New Member - Ranger, Spruce Goose, Tippecanoe, The Dinghy

[Chuck L]

New Member 

So I started building Amati Ranger 20 years ago when I bought the model in Italy. With the pandemic keeping me quarantined at home, I committed myself to finish Ranger.  Once complete I had a Tippecanoe model which was a quick build as it only requires finishing the hull. So keeping with a nautical theme but wanted to build a balsa and tissue paper model, I built the Spruce Goose.  Then a neighbor advertised two Midwest Products kits which my wife grabbed for me. The Dinghy was barely started so I just finished building The Dinghy and painted her to match my old Dumas RC Hudson 36. So I do plan to add photos of the RC boat pulling her new dinghy in the future. (I'm waiting for rain to refill the lake and the temperature to drop below 90)  I've bought additional Midwest kits and am getting enjoyment of working down in my cool basement on these hot days. I am a sailor but again I'm waiting for rain to re-fill the lake and the temperate to drop before I enjoy my 16' scow again.

 

I will create a true build log when I start my next model.

[Ryland Craze]

Welcome to Model Ship World Chuck.  I have moved your post to "New Member Introductions" and edited your topic.  You have some nice models and I look forward to seeing your progress on your next model.

[MEDDO]

 

Nice job on those models

[Jim Lad]

Hello Chuck, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'.

 

John

[Chuck L]

Thank you for the welcome. Please keep coaching me to make sure I use site correctly.

[Chuck L]

Jim

Thank you, does the site have any models of Australian skiffs? They look like a wild boat to ride and would make a neat model. 

[Nirvana]

Chuck L, 

Warm .

Glad to see another person who built a Tippecanoe yacht.
I have the T37, which has been sailed a lot.

Have visit Will Lesh and seen his workshop. It's huge!

His daughter has become a professional competition sailor.

[Moab]

Welcome aboard Chuck...Moab

[mtaylor]

Welcome to MSW, Chuck.  

[JeffT]

[Baker]

[Louie da fly]

On 8/4/2020 at 7:33 AM, Chuck L said:

does the site have any models of Australian skiffs? They look like a wild boat to ride and would make a neat model. 

I really don't know if there are models available, but your question prompted me to look here -

What a ride!

[Nirvana]

I like to get a skiff like that,  not as a model but real one.

[Louie da fly]

Me too. My wife saw the footage and immediately said TOO exciting!

[Chuck L]

23 hours ago, Louie da fly said:

I really don't know if there are models available, but your question prompted me to look here -

What a ride!

Barely controlled chaos, thanks for the link. That is a tremendous amount of sail area on a 16 ft boat.

[Louie da fly]

2 hours ago, Chuck L said:

That is a tremendous amount of sail area on a 16 ft boat.

Yes, but once upon a time it used to be even more extreme . . .

 

[Chuck L]

Great picture, but there is a lead keel on this boat. Sailing has certainly changed over the years, now we have foiling catamarans. 

[Louie da fly]

Agreed. But back to models, I tried to find model skiffs - no kits, but I came up with this - http://www.ahssa.org.au/model-skiff-resurgance/

 

Unfortunately the most recent mention is 2013, so it looks like they might be languishing again. But there are some other good links on this site giving some history of the "two-footers". Perhaps you could get in touch with them - they might have plans etc  (if you're prepared to undertake a scratch rather than kit-build).

 

And just like the full-sized boats, sometimes it apparently got a bit over-exciting - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_foot_skiff

[Chuck L]

Steven

Thanks so much for the link to ahssa.org, they had some great photos and links to YouTube videos.  One video showed them launching a newly built wooden skiff which was beautiful. I also learned that instead of a tiller extension or hiking stick, they just use a rope on the end of the tiller. With a sailboats natural tendency to turn into the wind, you really don't need to push on the tiller to had up into the wind so a rope to pull allows you to hold course or head down and just let it go to head up into the wind (simple elegance).

 

Well when I feel skilled enough to try a scratch built, I think I will try to build a model of my Melges m-16 scow which I sail.

 

Thanks again!

 

Cheers

[Chuck L]

I just finished Covid-5, my fifth model since the Pandemic started. This time the Chesapeake Flattie by Midwest Products.  The blue color I had available and I think it is the Caribbean meeting the Chesapeake Bay.  Anyway one day I challenged my son to make a boat in 30 minutes, when I was a kid we just cut a point into a piece of wood and raced them down a local stream.  So here is our fast and dirty plank boats, mine is the Tortoise (sail boat) while my sons is the rabbit (rubber band powered paddle). He gets the jump on me at the start but I win in the long haul.

 

So I have a few questions:

1) I can't seem to find my signature area of my profile to list completed projects and build logs. Do I need to be a member of NRG to get a signature section in my profile?

2) to create a finished project section, is this just a new topic with Finished in the title and various pictures attached?

 

I've been searching for new member instructions to post correctly.

 

Thanks

Chuck

[mtaylor]

I remember doing those "float boats" as a kid.  Had a lot of fun.

 

The only time you'd use "Finished" in a title is for a build log.

 

As for the signature...  top of the page where your name is, there's a little upside down triangle.  Click it and pick "Account Settings".  The Signature topic is located on the left hand side.  Click and you'll find it.

 

Hope this helps.

[Ryland Craze]

Nice work on your finished models.  You can post pictures of these in the Gallery section of the forum.  Here is a link to the Gallery forum: https://modelshipworld.com/gallery/

Each model should be shared in an album.

[Chuck L]

Thank you both, I found the signature page and also how to create a new album for finished projects. I need to take a few more pictures and will then create some albums of my finished projects.