Wawona59 Posted February 14, 2022 Share #1 Posted February 14, 2022 Hello all, My name is John Newcome from Seattle, WA. I've been an avid modeler for over 50 years. My modeling interests are sailing ships and early aircraft.(1900 - 1940). My primary modeling interest is sailing ships. (if it has a mast, yard and sail, I'm in) As a kid in the early 70's I built a number of sailing ships including the Revell 1:96 Constitution, Thermopylae and Cutty Sark, the Aurora Whaling ship Wanderer. Even as a 13 year old, I tied my own ratlines and made cloth sails (not very well though). Once I made cloth sails out of a white cloth bed sheet I found in the closet. (Mom was not pleased to say the least). Several years ago, after the usual College-Career-marriage-kids experience, I returned to modeling. I've built a number of aircraft models that have been periodically displayed at the Seattle Museum of Flight. I'm now returning to my REAL modeling passion of sailing ships. One of my goals is to build a model of the Lumber Schooner Wawona (hence my username). She was a fixture on the south shore of Lake Union for decades until she was broken up a few years ago. I toured her as a kid and took my children on her when they were little. Even though I've studied sailing ships in the past and have a small library of reference materials, I'm going to start small. I'm going to build the Model Shipways Phantom that I inherited several years ago as a partially started kit. I will use Chuck Pacaro's practicum as a guide. Over the years, I've inherited other partially built ship models from deceased friends. My next project will be to finish the Corel Golden Hind model I inherited. I also inherited a wooden hull of the Model Shipways Sultana. I want to use a set of Model Shipways plans to complete the Sultana as my introduction to scratch building. Many projects and dreams ahead. I'm looking forward to participating in this forum. Thank you John Newcome, Wawona59 scrubbyj427, mtaylor, JeffT and 5 others 8 Quote Wawona 59 John Next Project:: New Bedford Whaleboat - Model Shipways Wish list for "Seattle Connection" builds: 1/96 Lumber Schooner Wawona, 1/96 Down Easter St. Paul, 1/32 Hydroplane Slo-Mo-Shun IV Completed Builds: Midwest - Chesapeake Bay Flattie (highly modified); Revell - 1/96 Constitution, 1/96 Thermopylae, 1/96 Cutty Sark, 1/570 Titanic; Dragon - 1/700 USS Arizona; Model Shipways - NY Pilot Boat Phantom, Aurora - Whaling Ship Wanderer, Maquette - Boeing 307 Stratoliner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted February 14, 2022 Share #2 Posted February 14, 2022 Welcome to MSW. Have fun with your build Keith Black and mtaylor 2 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...
Dave_E Posted February 14, 2022 Share #3 Posted February 14, 2022 Hi John, Welcome to the forum, good place, good answers and good folk. I'm up north a bit in Stanwood. Stay safe in the city. mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted February 14, 2022 Share #4 Posted February 14, 2022 John, welcome to MSW. Make yourself comfortable and enjoy your stay. mtaylor 1 Quote Current Builds: Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wawona59 Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share #5 Posted February 14, 2022 Thank you Keith for the welcome. I think this will be fun! John mtaylor, Dave_E and Keith Black 3 Quote Wawona 59 John Next Project:: New Bedford Whaleboat - Model Shipways Wish list for "Seattle Connection" builds: 1/96 Lumber Schooner Wawona, 1/96 Down Easter St. Paul, 1/32 Hydroplane Slo-Mo-Shun IV Completed Builds: Midwest - Chesapeake Bay Flattie (highly modified); Revell - 1/96 Constitution, 1/96 Thermopylae, 1/96 Cutty Sark, 1/570 Titanic; Dragon - 1/700 USS Arizona; Model Shipways - NY Pilot Boat Phantom, Aurora - Whaling Ship Wanderer, Maquette - Boeing 307 Stratoliner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wawona59 Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted February 14, 2022 Thank you Jeff for y our warm welcome. This will be fun. Since you are reasonably close to Seattle (I actually live in the Renton/Fairwood area) do you every visit the Wooden Boat museum on Lake Union? John Dave_E, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 Quote Wawona 59 