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I bought this kit a few months ago along with a 1/48 scale PT 109 from Merit models around the same time. The new 1/72 scale PT 109 is a totally new mold from Revell Germany and it has corrected the mistakes from the old Revell PT 109 from the 1960s. It can be built as the 109 shortly after...

This model sat in my started but not complete section of my workbench for a long time due to accuracy issues. When the recently released Revell/Germany kit came out recently I scarfed one up and immediately found it has a few issues of it's own, but more about that in another thread I will...

I recently purchased (with a partner) a Monoprice Delta Pro 3D printer. While I'm training myself how to use freecad to create 100% my own component design parts I have been downloading objects from thingiverse and modifying them using Tinkercad. That involves so far mainly scaling up or down...

This model consists of resin, white metal and wood parts. It builds like a wood kit so I figured this was the best place to start my build log. I posted a quick first look review in another section so I will skip that part of the introduction. Most of this kit is molded in a light yellowish...

My favorite group of sailing vessels are the Topsail Schooners built at various shipyards in the early 1800's. The Hamilton was built in 1832 in New York, NY While looking through Google images of topsail schooners I found an image of this model and further investigated the company producing...

I recently noticed this kit on ebay and was able to obtain one for a fairly low price. I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the box and checked out the contents. The scale is a little odd but the model is over 19" long. However they decided to mold the ship as it appeared in the mid...

I saw this kit on ebay last year while searching for the Revell "Hawaiian Pilot. It was a late 20th century tramp steamer/cargo liner. Da Noli was it's last name before it ran aground and eventually broke up. The scale is listed as 1:480 and is about the same size as the Hawaiian Pilot. The...

I have several card models of ships I am interested in that aren't covered by plastic or wood kits. I have built a couple of the simpler kits with limited success but I have not yet started on any of the more complicated kits due to the lack of an english translation of the directions for...

I just bought a new TV which has built in access to things like You-Tube if it is connected to the internet. There must be thousands of videos on everything related to ship modelling. From paper models to giant scratch built ocean liners. I have now watched several build logs submitted by...

I had always wanted a model of the Joseph Conrad after reading about it in Alan Villiers "Men, Ships and the Sea. Prior to a few weeks ago I didn't know of the Lindberg kit abd found one on ebay for a reasonable price. Some Lindberg plastic ship models are pretty good while others aren't worth...

I know that most of you, especially when it comes to sailing vessels, prefer to work with wood but there are some of us who are more comfortable working with plastic. Having said that there are at least two models that haven't been produced in plastic, at least not well done, they are the "Pride...

Even though I have several other ship kits under construction I decided this one will be the easiest to get done quickly and also I will have the opportunity to photo document the entire process. Now that I have a set of Camouflage colors for US Navy ships in the pacific during WWII I have...

The kit that I acquired of the SS Brasil ended up with several major pieces missing after I inventoried what came in the box. At first I was a bit angry and figured it would end up on the junk heap of unfinished projects I have started. But now that I have had time to think about it I think I...

While I was looking for kits of a Gearing class destroyer on ebay I came across this kit of a Flower class corvette. A long time ago I purchased the Matchbox 1/72 scale Flower class corvette but when I decided it was too big to fit in my home I traded it away. Last year I bought the Revell...

It seems that with the last outage my thread reviewing the HMS Zinnia got thrown out with the wash water. Well I guess I will retype the contents and upload the images. First time any of these glitches has impacted me directly.

Earlier this week while browsing thru ebay looking for the Dragon kit in 1/350 scale I happened across a kit from The Blue Water Navy which is basically resin with white metal and PE brass details. It was near the end of the auction and nobody had bid on it. Starting bid was $49 so I set up a...

The last few months I've been trying to get back into the saddle, so to speak. It's not from lack of material, Lord knows I have more kits than I will ever get to. It's not even from a lack of interesting subject material. I have several models under way that each at the time I started them was...

For various reasons my model building activities have been suspended for quite a while now leaving a bunch of projects either, just started or at the other end of the spectrum almost finished. This applies to all my model building from airplanes to cars. Lately I've been reading some nautical...

Starting next week there is a new series about 21st Century Warships. Looks like it might be interesting.

I bought this kit a long time ago, shortly after it was released. I got the original Gold Medal Models PE set and started the build. I wasn't very far along when I had to pack it up for a change of residence. I was having trouble with attaching the PE anyway and it just sat until recently. I...