1959 Pyro NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP 1/96 [COMPLETED BUILD]
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First of all a warm welcome here on board of our forum.
Your model is looking very good - Bravo
Are you working actual on a new project?
Your model is looking very good - Bravo
Are you working actual on a new project?
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Hello. I am planning to obtain a first release version like you of the Nantucket lightship. Was wondering were the letters raised on the hull in this version? Did the kit provide decals of the letters or did you have to paint them white? Beautiful result, congrats.
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Hello. I am planning to obtain a first release version like you of the Nantucket lightship. Was wondering were the letters raised on the hull in this version? Did the kit provide decals of the letters or did you have to paint them white? Beautiful result, congrats.
Tied up in New Bedford . . .
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Another lightship is currently in Oakland, CA:
en.wikipedia.org
Seems to be common design for post war lightships? Museum page is at:
www.uslightshiprelief.org
If you are obsessed, there is a movie from the 1980s I still remember as a pretty good criminal thriller:
en.wikipedia.org
No idea where it was filmed. Not a great movie, but it stuck in my brain.
United States lightship Relief (WLV-605) - Wikipedia
U.S. Lightship: Relief
United States lightship Relief (WAL-605) is a lightvessel now serving as a museum ship in Oakland, California. She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.The NHL plaque identifies it as "U.S. Coast Guard Lightship WLV 605."
www.uslightshiprelief.org
If you are obsessed, there is a movie from the 1980s I still remember as a pretty good criminal thriller:
The Lightship - Wikipedia
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Maybe interesting for some lightship modelers
From 1820 to 1985, the U.S. government built 179 lightships, ships that functioned as “floating lighthouses,” in coastal waters and on the Great Lakes –where environmental hazards and conditions made construction of a lighthouse impractical. These ships housed bright and powerful navigational light beacons atop their masts to guide maritime traffic into their ports of call. The largest lightship ever built in the U.S. was the Nantucket Lightship/LV-112; as the first landmark seen by transatlantic ships entering American waters from Europe, she earned the nickname “Statue of Liberty of the Sea.” Built in 1936, Nantucket Lightship/LV-112 today is berthed in her homeport of Boston, and open to the public while undergoing restoration. Robert Mannino, Jr., president of the U.S. Lightship Museum, will share the fascinating story of this National Historic Landmark and National Treasure, placing it in the colorful history of the U.S. Lightship Service as a whole.
From 1820 to 1985, the U.S. government built 179 lightships, ships that functioned as “floating lighthouses,” in coastal waters and on the Great Lakes –where environmental hazards and conditions made construction of a lighthouse impractical. These ships housed bright and powerful navigational light beacons atop their masts to guide maritime traffic into their ports of call. The largest lightship ever built in the U.S. was the Nantucket Lightship/LV-112; as the first landmark seen by transatlantic ships entering American waters from Europe, she earned the nickname “Statue of Liberty of the Sea.” Built in 1936, Nantucket Lightship/LV-112 today is berthed in her homeport of Boston, and open to the public while undergoing restoration. Robert Mannino, Jr., president of the U.S. Lightship Museum, will share the fascinating story of this National Historic Landmark and National Treasure, placing it in the colorful history of the U.S. Lightship Service as a whole.
My Congratulations for finishing this model - well done
I like your sentence: "...... completed and ready for dust"
I like your sentence: "...... completed and ready for dust"