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    Keeping Records of Builds

    Does anyone besides me keep a record of all of their model builds? I began building model ship in the late 70s and early 80s. At the time I would take a photo of a model that I had built but not a digital photo. These photos were keep in a box or album and of course never looked at again...
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    18 Inch Sharpie Practicum

    Some of you may remember my build log on building the 18 Inch Sharpie. Doc Blake and I got together and have developed this practicum for building a model of it. It is jammed packed with photos and instructions. Here are some photos of the completed models built from the practicum: Hope you...
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    18 Inch Sharpie

    I recently found a model ship kit barn find of the Occre Santisima Trinidad at the local Salvation Army Resale Store. After some discussion I purchased it for $40.00 minus a senior discount. The hull had been completed and the kit box contained a bunch of supplies. So I started to work on it...
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    Scratch Built Thomas A. Edison Steamboat

    Recently completed a scratch build of the Thomas A. Edison Steamboat. The model is built from plans by John L. Fryant. The original plans were for a model at ¼”equals 1’ scale, however, I thought it would be too small to show any detail. I rescaled the plans to ½”equals 1’. I’m happy I did...
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    My Efforts With Fusion 360

    I read, with great interest, the recent postings regarding using Fusion 360. I have been trying to get into CAD for a very long time and have been unable to grasp the concepts of using some of the software programs. After reading some of your postings, I downloaded a copy of Fusion 360 and was...
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    Scratch Built Banks Dory

    My 10 year old Granddaughter asked me to build her a boat. How could I refuse. I asked her to look at different models that I had built and select one. She choose the Banks Dory. She, however, did not want it painted. She wanted it natural. My thoughts were that I would have to get some...
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    Detail Sanding Kit

    I found this sanding kit at Walmart. They are great for the type sanding that we have to do. I have also found them at Amazon.
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    Dumas "Rusty" Shrimp Boat

    Dumas offered this model as a remote control model; however, I don’t do remote control but wanted a shrimp boat. Mine is strictly a display model. The Dumas model is rather bland or stripped down and I wanted to add some embellishments to make it appear more like a real shrimp boat. I used...
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    Outboard Boat, Motor and Trailer (Small Boats)

    I found a 3D file for an Evinrude outboard motor online that I liked and thought I could use in a build. I finally got one printed that I liked and turned my attention to a suitable boat. I found “Chessy” on Svenson’s Free Boat Plans. As I was completing the build I started thinking about a...
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    Wire Bending Jig

    I was looking through one of the model ship building catalogs when I came across a wire bending jig. After looking at it a few minutes my thoughts ran to whether or not I could use my 3D printer to make one. So off to the Google and sure enough I found the file for one on Thingiverse. They...
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    Need Help Identifying Model

    The SC Living Magazine did an article on me recently and ever since I have been receiving calls regarding model ships. One Gentleman just sent me some photos of a model that has been in his family since the 1940s or 1950s. Its origin may be Germany as it was a gift from a German to the family...
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