Chuck Posted September 2, 2020 Share #31 Posted September 2, 2020 Really nice model. Well done. Looking forward to your Ontario. Chuck David Lester 1 Quote Chuck Passaro - MSW Admin Sloop Speedwell - POF scratch Block Island Boat - POF scratch HMS Winchelsea - POB scratch build HM Cutter Cheerful - POB scratch build Royal Barge - POF scratch Medway Longboat- POF Scratch SYREN SHIP MODEL COMPANY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted September 2, 2020 Share #32 Posted September 2, 2020 Very well done, David! David Lester 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Lester Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share #33 Posted September 2, 2020 Thanks guys! Quote Current Build - St. Roch, Billing Boats; HMS Agamemnon, Caldercraft (on hold) Previous Builds - Armed Virginia Sloop, Model Shipways; Constitution, Model Shipways; Rattlesnake, Mamoli; Virginia Privateer, Marine Model Co, restoration; Prince de Neufchatel, Model Shipways; Charles W. Morgan, Model Shipways; Pride of Baltimore II, Model Shipways, Bluenose, Model Shipways (x2); Niagara, Model Shipways; Mayfower, Model Shipways; Shamrock V, Amati; HMS Pegasus, Victory/Amati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhermann Posted September 2, 2020 Share #34 Posted September 2, 2020 Nice finish to a beautiful model, David. I like that you rigged the gaffs in the lowered position, consistent with no sails bent on them. Very nice details all around. Bob Quote Current build -- MS Bluenose Future build - MS Flying Fish "A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for." - William G. T. Shedd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDogMcQ Posted September 2, 2020 Share #35 Posted September 2, 2020 Absolutely superb!! Wow, what an achievement - you must be very proud of that. Tom. Quote Tom (MadDog) McQuiggan. Member of Nautical Research Guild Current Build : VAPORETTO MOTOBATTELLO VENEZIANO Finished Build : AIRFIX 1930 BENTLEY And Later On : PANART VICTORY BOW SECTION Finished Build : BILLING BOATS, ST ROCH And Later On : EBBRO CITROEN DS21 HOBBIES : Amateur Radio : Motorcycling : Model Making : Painting/Sketching : FlightSims : Photography : Slave to none! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobG Posted September 2, 2020 Share #36 Posted September 2, 2020 6 hours ago, David Lester said: So now that this one is done, I have decided to jump off the deep end and launch into a challenging new build - the HMS Ontario from Maris Stella. Beautiful boat, David! I may have to put this model on my tick list. She has such beautiful lines. My wife and I went on an afternoon sail on the Bluenose II in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, last fall on a blustery day and enjoyed it very much. I'm really looking forward to your build of the Ontario. She's a magnificent looking ship! Quote Bob Garcia "Measure once, cuss twice!" Current Builds: Hms Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 - Vanguard Models Pen Duick - Artesania Latina 1:28 Completed: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Co. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Lester Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share #37 Posted September 2, 2020 Thanks again all. Bob Hermann - it hadn't occurred to me to put the gaffs in the lower position until a friend sent me a video he took of Bluenose II motoring with no sails up and the gaffs were lowered. So I decided to show my model that way too. I think it's a good option for the Bluenose because it really shows off the rigging and the many large blocks of the peak halliards. Bob Garcia - lucky you for having made it to Lunenburg last year. We saw Bluenose in Ontario last September on the Tall Ships Challenge and we decided to make a trip to Lunenburg this year, but you know what occurred and we never made it. David BobG 1 Quote Current Build - St. Roch, Billing Boats; HMS Agamemnon, Caldercraft (on hold) Previous Builds - Armed Virginia Sloop, Model Shipways; Constitution, Model Shipways; Rattlesnake, Mamoli; Virginia Privateer, Marine Model Co, restoration; Prince de Neufchatel, Model Shipways; Charles W. Morgan, Model Shipways; Pride of Baltimore II, Model Shipways, Bluenose, Model Shipways (x2); Niagara, Model Shipways; Mayfower, Model Shipways; Shamrock V, Amati; HMS Pegasus, Victory/Amati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron B Posted December 1, 2020 Share #38 Posted December 1, 2020 Hi David, It is with not a little trepidation that I embark on this 1st build....but you have given me confidence in your cleat explanations, and research...cheers from Willowdale ....winter approaches. Ron B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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