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
Since a yacht is a prestige vessel, I felt the sails should have a clean, unweathered look. Light gull gray, sprayed from a can, got the look I wanted. A little darker then the white already on the masts but not too dark. A heated a needle (not red hot) easily punches holes in the sails where they will lace to the masts and booms. I poked a few holes in the extra plastic to get the feel of it before using it on the sails. Alligator clips held the jib boom in place on the jib while I laced it. When I laced this sail to the forestay, alligator clips were used again. For attaching the Fore, Main and Maintopsail to the masts, rigging thread was looped through the holes and a lot of extra left to make the knot tying a little easier. A needle threader works great for lacing the sails to the booms and gaffs.
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