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This will be my build log for the Izmael. I wanted to add a small schooner to my collection, and I like the look of the Ismael. The original drawings are in Russian, but I just use the drawings anyway. History: The Izmael was built by M.I. Ryabinin at the Black Sea Shipyard located...

This is my model of the HMS Fubbs 1724 from a kit by Weasel Works Mike 41

Ship History: His Majesty Yacht (HMY) Fubbs was laid down at Greenwich shipyards by Phineas Pett in 1682 and broken up in 1781. By Royal Navy standards yachts would be the size of a typical harbor dispatch vessel or lightly armed gunboat. HMY Fubbs sported a keel length of only 63’ with at a...

His eulogy written by Mike Shanks: After a long battle with heart disease, Jim Januzik passed away peacefully on 2/15/2023. My wife and I attended his funeral service this morning. He was 73 years old. JimJ was the only one who lived local enough to have visited my shop on multiple occassions...

Spanish galleon 36 canons Scale 1:64 = 25 inches length The reference drawings are a free download from the internet. This will be a plank on frame construction, the framing will be European beechwood. Reference Drawings:

This will be the build log for John Cabot’s ship the Matthew. It was a small ship without a lot of carvings and gingerbread and there is a lot of information about the ship on this site and Model Ship Builder. The model will be plank on frame, and since the is no original drawing there is...

A couple of weeks ago my daughter brought me a model I had given her; her cat had pushed it off a bookcase and she wanted it fixed. This is the before and after photos.

This will be my build log of the half hull model by Ken. I started with the bulkheads; they are made from Baltic Burch plywood. They were rough cut with the bandsaw and sanded with a belt sander and a small drum in my drill press. This is a few photos of the progress so far.

The drawings for this project have been updated per the latest information from the shipwreck and the English shipbuilding standards of the time period. Plans and sections note these drawings are preliminary to be used for the prototype and are subject to change during construction. Mike

This project is based on the Original drawing and details from the book Legend of the Lake. Zoltan suggested this area for cross section as shown in the first photo The model will be a navel board style with stub masts and exposed framing to show internal details. When I made some preliminary...

My nine-year-old grandson Owen ask me if I could help him make a knife out of wood I agreed to help him and ask if he had a photo of the kind of knife he wanted to make, he brought me a photo of a Japanese sword. After his mother approved the project I scanned the sword photo and imported the...

The model is based on the drawings by Portia Takakjian and the practicum developed by master model builder Gene Bodnar. The Plans: This is a set of the plans by Portia Takakjian consisting of a set of frames, inboard profile, outboard profile, deck plans, details and rigging drawing with sails...

This is the original prototype model and should be used along with the building instructions. Mike

Welcome to the HMS Blandford Project. PM @Donnie to request the full download zipped file. News At this time, (12/12/2018) we are modifying our requirements to request the download, so please stay tuned.News We will be building a cross-section of an early 18th century British 20 gunship at...

History USS Pennsylvania was a four-decked 140-gun ship of the line of the United States Navy, named for the state of Pennsylvania. She was the largest sailing warship ever built for the Navy, and the equivalent of a first-rate of the British Royal Navy, but her only cruise was a single trip...

Some of the advantages of the gantry type of building board are: 1. Re-usability 2. Assess 3. Accuracy 4. Ease of use 1. Re-usability After you have finished a model and want to start a new one all you must do is tape down the new framing plan and change the scales if...

This building log of The Caravel Pinta is based on the book ‘the Ships of Christopher Columbus by Xavier Pastor’ and detailed drawings prepared by Jeff Staudt. Details Class & type: Caravel Tons burthen: 60 – 70 tons Length: 17 m (56 ft) on deck Draught: 2.31...