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

Installing the Transom and Rudder

The transom has a large piece of plastic on each side for the ramp pivots. This makes it almost impossible to install the transom without doing damage to the model. To remedy this I cut on of the pieces off the transom and it installed quite cleanly. I plan to glue the ramp in place anyway, so if it does not operate that's ok with me. I cut the prop shaft in half because it was too long and hit a support inside the hull. I'll install the screw (prop) later. Right now it will probably get knocked off at some point during the painting and assembly. The rudder and support installed cleanly, I glued the rudder in place and used a little white glue to fill a small gap between the support and the hull.

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