Long time model hobbyist ….

[Racersonly]

and auto racing enthusiast and competition driver (40 yrs of amateur sports car road racing) now old and retired from working and racing. In my retirement, I’ve revived my love of model building. Most of my 100 plus kits are of race cars. (Go figure) But, as a 6 year Veteran and Petty Officer in the world’s finest Navy, I’ve done a handful of ship builds too. Most of them are of warships from my era. I found and assembled resin kits of the two destroyers I served on, an aircraft carrier, a battleship, and my only sailing ship was a very small and simple Bonhomme Richard. (I don’t remember the manufacturer.) 

A couple of years ago, I was gifted a Revell Cutty Sark from a friend who bought the kit but he never got around to it. I didn’t realize that Revell made this kit in two scales. I got the smaller scale. (1/220?…..please correct me if wrong) I’m pretty deep into the assembly and should be rigging soon. This is where I’m may need some advice.

 

Peace/Love, (old hippie) ✌️

Jack

[Keith Black]

 Jack, welcome to MSW. Us old hippies keep hangin' on. Glad to have you aboard.  

[GrandpaPhil]

Welcome!

[CPDDET]

Welcome aboard!

[ccoyle]

10 hours ago, Racersonly said:

the two destroyers I served on

Out of curiosity, which ones? I'm an amateur genealogist and just recently learned that a very distant cousin of mine was one of the wounded aboard USS Kidd (DD-661) after she was hit by a kamikaze in 1945.

[Racersonly]

2 hours ago, ccoyle said:

Out of curiosity, which ones? I'm an amateur genealogist and just recently learned that a very distant cousin of mine was one of the wounded aboard USS Kidd (DD-661) after she was hit by a kamikaze in 1945.

USS Sarsfield DD837 out of Mayport Harbor

USS Benjamin Stoddert DDG22 out of Pearl Harbor

[ccoyle]

15 minutes ago, Racersonly said:

USS Sarsfield DD837 out of Mayport Harbor

USS Benjamin Stoddert DDG22 out of Pearl Harbor

 

Handsome vessels, both of them.

[Baker]

[Jim Lad]

Hello Jack, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down under'.

 

John

[TBlack]

Jack, My brother, Keith, is the hippie. And the better modeler. I'm a little more buttoned down, being the older. But I'm also a Navy vet (engineering & navigation). Petty officer? love to know which dept.

Tom Black

[Keith Black]

 Jack, my brother Tom is being too modest, he's the better modeler and prettier. Mom always loved him best.  

[TBlack]

10 hours ago, Keith Black said:

 Jack, my brother Tom is being too modest, he's the better modeler and prettier. Mom always loved him best.  

Jack, As everyone else on this forum by now knows, mom loved Keith best, he being the baby of the family. And all you have to do is look at our respective build logs to see Keith’s marvelous accomplishments 

[Racersonly]

17 hours ago, TBlack said:

Jack, My brother, Keith, is the hippie. And the better modeler. I'm a little more buttoned down, being the older. But I'm also a Navy vet (engineering & navigation). Petty officer? love to know which dept.

Tom Black

STG2 at separation……(surface sonarman-weapons dept.)