essex

I am starting a build of the Whaling ship The Essex. First launched in Nantucket Massachusetts. After being built as a merchant ship in 1799 was refitted as a Whaler . 85 feet in length the ship was rammed by a Sperm Whale November 20, 1820. Initially the entire crew of 20 survived the attack...

Hallo zusammen. Kurz gesagt, mein Name ist Tobias, ich komme aus Deutschland und bin 46 Jahre alt. Am 27. Dezember stieß ich auf YouTube auf ein paar Videos, die den Bau von Schiffsmodellen zeigten. Nun, was soll ich sagen, es hat mich wieder gepackt, . Als Kind habe ich viele Revell-Modelle...

Hello guys: Here is my first review of many to come from Model Shipways distributed by Model Expo. I’m sorry I don’t have a high end camera and all of the pictures are taken from IPhone, so I hope at least you can have a peek at what’s inside of all of these great models.

Hello again friends. I started my new project two months ago. I used Aeropiccola's Essex kit plan to cut the bulkheads and the bulkheads former. Because the plan is not so detailed I am mostly following Portia Takakjian's AOTS of Essex. I am now sharing what I have done so far and will...

ESSEX - Whaler known by the book and film about Moby Dick History mentioned by Occre: In November 1820, the sinking of the whaling ship Essex, along with the survival of part of her crew, thrilled and moved the US public. The year before she had set sail from Nantucket on a new whaling...

32 gun Frigate USS ESSEX - Building A Plank-On-Frame Model Planset + booklet by Portia Takakjian Published by Phoenix Publications Inc. in 1985 It is not only a Planset, attached is also a paperback Booklet with appr. 80 pages of modeling techniques and a Building log which is also...