Django Posted January 3, 2023 Share #1 Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) I am happy to be here. I have no experience regarding ship models. My father and I did build a full size Marblehead Trainer sailing dinghy when I was 12. He was a bit of a perfectionist and a hard act to follow. My father built the Malek Adhel after returning from the CCC. It took him 2,500 hours over a period of two years, (1938-1940). During his time in the war, the model was damaged and he restored it when he got back home. Under my brother’s care, it got damaged again, but by then, my father was unable to repair it, so it has remained damaged until now. You can follow it as a build log on this forum. I hope to do the model and my father proud. Anyway, it’s nice to be here and I am enjoying the encouragement and being able to admire the fine models here. Edited January 3, 2023 by Django Tony Hunt, catopower, mtaylor and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knocklouder Posted January 3, 2023 Share #2 Posted January 3, 2023 Keith Black, Ryland Craze, druxey and 1 other 4 Quote Start so you can Finish !! Finished: The Santa Maria -Amati 1:65, La Pinta- Amati 1:65, La Nina -Amati 1:65 , Hannah Ship in a Bottle -1:300 The Sea of Galilee Boat-Scott Miller-1:20 , The Mayflower-Amati-1:60 Current Build: 1972 Ford Sport Custom On Hold: HMS Pegasus: Amati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_E Posted January 3, 2023 Share #3 Posted January 3, 2023 Welcome to the forum! Now is a good time to start getting experience and restore that beautiful ship! 👍😀 Ryland Craze, druxey and Keith Black 3 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...
Baker Posted January 3, 2023 Share #4 Posted January 3, 2023 mtaylor, Ryland Craze, Keith Black and 1 other 4 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 January 3, 2023 Share #5 Posted January 3, 2023 DJ, welcome to MSW. I like your dad's model. You've undertaken a noble cause, if I can assist in anyway please ask. Glad to have you aboard. mtaylor and druxey 2 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...
TBlack Posted January 3, 2023 Share #6 Posted January 3, 2023 It looks like a question of repairing the rigging. The rest of the model looks intact? Tom mtaylor, Ryland Craze and Keith Black 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted January 3, 2023 Share #7 Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, TBlack said: The rest of the model looks intact? Tom, it looks like the aft hatch cover might be missing? Hatch is not missing. Thank you, Gregory. Edited January 3, 2023 by Keith Black Ryland Craze 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...
druxey Posted January 3, 2023 Share #8 Posted January 3, 2023 Welcome aboard. Nice that you're keeping the model in the family. There is friendly help here as a when you might need it. Keith Black, Ryland Craze and mtaylor 3 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...
Django Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share #9 Posted January 3, 2023 Thank you all for the kind welcome. Keith Black and Knocklouder 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted January 3, 2023 Share #10 Posted January 3, 2023 Welcome! Knocklouder and mtaylor 2 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...
Gregory Posted January 3, 2023 Share #11 Posted January 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Keith Black said: Tom, it looks like the aft hatch cover might be missing? I think it may be seen in the first image at the rear of the base. Keith Black and mtaylor 1 1 Quote “Indecision may or may not be my problem.” ― Jimmy Buffett Current builds: Rattlesnake (Scratch From MS Plans On Hold: HMS Resolution ( AKA Ferrett ) In the Gallery: Yacht Mary, Gretel, French Cannon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPDDET Posted January 3, 2023 Share #12 Posted January 3, 2023 Welcome. I'm sure, with help from this community, you will be successful. You may want to seek out advice on the best order of steps to follow. Dave mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Current build: NRG Half Hull Previous build: MS Bluenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryland Craze Posted January 3, 2023 Share #13 Posted January 3, 2023 Welcome to Model Ship World DJ. With the help and support from the members on MSW, you will do great in restoring your father's model. This is a family heirloom that you and future generations will cherish forever. Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Ryland Member - Hampton Roads Ship Model Society - Ship Model Society of New Jersey - Nautical Research Guild Current Build - Armed Virginia Sloop, 18th Century Longboat Completed Build - Medway Longboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted January 3, 2023 Share #14 Posted January 3, 2023 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...
