USS Coates DE-685

[Workboats]

Outstanding craftmanship with excellent detailing and finishing work. "Well Done"!

Bert Shoemaker (FTG-3) USS Preble (DLG-15) 1960--1962

 

[NTIB]

Outstanding craftmanship with excellent detailing and finishing work. "Well Done"!

Bert Shoemaker (FTG-3) USS Preble (DLG-15) 1960--1962

Thank you, with help from a friend learned how to design photoetching, molding of resin and pewter, and vacuum forming. Scratchbuilding is a learning process.

 

[NTIB]

USS Coates building progress. Mk5 26' Motor Whaleboat. From plans a basswood plug was made for the hull and incert. A homemade vacuum machine and some custom photo etching.

 

[fourseas]

Fantastic model and workmanship. I am enjoying watching your progress.
Jim

 

[NTIB]

Fantastic model and workmanship. I am enjoying watching your progress.
Jim

Thank you Jim

 

[Roger Pellett]

Motor Whaleboat late 1930’s

 

[Magic Mike]

Welcome to the forums and greetings from Texas! Magic Mike

 

[NTIB]

Motor Whaleboat late 1930’s



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Very impresive display.

 

[NTIB]

USS Coates building progress, making the ship's funnel from 1/2" cherrywood blocks, fitting with brass, plastic, pewter, & aluminum.

 

[NTIB]

USS Coates building progess, test fitting structures

 

[NTIB]

USS Coates building progress, making the Fanfare unit and some ventilators

 

[NTIB]

USS Coates building progress, fitting out the Fanfare unit, DC rack, ventilators, deck fittings and adding some color

 

[Magic Mike]

Nicely done detail! Magic Mike

 

[NTIB]

Nicely done detail! Magic Mike

Thank you Magic Mike

 

[Davidp]

prop shafts should be same color as lower half of hull as they are made from steel not bronze.

 

[NTIB]

prop shafts should be same color as lower half of hull as they are made from steel not bronze.

Thank you, since I was a young boy visiting museums the Cadillac of US naval ship models have been built for display by Gibbs & Cox Naval Architectrure. That one day I could build a model that in some small way would bring the visual appeal I so enjoyed. Yes in the real world the shafts are of hull red, but in the display world they chose jewelry as with USS Gearing.

 

[NTIB]

USS Coates building progress, fitting the K-guns, adding color to the forward structure, and time to make the big gun out of resin. The forward mount pedistal was a challenge, my grandson helped my with the math formula for sheer & camber.