John Next Project:: New Bedford Whaleboat - Model Shipways Wish list for "Seattle Connection" builds: 1/96 Lumber Schooner Wawona, 1/96 Down Easter St. Paul, 1/32 Hydroplane Slo-Mo-Shun IV Completed Builds: Midwest - Chesapeake Bay Flattie (highly modified); Revell - 1/96 Constitution, 1/96 Thermopylae, 1/96 Cutty Sark, 1/570 Titanic; Dragon - 1/700 USS Arizona; Model Shipways - NY Pilot Boat Phantom, Aurora - Whaling Ship Wanderer, Maquette - Boeing 307 Stratoliner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted February 14, 2022 Share #7 Posted February 14, 2022 Welcome aboard John. Like Dave_E I am a bit north in Everett but still close enough to be able to see and follow your works to come. Keith Black, mtaylor and Dave_E 3 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted February 14, 2022 Share #8 Posted February 14, 2022 Welcome to the fray John! You mentioned you were a kid in the 70's so it is super nice to see a "youngster" join the group. We love the scenery in your part of the country. Made quite a few visits there when our youngest was living out there with his brood and attached to the Stryker brigade at JBLM. Allan mtaylor, Keith Black and Dave_E 3 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted February 14, 2022 Share #9 Posted February 14, 2022 Welcome aboard, John. Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted February 14, 2022 Share #10 Posted February 14, 2022 Hello, John. I remember the news of Wawona being broken up. Sad news it was, too, since she was one of only two surviving ships from the Bendixsen yard in Fairhaven (the other surviving ship is C A Thayer, now at the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park). I lived in or near Eureka for many years and worked on many of the old timber holdings of PALCO, Carson & Dolbeer, etc., so I have a particular fondness for all things related to the West Coast lumbering trade. You might already be aware that one of the largest shipbuilding yards on the West Coast, in addition to the Bendixsen yard, was that of the Hall Brothers in Port Blakely, not too far from you. As you probably know, ships like Wawona were built on the basis of half-hull models rather than plans, so details of their construction are shrouded in the mists of history. One of our members has been doing a digital reconstruction of the brigantine Galilee, which was another West Coast-built, wooden-hulled merchantman, though built at the Matthew Turner yard in Benicia. If you are interested, you can see that work here. Cheers! Chris mtaylor, Keith Black and Dave_E 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wawona59 Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share #11 Posted February 14, 2022 Hello Chris, Yes, it was very sad news when she was broken up. There were grand plans for restoring her going back as long as I can remember. Alas, Northwest Seaport didn't have the $$$ and there was little or no interest from the city of Seattle. I think the city viewed her as a safety hazard and nuisance. Fortunately, there is a set of plans and lines that were done of Wawona as part of the HAER project. When I get my ship modeling skills up to snuff, I want to use these plans as a basis. That's a ways down the road. Right now, I need to start working on my inherited MS Phantom model which has already been started and requires some fixing. I just dusted it off from my "shelf of doom". Cheers, John ccoyle, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 Quote Wawona 59 John Next Project:: New Bedford Whaleboat - Model Shipways Wish list for "Seattle Connection" builds: 1/96 Lumber Schooner Wawona, 1/96 Down Easter St. Paul, 1/32 Hydroplane Slo-Mo-Shun IV Completed Builds: Midwest - Chesapeake Bay Flattie (highly modified); Revell - 1/96 Constitution, 1/96 Thermopylae, 1/96 Cutty Sark, 1/570 Titanic; Dragon - 1/700 USS Arizona; Model Shipways - NY Pilot Boat Phantom, Aurora - Whaling Ship Wanderer, Maquette - Boeing 307 Stratoliner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted February 14, 2022 Share #12 Posted February 14, 2022 Welcome to MSW, John. Do feel free to start a build log on each of your projects as you go. We'd love to see them. Keith Black 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...