Jaager Posted January 4, 2023 Share #15 Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) Of late, there has been some interest in the history of the first ship model kits. Yours may be from a kit or scratch from McCann's plans, but it is probably one of the first sizable generation (or close to it) of ship models built by someone not a professional model maker or an actual ship builder or a seaman. It probably has value as an historical example. It looks well done in any instance. When it is back to its prime condition, if you do not have one already, it will want to live in a protective case. Edited January 4, 2023 by Jaager Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote NRG member 45 years Current: HMS Centurion 1732 - 60-gun 4th rate - Navall Timber framing HMS Beagle 1831 refiit 10-gun brig with a small mizzen - Navall (ish) Timber framing The U.S. Ex. Ex. 1838-1842 Flying Fish 1838 pilot schooner - framed - ready for stern timbers Porpose II 1836 brigantine/brig - framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers Vincennes 1825 Sloop-of-War - timbers assembled, need shaping Peacock 1828 Sloop-of -War - timbers ready for assembly Sea Gull 1838 pilot schooner - timbers ready for assembly Relief 1835 ship - timbers ready for assembly Other Portsmouth 1843 Sloop-of-War - timbers ready for assembly Le Commerce de Marseilles 1788 118 cannons - framed La Renommee 1744 Frigate - framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted January 4, 2023 Share #16 Posted January 4, 2023 Hello Django, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share #17 Posted January 20, 2023 I am not sure where or how to post this. I have decided not to go forward with the restoration of the rigging. I had hoped to preserve as much of the rigging as possible, but most of it is too fragile and really needs to be replaced. My relationship with my father was not good, and I hate to say that I am not willing to put the time into the boat. It is a finely built and historical model and it should beproperly restored, but I can’t do it with my father’s ghost hanging over my shoulder. The model is approximately 33” LOA and 23” tall on the base. If anyone is interested in re-rigging this historic model, they are welcome to have it along with the originalplane and Popular Science magazines that featured it. I live in Claremont NH and would be willing to deliver it within a day’s drive or meet someone part way. The pictures below are as it is presently. Keith Black 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted January 21, 2023 Share #18 Posted January 21, 2023 Go ahead and post this also in your build log or let one moderators or admins know and we can delete your log. i hope someone in your area will be able to help. I do understand your feelings and issues with this model. If you decide to try ship modelling for yourself, feel free to open a log. druxey, Django, Keith Black and 1 other 4 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...
Django Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share #19 Posted January 23, 2023 (edited) I posted this in my build log as well: Please ignore the post above. After an attitude adjustment I have decided that I will continue with and complete the restoration. It’s a beautiful model and I can’t allow 2500 hours of my father’s life to be wasted. Sorry for the pity party. There is a lot of emotion that comes back when working on something of my father’s. He was a POW at Stalag Luft IV and his PTSD was never treated, (through no fault of his own). That aside, he was a fine craftsman and I am amazed that he build this at such a young age. Edited January 23, 2023 by Django Keith Black, mtaylor, Ryland Craze and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Black Posted January 23, 2023 Share #20 Posted January 23, 2023 DJ, this is grand news and I applaud your decision. I hope any mental anguish is minimal, concentrate on the good times no matter how few. We're here to help you and provide any assistance and advise that we can. Keith Ryland Craze, mtaylor, Django and 1 other 3 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...
mtaylor Posted January 23, 2023 Share #21 Posted January 23, 2023 6 hours ago, Django said: I posted this in my build log as well: Please ignore the post above. After an attitude adjustment I have decided that I will continue with and complete the restoration. It’s a beautiful model and I can’t allow 2500 hours of my father’s life to be wasted. Sorry for the pity party. There is a lot of emotion that comes back when working on something of my father’s. He was a POW at Stalag Luft IV and his PTSD was never treated, (through no fault of his own). That aside, he was a fine craftsman and I am amazed that he build this at such a young age. Good for you. I some similar family issues and memories but I've worked hard to ignore them and move my comfort zone. I will say, it's a never ending battle though. Keith Black, Django and Knocklouder 3 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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