Scott Crouse Posted Monday at 06:06 PM #1 Posted Monday at 06:06 PM (edited) Having grown up on the east coast of Canada, lobster boats are common to me and the livelihood of so many fishermen. Have cracked the box and am studying the manual closely, researching various boats, looking for other build logs and will be starting the build shortly. Just a reminder to those who might be interested, I do stream when I am building so come and hang out and chat about model building. - https://www.twitch.tv/bartbandy Edited Monday at 10:07 PM by Scott Crouse JacquesCousteau, Ryland Craze, yvesvidal and 4 others 7 --------------------------------- Current Builds Midwest Maine Lobster Boat Trumpeter R/N Fiume Upcoming Builds Completed Builds Billings Boats RCMP St Roch Model Shipways Norwegian Pram Midwest Models Lobster Smack Model Shipways Dory Billings Boats Norden I stream my builds live, join me at https://www.twitch.tv/bartbandy
JC1945 Posted Tuesday at 11:03 PM #2 Posted Tuesday at 11:03 PM Hi Scott, I’m currently building this kit too. An older version # 953. I owned and worked a full size version out of Portland, Maine in the early. 2000’s. I’m looking forward to watching your process. robert952 and Scott Crouse 2
Scott Crouse Posted Wednesday at 02:09 AM Author #3 Posted Wednesday at 02:09 AM 3 hours ago, JC1945 said: I’m currently building this kit too. An older version # 953. Cool, do you have a build log of your own on the go? I am sure myself and others would love to see it. robert952 1 --------------------------------- Current Builds Midwest Maine Lobster Boat Trumpeter R/N Fiume Upcoming Builds Completed Builds Billings Boats RCMP St Roch Model Shipways Norwegian Pram Midwest Models Lobster Smack Model Shipways Dory Billings Boats Norden I stream my builds live, join me at https://www.twitch.tv/bartbandy
robert952 Posted Thursday at 01:20 AM #4 Posted Thursday at 01:20 AM Looking forward to this log. Good luck on the build. Scott Crouse, Knocklouder and Ryland Craze 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert Chenoweth Current Build: Maine Peapod; Midwest Models; 1/14 scale. In the research department: Nothing at this time. Completed models (Links to galleries): Monitor and Merrimack; Metal Earth; 1:370 and 1:390 respectively. (Link to Build Log.) Shrimp Boat; Lindbergh; 1/60 scale (as commission for my brother - a tribute to a friend of his) North Carolina Shad Boat; half hull lift; scratch built. Scale: (I forgot). Done at a class at the NC Maritime Museum. Dinghy; Midwest Models; 1/12 scale (Does LEGO Ship in a Bottle count?)
gsdpic Posted Thursday at 03:24 AM #5 Posted Thursday at 03:24 AM I'll follow along with this and see how it goes. I built the bluejacket lobster boat (before I discovered MSW, so no build log) but I don't recall seeing a build log of this Midwest kit. Scott Crouse and robert952 2 - Gary Current Build: 1960 Corvette Completed Builds: Bluejacket Friendship Sloop Blue Jacket America 1/48th Annapolis Wherry Artesania Latina Sopwith Camel Fujimi Dino 246GT Tamiya Lotus 49 Tamiya Lotus 72D Tamiya Lotus 78 Tamiya Porsche 917 (x2) Revell Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
Scott Crouse Posted 17 hours ago Author #6 Posted 17 hours ago On 1/28/2026 at 10:24 PM, gsdpic said: I'll follow along with this and see how it goes. I built the bluejacket lobster boat (before I discovered MSW, so no build log) but I don't recall seeing a build log of this Midwest kit. lol, yes there are not many logs around so will have to take my time with the instructions (the photocopy of a photocopy that midwest gives as instructions can be a bit confusing). But will try and take more photos than normal and be a bit more verbose in my writing in my logs . robert952 and gsdpic 2 --------------------------------- Current Builds Midwest Maine Lobster Boat Trumpeter R/N Fiume Upcoming Builds Completed Builds Billings Boats RCMP St Roch Model Shipways Norwegian Pram Midwest Models Lobster Smack Model Shipways Dory Billings Boats Norden I stream my builds live, join me at https://www.twitch.tv/bartbandy
ccoyle Posted 14 hours ago #7 Posted 14 hours ago On 1/28/2026 at 10:24 PM, gsdpic said: I don't recall seeing a build log of this Midwest kit https://modelshipworld.com/tags/Maine Lobster Boat/ AFAIK, the BlueJacket kit is a design they took over from Laughing Whale, and I suspect the Midwest version is also the same design -- which would of course make the Model Shipways version also the same design. Scott Crouse and robert952 2 Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien
gsdpic Posted 9 hours ago #8 Posted 9 hours ago 4 hours ago, ccoyle said: https://modelshipworld.com/tags/Maine Lobster Boat/ AFAIK, the BlueJacket kit is a design they took over from Laughing Whale, and I suspect the Midwest version is also the same design -- which would of course make the Model Shipways version also the same design. Interesting....I know that some of the Bluejacket kits originated with Laughing Whale but did not know that any Laughing Whale kits ended up with Midwest. But to me, it definitely appears that this Midwest/Model expo kit is based on the laughing whale kit (based on comparing it to the Laughing Whale build log by @John Ruy ) while the Bluejacket lobster boat appears slightly different....the proportions seem a bit different and some of the details as well. robert952 and Scott Crouse 2 - Gary Current Build: 1960 Corvette Completed Builds: Bluejacket Friendship Sloop Blue Jacket America 1/48th Annapolis Wherry Artesania Latina Sopwith Camel Fujimi Dino 246GT Tamiya Lotus 49 Tamiya Lotus 72D Tamiya Lotus 78 Tamiya Porsche 917 (x2) Revell Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
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