I have just received another email from Mike, the owner of Seawatch book
It's with a heavy heart that I report another passing in the SeaWatch family: Gib McArdle, author of several SeaWatch books. Gib's books were printed before I took over SeaWatch, so I never got to work with him on a project. However, I did have the pleasure of meeting him a couple of years ago at the annual Northeast Joint Clubs meeting in Connecticut. He sought me out, introduced himself, and said how he was delighted the show would go on. It was a pleasant conversation and I wish I got to know him better.
One of his sons, Andrew, was kind enough to share Gib's obituary with me, and I link to it below, but here's an excerpt highlighting his modeling interest:
He was an avid, talented craftsman, building everything from museum-quality model ships to furniture, staircases, and sculptures. He has ten of his ship models in various museums, including the USS Constellation in the World Trade Center in Baltimore, the HMS Sussex in Mystic, Connecticut, and the HMS Cyan at the Constitution Museum in Boston. He also has a model car in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. Gib wrote and illustrated several comprehensive books about his ship models, published by Seawatch Books, and self-published two novels. He also contributed various articles to ship modeling magazines and other publications.
In reading the rest of his obituary, it is clear Gib led a fulfilled life and his ship-modeling legacy will live on through his books. RIP Gib, and thank you for your contributions to this wonderful hobby.
Read Gib's Full Obituary
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It's with a heavy heart that I report another passing in the SeaWatch family: Gib McArdle, author of several SeaWatch books. Gib's books were printed before I took over SeaWatch, so I never got to work with him on a project. However, I did have the pleasure of meeting him a couple of years ago at the annual Northeast Joint Clubs meeting in Connecticut. He sought me out, introduced himself, and said how he was delighted the show would go on. It was a pleasant conversation and I wish I got to know him better.
One of his sons, Andrew, was kind enough to share Gib's obituary with me, and I link to it below, but here's an excerpt highlighting his modeling interest:
He was an avid, talented craftsman, building everything from museum-quality model ships to furniture, staircases, and sculptures. He has ten of his ship models in various museums, including the USS Constellation in the World Trade Center in Baltimore, the HMS Sussex in Mystic, Connecticut, and the HMS Cyan at the Constitution Museum in Boston. He also has a model car in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. Gib wrote and illustrated several comprehensive books about his ship models, published by Seawatch Books, and self-published two novels. He also contributed various articles to ship modeling magazines and other publications.
In reading the rest of his obituary, it is clear Gib led a fulfilled life and his ship-modeling legacy will live on through his books. RIP Gib, and thank you for your contributions to this wonderful hobby.
Read Gib's Full Obituary
Planset review - Building a Navy Board Model of HMS SUSSEX 1693" by Gilbert McArdle
Planset Review: Building a Navy Board Model of HMS Sussex 1693 by Gilbert McArdle Hardcover: 170 pages Publisher: Sea Watch Books LLC (2010) Language: English The book is 9”x12” (22.9cm x 30.5cm) and has 186 pages of text, drawings and photos in b/w and color. Seventeen sheets of...
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The Paddle Wheel Frigate USS Susquehanna, 1847 by Gilbert McArdle
Introducing Gilbert (Gib) McArdle’s superb model and monograph of The Paddle Wheel Frigate USS Susquehanna, 1847. USS Susquehanna is one of the great transition warships of the early 19th century. She had a full career in the US Navy, serving as Admiral Perry’s flagship on his historical trip to...
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Scratch Building the Yacht UTRECHT by Gilbert (Gib) McArdle
Gib Mc Ardle has taken Cor Emke’s detailed plans featured in the book The Statenjacht Utrecht and enhanced them by drawing a set if framing plans and then building his model Navy Board style. In addition, Gib has built the entire interior of it showing all of the cabins and their furnishings. He...
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