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Hello today I would like to introduce you to my whaler RAU IX. I bought the easy started kit on ebay. That means the hull has been shaped, including the engine, frames and rudder. The deck is also almost finished and still needs to be glued in place. Everything else I need is included...

Hello everyone, my friends! After completing the la belle, I also completed the Alert. Thanks for the perfect design of the Trident Model. It is my second ship, and I hope to complete the next one more perfectly. Cheers Yuhong

Welcome to my log for the Model Shipways MS2041 US Frigate Essex, Hull Model. I've had my eye on this kit since I started not very long ago in wood kits. I liked the looks of it, and since I'd already known I wasn't going to be big on fully rigged models, the "Admiralty Style" had a lot of...

Hallo, ich fange einfach an. Here I'll show you what I'm restoring.Ich habe diesen Hochseeschlepper, die OCEANIC, auf dem Flohmarkt gekauft. Ich fand das Schiff so schön, dass ich beschloss, es zu restaurieren und wieder aufs Wasser zu bringen. Hier sind die ersten Bilder, wie ich sie bekommen habe.

Hello all, After importing my phone pictures to the computer and finding out it is quite convenient I have decided to start this build log about half way through. This is my third build after HMY Britannia 1:64 by Mamoli and Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack 1:24 by Model Shipways. The kit is part...

I should have started this project a year ago but moving house prevented this from happening. I posted a kit review February last year if you would like to know what's inside the box. This will be the forth ship I've built and by far the most challenging. This build will be out of the box I'm...

‘Batavia’ VOC 1:72 Kolderstok by RobertD

Just before finishing the Brazzera from Maris Stella, I ordered a new kit. It took almost 2 months to arrive (Aliexpress :) ), but it was worth the wait. I have been looking for a high-end and challenging kit and I think Le Requin from ZHL is exactly that. I expect, it will take quite some...

Something for my sister, who has a home at the Jersey Shore. It should be a fun build and some more planking experience. BMT

I have been waiting for this kit to be available, and I just found it on sale…so I couldn’t resist! So the Brabham will get pushed back, along with my airplane builds. I am still working on my ship, but once this kit arrives, I will be working on both. This is probably my favorite Formula One...

This solid hull kit has been discontinued, replaced with a plank on bulkhead version. I like carving solid hulls and planking over them. This version represents the Harriet Lane as she might have appeared Jan. 1 1863 when she was captured by the Confederates. Her appearance is modeled after she...

Hi everybody. I have now begun my build of this great 1:48 scale POF kit by Trident Model, HMS Alert. l ordered the kit in the middle of January and it arrived safetly here in Spain 4 weeks later. (2 weeks delay due to the Chinese New Year holiday) with no problems at all, everything tightly...

I am almost finished with the standing and I intend to in stall some furled sails on yards and fore stays. Where can I find some instructions how and when to apply them . This is the Pegasus 1/64 Amati kit with no sail plans. Any suggestions. Jack D

I while back I discovered the Gambier Bay reading about the Samar battle. More specifically I was researching the USS Johnston DD-557 heroic efforts while a member of Taffy3 comprised of 6 escort aircraft carriers guarding the landings against a large Japanese fleet. The battle was massive in...

Hello all A very attractive model, but a rather difficult kit. First of all, I assembled the jig, but the board was bent. I was able to fix it without any problems by pasting it on a 1cm thick plate. The frame is as easy as sticking two pieces together. There are a few parts that are...

Hello all, Since I finished building "The Confederacy" I started the Benjamin W. Latham, 1902 Mackerel Fishing Schooner. The kit is quite minimalist. There are plans and wood (basswood) as well as some Britanium fittings. The assembly instructions are interesting because on the one hand there...

The kit arrived this morning from the Netherlands. I am very impressed with the quality of the kit and with the way it was packaged and delivered. The box arrived virtually undamaged and the content seems to be complete. If any item is missing, it will turn out later (I don't anticipate any such...

I have been spoiled on the model shipways shipwright series, and the building instructions of OcCre’s Palamos were extremely clear. After sourcing build logs ( thanks, Kurt), B. Lankford’s How to Build First-Rate Ship Models, and to review the building instructions of the Bounty Launch, I feel...

Hi folks! I have just started posting here and am already in-progress on the Model Shipways Constitution Cross Section, kit MS2045. In looking around I see that there are a couple of Mamoli cross section build threads, but none for the MS. So even though I've started already I haven't really...