopefully someone will have an answer. JeffT 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...
Jim Lad Posted April 17, 2020 Share #3 Posted April 17, 2020 Hello Kelpie, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John mtaylor and JeffT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelpie Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted April 17, 2020 Mark, Should I post them here, or in a different post? JeffT and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted April 17, 2020 Share #5 Posted April 17, 2020 Welcome to MSW Kelpie. If you are going to work on the model, I'd recommend starting a log for the restoration in the scratch ship model projects. Quote Jeff In progress: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company -1/2" scale USS Constitution - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Granado - CAF Model - 1:48 HMS Sphinx - Vanguard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted April 17, 2020 Share #6 Posted April 17, 2020 Welcome! mtaylor 1 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelpie Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted April 17, 2020 1 hour ago, JToma said: Welcome to MSW Kelpie. If you are going to work on the model, I'd recommend starting a log for the restoration in the scratch ship model projects. Will do. It will be a slow process as I don't yet know the scale of parts I will need. It's not an especially detailed model from the two photos I have, but my Grandmother said that he had it rigged such that everything worked as it should. mtaylor and JeffT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted April 17, 2020 Share #8 Posted April 17, 2020 Do the post in the Scratch area on your re-work and label it with "Restoration". Update, I see you did. I'll add the word "Restoration" to the title. 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...
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