American Ship Models * And How to Build Them

[Dziadeczek]

2 hours ago, aaronc said:

Thanks for the pics,...love the added ones as well. That Marples fella musta been something else...I've ran into his name a few times the last day or two here browsing. I'm going to spend some time later this evening doing some internet digging on him. - Aaron 

Here is some museum info on him.

 

[BobG]

Outstanding article on Marple! Thanks for posting it.

[BobG]

5 minutes ago, Dziadeczek said:

As far as I know. They used beef bones from their food rations.

Incredible!

[Dziadeczek]

Here is a handful more pics from this place (HMS Royal George and HMS Royal Katherine by Mr. Marple)

 

(It is difficult to photograph through glass panes, even with a polarising filter!)

 

 

 

 

[aaronc]

 

Some super detailed pics ! Yes sir,..thanks for posting. 

[BobG]

57 minutes ago, Dziadeczek said:

Here is a handful more pics from this place (HMS Royal George and HMS Royal Katherine by Mr. Marple)

The level of detail and artistry in his models is almost beyond belief. It's hard for me to imagine the number of hours he must have put into these ornate models to achieve the kind that level of perfection. His models are absolute masterpieces!

[Bob Cleek]

On 8/24/2020 at 5:30 PM, aaronc said:

Just given the quick scan I've done I like the book,...even if it is a bit dated. It's my 2nd one on the subject,..picked up my first a year or so back. Just curious if this guild was still active? It's stamped just inside the cover,..google didn't bring up anything related that I could see. 

The book's a classic, although dated. It's got a great selection of vessels to model, but it was written at a time when the expectations of amateur modelers were somewhat less than today. There's nothing in them to deter a competent scratch builder, but if one wants to super-detail a model with complete historical accuracy, much more research on the vessels needs to be done. What is so delightful about the book is that Underwood, quite likely at Chapelle's urging, chose vessels not usually modeled at the time and which are very interesting for that reason alone.