Baker Posted February 15, 2022 Share #13 Posted February 15, 2022 mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Regards, Patrick Finished : Soleil Royal Heller 1/100 Wasa Billing Boats Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch) Pelican / Golden Hind 1/45 scratch Current build : Mary Rose 1/50 scratch Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch To do : Prins Willem Corel, Le Tonnant Corel, Yacht d'Oro Corel, Thermopylae Sergal Shore leave, non ship models build logs : ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72 Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72 Autoblinda AB40 1/72 122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72 10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e) Centurion Mk.1 conversion M29 Weasel 1/72 SAM6 1/72 T26 Finland T26 TN 1/72 Autoprotetto S37 1/72 Opel Blitz buses 1/72 Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72 Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72 Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted February 15, 2022 Share #14 Posted February 15, 2022 mtaylor 1 Quote Current Builds: Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wawona59 Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share #15 Posted February 15, 2022 Hi Keith, Thank you for the YouTube video upload. After viewing it, I remembered there were many talented shipwrights at Northwest Seaport working on the vessel. I was amazed how they could bevel the replacement frames in one pass using the biggest band saw I've ever seen. thank you John Newcome, Wawona59 Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Wawona 59 John Next Project:: New Bedford Whaleboat - Model Shipways Wish list for "Seattle Connection" builds: 1/96 Lumber Schooner Wawona, 1/96 Down Easter St. Paul, 1/32 Hydroplane Slo-Mo-Shun IV Completed Builds: Midwest - Chesapeake Bay Flattie (highly modified); Revell - 1/96 Constitution, 1/96 Thermopylae, 1/96 Cutty Sark, 1/570 Titanic; Dragon - 1/700 USS Arizona; Model Shipways - NY Pilot Boat Phantom, Aurora - Whaling Ship Wanderer, Maquette - Boeing 307 Stratoliner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wawona59 Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share #16 Posted February 15, 2022 Thank you for the welcome Mark. I'm still familiarizing myself with navigating the MSW site. Where do I go to start a build log? Where do I put my current and past projects in my profile? Everyone I've met online so far has been very welcoming. Really glad I joined the group. John mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Wawona 59 John Next Project:: New Bedford Whaleboat - Model Shipways Wish list for "Seattle Connection" builds: 1/96 Lumber Schooner Wawona, 1/96 Down Easter St. Paul, 1/32 Hydroplane Slo-Mo-Shun IV Completed Builds: Midwest - Chesapeake Bay Flattie (highly modified); Revell - 1/96 Constitution, 1/96 Thermopylae, 1/96 Cutty Sark, 1/570 Titanic; Dragon - 1/700 USS Arizona; Model Shipways - NY Pilot Boat Phantom, Aurora - Whaling Ship Wanderer, Maquette - Boeing 307 Stratoliner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wawona59 Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share #17 Posted February 15, 2022 Thank you for the warm welcome Parick. John mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Wawona 59 John Next Project:: New Bedford Whaleboat - Model Shipways Wish list for "Seattle Connection" builds: 1/96 Lumber Schooner Wawona, 1/96 Down Easter St. Paul, 1/32 Hydroplane Slo-Mo-Shun IV Completed Builds: Midwest - Chesapeake Bay Flattie (highly modified); Revell - 1/96 Constitution, 1/96 Thermopylae, 1/96 Cutty Sark, 1/570 Titanic; Dragon - 1/700 USS Arizona; Model Shipways - NY Pilot Boat Phantom, Aurora - Whaling Ship Wanderer, Maquette - Boeing 307 Stratoliner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted February 15, 2022 Share #18 Posted February 15, 2022 John, I don't know if you've see this but it's a great vid about a ship saw. If you want to skip the first part regarding replacing there keel, the bit about the saw is 7 min, 42 sec into the clip. mtaylor 1 Quote Current Builds: Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted February 15, 2022 Share #19 Posted February 15, 2022 John, welcome to MSW from the UK. Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted February 15, 2022 Share #20 Posted February 15, 2022 7 hours ago, Wawona59 said: Thank you for the welcome Mark. I'm still familiarizing myself with navigating the MSW site. Where do I go to start a build log? Where do I put my current and past projects in my profile? Everyone I've met online so far has been very welcoming. Really glad I joined the group. John For a build log, we have a scratch and kit area and both are subdivided by yearrs. There's pinned posts for help in getting started and set up. As for past projects, use the gallery. If you'll go here, https://modelshipworld.com/forum/47-how-to-use-the-msw-forum/, there's lots of pinned posts on how to use the forum features. Keith Black 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...
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