USS Pennsylvania 1837 second build.

[threebs]

Starboard davits on the Pennsylvania. Still need to belay them.

 

[Roger Pellett]

There’s an old Navy expression, “A ship is known by the condition of her boats.” Your’s are first class!

Roger

 

[threebs]

USS Pennsylvania 1837. Done. Burned at Gosport Harbor April 1861 to avoid capture by the Confederates. I do not know if there is a finished Models gallery on this forum. If there is I will post better and more photos there.

 

[mtbediz1]

Congratulations, it's so realistic. I feel like I'm looking at a real ship.

 

[threebs]

Thank you. I have been following your Constitution build very carefully. I have saved a lot of it for future reference.

 

[threebs]

I am posting this announcement here in hopes the moderators will know where it should properly go.

As I believe many of you know, I was/am donating my 11 ships to the US Nay museum system. Unfortunately their 2026 budget has already been allotted, and so they may be only able to accept 2 of them. (packing and shipping are crazy from here to Norfolk Virginia). If they can in fact take 2 of them I will not know until sometime in January of 2026. However, I was able to get into contact with a retired navy commander who is excited about donating at least 3 of them to local navy facilities. One is the Navy Jr ROTC program at the high school only 2 blocks from me. Another is the Naval reserve and the other is the ROTC program at the University of Arizona. The Tucson Mini Museum where I had an exhibit in Jan. thru April this year will take 2 of them. The rest I will try to sell at the Arizona State Fair and/or the the Pima County fair. Merry Christmas everyone. And thank you for continuing to like my work.

 

[Roger Pellett]

These are exceptional models! While I’m glad that you are finding homes for them, it’s a shame that the Navy’s not taking them.

Roger