Welcome to my Web site
Welcome to my website. This site is for folks who build or would like to build plastic model ships. I’ve been building ship models for many years and I still get as much enjoyment from the hobby as I did when I started. If you are an occasional modeler, serious modeler or if you’ve been away from the hobby for awhile and are coming back, I think you will enjoy this site.
I chose Revells’ Cutty Sark as the launch project because there are a large number of these kits out there in closets, attics and modelers collections, waiting to be built. Also, this kit builds into a pretty impressive ship model, no matter where the modelers’ skill level is.
The plan is for this site to grow over time, featuring a different model about every month. Previous models will be archived for reference and new visitors to the site. As you may have already noticed, this site is written in a blog foremat with the latest post on top and previous posts in decending order. I hope that modelers will find this website enjoyable and useful and will visit often……………..John
After cutting out the flags and gluing them around the flag halyards, I used colored pencils to touch up the red and blue along the edges. Using my fingers to put some gentile folds in the flags gives them a billowing look. The stand, surprisingly, turned out to be a bit of a pain. It took some filing and trimming to get the model to sit correctly on it. I sprayed it glossy black and painted the letters with testors gold paint. For a base, a basswood plaque from a local craft store, was stained and varnished and the stand attached with 5 minute epoxy. The model was finally mounted to the stand with 5 minute epoxy also.
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